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
What’s new in Logic Pro for iPad 2
Session Players: Keyboard Player and Bass Player
Bass Player and Keyboard Player join Drummer to provide a set of Session Players you can use to create professional, nuanced performances that are in sync with each other and responsive to your control. Each Session Player’s performance can be edited using a variety of performance controls, and all can follow common chord progressions to deliver realistic musical interplay. See Intro to Session Players.
Bass Player provides a set of bass players covering a wide range of styles, from Motown to Indie Disco, with intuitive control over performance factors.
Keyboard Player provides a set of keyboard players covering a range of playing styles using newly sampled acoustic pianos, with intuitive control over performance factors.
Studio Bass and Studio Piano plug-ins
The Studio Bass plug-in contains six newly recorded bass models inspired by the bass guitars found on countless recordings, with intuitive controls for palm mutes, articulations, and more. See Studio Bass. The Studio Piano plug-in contains three newly recorded piano models with multi-microphone volume adjustment and controls for pedal noise, key noise, and sympathetic resonance. See Studio Piano. The Studio Bass and Studio Piano plug-ins are optimized for use with the Session Players, but they can also be played and recorded independently, just like other instrument plug-ins.
Global Chord track and region chords
You can add chords to a Logic Pro project and have the Session Players in the project follow the chords, playing in sync harmonically. When you edit the chords, the Session Players’ performances change to reflect your edits. Session Player regions can have their own chords, allowing the region to play when no chords exist on the Chord track or to play different chord extensions, scales, and fills from regions following the Chord track. See Intro to chords.
Many Apple Loops also contain chords, and many Apple Loops designed to be used together share compatible chords. Apple Loops containing chords are indicated by a glyph next to the key signature in the Browser.
Control transposition with the Pitch Source parameter
You can control the transposition of regions and loops in a project using the Pitch Source parameter in the Region inspector. Different region types have different Pitch Source options, including following key signature changes and following the chords on the global Chord track. See Control transposition with the Pitch Source parameter.
Extract stems from an audio region with Stem Splitter
Using Stem Splitter you can separate a stereo audio region, such as a band recording, into stems for vocals, bass, drums, and other instrumental parts and use the individual stems on different tracks in your project. Use Stem Splitter to recover moments from demos or unfinished projects and use them as a basis for new ideas. See Extract vocal and instrumental stems with Stem Splitter.
ChromaGlow
Use the ChromaGlow saturation plug-in to add warmth and vintage character to your mixes by simulating analog audio hardware and overdriven circuits. You can choose from five saturation models to create both modern and vintage saturation. See ChromaGlow.
Route MIDI internally using Internal MIDI In
You can route and record the MIDI output of a MIDI effect plug-in or software instrument plug-in on a software instrument track to a software instrument track in your project using the Internal MIDI In track parameter. This is similar to using aux sends to route audio internally from a track to a receiving track, in addition to sending it to the main output. You can also tap the MIDI signal from different points along the MIDI signal path of a software instrument track (similar to tapping the signal from different points in the signal flow in an aux send). See Route MIDI internally to software instrument tracks.
New Lessons for Session Players, Chords, Stem Splitter, ChromaGlow, and other features
Logic Pro for iPad features interactive Lessons covering the Session Players, working with chords, Stem Splitter, ChromaGlow, and Sample Alchemy. Your progress in each Lesson is now saved when you end the lesson before completing it. You can also choose whether or not to save the Lesson project to the Projects browser. See the Use Lessons section of How to get help in Logic Pro.
New Producer packs
The Kount Producer pack features sonic explorations with meticulously crafted drum kits and loops from The Kount’s vast collection of percussion, rare instruments, and unique sounds. The Cory Wong Producer pack shows his passion for classic funk with tight rhythm guitars, deep bass grooves, smacking drums, and blazing horn lines for a collection of loops and playable drum kits. The Hardwell Producer pack includes everything from signature kick drums to custom Alchemy patches and drum loops from Hardwell’s released tunes. You can download these and other sound packs from the Sound Library. See Download additional sound packs.
Other features
Real-time bounce for external instruments: When bouncing a project in place, Logic Pro now supports including the output from external instruments, the I/O plug-in, and external inserts in the bounce. When the Automatic Mode option is chosen in the Export > Processing Details dialog, Logic Pro determines whether to perform the bounce in real time or offline, depending on whether channels contain plug-ins requiring a real-time bounce. See Export a project to an audio file.
Input monitoring for software instrument tracks: You can use input monitoring on software instrument tracks as well as on audio tracks. On software instrument tracks, input monitoring is useful for playing multiple tracks simultaneously, or when used in conjunction with MIDI Input and MIDI In Channel settings to play a software instrument with an external source independent of the focused track. See Use input monitoring on tracks.
WAV now default audio recording format: The default format for audio recording is now WAV (BWF), which allows for longer recordings without interruption and provides increased compatibility with third-party audio products.
Duplicate a project in the Projects browser: In addition to moving and copying a project, you can now duplicate a project directly in the Projects browser. See Manage projects.
You can view the Release Notes for this release here.
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