Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 428)

Chapter 15 Advanced edit features 428
Create new events when other events already exist in a lane
1 Select the Line tool.
2 Click a position on the appropriate lane.
A help tag appears, showing the exact position and event value in the top line.
3 Move the mouse to the end point of the line (to the right or left).
As you move the mouse, you see a line trailing behind the Line tool, with the exact position and
event value shown in a help tag.
4 Option-click the end point.
The values of existing events in the area between the line start and end points are aligned
along the line (creating a crescendo, for example). New events are created at every (unoccupied)
grid value.
Assign a fixed step value
You can assign a fixed value when creating event steps. When enabled, the Fix Value item in
the Lane Set pop-up menu prevents any event value from being altered with the Pointer or
Pencil tool.
This is ideal when adding steps with the Pencil tool, as all are assigned the value of the
previously selected event. This allows you to draw a succession of events with the same value,
such as a row of 1/16 note hi-hats, for example.
1 Choose Fix Value in the Lane Set pop-up menu.
2 Click any existing event with the Pencil tool to use its value as a preset.
In Fix Value mode, it’s impossible to alter an event value by clicking it.
Note: When adding events with the Line tool in Fix Value mode, the preset value is always used
as the starting value of the line.