Apple Logic (1.1) - Manual (Page 20)

20 Chapter 2 Getting Started With Logic
Parameters Area
There are three boxes in the Parameters area to the left of the Arrange area. They are,
from top to bottom, the Region parameters, the Toolbox and the Track/Instrument
parameters. You’ll also see the Arrange window’s channel strip—a mixer fader for the
selected track.
Region Parameters
This Parameter box is directly related to the Regions which appear as rectangles in the
Arrange area to the right of the Track List. When either a MIDI or Audio Region is
selected—by clicking once on it with the mouse—this Parameter box will update to
reflect the parameters assigned to that particular Region. Give it a try on several
Regions, and pay attention to the changes that occur in the Region Parameter box.
Each Region in the Arrange area may have its own parameter settings, allowing
independent transposition, quantization, and more. The parameters available for MIDI
and Audio Regions are different. The reasons for these parameter differences are due to
the very nature of MIDI and audio. Audio Regions don’t offer a transposition parameter,
for example.
Note: An exception to this rule are Apple Loops, used in Apple’s GarageBand
application. These special audio files can be transposed, and also allow for tempo
changes without alteration of their pitch.