Logic Pro User Guide for iPad
- Welcome
- What’s new in Logic Pro for iPad
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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
- Analyze the chords in an audio or MIDI region with Chord ID
- 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 editing regions and cells
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- Piano Roll Editor overview
- Select notes
- Add notes
- Delete notes
- Mute notes
- Trim notes
- Move notes
- Copy notes
- Repeat notes
- Shorten overlaps
- Force legato
- Lock note position
- Transpose notes
- Change note velocity
- Change release velocity
- Change MIDI channel
- Set articulation IDs
- Quantize timing
- Quantize pitch
- Edit Live Loops in the Cell Editor
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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
Use the Beat Breaker Randomize button in Logic Pro for iPad
The Randomize button is located in the upper section of the Main Editor. In Current Mode it displays a single die icon in the color of the currently active edit mode. In Multiple Modes it displays a blue two-dice icon. Touch and hold the button to open its menu, where you can change the randomization mode and adjust the settings.
Randomize button parameters
Randomize button: Tap to randomize slices for the current edit mode, or all selected edit modes when set to Multiple Modes. Touch and hold to open its menu.
Current Mode: Set the Randomize button to randomize the currently active edit mode only. The button displays a single die icon in the color of that mode.
Multiple Modes: Set the Randomize button to randomize all selected edit modes at once. The button displays a blue two-dice icon. The currently selected modes are listed below this option. See Randomize multiple edit modes.
Edit Current Mode/Edit Multiple Modes: Open the Randomization edit menu to configure the randomization settings for the selected mode. See Configure randomization settings.
Randomize slices for the current edit mode
When set to Current Mode, the Randomize button displays a single die icon in the color of the currently active edit mode. Tap the button to randomize all slices for that edit mode according to your randomization settings.
Randomize slices for multiple edit modes
If the Randomize button isn't already showing a blue two-dice icon, touch and hold it and choose Multiple Modes.
Tap the Randomize button. Beat Breaker randomizes all slices for each selected edit mode simultaneously. See Randomize multiple edit modes.
Switch between Current Mode and Multiple Modes
Touch and hold the Randomize button to open the menu.
Choose Current Mode or Multiple Modes. In Current Mode, the button displays a single die icon in the color of the active edit mode. In Multiple Modes, it displays a blue two-dice icon.
Open randomization settings
Touch and hold the Randomize button to open the menu.
Choose Edit Current Mode or Edit Multiple Modes. The Randomization menu opens.
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