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338Logic Pro User Guide
The portions of all regions that are wholly or partially encompassed by the locators are
copied and pasted starting at the right locator position.
You can also move, copy, and delete sections of a project using arrangement markers. For
more information, see Add arrangement markers in Logic Pro.
Delay region playback in the Logic Pro Tracks area
You can shift the playback position of regions on a track using the Delay parameter.
Positive values shift regions ahead in time (laid-back playing style or dragging), while
negative values shift regions back in time for a pre-delay (driving or rushing the music).
The Delay value is shown in both ticks and milliseconds.
Shift the playback position of selected regions on a track
1. In Logic Pro, select the regions.
2. In the Region inspector, do one of the following:
• Click the left area of the Delay parameter, then drag up or down to set the value.
• Click and hold the right area of the Delay parameter, then choose a value from the
Delay pop-up menu.
The Delay parameter in the Region inspector is mainly intended for creative musical
purposes, such as rhythmically offsetting regions. It can also be used to fix timing
problems in cases such as the following:
• The attack phase of the sound is too slow. A good musician will automatically
compensate for this by playing the notes slightly early. With very slow sounds, you may
need a pre-delay of over 100ms to even them out.
• The sound generator is reacting too slowly to the incoming note on messages. Older
multi-timbral sound generators often take tens of milliseconds before outputting a
voice.
• The delay in output is not constant, as it is dependent on the order of notes arriving at
the external MIDI sound generator. You should therefore try pre-delaying rhythmically
important tracks by as little as one tick—it can work wonders on timing.