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- What’s new in Logic Pro for Mac 11.1
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- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.7.3
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- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.6
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- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.4
- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.3
- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.2
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- Get started overview
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- What is Logic Pro for Mac?
- Logic Pro project basics
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- Use the complete set of Logic Pro features
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- How to get help
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- Overview
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- Using loops and other media in Logic Pro
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- Arranging overview
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- - Remove silent passages
  - Uses for Remove Silence
- Create groove templates
- Overview
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- Split and join audio regions
- Snap edits to zero crossings
- Delete audio regions
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- Use automation in the Audio Track Editor
- Overview
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- Session Players overview
- The Session Player Editor
- Choose a Session Player type and style
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- Choose Session Player presets
- Regenerate a Session Player performance
- Follow rhythm of chords and other tracks
- Work with Drummer multi-channel kits
- Convert Session Player regions into MIDI or pattern regions
- Flex Time and Pitch overview
- Use Varispeed to alter the speed and pitch of audio
- Logic Pro for Mac advanced editors overview
- Mixing overview
- - Channel strip types
  - Channel strip controls
- Set channel strip input format
- Set channel strip pan or balance positions
- Mute and solo channel strips
- Reorder channel strips in the Mixer
- Work with channel strip settings
- Surround panning
- Use the I/O Labels window
- Undo and redo Mixer and plug-in adjustments
- Automation overview
- Track automation vs. region automation
- Show automation curves
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- - Select, copy, and move automation
  - Delete automation
- Snap automation to grid positions
- Edit automation in the Automation Event List
- Write automation with external controllers
- Smart Controls overview
- Show Smart Controls for master effects
- Choose a Smart Control layout
- Automatic MIDI controller assignment
- Map screen controls automatically
- Map screen controls
- Edit mapping parameters
- Use parameter mapping graphs
- Open the plug-in window for a screen control
- Rename a screen control
- Use articulation IDs to change articulations
- Assign hardware controls to screen controls
- Compare Smart Control edits with saved settings
- Use the Arpeggiator
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- Live Loops overview
- Start and stop cells
- Work with Live Loops cells
- - Record to cells
  - Record and edit takes in cells
- Change loop settings for cells
- How the Live Loops grid and Tracks area interact
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- Edit scenes
- Work in the Cell Editor
- Bounce cells
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- Change Live Loops grid settings
- Control Live Loops with other devices
- Step Sequencer overview
- Use Step Sequencer with Drum Machine Designer
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- Load and save patterns
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- Global changes overview
- Control transposition with the Pitch Source parameter
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- Overview
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- Sharing overview
- Share songs to the Music app
- Share songs to Voice Memos
- Share songs using AirDrop
- Share songs using MailDrop
- Share a project to GarageBand for iOS
- Share a project to Logic Pro for iPad
- Overview of surround and spatial audio
- - Overview of spatial audio with Dolby Atmos
  - - Bed tracks and object tracks
    - Rendering a Dolby Atmos mix in Logic Pro for Mac
- - Surround Panner overview
  - Surround Panner parameters
- - 3D Object Panner overview
  - 3D Object Panner parameters
- - Bounce surround audio files
  - Export ADM BWF files
- Video and synchronization overview
Touch Bar shortcuts
- Environment overview
- Common object parameters
- - Environment Layers overview
  - Create, name, delete, and switch layers
- Customize the Environment
- - Effects overview
  - Add, remove, move, and copy plug-ins
- - Instruments introduction
  - Add, remove, move, and copy plug-ins
  - Use multi-output instruments
- - Alchemy overview
  - Alchemy interface overview
  - Alchemy Name bar
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  - - Preset browser overview
    - Browser results list
  - - Main filter controls
    - Filter types
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  - Alchemy Extended parameters
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  - Edit pane
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  - Extended parameters
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- - Drum Machine Designer overview
  - Drum Machine Designer interface
  - Kit controls
  - - Pad controls bar
    - Use pad controls
  - Kit Tone and Effect Smart Controls
  - Kit Piece Tone and Effect Smart Controls
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    - Overdrive the filter
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  - Use the Waveshaper
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- - Studio Bass overview
  - Main view parameters
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  - Keyswitch mapping
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- - Studio Horns overview
  - Extended parameters
  - Keyswitch mapping
  - Section MIDI channel assignments
- Studio Piano
- - Studio Strings overview
  - Extended parameters
  - Keyswitch mapping
  - Section MIDI channel assignments
- - Ultrabeat overview
  - Ultrabeat interface
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- - Utility instruments
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- - Vintage B3 overview
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  - Vintage Clav interface
  - Extended parameters
  - - D6 Clavinet history
    - D6 mechanical details
- - Vintage Electric Piano overview
  - Vintage Electric Piano interface
  - - Model controls
    - Pitch controls
  - Extended parameters
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  - MIDI controller assignments
- - Vintage Mellotron overview
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- - Legacy instruments overview
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    - Drum Kits
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    - Guitar
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    - Piano
    - Sound Effects
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    - Tuned Percussion
    - Voice
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- - Synthesizer basics overview
  - Synthesizer fundamentals
Glossary
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Overview of Touch Bar shortcuts in Logic Pro for Mac

If your computer has a Touch Bar, you can use gestures to start and stop playback and recording, navigate through your project, adjust track and instrument levels, and play instruments. The controls in the main area of the Touch Bar (to the left of the Control Strip) change depending on the Touch Bar screen you are using and your selections in the app.

For more information about the Control Strip and the Touch Bar, see Use the Touch Bar on Mac.

Note: If your computer has a Touch Bar that features the Esc (Escape) control, you can use it to perform a number of standard functions. For example, tap Esc to return an application in Full Screen mode to normal view. This control can also operate as the Cancel button in dialog windows, and close some pop-up windows.

Toolbar screen shortcuts

These shortcuts appear in the Touch Bar when you first open Logic Pro for Mac.

Icon	Name	Description
	Go to Selection Start	Moves the playhead to the beginning of the selection.
	Play from Selection	Starts playback from the beginning of the selection.
	Go to Project Start	Places the playhead at the beginning of your project.
	Play or Stop	Starts or stops playback at the current playhead position.
	Record	Starts recording on record enabled tracks at the current playhead position.
	Cycle	Turns Cycle mode on or off.
	Move Locators Backward by Cycle Length	Moves the locators backward by the Cycle length.
	Move Locators Forward by Cycle Length	Moves the locators forward by the Cycle length.

Smart Controls screen shortcuts

When you tap the Smart Controls button in Logic Pro, the following controls appear in the Touch Bar.

Icon	Name	Description
	Smart Controls	Switches to the Configuration screen.
	Level	Hold the Level button until it becomes a Level slider. Drag the Level slider to adjust the volume of the track. Release the button when you are done. You can also tap the Level button to switch to the Level slider screen. On this screen, drag the Level slider to adjust the volume of the track, then tap the Close button to the left of the Level slider to return to the previous screen.

Icon

Name

Description

Smart Controls

Switches to the Configuration screen.

Level

Hold the Level button until it becomes a Level slider. Drag the Level slider to adjust the volume of the track. Release the button when you are done.

You can also tap the Level button to switch to the Level slider screen. On this screen, drag the Level slider to adjust the volume of the track, then tap the Close button to the left of the Level slider to return to the previous screen.

The remainder of the Smart Controls screen shows buttons for the screen controls in the Smart Controls pane. The buttons change for each type of track and available effects.

Figure. Acoustic guitar track Smart Controls and dynamic Smart Controls screen shortcuts.

Figure. Software instrument track Smart Controls and dynamic Smart Controls screen shortcuts.

Figure. Smart Controls and dynamic Smart Controls screen shortcuts for a software instrument track with a Drummer region. Smart Controls and dynamic Smart Controls screen shortcuts.

To adjust the Smart Controls using the Touch Bar in Logic Pro:

Buttons controlling levels (the button has a color line under the text indicating a slider): Touch and hold the button until the slider appears, and drag to adjust the slider. Release the button when you are done.
You can also tap the button to switch to a slider screen. In the slider screen, drag the slider left or right to adjust the slider, then tap the Close button to return to the Smart Controls screen.
Buttons not controlling levels (no color line under the text): Tap the button to either access additional buttons or toggle a control on or off, depending on the button.

Configuration screen shortcuts

These shortcuts appear in the Touch Bar on the Configuration screen in Logic Pro. Note that the fifth button is different for each track type.

Icon	Name	Description
	Close	Returns you to the previous screen.
	Smart Controls	Returns you to the Smart Controls screen.
	Overview	Switches to the Overview screen.
	Key Commands	Switches to the Key Commands screen.

The fifth button on the Configuration screen changes based on what kind of track is selected in the Tracks area:

Icon	Name	Description
	Audio	Switches to the Audio screen (audio tracks only).
	Keyboard	Switches to the Keyboard screen (instrument tracks only).
	Drum Pads	Switches to the Drum Pads screen (Drummer or drum instrument patches only).

Overview screen shortcuts

The Overview screen is a representation of the Tracks area in Logic Pro, with regions appearing as thin horizontal lines the color of their track type. The view rectangle shows the part of the project currently visible, with the vertical line showing the playhead position.

The Overview button remains visible at the left of the Overview screen:

Icon	Name	Description
	Overview	Returns you to the Configuration screen.

To use the Overview to navigate through your project:

Drag the view rectangle left or right to move the visible area of the project.
Drag the line to move the playhead.

Key Commands screen shortcuts

When you tap the Key Commands button , the following controls appear by default. Some buttons change depending which window or editor is in focus.

Icon	Name	Description
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Go to Selection Start	Places the playhead at the beginning of the selection.
	Play from Selection	Starts playback from the beginning of the selection.
	Go to Project Start	Places the playhead at the beginning of your project.
	Play or Stop	Starts or stops playback at the current playhead position.
	Record	Starts recording on record enabled tracks at the current playhead position.
	Cycle	Turns Cycle mode on or off.
	Move Locators Backwards by Cycle Length	Moves the locators backward by the Cycle length.
	Move Locators Forward by Cycle Length	Moves the locators forward by the Cycle length.

When you press the Command key, the following controls appear in the Key Commands screen by default:

Icon	Name	Description
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Split Regions at Playhead	Splits the selected regions at the current playhead position.
	Split by Locators	Splits the selected regions at the current locator positions.
	Crop Legato	When an audio region is selected, removes all parts of selected regions that fall outside its marquee selection. When a MIDI Editor is in focus, trims Note End to the value selected in the MIDI Editor.
	Join Regions	Joins multiple selected adjacent regions into one contiguous region.
	Repeat	Repeats selected events or regions.
	Repeat Section Quantize Selected Events	Duplicates the project section that falls within the locator positions. The duplicated section is pasted at the right locator. When a MIDI Editor is in focus, quantizes selected events to the value selected in the MIDI Editor.
	Shuffle Left	Shuffles the selected regions left.
	Shuffle Right	Shuffles the selected regions right.

When you press the Option key, the following controls appear in the Key Commands screen by default:

Icon	Name	Description
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Pointer tool	Switches to the Pointer tool.
	Marquee tool	Switches to the Marquee tool.
	Scissors tool	Switches to the Scissors tool.
	Join tool	Switches to the Join tool.
	Pencil tool	Switches to the Pencil tool.
	Fade tool	Switches to the Fade tool.
	Brush tool	Switches to the Brush tool.
	Finger tool	Switches to the Finger tool.

When you press the Control key, the following controls appear in the Key Commands screen by default:

Icon	Name	Description
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Show/Hide Automation	Shows or hides track automation.
	Touch/Read	Toggles the automation mode for the selected track between Touch and Read.
	Read/Off	Toggles the automation mode for the selected track between Read and off.
	Flex	Shows or hides Flex.
	Enable Groups	Activates or deactivates Groups.
	Add Audio Track	Adds a new audio track below the selected track.
	Add Instrument Track	Adds a new software instrument track below the selected track.
	Add Drummer Track	Adds a new software instrument track with Drummer as the default region type below the selected track.

When you press the Shift key, the following controls appear in the Key Commands screen by default:

Icon	Name	Description
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Colors Show/Hide Audio Channel Strips Show/Hide Instrument Names	Opens the Color palette. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides all audio channel strips. When the Score Editor is in focus, shows or hides Instrument names.
	Tuner Show/Hide Instrument Channel Strips Show/Hide Page Rulers	When an audio track is selected, this button turns the Tuner on or off. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides all instrument channel strips. When the Score Editor is in focus, shows or hides the page rulers.
	Selection-based Processing Show/Hide Auxiliary Channel Strips	Opens the Selection-based Processing window. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides the auxiliary channel strips.
	Plug-ins Show/Hide Output Channel Strips	Opens the Plug-in window for the first plug-in on the selected track. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides the output channel strips.
	Event Float Show/Hide Output Channel Strips	Opens an Event Float window. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides the output channel strips.
	Groups	Opens the Group Settings window.
	Note Repeat	Transforms incoming MIDI notes into repeated MIDI notes of the same pitch.
	Spot Erase	When recording in Cycle mode, click to temporarily use incoming notes to delete any matching notes in the region as the playhead passes over them.

You can use the Key Commands window in Logic Pro to replace the default commands on any of the Key Commands screens and to add additional commands to custom Key Commands screens. See Assign key commands for more information.

Audio screen shortcuts

When you tap the Audio button on the Configuration screen, the Touch Bar shows the following controls:

Icon	Name	Description
	Input	Tap the Input button to access the Input selector screen. Tap the desired input format (mono or stereo) and the desired audio input for the selected track. Tap Close to return to the Audio screen.
	Gain slider	Drag the slider to adjust the input gain for the selected track.
	Record Enable	Enables recording for the selected track.
	Input Monitoring	Activates input monitoring for the selected track.
	Level slider	Drag the slider to adjust the volume for the selected track.

Keyboard screen controls

When you tap the Keyboard button , you can use the Touch Bar to play the current patch on the selected software instrument track.

Tap the keys on the Touch Bar keyboard to play notes.
To adjust the octave range of the Touch Bar keyboard, tap one of the Keyboard Octave buttons to the left of the Touch Bar keyboard.
To limit notes to a musical scale: Tap the Scale button, then tap to select the root note and the mode.
Tap the Close button to return to the previous Touch Bar screen.

Drum Pads screen shortcuts

When you tap the Drum Pads button, you can use the Touch Bar to play the drums on a Drummer or software instrument track with a drum kit patch.

Icon	Name	Description
	Close	Closes the Drum Pads screen.
	Banks	Selects between three banks of percussion instrument icons.
	Repeat Repeat slider	Tap the Repeat button to reveal the Repeat slider. Drag the line to the desired note division. Tap the Repeat icon to repeat the held pad.
	Velocity Velocity slider	Tap Velocity button to access the Velocity slider. Drag the line to the desired velocity.
	Drum Pad instruments	Triggers the sound represented by the button.