Logic: Reversing Regions!

[Rufuss Sewell]

I've asked this question before on several forums and have gotten what seem to be answers but they never actually work, so I'll try again.

I want to copy a region and reverse it without the original being reversed. I generally option drag to a new track. Then I go into the sample editor and choose "create new region." Then I reverse the new region. Without fail the original is also reversed.

The only thing that works is reversing, bouncing, undoing, and replacing the copy with the bounce.

I'm hoping someone else can give it a shot, and if you have a method that really works you can give me a quick step by step. Thanks!

[horseface]

Originally Posted by Rufuss Sewell

I've asked this question before on several forums and have gotten what seem to be answers but they never actually work, so I'll try again.

I want to copy a region and reverse it without the original being reversed. I generally option drag to a new track. Then I go into the sample editor and choose "create new region." Then I reverse the new region. Without fail the original is also reversed.

The only thing that works is reversing, bouncing, undoing, and replacing the copy with the bounce.

I'm hoping someone else can give it a shot, and if you have a method that really works you can give me a quick step by step. Thanks!

I think you can duplicate the file in the audio window and then load that in and reverse it...

I'm not sat in front of Logic right now, so I can't verify it, but I've done it myself in the past.

[mopppish]

You're probably familiar with copying and pasting a region and then converting the pasted one to a 'new' region. Try converting the pasted region to a 'new audio file' (3rd down in Arrange window Audio menu) and then reversing. Worked for me.

[horseface]

Originally Posted by mopppish

You're probably familiar with copying and pasting a region and then converting the pasted one to a 'new' region. Try converting the pasted region to a 'new audio file' (3rd down in Arrange window Audio menu) and then reversing. Worked for me.

And that sounds even easier...

There's probably another 24 ways of doing it, because it's Logic.

[joshelevator]

after highlighting a region, hit control and f at the same time - this will make a new audio file of whatever you do that to. its a shortcut for "convert regions to new audio files" which appears in the audio menu in the arrange window. your new one will now appear in the audio window at the bottom. whatever you do to it will only happen to it. that is a big one to know. once i figured this out, my speed picked up a lot.

[Bump Music]

Originally Posted by joshelevator

after highlighting a region, hit control and f at the same time - this will make a new audio file of whatever you do that to. its a shortcut for "convert regions to new audio files" which appears in the audio menu in the arrange window. your new one will now appear in the audio window at the bottom. whatever you do to it will only happen to it. that is a big one to know. once i figured this out, my speed picked up a lot.

Just what I was gonna say. It makes things soooo easy.

[bigbaby987]

Originally Posted by joshelevator

after highlighting a region, hit control and f at the same time - this will make a new audio file of whatever you do that to. its a shortcut for "convert regions to new audio files" which appears in the audio menu in the arrange window. your new one will now appear in the audio window at the bottom. whatever you do to it will only happen to it. that is a big one to know. once i figured this out, my speed picked up a lot.

ding ding ding!!

[mopppish]

Hey, I get credit for saying it first. I just forgot about the shortcut.

[joshelevator]

ok, but i want credit for the shortcut