Logic Pro User Guide for iPad
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- What is Logic Pro?
- Working areas
- Work with function buttons
- Work with numeric values
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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
- 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
- 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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- 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
Use the Fretboard Play Surface in Logic Pro for iPad
In Logic Pro, you can use the Fretboard Play Surface to play notes by tapping strings on the onscreen fretboard. You can choose from various layouts that resemble different kinds of stringed instruments, such as guitar, bass, ukulele, and classical instruments. Each string on the fretboard can be tuned individually, allowing you to create your own alternate tunings. You can transpose the whole fretboard up and down in half-step increments and turn frets on and off.
Play notes
In Logic Pro, tap the strings on the Fretboard Play Surface at the fret for the note you want to play. You can also bend strings vertically to bend the pitch of a note.
Choose a different fretboard layout
In the Fretboard Play Surface, tap the More button
, then tap Surface Settings.Tap the Layout pop-up menu, then choose an instrument.
Tune the strings
In the Fretboard Play Surface, tap the Edit button
in the Play Surface menu bar.Tap a string, then drag up or down to select a note and octave value in the menu.
When you’re finished, tap the Play button
, then tap the strings to hear the change.
Transpose the fretboard in half-step increments
In the Fretboard Play Surface, do any of the following:
Tap – to transpose down a half step.
Tap + to transpose up a half step.
Double-tap the number in the middle to remove the transposition.
Turn frets on or off
In the Fretboard Play Surface, tap the More button
, then tap Surface Settings.Tap the Frets switch.
When you load an instrument patch with articulations, you can choose articulations from the Articulation pop-up menu in the Play Surface menu bar. See Studio Horns keyswitch mapping and Studio Strings keyswitch mapping.
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