Remove Empty Insert Slots

Removes blank/empty insert slots from a channel. Sometimes we create gaps by removing an insert, or by skipping an insert slot before opening. This command squeezes all of the inserts together leaving no empty slots in between.

Work with channel strip settings in Logic Pro — Apple Support

In Logic Pro, click the Setting button at the top of the channel strip, then choose Remove Empty Insert Slots from the pop-up menu.

  Recall Screenset 8x    ⇧8

Switch to screensets 80 through 89. I wondered about having 99 screensets available. I realized that a show or a film or even an album can have many, different sections. Using screensets is an interesting way to bookmark and preserve the state of a work.

Create and recall screensets in Logic Pro — Apple Support

You don’t need to save screensets with an explicit command. It happens automatically, as soon as you switch to another screenset. Thus, without any effort, your current working view is always stored as the current screenset.

  Previous Screenset

Switch to the previous screenset. Previous means “current screenset minus one”. Next screenset means “current screenset plus one”.

I would like to be able to jump back to the most recently used screenset, but that’s just me.

Create and recall screensets in Logic Pro — Apple Support

Note: Screensets 1 to 9 can be recalled by freely defined key commands, not only the number keys on your computer keyboard. This allows you to use the number keys for other purposes, such as opening or closing windows. The 1 to 9 key commands are called Recall Screenset 1–9 in the Key Commands window.

  Select Members of Group 33

Selects all of the tracks (channels) in group 33. Useful for focusing on a smaller number of tracks. I can visualize a need for lots of groups when working on a soundtrack or a score.

Overview of groups in Logic Pro — Apple Support

Prior to mixing, you may find it useful to define some logical channel strip groups. You could, for example, group all drum channel strips under one drum group. This would allow you to control the group meters (volume, pan, mute, solo, sends, and so on) using a single control, while still maintaining the relative parameter values of each channel strip.

  Minimize Window    ⌘M

Minimize (Hide) the current window. Not documented as part of Logic. The Minimize command is a very common command found in almost all “native” applications.

NB windows in Logic play by very different rules than most typical applications. One example is the ability to have multiple windows of the same “name” — ‘Open Main Window’ creates a new main window each time you use the command. You can have many of them. See the other windows for examples.

Manage windows on Mac — Apple Support

Minimize a window: Click the yellow minimize button in the top-left corner of the window, or press Command-M.

You can set an option in Dock & Menu Bar preferences to have a window minimize when you double-click its title bar.