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Welcome
- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.5
- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.4
- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.3
- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.3
- What’s new in Logic Pro 10.0
- Introduction to Logic Pro
- Logic Pro main window
- Projects
- Playback and navigation
- Tempo, key, and time signature
- Patches
- Arranging regions
- - Piano Roll Editor
  - Audio Track Editor
- Drummer
- Smart Controls
- Live Loops
- Mixing
- Apple Loops
- Smart Tempo
- Sharing
- What is Logic Pro?
- Workflow overview
- Logic Pro project basics
- Advanced tools and additional options
- Undo and redo edits
- Manage Logic Pro content
- How to get help
- Overview
- Projects overview
- Create projects
- Open projects
- Save projects
- Delete projects
- Control Logic Pro projects using Logic Remote
- Preview projects in the Finder
- Close projects
- View project information
- Overview
- Control timing with the groove track
- Use selection-based processing
- Edit track parameters
- Overview
- Use the metronome
- Using loops and other media in Logic Pro
- Bookmark folders in the All Files Browser
- Import compressed audio files
- Overview
- - Remove silent passages
  - Uses for Remove Silence
- - Create groove templates
  - Import groove templates
- Overview
- Select audio regions
- Cut, copy, and paste audio regions
- Move audio regions
- Trim audio regions
- Split and join audio regions
- Snap edits to zero crossings
- Delete audio regions
- Use Flex Time and Pitch in the Audio Track Editor
- Use automation in the Audio Track Editor
- Overview
- View multiple MIDI regions
- Split chords
- Automation/MIDI area in the Piano Roll Editor
- Open other editors
- Overview
- Work with Producer Kits
- Convert Drummer regions to MIDI regions
- Flex Time and Pitch overview
- Use Varispeed to alter the speed and pitch of audio
- Logic Pro advanced editors overview
- Mixing overview
- - Channel strip types
  - Channel strip controls
- Set channel strip input formats
- Set channel strip pan or balance positions
- Mute and solo channel strips
- Work with channel strip settings
- Surround panning
- Use the I/O Labels window
- Undo and redo Mixer and plug-in adjustments
- Overview
- Region-based vs. track-based automation
- Show automation curves
- Choose automation modes
- - Select, copy, and move automation
  - Delete automation
- Snap automation to grid positions
- Edit automation in the Automation Event List
- Write automation with external controllers
- Smart Controls overview
- Show Smart Controls for master effects
- Choose a Smart Control layout
- Automatic MIDI controller assignment
- Map screen controls automatically
- Map screen controls
- Edit mapping parameters
- Use parameter mapping graphs
- Open the plug-in window for a screen control
- Rename a screen control
- Use articulation IDs to change articulations
- Assign hardware controls to screen controls
- Compare Smart Control edits with saved settings in Logic Pro
- Use the Arpeggiator
- Automate screen control movements
- Live Loops overview
- Start and stop cells
- Work with Live Loops cells
- - Record to cells
  - Record and edit takes in cells
- Change loop settings for cells
- How the Live Loops grid and Tracks area interact
- Edit cells
- Edit scenes
- Work in the Cell Editor
- Record a Live Loops performance
- Change Live Loops grid settings
- Control Live Loops in Logic Pro with other devices
- Overview
- Load and save patterns
- Modify pattern playback
- Edit steps
- Edit rows
- Step Sequencer inspectors
- Customize Step Sequencer
- Global Changes overview
- - Add arrangement markers
  - Edit arrangement markers
- - Transposition overview
  - Add and edit transposition points
- Control project volume
- Overview
- Add notes
- Use automation in the Score Editor
- Share a score
- Sharing overview
- Share songs to the Music app
- Share projects to the Media Browser
- Share songs using AirDrop
- Share songs using MailDrop
- Share songs to SoundCloud
- Share a project to GarageBand for iOS
- Logic Pro surround overview
- Environment overview
- Common object parameters
- - Environment Layers overview
  - Create, name, delete, and switch layers
- Customize the Environment
- Video and synchronization overview
Touch Bar shortcuts
- Learn about Effects
- Learn about included Instruments
- - Alchemy overview
  - Name bar
  - - Preset browser overview
    - Browser results list
  - - Main filter controls
    - Filter types
  - Master voice section
  - Alchemy extended parameters
- - Drum Kit Designer overview
  - Edit pane
  - Use Drum Kit Designer
  - Extended parameters
  - Drum Kit Designer mappings
- - Drum Machine Designer overview
  - Logic Pro Drum Machine Designer interface
  - Grid Kit Controls
  - - Pad controls bar
    - Use Logic Pro Drum Machine Designer pad controls
  - Kit Tone and Effect Smart Controls pane
  - Kit Piece Tone and Effect Smart Controls pane
- - Logic Pro Drum Synth overview
  - Logic Pro Drum Synth Kicks
  - Logic Pro Drum Synth Snares and Claps
  - Logic Pro Drum Synth Percussion
  - Logic Pro Drum Synth Hats and Cymbals
- - ES1 overview
  - Global parameters
  - - Filter parameters overview
    - Drive the filter to self-oscillate
  - Amplifier parameters
  - MIDI controller assignments
- - ES2 overview
  - ES2 interface
  - - Use the dynamic stage
    - Enhance sounds with the Sine Level control
  - ES2 integrated effects processor controls
  - Use ES2 in Surround mode
  - Extended parameters
  - - Use randomization parameters
    - Restrict randomization
- - EFM1 overview
  - Modulation parameters
  - Global parameters
  - Output parameters
  - Create random sounds
  - Extended parameters
  - MIDI controller assignments
- - ES E overview
  - Oscillator parameters
  - LFO parameters
  - Filter controls
  - Envelope controls
  - Output parameters
  - Extended parameters
- - ES M overview
  - Oscillator parameters
  - Filter and filter envelope controls
  - Level envelope and output controls
  - Extended parameters
- - ES P overview
  - Oscillator parameters
  - LFO parameters
  - Filter controls
  - Envelope and level controls
  - Integrated effects processor
  - Extended parameters
- - - EVOC 20 PolySynth overview
    - Vocoder basics
  - EVOC 20 PolySynth interface
  - Analysis parameters
  - (U/V) detection parameters
  - Formant filter controls
  - Modulation parameters
  - Output parameters
  - Vocoder history
  - EVOC 20 block diagram
- - Logic Pro Quick Sampler overview
  - Add content to Logic Pro Quick Sampler
  - Logic Pro Quick Sampler waveform display
  - Use Flex in Logic Pro Quick Sampler
  - - Logic Pro Quick Sampler Mod Matrix pane
    - Logic Pro Quick Sampler LFO controls
  - Logic Pro Quick Sampler Pitch controls
  - Logic Pro Quick Sampler Filter controls
  - Quick Sampler filter types
  - Logic Pro Quick Sampler Amp controls
  - Logic Pro Quick Sampler extended parameters
- - Retro Synth overview
  - Analog oscillator controls
  - Sync oscillator controls
  - - Table oscillator parameters
    - Use Waveset menu functions
  - FM oscillator controls
  - Filter controls
  - Filter types
  - Amp and effect controls
  - Global and controller settings
  - Extended parameters
- - Sampler overview
  - Sampler Extended parameters
  - Sampler memory management
- - Sculpture overview
  - Sculpture interface
  - - Use pickup parameters
    - Spread controls
  - Global parameters
  - Amplitude envelope parameters
  - Use the Waveshaper
  - Filter parameters
  - Output parameters
  - Use surround range and diversity
  - Assign MIDI controllers
  - Extended parameters
- - Learn about the Studio instruments
  - Section MIDI channel assignments
- - Ultrabeat overview
  - Ultrabeat interface
  - Synthesizer section overview
  - Filter section controls
  - Distortion circuit controls
- - Learn about the Utility instruments
  - External Instrument controls
  - Klopfgeist controls
- - Vintage B3 overview
- - Vintage Clav overview
  - Vintage Clav interface
  - Extended parameters
  - - D6 Clavinet history
    - D6 mechanical details
- - Vintage Electric Piano overview
  - Vintage Electric Piano interface
  - - Model parameters
    - Pitch parameters
  - Extended parameters
  - - Rhodes models
    - Hohner and Wurlitzer models
  - MIDI controller assignments
- - Vintage Mellotron overview
  - Vintage Mellotron controls
- - Legacy instruments overview
  - - Bass
    - Church Organ
    - Drum Kit
    - Electric Clav(inet)
    - Electric Piano
    - Guitar
    - Horns
    - Piano
    - Sound Effects
    - Strings
    - Tuned Percussion
    - Voice
    - Woodwind
    - Tonewheel Organ
- - Synthesizer basics overview
  - Synthesizer fundamentals
Glossary

Overview of Touch Bar shortcuts in Logic Pro

If your Mac has a Touch Bar, you can use gestures to start and stop playback and recording, navigate through your song, adjust track and instrument levels, and play instruments. The controls in the main area of the Touch Bar (to the right of the Control Strip) change depending on what Touch Bar screen you are using and what is selected in the app.

The Escape (Esc) button offers a number of standard functions. It returns an application in full screen mode to normal view. It also can operation the Cancel button in dialog windows, and close some pop-up windows. The Escape button functions are available on every Touch Bar screen.

For more information about the Control Strip and Esc button, see MacBook Pro Essentials. To learn more about the Touch Bar, see the Apple Support article Use the Touch Bar on your MacBook Pro.

Toolbar screen shortcuts

These shortcuts appear in the Touch Bar when you first open Logic Pro.

Icon	Name	Description
	Escape	Standard Escape button functions.
	Go to Selection Start	Moves the playhead to the beginning of the selection.
	Play from Selection	Starts playback from the beginning of the selection.
	Go to Project Start	Places the playhead at the beginning of your project.
	Play or Stop	Starts or stops playback at the current playhead position.
	Record	Starts recording on record enabled tracks at the current playhead position.
	Cycle	Turns Cycle mode on or off.
	Move Locators Backwards by Cycle Length	Moves the locators backward by the Cycle length.
	Move Locators Forward by Cycle Length	Moves the locators forward by the Cycle length.

Smart Controls screen shortcuts

When you tap the Smart Controls button, the following controls appear in the Touch Bar.

Icon

Name

Description

Escape

Standard Escape button functions.

Smart Controls

Switches to the Configuration screen.

Level

Hold the Level button until it becomes a Level slider. Drag the Level slider to adjust the volume of the track. Release the button when you are done.

You can also tap the Level button to switch to the Level slider screen. On this screen, drag the Level slider to adjust the volume of the track, then tap the Close button to the left of the Level slider to return to the Track Controls screen.

The remainder of the Smart Controls screen shows buttons for the screen controls in the Smart Controls pane. The buttons change for each type of track and available effects.

Figure. Acoustic guitar track Smart Controls and dynamic Smart Controls screen shortcuts.

Figure. Software instrument track Smart Controls and dynamic Smart Controls screen shortcuts.

Figure. Drummer track Smart Controls and dynamic Smart Controls screen shortcuts.

To adjust the Smart Controls using the Touch Bar:

Buttons controlling levels (the button has a colored line under the text indicating a slider): hold down the button until the slider appears, and drag to adjust the slider. Release the button when you are done.
You can also tap the button to switch to a slider screen. In the slider screen, drag the slider left or right to adjust the slider, then tap the Close button to return to the Smart Controls screen.
Buttons not controlling levels (no colored line under the the text): Tap the button to either access additional buttons or toggle a control on or off, depending on the button.

Configuration screen shortcuts

These shortcuts appear in the Touch Bar on the Configuration screen. Note that the last button is different for each track type.

Icon	Name	Description
	Close	Returns you to the previous screen.
	Smart Controls	Returns you to the Smart Controls screen.
	Overview	Switches to the Overview screen.
	Key Commands	Switches to the Key Commands screen.

The fifth button on the Configuration screen changes based on what kind of track is selected in the Tracks area:

Icon	Name	Description
	Audio	Switches to the Audio screen (audio tracks only).
	Keyboard	Switches to the Keyboard screen (instrument tracks only).
	Drum Pads	Switches to the Drum Pads screen (Drummer or drum instrument patches only).

Overview screen shortcuts

The Overview screen is a representation of the Tracks area, with each track appearing as a thin colored line. The view rectangle shows the part of the song currently visible, with the vertical line showing the playhead position.

Two buttons precede the Overview:

Icon	Name	Description
	Escape	Standard Escape button functions.
	Overview	Returns you to the Configuration screen.

To use the Overview to navigate through your song:

Drag the view rectangle left or right to move the visible area of the project.
Drag the line to move the playhead.

Key Commands screen shortcuts

When you tap the Key Commands button , the following controls appear by default. Some buttons change depending which window or editor is in focus.

Icon	Name	Description
	Escape	Standard Escape button functions.
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Go to Selection Start	Places the playhead at the beginning of the selection.
	Play from Selection	Starts playback from the beginning of the selection.
	Go to Project Start	Places the playhead at the beginning of your project.
	Play or Stop	Starts or stops playback at the current playhead position.
	Record	Starts recording on record enabled tracks at the current playhead position.
	Cycle	Turns Cycle mode on or off.
	Move Locators Backwards by Cycle Length	Moves the locators backward by the Cycle length.
	Move Locators Forward by Cycle Length	Moves the locators forward by the Cycle length.

When you press the Command key, the following controls appear in the Key Commands screen by default:

Icon	Name	Description
	Escape	Standard Escape button functions.
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Split Regions at Playhead	Splits the selected regions at the current playhead position.
	Split by Locators	Splits the selected regions at the current locator positions.
	Crop Legato	When an audio region is selected, removes all parts of selected regions that fall outside its marquee selection. When a MIDI Editor is in focus, trims Note End to the value selected in the MIDI Editor.
	Join Regions	Joins multiple selected adjacent regions into one contiguous region.
	Repeat	Repeats selected events or regions.
	Repeat Section Quantize Selected Events	Duplicates the project section that falls within the locator positions. The duplicated section is pasted at the right locator. When a MIDI Editor is in focus, quantizes selected events to the value selected in the MIDI Editor.
	Shuffle Left	Shuffles the selected regions left.
	Shuffle Right	Shuffles the selected regions right.

When you press the Option key, the following controls appear in the Key Commands screen by default:

Icon	Name	Description
	Escape	Standard Escape button functions.
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Pointer tool	Switches to the Pointer tool.
	Marquee tool	Switches to the Marquee tool.
	Scissors tool	Switches to the Scissors tool.
	Glue tool	Switches to the Glue tool.
	Pencil tool	Switches to the Pencil tool.
	Fade tool	Switches to the Fade tool.
	Brush tool	Switches to the Brush tool.
	Finger tool	Switches to the Finger tool.

When you press the Control key, the following controls appear in the Key Commands screen by default:

Icon	Name	Description
	Escape	Standard Escape button functions.
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Show/Hide Automation	Shows or hides track automation.
	Touch/Read	Toggles the automation mode for the selected track between Touch and Read.
	Read/Off	Toggles the automation mode for the selected track between Read and off.
	Flex	Shows or hides Flex.
	Enable Groups	Activates or deactivates Groups.
	Add Audio Track	Adds a new audio track below the selected track.
	Add Instrument Track	Adds a new software instrument track below the selected track.
	Add Drummer Track	Adds a new Drummer track below the selected track.

When you press the Shift key, the following controls appear in the Key Commands screen by default:

Icon	Name	Description
	Escape	Standard Escape button functions.
	Key Commands	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Colors Show/Hide Audio Channel Strips Show/Hide Instrument Names	Opens the color palette. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides all audio channel strips. When the Score Editor is in focus, shows or hides Instrument names.
	Tuner Show/Hide Instrument Channel Strips Show/Hide Page Rulers	When an audio track is selected, this button turns the Tuner on or off. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides all instrument channel strips. When the Score Editor is in focus, shows or hides the page rulers.
	Selection-based Processing Show/Hide Auxiliary Channel Strips	Opens the Selection-based Processing window. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides the auxiliary channel strips.
	Plug-ins Show/Hide Output Channel Strips	Opens the Plug-in window for the first plug-in on the selected track. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides the output channel strips.
	Event Float Show/Hide Output Channel Strips	Opens an Event Float window. When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides the output channel strips.
	Groups	Opens the Groups inspector.
	Note Repeat	Transforms incoming MIDI notes into repeated MIDI notes of the same pitch.
	Spot Erase	When recording in Cycle mode, click to temporarily use incoming notes to delete any matching notes in the region as the playhead passes over them.

You can use the Key Commands window in Logic Pro to replace the default commands on any of the Key Commands screens and to add additional commands to custom Key Commands screens. See Assign key commands in Logic Pro for more information.

Audio screen shortcuts

When you tap the Audio button on the Configuration screen, the Touch Bar shows the following controls:

Icon	Name	Description
	Close	Returns you to the Configuration screen.
	Input	Tap the Input button to access the Input selector screen. Tap the desired input format (mono or stereo) and the desired audio input for the selected track. Tap Close to return to the Audio screen.
	Gain slider	Drag the slider to adjust the input gain for the selected track.
	Record Enable	Enables recording for the selected track.
	Input Monitoring	Activates input monitoring for the selected track.
	Level slider	Drag the slider to adjust the volume for the selected track.

Keyboard screen controls

When you tap the Keyboard button , you can use the Touch Bar to play the current patch on the selected software instrument track.

Tap the keys on the Touch Bar keyboard to play notes.
To adjust the octave range of the Touch Bar keyboard, tap one of the Keyboard Octave buttons to the left of the Touch Bar keyboard.
To limit notes to a musical scale: Tap the Scale button, then tap to select the root note and the mode.
Tap the Close button to return to the previous Touch Bar screen.

Drum Pads screen shortcuts

When you tap the Drum Pads button, you can use the Touch Bar to play the drums on a Drummer or software instrument track with a drum kit patch.

Icon	Name	Description
	Close	Closes the Drum Pads screen.
	Banks	Selects between three banks of percussion instrument icons.
	Repeat Repeat slider	Tap the Repeat button to reveal the Repeat slider. Drag the line to the desired note division. Tap the Repeat icon to repeat the held pad.
	Velocity Velocity slider	Tap Velocity button to access the Velocity slider. Drag the line to the desired velocity.
	Drum Pad instruments	Triggers the sound represented by the button.