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989Logic Pro User Guide
The Lock (and Unlock) SMPTE Position function is available only when Logic Pro
advanced tools and options is selected in the Advanced preferences pane.
You can use the Move Region/Event to Playhead Position (Pickup Clock) key command to
move a selected event, such as a note, a tempo event, or a region, to the current playhead
position.
If you want a particular bar in the project to coincide with a specific time position, you can
change the tempo of the preceding passage.
Change the Event List display to time units
In Logic Pro, choose View > Show Event Position and Length as Time to display all event
positions and lengths as absolute (SMPTE) times, rather than bar/beat values.
Lock a region or event to its current time position
1. In Logic Pro, select the region or event.
2. Do one of the following:
In the Main window, Event List, Step Editor, or Piano Roll Editor, choose Functions >
Lock SMPTE Position.
Use the Lock SMPTE Position key command.
Regions or events locked to a (SMPTE) time position display a small padlock icon in
front of their name.
Note: Copies of locked regions or events do not preserve their locked status, whether
copied or pasted via the Clipboard, or by Option-dragging.
Unlock the time position of a locked region or event
1. In Logic Pro, select the region or event.
2. Do one of the following:
In the Main window, Event List, Step Editor, or Piano Roll Editor, choose Functions >
Unlock SMPTE Position.
Use the Unlock SMPTE Position key command.
All selected regions or events that were locked to a (SMPTE) time position are now fixed
to their current bar position. This means that tempo changes will affect their position. The
padlock icon in front of the name disappears.
Move a region or event to a frame
1. In Logic Pro, set the playhead position to the desired time, such as a specific movie
frame in the Video track, for example.
Note: In addition to the usual position commands, you can use the Rewind One Frame
and Forward One Frame key commands to move one frame backward or forward.
2. Select the region or event that you want to place at this time position.
3. Use the Move Region/Event to Playhead Position (Pickup Clock) key command to align
the start point of the region or event with this time position.
Alternatively, you can use the Move Region/Event to Playhead Position and Select Next
Region/Event (Pickup Clock+) key command to move the region or event, then select
the next region or event.