Cycling and Skipping Activation Problem?

Question

Dear Group,
I've just recently purchased Logic Studio and have worked my way through Chapters 1 and 2 of the book, Exploring Logic Pro.   On page 27, it provides instructions for how to initiate and shorten or lengthen a cycle in an audio region and track.  It tells you do click in the gray cycle area (up where you can see the bar numbers) to activate the cycle.  It also tells you that that activates the cycle between the left and right indicators.  In the booklet, it's showing the playhead as being located a few notes before bar 2, and that the Left and Right indicators are at bar 1 and bar 4, respectively, and that the activated area should show solid green (in the upper bar area).  Here's what's happening:
I dont' seem to be able to get the cycling command activated consistently.  Sometimes, the area I click in the upper part of the bar actually goes to a diagonal gray-green stripe, instead of solid green, and instead of activating a cycling command that I can determine by moving the L/R indicators, I've activated a "Skip" command, wherein the section I've highlighted gets skipped, instead of played repeatedly.  How sensitive is the area into which I'm clicking?  Why can't I get the "cycle" command when I want to, and how on earth am I getting a "Skip" command instead?  I understand that both are highly useful for recording and mixing, but they're pointless if I don't know how to get to activate consistently.
Thank you in advance.
Joyce

Answer 1

Hi
To enable Cycle (or Skip Cycle) you only need to click in the gray area at the top of the Bar Ruler. A Skip Cycle area is created when the Right and Left ends of the Cycle region (Locators) are reversed (ie the 'right' is moved before the 'left' or vice versa.
At some point, you must have reversed them somehow. A Control Click (and Hold) on the Cycle (Skip Cycle) area will bring up a contextual menu where you can "Swap Left and Right Locators".
CCT