Tightening live drum tracks to match tempo

Hey Guys,
I got my drummer to record some drums to a click track the other day and he stayed in time pretty well but there are places where I want to be able to move a few kicks, snares etc to make them sound a bit tighter. I tried using the apple loops facility but it doesn't seem to do anything. Maybe I am barking up the wrong tree. Anyone have clue on how to do this.
Cheers
Nick

Hey Nick
Assuming you multi tracked the drum kit:
In the arrange window use the scissor tool to cut the parts of the audio track that you want to adjust, i.e. kicks, snares, and simply move them where you want........ The closer you zoom in, the finer the increments are that you can move the region. You can also move the cut regions by using the delay perameter in the midi thru box on the left.
Cheers

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