Logic Pro User Guide for iPad
- Welcome
- What’s new in Logic Pro for iPad
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- What is Logic Pro?
- Working areas
- Work with the menu bar
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Normalize audio regions in the Tracks area in Logic Pro for iPad
- 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
- Analyze the chords in an audio or MIDI region with Chord ID
- 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 editing regions and cells
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- Piano Roll Editor overview
- Select notes
- Add notes
- Delete notes
- Mute notes
- Trim notes
- Move notes
- Copy notes
- Repeat notes
- Shorten overlaps
- Force legato
- Lock note position
- Transpose notes
- Change note velocity
- Change release velocity
- Change MIDI channel
- Set articulation IDs
- Quantize timing
- Quantize pitch
- Edit Live Loops in the Cell Editor
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- Intro to Step Sequencer
- Use Step Sequencer with Drum Machine Designer
- Chords and pitch in Step Sequencer
- 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
- 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
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- Effect plug-ins overview
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- Instrument plug-ins overview
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- ES2 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
- Use macro controls
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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 and trademarks
What’s new in Logic Pro for iPad
What’s new in Logic Pro for iPad 3.3
Beat Breaker enhancements Beat Breaker includes three new edit modes: Cutoff, Resonance, and Pan. Use Cutoff to apply lowpass or highpass filtering per slice, Resonance to add tonal character around the cutoff, and Pan to place each slice in the stereo field. A new Randomize button lets you generate random effect values for the current edit mode or for multiple modes at once, and set probability and amount settings for each mode independently. See Beat Breaker.
Granular Sync mode in Sample Alchemy The granular synthesis module in Sample Alchemy provides a new sync mode that lets you adjust the formants of generated grains and add parallel grain streams to create even more sonic timbres and textures. You can also use granular sync in Alchemy for patches and loops from the Granular Alchemy sound pack, and with patches created with Sample Alchemy or transferred from Alchemy in Logic Pro for Mac. See Sample Alchemy granular effect controls.
Flex enhancements The region controls for flex have been revised to provide greater flexibility for different workflows. The parameters for audio regions in the Region inspector now include a Flex switch, a Smart Tempo pop-up menu, and a File Tempo field. See Set flex for audio regions and Audio region parameters.
Chord ID improvements Chord ID has improved performance for both single instruments and full mixes. If the cycle area is active when you drag a region to the Chord track to analyze its chords, only the chords in the part of the region under the cycle area are added to the Chord track. See Analyze the chords in an audio or MIDI region with Chord ID.
Paste Here You can paste a cut or copied region directly at the position you tap in the Tracks area using the Paste Here menu command. See Cut, copy, and paste regions.
Other features
New sound pack: The Granular Alchemy sound pack is available to download from the Sound Library. See Download additional sound packs.
New demo song: The new demo song ‘Shoulda Never’ by the Grammy award winning team of Kehlani, Usher and Khris Riddick-Tynes is available to download from the Sound Library, and also available in the Demo Projects area of the Project Chooser. See Download additional sound packs and Open a demo song.
New lessons: The Lesson Browser includes a new Beat Breaker 2.0 lesson as well as a What’s New in Logic Pro 3.3 lesson. See How to get help in Logic Pro.
Grid lines on top of regions: The new Placement pop-up menu in the View settings lets you choose to have the vertical grid lines in the Tracks area appear on top of regions, or have regions cover the grid lines. See View settings.
Audio Apple Loops improvements: The former Follow Tempo & Pitch parameter for Apple Loops in the Region inspector has been separated into two parameters, so you can turn Flex Time and Flex Pitch on and off independently. See Play Apple Loops at their original tempo.
MIDI note events Repeat command: You can use the new Repeat command to quickly repeat MIDI note events in the Piano Roll Editor. See Repeat notes in the Piano Roll Editor.
New commands in menu bar Help menu: The Help menu in the menu bar now includes a search field where you can search for menu commands. It also has new entries for help and support. See Work with the menu bar.
What’s new in Logic Pro for iPad 3.0
Explore Apple Creator Studio You can subscribe to Apple Creator Studio, a subscription-based collection of apps that includes Logic Pro along with a full range of creative and collaborative apps. See What is Apple Creator Studio?.
Synth Players for Keyboard and Bass The Keyboard Player and Bass Player include new Synth Player styles that you can use to create realistic instrumental parts in your songs. Synth Player styles for the Keyboard Player include Modulated Pad and Rhythmic Chords, and for the Bass Player they include Pump Bass, 808 Bass, and Sequenced Bass. New parameters are available in the Session Player Editor when using these player styles. See Intro to Synth Player styles.
Chord ID for audio and MIDI regions Using Chord ID, you can drag an audio or MIDI region to the Chord track and have Logic Pro analyze the chords in the region and add them to the Chord track. You can analyze the chords in an audio or MIDI region and add the chords to the region. Additionally, you can apply chords from the Chord track to a region or apply region chords to the Chord track. See Analyze the chords in an audio or MIDI region.
Quick Swipe Comping Logic Pro for iPad now features Quick Swipe Comping for audio takes. With Quick Swipe Comping, you can quickly select the best parts from several different takes and combine them into a composite take, or comp. See Intro to takes and comps.
Search with music understanding in the Browser In the Browser, you can quickly and intuitively search for loops by describing musical characteristics that fit the instrumentation, style, or genre of your project. When you search for loops using the search field, the results list shows search results with music understanding (“Sounds like”) along with matching loop names. Alternatively, you can drag a loop in the Browser to the area above the results list and view similar-sounding loops. See Find sounds in the Browser.
Step Sequencer enhancements Step Sequencer includes several enhancements that add greater functionality and a more streamlined workflow. Changes include being able to assign rows to chord degrees rather than to fixed pitches; randomization controls for a pattern or for individual rows; additional parameters for note repeats; additional playback modes; additional pattern lengths to support 5/4 and 7/8 time signatures; and reorganized Pattern, Row, and Step inspectors. See Intro to Step Sequencer.
Select button and Select mode for editing The Select button replaces the former Multiple Select button and has been moved to the left side of the function buttons in the Tracks area and editor menu bars. Tapping the Select button turns on Select mode, and shows the Selection and Functions menus, where you can choose a specific type of selection and a type of operation to perform on the selection, respectively. See Work with function buttons.
Plug-in enhancements The Vintage Electric Piano, Vintage B3 Organ, and several other plug-ins are now organized in views with related parameters for easier editing. Plug-ins also offer Adaptive Layout in Details view, which preserves the overall horizontal and vertical dimensions of the plug-in and lets you scroll different areas into view. See Intro to Details view for plug-ins, Vintage B3 Organ, Vintage Clav, Vintage Electric Piano, ES1, ES2, and Sculpture.
Spatial Playback parameters in the Region inspector You can add a QuickTime Audio (QTA) file (from an iPhone 16 Pro or another source) to a Logic Pro project and view and edit playback parameters for the file in the Region inspector. You can choose whether the file plays in mono or stereo in the project, isolate voices, and remove ambience. QTA files are supported on iPad models running iPadOS 26 or later. See Apply Spatial Playback processing to QTA files and Audio region parameters.
Other features
The menu bar: Now available in Logic Pro for iPad, the menu bar contains commands for many common and useful functions, separated into functional categories such as File, Edit, and Select. Some menu commands apply to a specific working area, such as the Tracks area or the Mixer. See Work with the menu bar.
Convert a folder stack to a summing stack: You can quickly convert a folder stack to a summing stack. When you convert a folder stack to a summing stack, the main track volume automation of the folder stack is converted to volume automation on the main track aux of the summing stacks. See Create and edit track stacks.
New sound packs: The Visions (Alchemy Synth Pack) and Synth Players sound packs are available to download from the Sound Library. See Download additional sound packs.
New demo song: The demo song Shoulda Never by Kehlani is available from the Demo Songs area of the New Project Chooser.
New lessons: The Lesson Browser includes lessons for the Synth Players and for Quick Swipe Comping as well as a What’s New in Logic Pro 3 lesson. The Step Sequencer lesson has been revised to describe several recent enhancements, and the Chords lesson has been updated with the new chord analysis feature. Also, lessons in the Lesson Browser now appear with an Updated tag when an updated version is available. See How to get help in Logic Pro.
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