Cant seem to quantize audio regions?

I have read the manual which says the following:
"In order to use quantization on an audio region, you need to assign a flex mode to the parent audio track, and select the Flex parameter in the Region Parameter box for that region....
To change the quantization grid division for selected audio and/or MIDI regions
Choose a value from the Quantize pop-up menu in the Inspector’s Region Parameter box."
I've done that but nothing happens??
Also I don't understand the correlation between the track parameter box, and the region parameter box, do I have to set them both to the quantize setting that I want, or just one of them?? I have tried it all ways and I cant get it to work.

Worth downloading MPC quantizes if you can - they were made for drums. (Wish Logic would come up with some new quantizes though - they've been the same since year dot)...
You can download the MPC quantizes here:
http://www.logic-cafe.com/Article_View.asp?ID=14&CategoryID=8
You'll need to open the above Logic song & copy the folders to your song (preferably your own template so that they're there every). Open the MPC folders in the song, select all regions simultaneously, then select "Make Groove template" from the Quantize menu in the Inspector. Hide the folders (don't delete them - they need to be there in order for Logic to remember the Quantizes).
You can also make extensive use of the "Delay" offset in the inspector (moving regions forward or back in time in small increments) or better still use the "Nudge Left" / "Nudge Right" functions (set to ticks ors samples). I have these two buttons (as well as "Nudge Value") permanently in my arrange toolbar.

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Hi,
I'm having trouble finding a solution which I hope turns out to be fairly simple. Here's my problem:
I often make drum beats from audio files that looks something like this:
What I'd like to know is if there is a way to highlight say all of the snare audio regions and snap or quantize the "audio region start" to the nearest beat or division. I've been looking everywhere and I just can't seem to find a way to do it to multiple regions at once. It seems like somehting that should maybe be fairly simple. Turning "Flex" on doesn't work as that quantizes the transients as opposed to just the start of each audio region.
The reason I ask is that sometimes when zooming in fully, it turns out some of the regions are not exactly on the grid line.
I hope I made sense there and I'd appreciate any help. Many thanks in advance.

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I've got Logic Pro 9. I've recorded audio on a few tracks, and they sound great together. When I go to change tempo (either in the transport bar or in the tempo track), the regions change in size and move around horizontally, and get out of sync as a result.
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