Reversing tracks

I know how to take an audio file and reverse it, I have done it in LE8. But when I tried it in LP9 the reverse option under FUNCTION in the sample editor is greyed out (along with every other function but 'change gain').
I bounced a few tracks from another project and then opened this other project and imported the bounce. When I double click the audio sample and the sample editor opens, the problem above occurs. I am confused as to why this is happening and wasn't able to find anything concerning this in the manual

dbryant wrote:
I bounced a few tracks from another project and then opened this other project and imported the bounce.
Did you bounce to a compressed format, like mp3? That would explain the problem.
It sounds like you are trying to edit an audio file that Logic does not want to edit. Maybe it's a compressed file, like an mp3. The problem you are running into will not appear with every compressed file. However, it will appear with compressed files that were created by iTunes or Logic. Are you trying to edit a compressed file created by iTunes or Logic? If so, then use the excellent freeware Max to convert it to aif. That will solve the problem, and it's probably easier than doing the bounce over again.
Although doing the bounce again (and using aif this time) is the better approach, with regard to sound quality.
robert wrote:
check the sample rate of the file, make sure it is the same as the project
When you bring in material with a different sample rate, Logic handles this automatically, so this isn't the problem.
you need to CMD A or Select All to process the audio
When you open material in the Sample Editor, an area corresponding to the region is already selected, by default. But it's easy to end up with no selection just by clicking somewhere, and that will create the symptom he described.
It's also easy to get fooled visually because of a bizarre inconsistency between the Arrange window and the Sample Editor window. In the former, a light background signifies a selection. In the latter, the opposite is true.
So it is a good idea to make sure that there is actually a selection. But there's no need to Select All. Of course it's fine to select only a portion.
Jim wrote:
Are the permissions on these new audio files set to "read only"?
Yes, that would create the same symptom. But I think most likely that's not the problem, in this instance.

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