Logic Pro User Guide for iPad
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- What is Logic Pro?
- Working areas
- Work with function buttons
- Work with numeric values
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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
- Capture your most recent MIDI performance
- 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
- Create regions in the Tracks area
- Convert a MIDI region to a Session Player region or a pattern region
- 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
- 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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- 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
Studio Bass in Logic Pro for iPad
The studio instruments are high-quality multisampled players that offer a collection of solo and grouped instrument presets. See Studio Piano, Studio Strings, and Studio Horns.
Studio Bass is a highly expressive sample-based software instrument that emulates the sound of several electric basses and an upright acoustic bass, each with their own sonic characteristics. It’s optimized for use with the Bass Player, but it also works with MIDI and pattern regions. You can also use a MIDI keyboard to play and record with Studio Bass.
If you’re new to using plug-ins in Logic Pro for iPad, see Add, replace, reorder, and remove plug-ins in the Plug-ins area.
Studio Bass contains parameters for volume, tone, pickup controls, and other sonic characteristics typical of the selected bass instrument. See Studio Bass Main view and Studio Bass Details view.
As with a real bass instrument, notes played with Studio Bass can have different tonal qualities depending on their neck position. When a note is played, Studio Bass provides visual feedback by indicating the positions of the hand and notes in the area resembling a fretboard at the bottom of the plug-in window. You can influence these positions through the use of MIDI input channels. See Studio Bass string and position MIDI channels.
You can use articulations with Studio Bass to create expressive, nuanced performances and recordings. When you load a Studio Bass instrument patch from the browser, an articulation set is automatically loaded. There are separate articulation sets for each playing style of the electric bass instruments, and one for the American Upright instrument. You can access them in the Articulation pop-up menu in the plug-in header and in the Piano Roll Editor. See Patches overview and Set the articulation IDs in the Piano Roll Editor.
When performing or recording with Studio Bass, you can use a keyswitch map for the current articulation set to change articulations as you play. See Studio Bass keyswitch mapping in Logic Pro for iPad.
Choose a bass instrument
Tap the Instrument pop-up menu in Studio Bass and choose one of the following:
Classic: A vintage electric bass heard on some of the earliest country and rock recordings.
Sixties: A hollow-bodied bass with flat-wound strings and rich, round tone.
Rock: A solid bass with a punchy and aggressive sound with rich overtones.
Session: A studio workhorse with a wide variety of tones thanks to its ability to blend both pickups.
Modern: A combination of a humbucker pickup and a two-band EQ providing a tight and versatile sound.
American Upright: A timeless acoustic sound full of rich and natural tones.
Switch between the Main and Details view
In the upper-right corner of the Studio Bass plug-in window, tap Main or Details.
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