Automation Folder, Automation Event Editor, Automation copy and paste help
Hello. I have been reading the copy and paste automation threads and I still have a few questions. First, thanks to whoever posted the option double-click on track background to select all visible automation for that track. Also, thanks to whoever posted the option click an automation node to select all following visible automation nodes.
Now, how do you select the middle 10 automation nodes in a track with 30 nodes? Many people have stated that the answer is a rubberband selection. This does not work for me. When I click and drag on the track background using the pointer Logic thinks I'm trying to create a new automation node. When I click and drag on the track background using the marquee tool Logic selects the audio and automation data. Then it only pastes the audio only even though I have "move automation with regions" set to ask.
Some people have recommended the automation folder. When I open the Automation Event Editor and click on the tiny rectangle in the upper left corner I just get a short list of the automation data. Is this right? If so, how do I select the data I want and paste it to another track? Because when I select the automation data for a track and copy nothing seems to happen when I paste.
Any automation gurus out there willing to help? Please and thank you in advance.
Hello Pete. Thanks again. It's odd that something so potentially useful is so hard to get to. I guess that is what people are referring to when they say that Logic has a steep learning curve. Is there another way to get to the automation folder? I think that it should have it's own item in the windows menu instead of sharing it with the arrange window and being contextual.
The copy and paste in the automation folder (automation arrange seems more appropriate as I cannot figure where the folder is) does not work as I expected. For instance, when I select volume automation from a track then option drag it to the pan automation of another, it still copies it to the volume automation. I then have to command click volume then switch to pan and select copy and convert, which makes it MIDI, which you say is not recommended. Will you tell me why TBA (and I assume RBA) is preferred over MIDI based automation? What is the difference exactly? Thank you so much for your assistance.
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Everytime I paste my selection from the first doc to the next, there is a white border around my selection that shouldn't be there.
I am missing a step between flattening and unlocking the one layer in the first doc to the next doc.
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The new doc has the reddish background.
The far left doc is the one I cannot figure out how to edit in way where I can copy and paste without having that white border around my selection in the new one.
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1. Open "Applescript Utility" (in your Application->AppleScript folder), check "Enable GUI Scripting", you will need your login password. Now quit "Applescript Utility".
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tell application "iTunes"
set N_ames to the name of selection
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end repeat
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4. Open iTunes, you will see a symbol in iTunes menu item, this is the symbol for script. Under the symbol you will find your script.
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Itunes copy and paste get info
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Anyone please help who knowsHi,
1. Open "Applescript Utility" (in your Application->AppleScript folder), check "Enable GUI Scripting", you will need your login password. Now quit "Applescript Utility".
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4. Open iTunes, you will see a symbol in iTunes menu item, this is the symbol for script. Under the symbol you will find your script.
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The script will copy the comment of a song and add it on top of the lyrics of that song (if you don't have any lyrics, it will only add the comment).
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How do you copy and paste automation?
Is there a way to copy and paste automation in logic instead of redrawing the same automation later in the song I asked the same question a few weeks ago and some one replied to go to automation preferences and change the setting move automation with regions to always or ask I did this but this simply just moves the automation with the region if you drag it from its original place I want to copy and paste the region and the have the automation with it hope someone knows what I'm on about cheers
p.s does any know if there is a key board command to turn the cycle mode on/off I looked in the key command preferences but could not find itHold down the option key, then drag the region. This will copy the regions AND the automation (as long as you have automation preferences set to move the automation with the region).
Also, there is a hidden feature in Logic, that used to be called the automation folder. t was accessible via a key command in Logic 6, and then they removed that key command in version 7. Why they hid this is beyond me, as it is a very useful thing.
But if you go to your key commands and assign a key command to "Automation Event List", this will open an Event List window showing you the songs automation. Now with that List Window open, hit Apple/1. This opens a new Arrange page, but you'll notice that this new arrange page is showing you all the songs automation data, represented as regions.
From this page, you can then cut and move your automation just like you do audio and MIDI regions. -
Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to copy and paste automation (without selecting and alt dragging it)? I am used to using pro tools and very frequently use tab to transient and paste automation at that transient, basically I'm looking for a way to mimic that workflow in logic, I'm able to get the tabbing to work fine but am stuck at the copy/paste automation part.
Thanks a lot in advance for any help,
Davidsilvertonesx24 wrote:
use the automation event list to copy/paste - default key command is control-command-E
While you have the automation event list open, go up to the windows command, and open a new arrange window.
What will open, is what used to be known as as the automation folder. You'll see all the automation in your song displayed as regions. You can simply cut and option/drag the automation, just like you do with audio and MIDI regions. -
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Hey,
I used to back up my powerbook to an external drive partition using Disk Utility but niw it throws up an error after a few seconds of copying over, and I can't format the external drive as it has other important stuff on the other partitions. So I've been copying and pasting my home folder ( which works fine ) to this partition.
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Or does anyone know why disk utility crokes everytime??
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