Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 297)

Chapter 10 Create a song arrangement 297
Remove a section of an arrangement using the locators
1 Set the locators to span the section you want to remove (bars 5 to 8, for example).
2 Do one of the following:
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To cut all regions that fall between the locators: Click the Cut Section button in the toolbar, or
choose Edit > Cut/Insert Time > Snip: Cut Section Between Locators.
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To cut selected regions that fall between the locators: use the Snip: Cut Section Between Locators
(Selection) key command).
Any regions that span the cycle area (for example, a 16-bar region that starts at bar 1 and ends at
the start of bar 17) are cut.
The section between the locators (bars 5 to 8) is deleted from all selected regions. (In fact, it is
copied to the Clipboard and removed from the arrangement.)
All regions to the right of the right locator are moved to the left by the length of the cycle
(4 bars), including newly created regions that result from the operation.
In the case of the 16-bar region example, from above, it would be cut into two regions:
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One would span bars 1 to 4.
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The other would now be an 8-bar region that is placed from bar 5 to the start of bar 13.
Tip: The Snip command is ideal for situations in which you want to remove an entire section of
your arrangement, such as a chorus.
Insert a cut section into your arrangement
1 Set the locators to span the section you want to remove (bars 5 to 8, for example).
2 Do one of the following:
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To cut all regions that fall between the locators: Click the Cut Section button in the toolbar, or
choose Edit > Cut/Insert Time > Snip: Cut Section Between Locators.
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To cut selected regions that fall between the locators: (or use the Snip: Cut Section Between
Locators (Selection) key command).
3 Set the playhead to the position where you want to insert the cut section.
4 Either click the Insert Section button in the toolbar (to affect all tracks, regardless of selection), or
choose Edit > Cut/Insert Time > Splice: Insert Snipped Section at Playhead.
All selected regions are cut at the left locator, and a passage of one cycle length is inserted.
Regions currently in the Clipboard are then pasted at the playhead position.
Tip: The Splice command is perfect when you want to insert a part (a chorus, for example)
at another point in your arrangement. To guarantee all tracks are shifted, including tempo,
time signature changes, and markers, make sure you select everything beforehand (using
Command-A or Shift-I).