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
Record and edit takes in cells in Logic Pro for iPad
When you set the Recording parameter to Takes, each new recording in a cell creates a new take. If a cell contains takes, a take symbol is displayed in the lower-left corner of the cell. You can choose and preview each take individually, even while the cell is playing. You can also rename, delete, flatten, move, and copy takes.
Open the Takes menu
In Logic Pro, tap the Cell Edit button
, tap a cell containing takes to select it, tap it again, then tap Takes in the menu.
Preview takes in a cell
In Logic Pro, open the Takes menu, then tap the take you want to hear.
Touch and hold the Cell Trigger button
in the Live Loops menu bar to momentarily switch to Cell Trigger mode, then tap the cell to hear the take.Let go of the Cell Trigger button to return to Cell Edit mode.
Rename takes
In Logic Pro, open the Takes menu, then choose the take you want to rename.
Open the Takes menu again, then tap Rename Take.
Enter the new name in the dialog that appears, then tap Rename.
Delete takes
In Logic Pro, open the Takes menu, then choose the take you want to delete.
Open the Takes menu again, then tap Delete Take.
Copy and move takes
You can copy or move takes to other cells, scenes, or tracks.
In Logic Pro, open the Takes menu, then choose the take you want to copy or move.
To copy a take, open the Takes menu again, then choose any of the following from the “Copy Take to” submenu:
New Scene: Copies the currently selected take to a new scene.
Next Empty Cell Right: Copies the take to the next empty cell to the right.
New Track: Copies the take to a new track below the current track.
Next Matching Empty Cell Below: Copies the take to the next empty cell on the same kind of track below.
To move a take, open the Takes menu again, then choose any of the following from the “Move Take to” submenu:
New Scene: Moves the currently selected take to a new scene.
Next Empty Cell Right: Moves the take to the next empty cell to the right.
New Track: Moves the take to a new track below the current track.
Next Matching Empty Cell Below: Moves the take to the next empty cell on the same kind of track below.
Unpack a take folder
You can unpack a cell take folder to other cells, scenes, or tracks.
In Logic Pro, open the Takes menu, then choose one of the following from the “Unpack Take Cell to” submenu:
New Scenes: Unpacks each take to a new scene.
Next Empty Cells Right: Unpacks each take to the next empty cells to the right.
New Tracks: Unpacks each take to a new track below the current track.
Next Matching Empty Cells Below: Unpacks each take to the next empty cell on the same kind of track below.
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