User guide

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 723
Moving or Copying Objects With the Mouse
You can move or copy notes and symbols with the mouse, just as in the Piano Roll
Editor.
Note: It’s easy to unintentionally change a symbol’s bar position with the Pointer tool.
Choose the Layout tool to limit changes to an event’s vertical and horizontal position.
See “Changing the Graphical Position of Objects” on page 727.
To move a symbol or note with the mouse:
m Select one or more notes or symbols, then drag it to the desired position.
To copy a symbol or note with the mouse:
m Select one or more notes or symbols, press Option, then drag it to the desired position.
Watch the help tag during this process. It shows the operation (drag or copy), the
current difference from the original position (transpose and time shift), and the current
cursor position (bar position and—for notes—pitch).
You can simultaneously move or copy objects from different regions/staffs. Each event
will be moved/copied to its new position, within the original (source) MIDI region.
Note: You can not use the Option-drag method to copy or move events between MIDI
regions in the Score Editor. You can, however, copy and paste (see “Copying Objects via
the Clipboard” on page 724) between regions/staffs.
To restrict movement to one direction (vertical or horizontal):
m Hold Shift while dragging.
There is also a general preference for this: Logic Express > Preferences > Global >
Editing > Limit Dragging to One Direction In: Piano Roll and Score.
The Impact of the Display Quantization Parameter
Movement along the time axis (horizontal) is affected by the display quantization grid
(Quantize) setting.
If a hybrid quantize value is selected (16,24 for example), the grid corresponds to the
binary value (16, in this example).
 If note positions are not aligned with this time grid (because they were recorded in
real time), their relative offset is retained when they are moved or copied.
 This allows you to move or copy unquantized passages within the Score Editor,
without losing the original feel of the performance.