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
Undo, turn off, or delete automation in Logic Pro for iPad
You can undo the last step or multiple steps of automation you performed (writing, adding, or adjusting) by tapping the Undo button 
on the right side of the control bar. To temporarily turn off existing automation, you can turn off individual automation parameters or set a track’s automation mode to Off to turn off all automation parameters on a track.
You can delete individual automation points or multiple automation points or simply overwrite existing automation with new automation graphically or in real time.
Undo automation
To undo an automation step, do any of the following:
Tap the Undo button
in the control bar to undo the previous action.Tap the Undo button
multiple times to undo the previous few actions.Touch and hold the Undo button
, then choose the Redo command to redo the last step.
With your external keyboard, you can use the standard keyboard shortcuts Command-Z for undo and Shift-Command-Z for redo.
Turn off track automation parameters
If you create automation for a specific control (for example, a left-right movement for the Pan/Balance knob), that control will follow its automation curve during playback, and you will no longer be able to control it manually. To try out different movements, you can temporarily turn off the automation for that parameter without losing the automation data. The automation curve for the parameter that is deactivated will turn gray.
In the Tracks area menu bar, tap the Automation View button
(or press A on your external keyboard).On the track that contains the automation you want to deactivate, tap the Automation Parameter pop-up menu in its track header and choose that parameter, listed below the Used header.
Tap the Automation Parameter pop-up menu again and choose that parameter, which is now listed with a checkmark at the top under the Deactivate Visible Automation header.
The Automation Parameter pop-up menu in the track header that shows the currently visible automation parameter is dimmed, and the automation curve is gray.
To activate the currently selected automation parameter again, tap the Automation Parameter pop-up menu and choose the first item in the menu under the header Activate Visible Automation.
Deactivating or activating an automation parameter is a two-step process because you have to first make that parameter visible by selecting it from the Automation Parameter pop-up menu.
Turn off region automation parameters
In the Tracks area menu bar, do any of the following:
For track automation, tap the Tracks View button
, tap the Default View button 
, then tap the Trim button 
.For region automation in a cell, tap the Grid View button
, then tap the Edit button 
in the menu bar.
Tap the region or cell you want to edit.
Tap the Editors button
in the middle of the view control bar (or press E on your external keyboard).Tap the Automation Parameter pop-up menu in the Editors area menu bar and choose the parameter listed below the Used header.
Tap the Automation Parameter pop-up menu again and choose that parameter, which is now listed with a checkmark at the top under the Deactivate Visible Automation header.
The automation curve for that automation parameter is gray.
To activate the currently selected automation parameter again, tap the Automation Parameter pop-up menu and choose the first item in the menu under the header Activate Visible Automation.
Turn off all automation on one or more tracks
In the Tracks area menu bar, tap the Automation View button
(or press A on your external keyboard).Tap the Multiple Select button
to select it, tap the track icon of all tracks you want to select, then tap the Multiple Select button again to deselect it.If you want to change only a single track, you can skip this step.
In the track header, tap the Automation Mode pop-up menu of one of the selected tracks, then choose Off.
To turn the automation back on, repeat the steps, and this time, choose Read from the Automation Mode pop-up menu.
Selecting Read or Off from the Automation Mode pop-up menu on a track applies to track automation and region automation.
Turn off all automation on a track in the Mixer
Tap the Mixer button
in the middle of the view control bar to show the Mixer.Tap the Filter button
at the top of the output track on the far right to open the Component Filter dialog, tap Automation to select it, and then tap the Filter button again to close the menu.This button is selected by default to show the Automation Mode pop-up menu in all channel strips.
Tap the Automation Mode pop-up menu in the channel strips where you want to turn the automation off, and then choose Off.
To turn automation back on for a track, choose Read from its Automation Mode pop-up menu or the Automation Mode pop-up menu in the track header in the Tracks area.
Turn off all automation on a track in the Plug-ins area
In the Tracks area, tap the track icon of the track you want to change.
Tap the Plug-ins button
in the view control bar (or press B on your external keyboard), tap the Automation Mode pop-up menu in its menu bar, then choose Off.You can also double-tap the track icon to open the Plug-ins area.
To turn automation back on for that track, choose Read from its Automation Mode pop-up menu or the Automation Mode pop-up menu in the track header in the Tracks area.
Delete a single automation point
Tap the Automation View button
in the Tracks area menu bar (for track automation) or the Editors area menu bar (for region automation), or press A on your external keyboard.Do any of the following:
Tap the Pencil button
, then tap an automation point to delete it.Tap the Move button
, tap a single automation point to select it, tap it again to open its menu, then choose Delete.
Delete multiple automation points
Tap the Automation View button
in the Tracks area menu bar (for track automation) or the Editors area menu bar (for region automation), or press A on your external keyboard.Tap the Move button
, then tap the Multiple Select button to select it.Tap all automation points or line segments you want to delete, then tap the Multiple Select button
again to deselect it.Tap any of the selected automation points or lines, then choose Delete from the menu.
You can also touch and hold the Multiple Select button
in momentary mode or press and hold the Shift key on your external keyboard, tap the automation points to select them, and then release the button or the Shift key.
Delete all region automation on a track
Tap the Automation View button
in the Editors area menu bar (or press A on your external keyboard).Tap the Move button
, then tap outside the automation curve to deselect any automation point.Tap again outside the automation curve to open its menu, and choose Delete All Region Automation.
Delete track automation for the visible automation parameter
Tap the Automation View button
in the Tracks area menu bar (or press A on your external keyboard).Tap the Move button
, then tap outside the automation curve to deselect any automation point.Tap again outside the automation curve to open its menu, tap Delete Track Automation, and choose On This Track below the label For Visible Parameters.
Delete all track automation on a track
Tap the Automation View button
in the Tracks area menu bar (or press A on your external keyboard).Tap the Move button
, then tap outside the automation curve to deselect any automation point.Tap again outside the automation curve to open its menu, tap Delete Track Automation, and choose On This Track below the label For All Parameters.
Delete all track automation on all tracks
Tap the Automation View button
in the Tracks area menu bar (or press A on your external keyboard).Tap the Move button
, then tap outside the automation curve to deselect any automation point.Tap again outside the automation curve to open its menu, tap Delete Track Automation, and choose On All Tracks below the label For All Parameters.
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