Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 1072)

2 Select the destination object and choose Edit > Copy.
3 Select the other objects that you want to connect to the same destination, and choose
Options > Apply Buffer Template to > Cable(s).
You can copy more complex cabling configurations this way, too. Just ensure that the
type(s) of objects in the group that you want to copy matches the type(s) of objects in
the group that you apply the buffer template to.
Exchanging Environments
One of the main advantages of the Environment is the ability to customize Logic Pro to
fully control your MIDI studio. This can, however, present a problem when sharing projects
with other musicians, or using different studio setups.
It also presents a problem when you return to older projects after you’ve changed your
studio. Logic Pro offers several functions to make these transitions as easy as possible.
Whenever you want to exchange Environments between projects, there is a source project
containing the desired Environment, and a destination project with an Environment that
you want to change.
The destination Environment must be in memory, and must be the active project (one
of its windows must be active). The source project can also be in memory, or it can be a
file on your hard disk (or any other media).
• If there are two projects in memory, Logic Pro assumes the active project is the
destination, and the other project is the source.
• If there are more than two projects in memory, Logic Pro assumes the active project is
the destination, and the most recently active of the other projects is the source.
• If there is only one project in memory, Logic Pro opens an Open dialog, allowing you
to select the source project when importing an Environment.
Importing Single Purpose Environments
A single purpose Environment patch might be an editor for a specific piece of MIDI
equipment, an Environment for a single MIDI processing task (such as a MIDI LFO), or a
complex arpeggiator/delay line configuration.
To import an Environment patch contained on a single layer
1 Choose Options > Import Environment > Layer.
2 Choose a layer in the dialog that appears.
This layer—inclusive of all objects on the layer—is inserted in the destination project, at
the same layer position (the same place in the Layer pop-up menu) that it occupied in
the source project. Any existing layers are shifted as needed.
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