How do you get by without seeing grid lines within regions?

It is absolutely mind boggling that years have passed and Logic's developers somehow insist on NOT incorporating the simple yet vital ability to merely see grid lines within regions in the arrange window. I would love to be able to rely on Logic for most of my recording work as it seems very promising. I even recently purchased Logic hoping to make a big DAW switch from DP to Logic.

I am no software engineer, but given all the snazzy features that Logic 9 has, how hard is it really to program the ability to see grid lines within regions? This long-drawn oversight by Logic's developers is completely peculiar. For serious, efficient, and effective audio editing, I simply cannot rely on Logic. How are serious audio editors getting by given this limitation on Logic? Or are we forced to use program like DP and Pro Tools when it comes to efficient audio editing?

I sincerely hope Logic's developers will address this simple issue sometime in the immediate future.

Mac Pro 2.8 GHz Quad, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Aug 1, 2009 1:47 PM

19 replies

RockSmurf Author

Level 1

6 points

Aug 2, 2009 6:30 AM in response to JG99

My initial question was simple, how do you get by without seeing grid lines within regions? A couple people in this thread act as if I insulted their relative or something by asking this straight forward question.

JG, If these are some of the methods that people utilize when lining up audio in Logic, then at least I sort of now understand how perhaps some of you approach it. Thanks for the constructive feedback sans the sarcasm. But then again, sarcasm in forums is almost surely a given...like trash talking in a game of basketball. But hey, perhaps at least it makes for some cheap entertainment...

JG99

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1,620 points

Aug 2, 2009 8:06 AM in response to RockSmurf

Rocksmurf,

there was no sarcasm intended at all in my post. I am giving any tips to help only. I understand grid lines in a region can be easier, but logic excels with key commands so i think when you know these commands it can make it easier and quicker than if grid lines were in a region.

I am sorry you read my post as being sarcastic. I am not interested in using a public forum to express sarcasm. I am here to ask and answer questions and learn along the way.

JG

RockSmurf Author

Level 1

6 points

Aug 2, 2009 9:17 AM in response to JG99

Hey JG,

I think you may have misunderstood me in my last post. I was actually sincerely thanking you for giving a constructive insight without adding any sarcasm. Anyway, I did really appreciate your feedback and I'll look more into Logic to see how I can adapt to this slightly different work flow, cause I do like this program a lot. Take care.

Pieterrr

Level 1

10 points

Aug 20, 2009 7:41 PM in response to RockSmurf

hi all, i'm joining in late (just googled this problem)

i like to see grid lines too (i'm also coming from DP as the initial poster).
the grid in DP helped to see when a certain note or strum (recorded in audio) is "off beat".
for example, let's say i recorded 2 tracks of 2 minutes of continuous rhythmic guitar strumming. at some point you hear that one strum of one guitar is not entirely on the beat. in DP it's easy to compare the transients with the grid. in logic you have to look up (grid) and down (transients).

it's no biggie at all. it's just a matter of habit in the end. the human brain is a weird thing. and i understand the original poster...

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