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 automation with Mixer groups in Logic Pro for iPad
In Logic Pro for iPad, you can create Mixer groups by assigning a group of tracks or channel strips (for example, all drum tracks) to a specific group number. See Create Mixer groups.
When you adjust any control (for example, the Mute button or the Volume slider) on a track belonging to a group, that change applies to all group members. This group functionality also works with automation. Each Mixer group can be configured individually to determine which automation controls are linked between members of a Mixer group. See View and edit group settings.
Automation modes and automation parameters
Automation mode: When you choose an option from the Automation Mode pop-up menu on one track, all tracks in that group change to the same automation mode. See Automation modes.
Automation parameter: When you choose an option from the Automation Parameter pop-up menu on one track, all tracks in that group change to the same automation parameter. See Automation parameters.
Auto-select automation parameter: When you tap a control on one track (for example, the Volume slider), the Automation Parameter pop-up menus in all tracks switch to that automation parameter.
Editing automation graphically
In Automation view in the Tracks area, when you create or edit automation points or modify the automation curve on one track, those edits apply to all tracks in that group. See Automation drawing tools.
Writing automation in real time
When you write real-time automation for one track, that automation data is written to all tracks in that Mixer group. There are a few conditions on how the automation data is applied:
Relative change: When writing automation for a continuous control, such as volume, pan, send, or other sliders, it applies the automation as an offset to the original value.
Absolute change: When writing automation to a switch, such as the Mute button or an On/Off button, that status applies to all member tracks regardless of the original state of their buttons.
Existing automation: New automation overwrites any existing automation on any member tracks, applying it as an offset to the original value at the start of the new automation.
Note: When you write automation in a Mixer group, you create automation data on each member track. That means if you want to remove a track from a group later to further edit it individually, you can do so without affecting its automation data.
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