Logic Pro User Guide for iPad
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- What is Logic Pro?
- Working areas
- Work with function buttons
- Work with numeric values
- Undo and redo edits in Logic Pro for iPad
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- Intro to tracks
- Create tracks
- Create tracks using drag and drop
- Choose the default region type for a software instrument track
- Select tracks
- Duplicate tracks
- Reorder tracks
- Rename tracks
- Change track icons
- Change track colors
- Use the tuner on an audio track
- Show the output track in the Tracks area
- Delete tracks
- Edit track parameters
- Start a Logic Pro subscription
- How to get help
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- Intro to recording
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- Before recording software instruments
- Record software instruments
- Record additional software instrument takes
- Record to multiple software instrument tracks
- Record multiple MIDI devices to multiple tracks
- Record software instruments and audio simultaneously
- Merge software instrument recordings
- Spot erase software instrument recordings
- Replace software instrument recordings
- Capture your most recent MIDI performance
- Route MIDI internally to software instrument tracks
- Record with Low Latency Monitoring mode
- Use the metronome
- Use the count-in
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- Intro to arranging
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- Intro to regions
- Select regions
- Cut, copy, and paste regions
- Move regions
- Remove gaps between regions
- Delay region playback
- Trim regions
- Loop regions
- Repeat regions
- Mute regions
- Split and join regions
- Stretch regions
- Separate a MIDI region by note pitch
- Bounce regions in place
- Change the gain of audio regions
- Create regions in the Tracks area
- Convert a MIDI region to a Session Player region or a pattern region
- Replace a MIDI region with a Session Player region in Logic Pro for iPad
- Rename regions
- Change the color of regions
- Delete regions
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- Intro to chords
- Add and delete chords
- Select chords
- Cut, copy, and paste chords
- Move and resize chords
- Loop chords on the Chord track
- Color chords on the Chord track
- Edit chords
- Work with chord groups
- Use chord progressions
- Change the chord rhythm
- Choose which chords a Session Player region follows
- Analyze the key signature of a range of chords
- Create fades on audio regions
- Extract vocal and instrumental stems with Stem Splitter
- Access mixing functions using the Fader
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- Intro to Step Sequencer
- Use Step Sequencer with Drum Machine Designer
- Record Step Sequencer patterns live
- Step record Step Sequencer patterns
- Load and save patterns
- Modify pattern playback
- Edit steps
- Edit rows
- Edit Step Sequencer pattern, row, and step settings in the inspector
- Customize Step Sequencer
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- Intro to mixing
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- Channel strip types
- Channel strip controls
- Peak level display and clipping
- Set channel strip volume
- Set channel strip input format
- Set the output for a channel strip
- Set channel strip pan position
- Mute and solo channel strips
- Reorder channel strips in the Mixer in Logic Pro for iPad
- Replace a patch on a channel strip using drag and drop
- Work with plug-ins in the Mixer
- Search for plug-ins in the Mixer in Logic Pro for iPad
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- Effect plug-ins overview
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- Instrument plug-ins overview
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- ES2 overview
- Interface overview
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- Modulation overview
- Use the Mod Pad
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- Vector Envelope overview
- Use Vector Envelope points
- Use Vector Envelope solo and sustain points
- Set Vector Envelope segment times
- Vector Envelope XY pad controls
- Vector Envelope Actions menu
- Vector Envelope loop controls
- Vector Envelope point transition shapes
- Vector Envelope release phase behavior
- Use Vector Envelope time scaling
- Modulation source reference
- Via modulation source reference
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- Sample Alchemy overview
- Interface overview
- Add source material
- Save a preset
- Edit mode
- Play modes
- Source overview
- Synthesis modes
- Granular controls
- Additive effects
- Additive effect controls
- Spectral effect
- Spectral effect controls
- Filter module
- Low, bandpass, and highpass filters
- Comb PM filter
- Downsampler filter
- FM filter
- Envelope generators
- Mod Matrix
- Modulation routing
- Motion mode
- Trim mode
- More menu
- Sampler
- Studio Piano
- Copyright
Display controls for step modulator in Step FX in Logic Pro for iPad
These parameters are available for each of the three step modulators. Tap a Select button to choose the modulator you want to edit. The active Select button is orange.
Also see the sections on Step FX modulator toolbar and playback controls.
Step modulator pattern display controls
Pattern display: Use to change the modulation pattern length, edit the level and length of individual steps, tie steps, and enable or disable steps.
Level/length bars: Drag vertically to set the level/amount for each active step. Drag left to reduce step length. Drag right to increase step length or to create a tie to the next step. The currently playing step is brightly illuminated.
Where multiple level/length bars exist, drag across them to draw in the level of several steps.
Drag a level/length bar toward the left to reduce the step length. Drag to the right to increase the step length. This enables you to create different grooves. Dragging snaps to fixed positions at 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% of the step length. Hold down Shift, then drag to set the step length freely. Edits are reflected immediately in the display with a shaded bar that indicates the step length.
Drag a level/length bar toward the right until it overlaps the next step to create a tie to that step. If the step to the right is a rest (an inactive step), this step is automatically turned on to create the tie. A step can be tied to multiple steps in a row. The original velocity values of tied steps are replaced by the velocity of the first step they are tied to, indicated graphically by the level bar extending over all tied steps. Edits are reflected immediately in the display with a shaded bar that indicates the tie length.
Tied steps are indicated by blue dots, connected by lines, on the step number buttons below the steps. To remove or create a tie, tap the line between two dots.
Note: The Value
and Duration 
buttons in the toolbar can affect the behavior of edits to level/length bars.
Pattern length handle: Drag the handle to the right of the last step to change the modulation pattern length. A maximum of 128 steps is available for each modulator. Each modulation pattern can have a different length.
Step number buttons: Tap to turn each of the available steps on or off. The associated number of inactive steps (and level/length) is dimmed. Active steps (and level/length) are illuminated. You can drag horizontally across multiple steps to reverse their current state. Any existing step length or level is restored if an inactive step is turned on. Tap between step numbers to create or remove a tie. Tied steps are indicated by blue dots connected by lines.
If a step is turned on: A step is triggered at the respective modulator position.
If a step is turned off: The modulator position is silent and is perceived as a rest.
Scroll bar: Swipe left or right below the step number buttons to move to steps that are not visible in the display.
Important: Take care to swipe below the step number buttons when scrolling, or you may accidentally create a number of ties across swiped steps.
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