Get started with the Logic Pro Audio Track Editor

The Audio Track Editor shows a close-up view of part of an audio track in the Tracks area, displaying the audio waveforms of the regions on the track.

In the Audio Track Editor, you can move, trim, split, and join audio regions, play a region in isolation, and edit regions in other ways. Edits you make in the Audio Track Editor are non-destructive, so you can always return to your original recordings.

You can edit the timing of individual notes, chords, or sounds in the Audio Track Editor using Flex Time, and quantize and edit the pitch of audio material in the Audio Track Editor using Flex Pitch. When you choose a Flex Pitch algorithm, the contents of the audio track are analyzed for pitch, and the results are displayed as a pitch curve overlaid on the waveform.

Figure. Editing an audio region in the Audio Track Editor.

Open the Audio Track Editor

In Logic Pro, do one of the following:

Select an audio track, then click the Editors button .
Double-click an audio region to open it in the Audio Track Editor.

The Audio Track Editor opens below the Tracks area. Along the top of the Audio Track Editor is a ruler showing time divisions, based on the time format chosen in the LCD, and a menu bar with local menus. The main area of the Audio Track Editor shows the audio waveform of the regions in the selected audio track.

Trim an audio region

In the Logic Pro Audio Track Editor, place the pointer over the lower-left or lower-right edge of the region.
The pointer changes to a trim pointer.
Drag the pointer to trim the beginning or end of the region.

Split an audio region

In the Logic Pro Audio Track Editor, do one of the following:

Select the Scissors tool, then click the point where you want to split the region.
You can scrub regions to find the point where you want to cut by dragging across the regions with the Scissors tool.
Select the region, move the playhead over the time position where you want to split the region, then choose Edit > Split.

Before moving or deleting a segment of a split audio region, click to select it.

Join regions

Select the split regions.
Do one of the following:
- Choose Edit > Bounce and Join > Join.
- Select the Glue tool, then click the selected regions.

Turn on flex in the Audio Track Editor

Open the Audio Track Editor by doing one of the following:
- Select an audio track in the Tracks area, then choose View > Show Editors.
- Select an audio track in the Tracks area, then click the Editors button in the control bar.
- Double-click an audio region.
Click the Flex button in the Audio Track Editor menu bar.
Note: Click the Audio Track Editor’s workspace before using the key command, to make sure that the Audio Track Editor has key focus.
A Flex Mode pop-up menu appears to the right of the Flex button in the Audio Track Editor menu bar.
Choose Flex Pitch or one of the Flex Time algorithms from the Flex Mode pop-up menu.

Change the pitch of a note

In the Logic Pro Audio Track Editor, turn on Flex, then choose Flex Pitch from the Flex Mode pop-up menu.
Drag a note vertically to a new pitch.

For more information about working in the Audio Track Editor, see The Audio Track Editor in Logic Pro.

For more information about Flex Time and Flex Pitch, see Overview of Flex Time and Pitch in Logic Pro. You can also open the Audio File Editor to make permanent (destructive) edits to the source audio file for a region.

Download the guides:

Logic Pro User Guide: Apple Books | PDF

Logic Pro Instruments: Apple Books | PDF

Logic Pro Effects: Apple Books | PDF

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