Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Hi Everybody,

I would love to see logic put a feature in that allows you to copy an audio track in the arrange 
page with a special key command (eg... shift+Alt and drag) that creates a back up of the 
audio file and places it in the audio window in the same move rather than just creating a 
ghost copy like the usual alt and drag... or having to double click on the audio file and 'create 
back up' which doesn't then automatically place it in the audio window...  am i missing 
something or would that be the easiest way to 'play around' with different audio parts??
i know that 'save audio as..' sort of achieves it but still one click and drag would be brilliant!!

if anyone knows of a way then feel free to make me look really small!!

kato :)

On 10/06/2005, at 10:58 AM, urbankato wrote:

> Hi Everybody,
>
> I would love to see logic put a feature in that allows you to copy an 
> audio track in the arrange
> page with a special key command (eg... shift+Alt and drag) that 
> creates a back up of the
> audio file and places it in the audio window in the same move rather 
> than just creating a
> ghost copy like the usual alt and drag... or having to double click on 
> the audio file and 'create
> back up' which doesn't then automatically place it in the audio 
> window...  am i missing
> something or would that be the easiest way to 'play around' with 
> different audio parts??
> i know that 'save audio as..' sort of achieves it but still one click 
> and drag would be brilliant!!

In the local audio menu in Arrange there is a "Turn region to 
individual audio" or something like this. I think you can do it via a 
key command. Soooo...

I would copy the region just like normal - option drag or option shift 
drag (alias) and then invoke the previous mentioned command. I reckon 
that would take about 2 seconds and would leave the new audio file in 
place in the arrange window as required....

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Paul Najar
Jaminajar Music Production
www.jaminajar.com

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, GAmoore@a... wrote:
> > I would love to see logic put a feature in that allows you to copy an audio 
> > track in the arrange
> > page with a special key command 
> > 
> There is a slightly indirect way you can do this now. If you take two or more 
> audio files you can use a key command for merge or use the glue tool and that 
> will create a new audio file. You could either make two copies of the same 
> original audio, or else make tiny audio file with silence to tack on to the end, 
> and keep that in your autoload. Then glue them together, you get a new audio 
> file. Then you cut off the excess or resize. Actually I have gotten into the 
> habit of always doing this anyway - recording half a bar before and after - 
> then snipping them off later. This is because Logic sometimes doesn't clear the 
> buffers from a previous take so you hear something at the start of the 
> recording, and also there might be some issues with when the note starts and tails at 
> the end. So I snip off the ends, then open the sample editor, and slide the 
> selected region down so that the beats starts right on the money sample 
> accurately. 
> >

Pretty cool idea.. the key comand for merge is just 'j' so that'd work quite easilly! Cheers. :)

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, Paul Najar <paulnajar@j...> wrote:
> 
> On 10/06/2005, at 10:58 AM, urbankato wrote:
> 
> > Hi Everybody,
> >
> > I would love to see logic put a feature in that allows you to copy an 
> > audio track in the arrange
> > page with a special key command (eg... shift+Alt and drag) that 
> > creates a back up of the
> > audio file and places it in the audio window in the same move rather 
> > than just creating a
> > ghost copy like the usual alt and drag... or having to double click on 
> > the audio file and 'create
> > back up' which doesn't then automatically place it in the audio 
> > window...  am i missing
> > something or would that be the easiest way to 'play around' with 
> > different audio parts??
> > i know that 'save audio as..' sort of achieves it but still one click 
> > and drag would be brilliant!!
> 
> In the local audio menu in Arrange there is a "Turn region to 
> individual audio" or something like this. I think you can do it via a 
> key command. Soooo...
> 
> I would copy the region just like normal - option drag or option shift 
> drag (alias) and then invoke the previous mentioned command. I reckon 
> that would take about 2 seconds and would leave the new audio file in 
> place in the arrange window as required....
> 
> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> Paul Najar
> Jaminajar Music Production
> www.jaminajar.com

Yeah, that works... but it still made me think (i even tried it but it doesn't work) that you 
could press ctrl+alt+f and drag and that would do the same thing in one move... maybe i 
should be less lazy! 
Kato :)