Simon R. Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I am trying to migrate to LPX from Logic 9 - I distinctly remember that zooming in/out in the arrange window in LP9 kept the focus at the playhead, regardless if you have selected one or more regions - is this not possible in LPX? Rarely I want to zoom to a region (I am sure there is already another shortcut for that), usually I want the playhead to be my centre of attention. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution David Nahmani Posted March 11, 2015 Solution Share Posted March 11, 2015 zooming in/out in the arrange window in LP9 kept the focus at the playhead, regardless if you have selected one or more regions Unless the playhead is outside the selected region's boundaries. The behavior is the same in LP9 and LPX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon R. Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 zooming in/out in the arrange window in LP9 kept the focus at the playhead, regardless if you have selected one or more regions Unless the playhead is outside the selected region's boundaries. The behavior is the same in LP9 and LPX. Sorry, I just checked, you are right. Don't know why I think it zoomed to the playhead in Logic 9 hmm. Oh well 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 It zooms on the playhead when the playhead is within the selected region's boundaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmd Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 David, your wealth of Logic knowledge is truly a marvel. Thank you. Robert www.societyofsound.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 You're welcome Robert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wopoci Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hi, Noob here just picking up on this thread... So reading this am I right to assume that zooming to playhead cannot be dialed in as priority over selected regions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinkofani Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hi, Noob here just picking up on this thread... So reading this am I right to assume that zooming to playhead cannot be dialed in as priority over selected regions? Depending on what you want to achieve, there is one thing that takes priority over both playhead and region. Create a "Marquee line"(clicking once with the Marquee tool without dragging) and zooming will take place around that "line" as long as it's there... blink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wopoci Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Thanks Blink, I spotted that too. I think I'm trying to get the logic to mimic behavior I'm used to in other software which is probably not a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinloops Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 It also zooms into the play head when nothing is selected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 So reading this am I right to assume that zooming to playhead cannot be dialed in as priority over selected regions? If the playhead is within the boundaries of the selected region, the playhead is the priority. If the playhead is outside the selected region boundaries then the selected region is the priority. Depending on what you want to achieve, there is one thing that takes priority over both playhead and region. Create a "Marquee line"(clicking once with the Marquee tool without dragging) and zooming will take place around that "line" as long as it's there... Creating a Marquee line deselects all regions, so in the end the behavior is the same with the playhead (as long as you deselect the region). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue-moves Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I just found a workaround! I often want to select regions either side of the 'region of interest' - zoom in to the region of interest and move it into position visually, and thus have all the other regions moved by the same amount. Obviously, the problem is that, having selected numerous regions in front of the playhead, when you zoom it takes you to the start of the first region.. often half a song away from the bit you want to look at.. At the magnification required to do the task you'll never find the playhead by scrolling around. Poking around (after having found this thread in my frustrated search for a way) I happened upon this: Put your cursor where you want to do the task, zoom all the way in (the cursor will now be miles away, impossible to locate without zooming back out!) - now click the "Catch Playhead" button - takes you right to the cursor!! (and your magnification stays the same!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anp27 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 5/3/2022 at 7:31 PM, blue-moves said:Poking around (after having found this thread in my frustrated search for a way) I happened upon this: Put your cursor where you want to do the task, zoom all the way in (the cursor will now be miles away, impossible to locate without zooming back out!) - now click the "Catch Playhead" button - takes you right to the cursor!! (and your magnification stays the same!) I don't quite understand what you mean, could you please explain like I'm 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 9/1/2022 at 7:03 AM, anp27 said: I don't quite understand what you mean, could you please explain like I'm 5? What @blue-moves is saying is that if after zooming in you can no longer see your playhead because the playhead is off screen, then you can click the Catch Playhead button (or press `) to see your playhead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anp27 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 12 hours ago, David Nahmani said: What @blue-moves is saying is that if after zooming in you can no longer see your playhead because the playhead is off screen, then you can click the Catch Playhead button (or press `) to see your playhead. Ah, I get it now, thanks for the explanation! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 You're welcome! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachchapel Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Is there any way to get the Zoom/Magnifying tool to simply zoom in over where it hovers using the 'Control Option' command and zooming with the mouse wheel when no regions are selected? It will still zoom to playhead in this scenario or just the center of the screen. I know you can hold control-option and click to make it zoom in to exactly where it is or hold the click and drag to highlight an area...which is surely helpful at times...but having it just zoom to where my mouse is...that's still not a thing yet, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 7 hours ago, Zachchapel said: having it just zoom to where my mouse is...that's still not a thing yet, is it? No, you can't do that in Logic Pro, except for the macOS accessibility zoom feature (I use Control + two-finger-swipe on my trackpad): Zoom in and out on what’s onscreen on Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozinga Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Only thing about zoom that I miss in Logic. I hope they are aware and have plan to add it 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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