Logic Tips - Marquee Tool

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This time, MusicTech expert Jono Buchanan explains Logic Pro X's Marquee Tool. This often-overlooked editing tool lets you quickly make selections across multiple tracks at once making it ideal for quickly creating arrangements. Learn how it works and when to use it in this bite-sized tutorial.

Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:10 What is the Marquee Tool?
0:28 What does the Marquee Tool do?
1:28 Selecting, splitting and duplicating sections
3:02 Repeating short song sections (Snap value)
4:43 Track playback
4:57 Recap

[ssheking]

This guy is underrated. Very well explained.

[Lia-liyc]

Brilliant, exactly what I needed and so clear - thanks much!

[RainGodRecordsInc]

The Marquee tool is the thing I most regret not using earlier. I have Logic set so that it appears automatically just by hovering over a part of the region, can’t remember how you set that up though.

[bassManDavis]

Once again, thank you so much Jono, you have shown a really helpful tool to use, think I may setup a Jono special track and go through all your tutorials so that I can really get to grips with them 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[lewisinkpress]

Thanks for this Jono! Question: I was watching another video and the person said that there is no question - have the marquis tool as the 2nd tool for your workflow (after the pointer) is that what you do? Also - I am so jealous about your PaletteGear - mine is still on back order!!! Cheers!

[adamholborn]

Does anyone know if there's a way to use the marquee tool to copy and paste over only selected regions? For example, if I copy an audio track that is larger than the region I've selected with my marquee tool, is there a way I can only paste this track within the selected regions of my marquee? I know you can do this in pro tools but cant figure out how in logic!