Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 530)

530 Chapter 21 Editing Audio in the Sample Editor
Sample Loop Functions
The Edit > Sample Loop → Selection, Edit > Selection → Sample Loop, and Edit > Write
Sample Loop to Audio File functions are ideal for use with the EXS24 mkII sampler.
Please see the Logic Express 8 Instruments and Effects manual for details on the
EXS24 mkII.
They can also be used to generate audio files that contain the loop settings in the file
header. This allows you to make full use of these files in any application that can read
the loop information in the file header.
Simply use either selection command to choose an area of the open audio file, and the
Write command to save an audio file—inclusive of loop information—stored in the file
header.
Undoing Editing Steps in the Sample Editor
Almost all of the Sample Editor functions are destructive, and change the files stored
on your hard drive. You can, of course, use the Undo function should things go awry.
To compare (or undo) your edits with the original audio file:
m Choose Edit > Undo (or use the corresponding key command, default: Command-Z).
As the Undo function in the Sample Editor works independently from the rest of the
program, you can try out an edit in the arrangement, and make changes there. As soon
as you open the Sample Editor again (or make it the key focus window), the Undo
function is available for the last destructive sample edit.
Data altering processes can be cancelled while underway by pressing Command-
period. The audio file will be retained in its original state, even if it appears that a
portion of the editing function has occurred.
Setting Undo Preferences
You can configure the Sample Editor’s undo functionality in the Logic Express >
Preferences > Audio > Sample Editor tab: