How the Live Loops grid and Tracks area interact in Logic Pro for iPad

On each track in Logic Pro for iPad, you can listen to either a cell in the Live Loops grid or a region in the Tracks area—never both simultaneously. When you start a cell, any regions on the same track become inactive. When you stop a cell, the regions are not immediately reactivated; you need to tap buttons in the Divider column to do this.

You can also pause cells and activate regions on the same track simultaneously. The Divider column shows stop buttons next to tracks where cells are playing. When cells are stopped, the Track Activation buttons in the Divider column indicate with a solid arrow whether the cells or regions are activated. If you have a combination of tracks with activated cells and regions, both arrows of the Track Activation button at the top of the Divider column are hollow.

Figure. Divider column showing the Track Activation button, Loop Position indicators, and the Grid Stop button.

When you trigger cells while the project is stopped, the playhead starts. If the playhead starts from a quantize start point, the cells start playing immediately; otherwise, they start when the playhead reaches the next quantize start point.

If the playhead reaches the Project End marker while cells are playing, the playhead stops and the cells continue playing.

If you are only using Live Loops in your project, it is recommended to turn on Cycle mode. However, it is important to turn it off when you record a Live Loops performance.

Activate regions on an individual track

In Logic Pro, do the following:

If a cell is not playing on the track, tap the Track Activation button for the track in the Divider column.
If the project is playing, the region on the track is immediately audible. Otherwise, you hear the region on the track when you start project playback. To reactivate the cell, tap the Track Activation button again in the Divider column or play the cell.
If a cell is playing on the track, tap the circular indicator in the Divider column for that track to stop the cell, then tap the Track Activation button .
If a cell is playing on the track and you are in Cell Queue mode, tap the Pause button in the Divider column for that track.
At the next quantize start point, the cell pauses and the regions on the track are audible. To restart the cell, tap the Restart button in the Divider column for that track, or tap the queued cell.

Activate regions on all tracks

In Logic Pro, do the following:
- If multiple cells are playing, tap the Grid Stop button at the bottom of the Divider column, then tap the Track Activation button at the top of the Divider column.
- If no cells are playing, tap the Track Activation button at the top of the Divider column.
  If the project is playing, any regions in the Tracks area are immediately audible. To reactivate the cells, tap the Track Activation button again in the Divider column.
- If multiple cells are playing while in Cell Queue mode, tap the Pause button at the bottom of the Divider column.
  At the next quantize start point, the cells queue and the regions are audible. To restart the queued cells, tap the Restart button at the bottom of the Divider column, or tap the button in the Divider column on any track.

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How the Live Loops grid and Tracks area interact in Logic Pro for iPad

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