Logic Pro 9 User Manual - Help Library - Apple

• Other windows (No Link, Same Level Link, or Content Link)
Working in Catch Mode
When you work in Catch mode, the visible section of a window follows the playhead
during playback or recording. Simply click the Catch button.
If the button is disabled, the display does not update, even when the playhead moves
past the right edge of the visible portion of the window.
In the Logic Pro > Preferences > General > Catch pane, you can set the following options:
• Catch when Logic starts: Activates Catch mode whenever you click Play or Pause.
• Catch when moving playhead: Activates Catch mode whenever you move the playhead.
You also have the option of using Catch mode together with the Scroll in Play setting.
The View menus of all windows that display time horizontally (Arrange area, Score Editor,
Piano Roll Editor, and Hyper Editor) offer the View > Scroll in Play setting. If the Catch
function of the window is also activated, the playhead remains in the middle of the
window, while the background scrolls smoothly from right to left.
Working in Link Mode
The Link mode options—No Link, Same Level Link, and Content Link—allow you to define
how information is displayed when working with related editor windows.
To set any of these modes
µ Control-click (or right-click) the Link button, then choose the mode you want from the
shortcut menu.
• No Link: Unlinks the window from other windows.
• Same Level Link: When activated in a given window, this window always displays the
same contents as the key focus window. The display updates whenever the selection
(of data) in the key focus window changes. For example, imagine the key focus window
is a Piano Roll Editor. In Same Level Link mode, the Score Editor and Event List will
display the same data in another form.
106 Chapter 4 Customizing Your Window Setup