Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 383)

Note: You can override this direction-limiting preference by holding down the Shift key
while moving regions.
Changing the Playback Position of Regions Numerically
You can edit the playback position of a region (and its length) numerically. You do this
in the Event List, configured to view regions at the Arrange level. (See
Changing the Event
List View Level .)
To move regions by adjusting positions in the Event List
1 Open the Event List by doing one of the following:
• Choose Window > Event List in the main menu bar (or use the Open Event List key
command, default assignment: Command-0).
• Click the Lists button at the top-right corner of the Arrange toolbar, and click the Event
tab (or use the Toggle Event List key command, default assignment: E).
• Drag the Event tab, which changes to the Event List as you drag it.
• Choose Options > Open Event Float (or use the Open Event Float key command). This
opens a new single line Event List, set to the Arrange level view.
2 Click the Hierarchy button in the top-left corner of the Event List (not applicable to the
Event Float window—a miniature Event List) to move up one level in the hierarchy.
3 Edit the region’s Position value. As you select regions in the Arrange area, the Event List
(or Event Float) window updates to reflect this selection.
Tip: You can instantly move a region start point to the beginning of a bar by entering a
value and pressing Return. For example, typing in 9 moves the selected region to the
beginning of bar 9. Typing in 112 moves the region to bar 112. Typing in 1 space 1 space
2 moves the region to bar 1, beat 1, sub-beat 2.
You can display the start position of regions as SMPTE values in the Event List and Event
Float windows. This is especially handy if you work with video or film.
To display region positions in SMPTE values
Do one of the following:
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Click the note icon button to the left of the first (or only, in the case of the Event Float
window) region event.
The icon changes to a clock, and the SMPTE position and length of the event is shown.
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