Help With Audio Comps In Logic 8, Takes from a saved comp are shifting (moving) in arrange window Options

[Derok]

I want to know if anyone has experienced unexpected shifting of takes from a prepared audio comp in the Arrange window of Logic 8.

I am having a very frustrating experience working with an audio comp of a keyboard part that was recorded from three different takes.

Toggling the region that contains the different takes and creating one beautiful take (a comp) from those takes in Logic 8 was quite easy and simply amazing.

BUT, here comes the frustrating part. I realized that there were certain parts of my playing that occurs in the middle of phrases that I didn't want, so I decided to first, split the region (comp) in various sections, toggle each region and fade out the playing that I didn't want from the takes.
This didn't seem to be a problem, because after I did the editing of the takes, closed each section
of the chopped region, I listened to the perfect keyboard part that I wanted. I did a SAVE on my
arrangement and listened a couple of more times NO PROBLEM. I closed Logic for a couple of hours.

After reopening Logic and listening to my project I'm hearing parts of my audio keyboard comp are missing-specifically, from the last chopped region of the comp. Some of it plays....some of it doesn't. I toggled the region open and found two of the takes sitting about 20 bars further down
the arrange window than from when I had initially saved my arrangement. This wouldn't bother me, but the takes can't be manipulated like a region. They are somehow clipped to the arrange window. This is why I don't understand how they moved in the first place!!!

Does anyone know if there is a way to "unclip" the takes and manipulate them in the arrange window so I can place them back in their initial positions of the comp. This would be a HUGE help. Or, can someone possibly tell me why the takes shifted.

I'm thinking I probably should have merged all the split regions of the comp after I heard everything OK; but who knows if that would have made a difference in the saving of the keyboard part or not. This has happened TWICE, and it was a lot of editing!!!!. So, I just want to understand what could possibly be going wrong and.....Happily finish my project!!!

I would REALLY appreciate anyone's expertise on this delimna. And, to those who actually read this whole post and can be of help.....

Many thanks,
D.

[Derok]

B and Emgcarra, thanks for your input. I had to complete the project last week; and figure something out.

In order to get the shifted regions back to there original positions, I did have to "unpack" them. I can't remember if I "unpacked to new track" like you mentioned B, but the "unpacking" was necessary in order to get the region to move back in the arrange window. Once I got the region set back into place, I did a "flatten and merge" of three split region pieces (including the one that I had to reset) and those pieces were merged into one single portion of the comp. The restoration took a bit of work and I'm not sure if it was the most efficient solution.

Emgcarra I am curious as to what you did that "made everything fall in place". Did parts of your vocally suddenly shift measures away from it's original position before you did your merge?

I would be interested in hearing any other experiences and tips with Logic's comping to make my music making life a lot easier.

Anyway, Apple needs to be made aware of these sort of instances. The comping process is a great feature in Logic 8 but shifting regions aren't good for serious / fun music making.

D.

Oh yeah, B.....

I think you're right about bouncing a comp your satisfied with before doing any destructive editing.

Thanks.

D.