Logic Pro User Guide for iPad
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- What is Logic Pro?
- Working areas
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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- 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 in the Mixer in Logic Pro for iPad
- 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 in Logic Pro for iPad
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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
Move automation in Logic Pro for iPad
You can move automation points just by dragging them on the track lane, or you can use standard cut-and-paste procedures. The cut-and-paste action places the automation points on the Clipboard, and you can paste them to multiple places on the same track or to other tracks even if you are not in Automation view.
With an external keyboard, you can use the keyboard shortcuts Command-X for cut and Command-V for paste.
In addition, you can move track automation when moving regions on the track lane. See Automation settings.
Move automation on the same track
Tap the Automation View button
in the Tracks area menu bar (for track automation) or the Editors area menu bar (for region automation), or press A on your external keyboard.Tap the Move button
in one of the two areas.Select the automation points you want to move and, therefore, the resulting segments of the automation curve.
Touch and hold one of the selected automation points, then drag the selection left or right on the track lane.
The selected automation moves, overwriting any existing automation points at the new position. A vertical line through the automation point that extends to the ruler helps with positioning. The current Snap value applies.
Tip: When you move an automation point or a segment of the automation curve, you can also move the selection vertically to change its values proportionally.
Move automation on a track or between tracks
Tap the Automation View button
in the Tracks area menu bar (for track automation) or the Editors area menu bar (for region automation), or press A on your external keyboard.Tap the Move button
in one of the two areas.Select the automation points you want to move and, therefore, the resulting segments of the automation curve.
Tap one of the selected automation points to open its menu, then choose Cut (or press Command-X on your external keyboard).
The selected automation points are moved to the Clipboard.
Tap the ruler to place the playhead at the position to where you want to move the automation.
On the track lane where you want to paste the automation (on either the same track or a different track), tap the area outside the automation curve once to deselect any automation points, then tap again and choose Paste from the pop-up menu (or press Command-V on your external keyboard).
The automation curve that was cut is placed at the playhead position on that track lane, with the first automation point aligned to the playhead position. Any existing automation points are overwritten, with a gray strip in the ruler indicating the affected range.
Important: When you move or copy automation points of a specific automation parameter to a different track, that track has to have that same automation parameter available (for example, parameters of a specific plug-in or aux send).
Move automation with regions
When you move a region on the track lane, any track automation in that range (from the left border to the right border of the region) can be moved with that region.
This functionality is determined by the Automation settings:
Tap the More button
on the right side of the control bar, then tap Settings 
.Tap App Settings, then tap Automation in the sidebar.
Tap the Move Track Automation with Regions pop-up menu, then choose one of the three options:
Never: Does not move track automation when you move regions.
Always: Always moves track automation when you move regions. The automation area encompassed by the region boundaries is moved.
Ask: A dialog prompts you to move the track automation—or leave it where it is—whenever you move a region.
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