Apple Logic Express 9 - Manual (Page 349)

To open the Audio Bin window
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Choose Window > Audio Bin (or use the Open Bin key command, default
assignment: Command-9).
To view a region associated with an audio file
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Click the disclosure triangle beside the audio filename.
All regions are listed below the parent audio filename.
• Regions that are used in the Arrange area are indicated by a colored bar to the right of
the region name. The bar color is derived from the Arrange region color. The length of
the region (colored section) is shown proportionately against the audio file bar.
• Regions that are not used in the Arrange area are gray.
To see all regions in the Audio Bin
Do one of the following:
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Choose View > Show All Regions (or use the corresponding key command).
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Option-click the disclosure triangle beside any audio file.
All regions of all audio files in the Audio Bin are displayed instantly.
Choosing View > Hide All Regions (or using the corresponding key command), or a second
Option-click (on any audio file disclosure triangle) hides all regions.
To sort an audio file’s regions
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Select an audio file, then choose View > Sort Regions By:
• Start Point: The regions are sorted according to their time position in the audio file.
• Length: The regions are sorted according to their respective lengths.
• Name: The regions are sorted alphabetically. This is the default setting.
To change the length display of regions in the Audio Bin window
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Choose one of the following settings in the View > Show Length As menu:
• None: The length is not displayed.
• Min : Sec : Ms: Displays the absolute time of the region in hours, minutes, seconds,
and milliseconds.
• Samples: Displays the number of sample words in the region.
• SMPTE Time: Displays the SMPTE length, which unlike absolute time, uses frames and
bits in place of milliseconds.
• Bars/Beat: The region is displayed in musical units: bars : beats : divisions : ticks. If the
project tempo, time signature, or division settings are altered, the display is automatically
recalculated.
349 Chapter 12 Getting to Know Regions