Problem trying to clue non contiguous audio regions

I'm trying to glue together non contiguous audio regions after cutting up loop.
I know I should get a dialogue box telling me that logic will create a new region, but this is not happening and it wont let me glue the region together, is there an option or something to turn this function on?
any help would be great thanks

your problem is most likely that you're trying to do this with apple loops, not normal audio files. you can't use these functions with apple loops, along with others such as fade in/out and crossfade. you'll have to export the selection to a new audio file, or bounce it.

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Umm.. So, I select a bunch of audio regions that sound fine.. I hit "=" and click "create" to the non-contiguous audio regions require the creation of a new audio file...
I am presented with an audio part that is distorted... How is this happening, I don't recall this being the way things are suppose to go (once again, HA HA).
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and this is the after:
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So, if I select my regions and copy them and paste them into a new song, their lengths & fade areas are all messed up.. And if I mix down, they are distorted and all messed up...
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after recording the intro at that location, i found that some of the other overdubs weren't lined up!!!
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Well, I tried the undo list which I haven´t used before. Mainly because I never make mistakes.
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One of my projects is behaving VERY weirdly.
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hi dup -- I think this will fix your problem:
1 - Slice off ( with the scissors tool) a bit of any audio region that already exists, copy it (apple C) and then paste it a little way away from your original audio region(OAR) on the same track. Then rejoin your original piece of audio region.
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5 - Double click on the NAR - the Sample Editor will open. Go to Function and select the command for Silence. This will turn the NAR into a completely silent lump of audio.
6 - Now you have a Silent lump of audio ( NAR) and your old region(OAR) from which it originally came from. Select both and use the command for Merge. ( This default key command is sometimes J)
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{NAR} {OAR}
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did the recording the other week for a new language version. when done i converted the takes to 48khz as that's the rate in the original logic file. edited together the new, english version cutting and mixing together the best parts of 5 takes. ended up with about 200 nice audio regions in a row.
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Beforehand, forgive me for any overexplaining I might do. In case of underexplaining, just ask.
200 regions in a row? On one track, right?
1) If so, you could simply merge all the audio regions into one fixed file. Select all regions on the track and hit the '=' shortcut. Logic will tell you that it is gonna make a new file. This new file you can then import into the other project. Audio (not loop) files are independent of Logic's tempo. It is just that the bar division doesn't line up with the tempo anymore. But if that is not a problem...
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