Change loop settings for Live Loops cells in Logic Pro for Mac

1. In Logic Pro, select a cell.

2. In the Cell inspector, click the disclosure arrow next to Play From to view the start position, then do one of the following:

   • Double-click the start position, then enter a new value. Press Return to exit the field.

   • Drag the specific position unit vertically. Release the mouse button when you’re finished.

When you change the start position in the Cell inspector for an audio or MIDI cell, the start marker moves in the ruler of the Cell Editor. You can also drag the start marker in the Cell Editor to change the start position.

1. In Logic Pro, select a cell.

2. In the Cell inspector, click the disclosure arrow next to Play From to view the loop start position, then do one of the following:

   • Double-click the loop start position, then enter a new value. Press Return to exit the field.

   • Drag the specific position unit vertically. Release the mouse button when you’re finished.

When you change the loop start position in the Cell inspector for an audio or MIDI cell, the loop start locator moves in the Cell Editor. You can also drag the loop start locator to change the loop start position.

1. In Logic Pro, select a cell.

2. In the Cell inspector, click the disclosure arrow next to Play From to view the loop length, then do one of the following:

   • Double-click the Loop Length setting, then enter a new value. Press Return to exit the field.

   • Drag the specific position unit vertically. Release the mouse button when you’re finished.

When you change the loop length in the Cell inspector for an audio or MIDI cell, the loop end locator moves in the Cell Editor. You can also drag the loop end locator to change the loop length.

1. In Logic Pro, select a cell.

2. In the Cell inspector, click the disclosure arrow next to Play From to view the cell length, then do one of the following:

   • Double-click the Cell Length setting, then enter a new value. Press Return to exit the field.

   • Drag the specific position unit vertically. Release the mouse button when you’re finished.

When you change the cell length in the Cell inspector for an audio or MIDI cell, the end marker moves in the Cell Editor. You can also drag the end marker to change the cell length.

If the start and loop start positions are different, you can choose which position should hit an upcoming quantize start point when you trigger a cell. This can be useful if the start position is set to an upbeat position, for example.

• In Logic Pro, select one or more cells, click the disclosure arrow next to Play From in the Cell inspector, then choose one of the following settings from the Q Loop Start pop-up menu:

  • Off: The cell starts playing from the start position when the upcoming quantize start point is reached.

  • On: The cell starts playing as soon as possible, so that the loop start position is reached at the next upcoming quantize start position. Some content after the start position may be skipped.

  • On, Preserve Start: The cell always starts playing from the start position, so that the loop start position is reached at the upcoming or any following quantize start position. The cell may start later but plays all content between the start and loop start positions.

• In Logic Pro, do one of the following:

  • Select one or more cells, then deselect the Loop checkbox in the Cell inspector.

  • Control-click a cell, then deselect Settings > Loop from the submenu.

  • Click the cycle area in the ruler of the Cell Editor.

  The circular waveform in the cell changes to a linear shape. When the cell starts, it plays once to the end of the cell length, then stops (one-shot).

In Logic Pro, do one of the following:

• Choose View > Length as Position from the Tracks area menu bar.

• Control-click anywhere in the Cell inspector, then choose Show Length as Position from the shortcut menu.

Cell Length appears as Cell End, Loop Length appears as Loop End, and both show a position value.

In Logic Pro, do one of the following:

• Choose View > Show Start Positions as Offset from the Tracks area menu bar.

• Control-click anywhere in the Cell inspector, then choose Show Start Positions as Offset from the shortcut menu.

The positions appear in the Cell inspector as the distance from the beginning of the cell.

You can change the resolution shown for position and length values from the View menu, or from the shortcut menu in the Cell inspector.

1. In Logic Pro, do one of the following:

   • Choose View > Live Loops: Position and Length Resolution from the Tracks area menu bar.

   • Control-click anywhere inside the Cell inspector.

2. Choose one of the following from the menu:

   • Bars Only: View the position and length value for cells as bars.

   • Bars and Beats: View the position and length value for cells as bars and beats.

   • Bars, Beats, and Division: View the position and length value for cells as bars, beats, and division.

   • Bars, Beats, Division, and Ticks: View the position and length value for cells as bars, beats, division, and ticks.