Is it possible to see the grid THROUGH regions?

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Is it possible to see the grid THROUGH regions?

Hi Guys,

Sorry to ask a fairly basic question, but I'm wondering if there's any way to see the grid lines in the main window THROUGH regions in L9?

We were trying to line a part up with the first beat of the bar the other day, and wanted to exactly line up the audio with the grid. However, it appears there's no way to see the grid itself through the region, to line up accurately.

Have I missed something obvious here? I've looked through all the settings but without any luck...

Thanks heaps guys,
Mike

Mac Pro 2.66GHz quad-core Nehalem + Logic Pro 9, Mac OS X (10.6), (Mackie Onyx 1220 + Kurzweil PC3x + Korg Triton Extreme + Roland TD12 V-Drums)

Posted on Oct 6, 2009 2:41 PM

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yeloop Author

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Oct 6, 2009 3:14 PM in response to bill borez

Thanks Bill,

I'll try working with this again.

I was hoping it would be possible to see the grid, just 'cos I like to be able to see things line up to be sure! (Even though I trust the snapping!)...

Thanks again,
Mike

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yeloop Author

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Oct 6, 2009 2:56 PM in response to bill borez

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the quick response...

Yep, I know I could snap to grid, but in this case it's an audio (percussion) hit which we were trying to move using flex time. The hits weren't all perfect, and we wanted to move them manually so they would align with beat lines.

Any thoughts on how we might be able to see the grid through the regions?

Thanks again,
Mike

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bill borez

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Oct 6, 2009 3:10 PM in response to yeloop

The flex time marker tool also corresponds to the snap settings, so ( I find ) that if you set it to "smart" grab hold of the note ( waveform ) you want to move and use the vertical cross hair that appears to move it near the bar, it'll always drop in on the bar.

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immo

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Oct 6, 2009 3:32 PM in response to bill borez

Also the yellow help tags when you move a region will tell you the start and end positions of the region (bar,beats,divisions and ticks)...so no need really to see the grid unless you are used to that somehow 😉

In case you want to repeat regions ,using the appropriate selection in the Repeat regions dialog can do this automatically for you....

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yeloop Author

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Oct 6, 2009 3:35 PM in response to immo

That's true!

I think this is just a hangover from my Cubase days, where the grid was transparent...

But I'm sure I'll get used to using the snap method to snap my transients in flex mode!

Cubase doesn't even have a flex mode to snap with! 🙂

Cheers
Mike

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Oct 6, 2009 5:16 PM in response to bill borez

Along with utilizing the smart snap feature, I also put a blank track above and/or below the track I am editing. So even though the grid isn't visible behind the audio waveform, you can easily see it above or below it, making it so that you can manually and visually confirm that the transient is right on the grid line.

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ZXC

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Dec 2, 2009 1:17 PM in response to yeloop

yeloop wrote:
Hi Guys,

Sorry to ask a fairly basic question, but I'm wondering if there's any way to see the grid lines in the main window THROUGH regions in L9?

Enable Flex mode and move the slider that defines the automation transparency (Preferences>Display>Arrange) all the way to the right.

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Answer 8

Dec 2, 2009 10:01 PM in response to yeloop

This thread does remind me of the 2 things I miss from my Cubase days.

1. the transparent grid
2. stereo interleaved files in the arrange page appear as stereo files ie: you can see the left and right wav. In Logic you can only see this in the audio edit window

I used Cubase from VST3 days up SX3.

I stopped using Cubase when I went from a G4 to an Intel Mac.

I like Logic.

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BartokA

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Jan 22, 2010 3:20 PM in response to Murray Campbell

Hmmmn... After years of using Logic I've gone against the trend. I used to use Cubase years and years and years ago and recently saw a few new features of Cubase 5 used in a studio whilst on tour in Oz. Went out and upgraded my old copy and I have to say... it is pretty darn good! The vari audio tool is very nice. Now I have both and the best of both worlds. Cubase still has a lot of bite in it. Apple beware... I hope they can continue to develop good product and haven't just maintained logic as an engine for garage band. The latest version didn't have as much in it as I'd hoped for. Only just posted this because I come across a lot of people who mention things they miss from the Cubase days:)

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