Use the Drum Pads Play Surface in Logic Pro for iPad

In Logic Pro, you can use the Drum Pads Play Surface to play a drum kit by tapping the onscreen pads. The drum sounds are determined by the instrument patch loaded on the selected software instrument track.

You can change the size of the pads, shift their position, display General MIDI (GM) drum names and kit piece icons, and set the velocity mode.

Note: Drum patches that use tracks stacks use an enhanced Drum Pads Play Surface that offers extended features and flexibility for designing your own drum patches. See Drum Machine Designer overview.

Change the size of the drum pads

In the Drum Pads Play Surface, tap the More button , then tap Surface Settings.
Tap Size, then choose a size.

Turn kit piece icons on or off

You can hide or show the icons on each drum pad.

In the Drum Pads Play Surface, tap the More button , then tap Surface Settings.
Tap the Show Kit Piece Icons switch.

Turn GM drum names on or off

You can show or hide the General MIDI (GM) drum names in the top-left corner of each drum pad.

In the Drum Pads Play Surface, tap the More button , then tap Surface Settings.
Tap the Show GM Drum Names switch.

Scroll drum pads

In the Drum Pads Play Surface, tap the Scroll button , then swipe vertically to see other drum pads for the currently visible instrument patch.

Shift drums pads to the left or right

Tap to shift the drum pads to the left.
Tap to shift the drum pads to the right.

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