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316Logic Pro User Guide
The playhead extends from the top to the bottom of the Tracks area, and moves as the
project plays, showing the point currently playing in the project. At the top of the playhead
is a triangle that you can drag to move the playhead to a different part of the project, or
scrub the regions in the Tracks area.
You can also scroll to see another part of the project, and zoom in for precise editing or
zoom out to see more of the project.
When you open Logic Pro, the Tracks area appears in the main window. You can also open
the Tracks area as a separate window.
Position items using the ruler in Logic Pro
The ruler runs horizontally across the top of the Tracks area. For projects set to use the
musical grid, the ruler shows the time format in bars and beats; for projects that don’t use
the musical grid, the ruler shows the standard time format of minutes and seconds.
As the project plays, you can see the part currently playing by watching the playhead move
across the Tracks area. When you move the playhead or move regions or other items in
the Tracks area, you can use the ruler to place them at the correct point in time. Alignment
guides appear when you move regions and other items to help you align them with other
items in the Tracks area.
When Smart Snap is chosen from the Snap pop-up menu, the units shown in the ruler
reflect the value set in the Tracks area grid. For details about snapping items to the grid,
see Snap items to the grid in Logic Pro.