Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 888)

• Absolute Change (all values set to an equal value): Hold down Option while grabbing
the “*” with the mouse, and use the mouse as a slider. As soon as you move the mouse,
the parameter is set to the same value for all selected objects. This allows you to set
all notes of a chord to the same length or velocity, or set all selected objects to the
same height (Vertical Pos), for example.
To set the vertical and horizontal position of all selected objects to the same value
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Use any of the following key commands:
• Align Object Positions Vertically
• Align Object Positions Horizontally
• Align Object Positions (affects both parameters)
These key commands set all objects to the value of the first selected object. If only one
object is selected when you use one of these key commands, a dialog asks if the
parameters of all similar objects should be set to the same value.
All displayed regions and instruments are affected.
Tip: This technique is very useful for aligning lyrics and chord symbols.
Moving or Copying Objects in the Score Editor with the Mouse
You can move or copy notes and symbols with the mouse, just as you can in the Piano
Roll Editor.
Note: It’s easy to unintentionally change a symbol’s bar position with the Pointer tool.
Choose the Layout tool to limit changes to an event’s vertical and horizontal position.
See
Changing the Graphical Position of Objects in the Score Editor .
To move a note or symbol with the mouse
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Select one or more notes or symbols, then drag it to the new position.
To copy a note or symbol with the mouse
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Select one or more notes or symbols, hold down Option, then drag it to the new position.
Watch the help tag during this process. It shows the operation (drag or copy), the current
difference from the original position (transpose and time shift), and the current cursor
position (bar position and—for notes—pitch).
You can simultaneously move or copy objects from different regions or staffs. Each event
is moved or copied to its new position, within the original (source) MIDI region.
Note: You cannot use the Option-drag method to copy or move events between MIDI
regions in the Score Editor. You can, however, copy and paste between regions and staffs.
(See
Copying Objects in the Score Editor via the Clipboard .)
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