Logic Pro User Guide for iPad
- Welcome
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- What is Logic Pro?
- Working areas
- Work with the menu bar
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Normalize audio regions in the Tracks area in Logic Pro for iPad
- 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
- Use Chord ID to analyze the chords in an audio or MIDI region
- 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
- Chords and pitch in Step Sequencer
- 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
- 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
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- Effect plug-ins overview
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- Instrument plug-ins overview
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- ES2 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
- Use macro controls
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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 and trademarks
Keyboard shortcuts for the main views in Logic Pro for iPad
Function | Keyboard shortcut |
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Logic Pro Settings | Command-Comma (,) |
Learn MIDI | Command-L |
New Project | Command-N |
Open | Command-O |
Close Window | Command-W |
Undo | Command-Z |
Redo | Shift-Command-Z |
Cut | Command-X |
Copy | Command-C |
Paste | Command-V |
Delete | Delete (⌫) |
Dictation | Fn-D |
Emoji | Fn-E |
Solo | S |
Mute | M |
Search and Select Track | Control-Command-T |
Search and Add Plug-in | Control-Command-P |
Go to Beginning | Return (↩) |
Play/Stop | Space bar (␣) |
Record | R |
Flashback Capture | Shift-R |
Cycle Mode | C |
Forward (1 bar) | Period (.) |
Fast Forward (8 bars) | Shift-Period (.) |
Rewind (1 bar) | Comma (,) |
Fast Rewind (8 bars) | Shift-Comma (,) |
Metronome Click | K |
Count In | Shift-K |
Show/Hide Browser | Y |
Show/Hide Inspector | I |
Show/Hide Fader | V |
Show/Hide Editor | E |
Show/Hide Plug-ins Area | B |
Show/Hide Mixer | X |
Show/Hide Play Surface | P |
Change Focus to Next Area | Tab (⇥) |
Change Focus to Previous Area | Shift-Tab(⇥) |
Minimize | Command-M |
Enter/Exit Full Screen | Fn-F |
Center | Fn-Control-C |
Move to Display | Fn-Control-Backslash (\) |
Show All Windows | Fn-Down Arrow (↓) |
Close Menu or Dialog | Esc (⎋) |
Turn on Select Mode momentarily | Shift (press and hold) |
Turn on Copy Mode momentarily | Option (press and hold) |
Mute Playback Volume | F10 |
Decrease Playback Volume | F11 |
Increase Playback Volume | F12 |
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