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144 Chapter 3 Arrange Window
Gate Time
Value range: in percent. Normal value: 100%
The term “gate time” stems from the technology used in analog synthesizers, and refers
to the time between pressing and releasing a key. This parameter affects the absolute
note duration or length. This should not be confused with the musical note value,
which normally refers to the amount of time until the next note. The practical effect is
to make the notes in the Region more staccato or legato. The parameter range is
related to the original note lengths. “Fix” produces extreme staccato. Values below
100% shorten the note lengths. Values above 100% lengthen the notes. The “leg.”
setting produces a completely legato effect for all notes, no matter what their original
lengths, eliminating all space between notes in the affected Region. If this is used on a
folder, all notes in all MIDI Regions in the folder will be affected.
Delay
Value range: −999 to 9999 ticks. Normal value: 0
This parameter alters the time position of selected Regions. Positive values correspond
to a delay (laid-back playing style or dragging), negative values cause a pre-delay
(driving or rushing).
The units are ticks. A tick is the smallest time resolution in a sequencer, which is 1/
3840th note in Logic. On the right side of the delay value field you can use the mouse
as slider to input the value.
If you on the arrows to the right of the Delay value, the pop-up menu allows you to set
the delay in note values (1/16, 1/8 and so on).
Select View > Delay in ms to switch the display to milliseconds.
This can also be used to calculate delay times for different note values at
various tempos:
1 Set the desired note value by clicking on the Delay value.
2 Go to the View menu and switch on Delay in ms.
3 Set the desired tempo in the Transport panel.