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315Logic Pro User Guide
Arrange a project
Logic Pro Arranging overview
After adding audio, MIDI, and Drummer regions to your project (by recording, adding loops,
using Drummer or adding media files), you build the project by arranging the regions in the
Tracks area. As you work in the Tracks area, you can play the project at any time to hear
your latest changes.
In the Tracks area, you can do any of the following:
• Arrange regions in a variety of ways
• Create and edit fades, and create automatic crossfades on audio regions
• Remove silent passages from audio files
• Use folders to manage groups of tracks as a single unit
• Use groove templates to apply the rhythmic feel of a region to other audio or MIDI
regions
• Edit region parameters in the Region inspector to control the sound of both audio and
MIDI regions
You can also add arrangement markers to a project, and use them to organize the project
into sections. For information about using arrangement markers, see Add arrangement
markers in Logic Pro and Edit arrangement markers in Logic Pro.
Work in the Tracks area
Logic Pro Tracks area overview
The Tracks area is where you arrange regions to build your project. The Tracks area,
located in the center of the Logic Pro main window, shows a visual representation of time
moving from left to right. You build your project by arranging regions in rows, called tracks,
that run from the beginning to the end of the Tracks area.
At the top of the Tracks area, the ruler shows units of time in either musical format (bars
and beats) or standard time format (minutes and seconds). You can position regions and
other items in the Tracks area with the units on the ruler; snap regions and other items
to the grid to precisely align them with bars, beats, or other (time) divisions; and use
alignment guides to align them with other items in the Tracks area. You can control the
result of overlapping regions and other edits using drag modes.