Apple Logic (1.1) - Manual (Page 42)

42 Chapter 4 Editing Regions
To copy a looped Region:
1 While pressing Shift, click on the original MIDI Region, and—if used and desired—the
Stop Region for the repetitions.
2 When both have been selected, release the Shift key.
3 Press and hold the Option key, click on the original Region, and drag the entire section
to the desired position. Release the mouse button and Option key. The entire passage,
including the Stop Region, will be copied, and you’re done!
Note: If the Stop Region is not copied, the original MIDI Region—with the Loop
playback parameter active—will be copied to the desired location. This will create a
MIDI Region copy with loop repetitions that continue to the song end point, or to the
next Region on the destination track.
Important: Loop repetitions are merely pointers to the original Region. They can not
be transposed and don’t have any playback parameters in the Region Parameter box.
Only a “real” Region (or a copy) may be transposed and offers playback parameters. If
you’d like to use different playback settings for each of the loop repetitions, you’ll need
to turn them into real copies first.
To turn a loop into a real copy:
1 Select the original Region.
2 Choose MIDI > Alias > Turn Loops to Real Copy. New Regions will now replace the gray
loop repetitions.
The Loop Browser
Logic ships with a number of Apple Loops. These are musical phrases that can be
repeated seamlessly. In comparison to standard audio loops, Apple Loops have a
significant advantage: they can be transposed and (automatically) time stretched.
When you add an Apple Loop to a song in Logic, it will automatically be matched to
the tempo and key of the song. This function allows you to use several loops together,
even if they are of different speeds and keys.
Note: You can use Logic’s Loop function (in the Region Parameter box), to repeat an
Apple Loop for any desired period of time in a song.