Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

On Aug 4, 2008, at 12:09 AM, GAmoore@... wrote:

> Once you have stripped silence, and re-arranged then make a new  
> audio file
> out of it - which can be done in various ways. By the way there are  
> at least two
> "tie" functions. I think you want to use the other one that puts  
> all the
> pieces next to each other without affecting their lengths.
>
Aha.  Found it.  I had looked up "Tie Regions" in the manual, and was  
presented with only 2 options:

> To tie regions (removing gaps between regions):
> 	Choose Region > Tie Regions by Length Change (or use the  
> corresponding key command).
> To tie selected regions between locators...

Being more of a manual reader than "trial and error" kind of guy, I  
assumed that those were my only options.  So after going back to the  
manual to prove Greg wrong, I on a whim looked at the menu options in  
Logic and saw the one not mentioned in this section of the manual -  
"Tie Regions by Position Change."  That's exactly what I wanted.

Andrew, I couldn't tell from your email what method you are using to  
"shift the audio back together," but if you're not already using this  
menu option, it may be the way to go for you as well.

Moral of this story?  Never read the manual

just kdding - Apple's manual is actually exceptionally well-written  
and very helpful.  It's very "Apple," however, in that it is very  
"biased" towards their pre-conceived notions of how we all use their  
products.  This is a prime example.  "Tie Regions" by length an w/in  
locators are in a section titled: Moving Regions.  Tie by Position,  
however, is mentioned only once, 6 pages later, in a section titled:  
Adding or Removing Song Passages.  Emagic's manual, for all its  
horrible indexing, awkward phrasing, and complete omissions, always  
seems to be aware of the multitude of ways Logic's functions could be  
conceived and used.

Thanks for the help,

Gregory