Joining two pieces of audio that overlap is a common editing task that folk moving to Logic from tape or another DAWs (like Protools) will want to know about.
Before starting, choose the Fade Tool as your second smart-tool editing option (it only appears while holding CMD). I have the main option set as Scissors in this session.
Then assess the audio content under the overlap point by dragging each edge back and forth while the bracket tool (this appears by itself when you are close to the edge of a piece of audio).
Leave a little visible space before the start of the second piece so you don’t interfere with the transient.
Hold CMD while your mouse is over the spot, then click & drag to insert the crossfade.
Solo the track, listen back and adjust to taste.
Btw: If you want to quickly adjust the volumes of each piece then remember Logic does not have readily available clip gain - you have to open the Audio File Editor window and find Change Gain in the Edit menu…….so tiresome, even if you assign a shortcut to the Change Gain to save the last step. It’s also clunky. The solution is to record and prepare your gain structure with foresight, but also get used to automating the volume. Press key A to open Automation mode, choose Volume for the display in the track header and insert some nodes by clicking with your mouse. This will get you comfortable with conducting the playing to adapt to changes in the mix.
Now that I have figured out how to do screen recordings using the Apple OS Shift+CMD+5 method, I will gradually revisit earlier techniques (like the Automation mentioned above) which were captured using the phone video with less than optimal quality.
