Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 19)

Chapter 1 Using Logic 19
Pencil
The Pencil is used to add new Regions. You can also select, drag, and alter the length of
Regions while the Pencil tool is active.
Scissors
The Scissors tool is used to split Regions, allowing individual sections to be copied,
moved or deleted.
Text Tool
The Text tool is used to name Regions, or add text to a musical score.
Layout Tool
The Layout tool is used to graphically move events in the Score Editor, in order to
optimize the display (bars to lines: “Local Formatting”, for example), without altering
the timing of the actual MIDI events.
Size Tool
The Size tool is used to adjust the size of graphic elements in the score. It looks similar
to the bottom right corner of a Mac window, which is also used for resizing tasks.
Magnifying Glass
The Magnifying Glass allows you to zoom in on a “rubber-banded” section, up to the
full window size. You can revert to the normal zoom level by clicking on the
background with the tool. You can also access this function when other tools are
selected by holding down Control.
Solo Tool
Click-holding on a Region with the Solo tool allows you to listen to the selected
Regions in isolation during playback. Moving the mouse vertically also outputs any
events the cursor touches, even when the sequencer is stopped.
Mute Tool
Clicking on a Region with the Mute tool prevents it from playing. A dot is placed in
front of the Region name (and the Region is shaded if the
Preferences > Display >
Arrange > Muted Regions are textured preference is active), to indicate that it is muted.
You can unmute the Region by clicking on it again with the Mute tool. If multiple
Regions are selected, the setting of the clicked Region applies to all selected Regions.
Finger Tool
The Finger is used to alter note lengths in the Matrix Editor.
Eraser Tool
The Eraser deletes selected Regions and Objects. When you click on an Object or
Region with the Eraser, all of the currently selected Objects and Regions are deleted (as
if you had used Backspace).