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
Work with function buttons in Logic Pro for iPad
Logic Pro for iPad provides groups of function buttons for a variety of editing tasks. Function buttons are available in the Tracks area, the Live Loops grid, the Audio Editor, the Piano Roll Editor, and Step Sequencer. In those working areas, function buttons are located in the middle of the menu bar for that working area. For example, the Tracks area menu bar has function buttons for editing regions using Trim, Loop, Split, and Stretch edit modes.
In general, you tap a function button to turn on its edit mode, then tap or otherwise interact with regions, cells, MIDI notes, or other items in the working area to edit them. Tapping a function button to turn on an edit mode turns off the previously active edit mode for the working area.
Use function buttons as momentary buttons
Function buttons can also be used as momentary buttons. To use a function button as a momentary button, you touch and hold the button, then perform an editing operation without releasing your finger. After completing the operation, you release your finger, and the function button that was selected before the momentary one you just used remains selected. For example, with the Trim button selected, you can touch and hold the Split button, split one or more regions using the Scissors tool, then release your finger from the Split button, and the Trim button remains selected.
When you touch and hold a function button but release your finger without performing any editing operation, the button becomes selected, and its edit mode is turned on.
Use modifier buttons
In addition to the function buttons, Logic Pro provides modifier buttons that modify the functionality of the edit modes. The Multiple Select and Copy buttons are located to the right of the function buttons in the Tracks area, the Audio Editor, the Piano Roll Editor, and the Mixer (in the Mixer, both modifier buttons are available in Setup mode, but only the Multiple Select button is available in Mix mode).
Multiple Select button: When the Multiple Select button
is selected, you can select multiple items by tapping them. Tapping an item selects it (or deselects it, if it’s already selected) without deselecting other selected items.Note: After selecting items using the Multiple Select button, be sure to deselect the button before using one of the edit modes.
Copy button: When the Copy button
is selected, dragging an item creates a copy rather than moving the item.
In addition, the Stepped Automation button 
is available when Automation view is turned on in the Tracks area. See Stepped automation curve.
The Multiple Select and Copy buttons can also be used as momentary buttons. For example, you can touch and hold the Copy button, drag a region to create a copy, then release your finger from the Copy button and drag regions without creating copies of them.
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