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353Logic Pro User Guide
Create MIDI aliases in the Logic Pro Tracks area
You can create an alias for a MIDI region or a folder. An alias is a reference to a region, and
looks similar to a normal region in the Tracks area. If you alter the original region, all aliases
of the region are similarly altered.
Aliases can be useful when you want to repeat a phrase or riff in different parts of an
arrangement. If you make changes to the original region after creating aliases from it, the
changes apply to all its aliases throughout the project. If you want to edit one of the aliases
without changing the others, you can turn that alias into an independent region (a region
copy) and edit it independently.
Aliases do have some differences from their “parent” region: you can give each alias its
own name, and edit region parameters for each alias independently.
Alias names appear in italics to distinguish them from normal regions. If you name an alias,
its parent region name is shown below the alias name (provided that the zoom level is
adequate).
Any changes made to the parent region name appear on all its aliases.
Create an alias
In Logic Pro, do one of the following:
Option-Shift-drag the region to the position where you want the alias to start.
Select the track you want to create the alias on, position the playhead, select the region
you want to create an alias from, then choose Functions > Region Alias > Make Alias (or
use the Make Alias key command).
You can also use the Repeat Regions command.
If several regions are selected, their relative time and track positions are retained. The
selected track is the destination track for the first region along the Tracks area.
Reassign an alias
You can assign a new original region to an existing alias. This is exceptionally handy for
arranging tasks where the structure is right, but the specific part is wrong. You can copy
a region to a new track, create an alias, mute the existing region, and click Play, or use the
far simpler method below:
1. In Logic Pro, select both the alias and the intended new original region.
2. Choose Functions > Region Alias > Re-Assign Alias (or use the Reassign Alias key
command).