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
Intro to mixing in Logic Pro for iPad
When you mix a project, you balance the different parts and blend them into a cohesive whole. You can add effects to shape the sound, use routing and grouping to control the signal flow, and add automation to create changes over time. In Logic Pro for iPad, you can perform these tasks and more in the Mixer.
Although there are no hard rules for mixing, it typically involves the following steps:
Set channel strip volume levels to balance different instruments.
Set channel strip pan or balance positions to place instruments in the stereo field.
Add and edit effect and instrument plug-ins to change the sound of individual tracks or the overall project.
Control the signal flow to route a signal to multiple destinations, create subgroups, or process sounds individually.
In the Mixer you can adjust channel strip controls; add, replace, and remove plug-ins on channel strips; open individual plug-ins in Details view to access their parameters; add sends to route signals to auxiliary (aux) channel strips; and adjust send levels. Some tasks are performed in one of two modes: Setup mode or Mix mode. You select the mode using the buttons in the center of the Mixer menu bar:
Setup mode: Add, replace, reorder, and remove plug-ins, add sends, and adjust send levels on the channel strips in the Mixer.
Mix mode: Quickly open plug-ins in Details view so you can view and adjust all plug-in parameters, and turn plug-ins on or off.
Below the Mixer menu bar is a level meter bridge, which you can swipe to scroll through channel strips from left to right. This is useful in projects with a large number of channel strips, especially when using your iPad in portrait orientation. You can also hide the level meter bridge to create more vertical space in the Mixer.
When you resize the Mixer to fill most of the Logic Pro window, the track corresponding to the selected channel strip appears above the Mixer. You can select a different channel strip, and the corresponding track appears above the Mixer. Using the resize handle, you can resize the area above the Mixer to show or hide the ruler and the controls above the track header, or expand the Mixer to fill the Logic Pro window.
You can also view and edit the plug-ins and sends for the selected track in the Plug-ins area and perform many of the same functions as in the Mixer.
Open the Mixer
In Logic Pro, tap the Mixer button
in the view control bar.
Work in Setup mode
Tap the Setup button
in the Mixer menu bar.In Setup mode, you can add, replace, reorder, and remove plug-ins, add sends, and adjust send levels.
Work in Mix mode
Tap the Mix button
in the Mixer menu bar.In Mix mode, you can adjust channel strip controls, turn plug-ins on or off, adjust send levels, and open plug-ins in Details view to edit their parameters.
Show or hide the level meter bridge
In Logic Pro, tap the More button
in the Mixer menu bar, then tap Show Meter Bridge to hide the level meter bridge.When the level meter bridge is hidden, repeat the process to show it.
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