Logic Pro User Guide for iPad
- What’s new in Logic Pro 1.1
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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
- 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 Drummer region or a pattern region
- Rename regions
- Change the color of regions
- Delete regions
- Create fades on audio regions
- 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
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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 release phase behavior
- Vector Envelope point transition shapes
- Use Vector Envelope time scaling
- Use the Mod Pad
- 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 and highpass filter
- Comb PM filter
- Downsampler filter
- FM filter
- Envelope generators
- Mod Matrix
- Modulation routing
- Motion mode
- Trim mode
- More menu
- Sampler
- Copyright
EFM1 global parameters in Logic Pro for iPad
The global parameters are used to set the tuning, number of voices, and other aspects of the overall sound.
Global parameters
Tune knob and field: Fine-tune the pitch in cents. One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.
Transpose pop-up menu: Choose the base pitch. You can transpose by semitones or octaves.
Glide knob and field: Introduce a continuous pitch bend between two consecutively played notes. Adjust the value to set the time required for the pitch to travel from the last played note to the next.
Note: Glide can be used in both of the monophonic modes—Mono and Legato—or in any of the polyphonic settings—where Voices is set from 2 to 16.
Voices pop-up menu: Choose the number of simultaneously playable voices. Choose from: legato (one voice), mono (one voice), or any number from 2 to 16 voices.
In Mono mode, staccato playing retriggers the envelope generators every time a new note is played. If you play in a legato style (play a new key while holding another), the envelope generators are triggered only for the first note you play legato, then they continue their curve until you release the last legato played key.
Legato mode is also monophonic, but with one difference: the envelope generators are retriggered only if you play staccato—releasing each key before playing a new key. If you play in a legato style, envelopes are not retriggered.
Note: On several monophonic synthesizers, the behavior in Legato mode is referred to as single trigger, while Mono mode is referred to as multi trigger.
Unison button: Layer two complete voices, thus making the sound richer. EFM1 can be played with up to eight-voice polyphony when in unison mode.
PB Range slider: Set a pitch bend range from 0 to 24 semitones.
Velo Sens slider and field: Determine the sensitivity to incoming MIDI velocity messages. EFM1 dynamically reacts to MIDI velocity—harder playing results in a brighter and louder sound. Set the VeloSens control all the way to the left—counterclockwise—if you don’t want EFM1 to respond to velocity.
Randomize knob and field: Determine the amount of randomization—variance from the original sound.
RndTrg button: Create a new sound by randomizing multiple parameters.
Create a random sound
The Randomize feature generates new sounds by randomly altering a number of key parameter values.
This feature is ideal for creating subtle variations of a particular sound or for creating totally new sounds. It is useful when getting started with FM synthesis.
In Logic Pro EFM1, tap the RndTrg button.
You can tap multiple times. Save your settings as you go if you generate a sound you want to keep.
Limit the amount of randomization
In Logic Pro EFM1, rotate the Randomize knob to set the amount of randomization—variance from the original sound.
If you want to only randomly “tweak” the current sound, use values below 10%. Use higher values to radically change the sound with each tap on the RndTrg button.
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