Multitrack editing

I record multiple tracks of a piece simultaneously. It could be a chamber orchestra + solo singer + organ or a big band or whatever. First one take, then another, and another. Then the perhaps intro separately etc. Obviously there is no click track so timing varies slightly from take to take. I now have loads of regions on multiple tracks that should be reduced to one version of a piece, still multi track.
The comping feature is far to primitive since it operates on one track rather than multiple and the takes on that track must be exactly aligned at all points.
What is the preferred way to do this i Logic?

You could also not use the folders, and simply create multiple tracks each referencing
the same channel strips. This, way,all takes will be visible in front of you at all times.
I've tried to do that and found rather crude ways to achieve the task. One region at the time... There must be better ways. There are couple of initial hurdles. In order to replace the middle section of one take with the middle section of another take I need to find the proper "out" point of take 1 and the matching "in" point of take 2. I'd like to slide the regions of take 2 over those of take 1 looking at both until the waveforms match. Then cut and remove the unwanted extra from each, crossfade. Then perhaps slide the splicepoint with continuously adjusted crossfades back and forth a bit to find the optimal point. Then move on to next splice.
When I slide a region over another it becomes 100% translucent. Is there a way to make it semitranslucent so that I can see both waveforms simultaneously?
Is there a better way?

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