Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day. #LogicProX @StudioIntern1

  Show/Hide Browsers    F

Opens and closes the audio browsers side of the main screen. Project Audio, Media, All Files. Like a tiny Finder interface, but nothing like the Finder at all.

In the beginning I would use the Finder to locate files and them drag them into the Tracks area. This works, but doesn’t allow the kind of control that I get using the All Files browser. These days I use All Files and move audio to tracks in a more organized way.

Logic Pro main window interface — Logic Pro X

You create and play projects in the Logic Pro main window. The main window is organized into different areas to help you focus on different aspects of your project, such as recording, arranging, and mixing. Buttons in the control bar show or hide different areas of the app.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day. #LogicProX @StudioIntern1

  Set Default Region Parameters by Region/Folder

This command is not specifically documented, but reasonable assumptions can be made by reading the “Edit Region Parameters” section of the manual. I think I prefer the way the subject matter was treated in the Logic 9 manual with the discussion of common parameters, then audio and MIDI specific parameters.

My assumption was the executing the command would cause the “MIDI Defaults” and “Audio Defaults” for regions to be set to the values of the selected region. This is what happens. I could clearly confuse myself by making odd settings be default for regions.

I finally understand why sometimes the Region Inspector has the name of the region set to “MIDI Defaults” or “Audio Defaults”, and how to get those parameters set up. NB the default settings do not get retained when Logic Pro is quit. Starting back up I find the default region parameters to be as expected — nothing odd.

Region inspector — Logic Pro X

You can view and edit region parameters in the Region inspector, located in the upper part of the inspector. When a single region is selected, the title bar of the Region inspector shows the region name; when multiple regions are selected, the title bar shows the number of selected regions.

Logic Pro 9 User Manual: Setting Region Parameters

The parameters displayed in the Inspector’s Region Parameter box depend on the region type selected in the Arrange area. Some parameters are:

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day. #LogicProX @StudioIntern1

  1/32 Note  6

The Step Input Keyboard can be used to easily insert notes and rests into a MIDI region. The “dot”, “triplet”, and “sustain” buttons have an odd keyboard assignment.

The “Sustain Inserted Notes” command is defined as a Global command, not in the Step Editor — doesn’t seem to work to change the key definition — can’t get it to work. It appears that clicking the “Sustain Inserted Notes” button doubles the length of the most recently inserted note.

There is a 1/128th note command that doesn’t have a button on the keyboard. Unlikely to be necessary.

The definitions of the buttons appear if you hover the mouse over one of them for “a while”.

Use step input recording techniques — Logic Pro X

Insert notes using the Step Input keyboard

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

- Step Input Keyboard


Note “C” A


Note “C#” W


Note “D” S


Note “D#” E


Note “E” D


Note “F” F


Note “F#” T


Note “G” G


Note “G#” Y


Note “A” H


Note “A#” U


Note “B” J


Rest ˽


Next note will be sharp ⇧3


Next note will be flat ⇧B


Chord Mode `


Delete ⌃⌫


Step Backwards ←


Step Forward →


Octave 0


Octave 1


Octave 2


Octave 3


Octave 4


Octave 5


Octave 6


Octave - 2 ⇧Z


Octave - 1 Z


Octave + 1 X


Octave + 2 ⇧X


1/1 Note 1


1/2 Note 2


1/4 Note 3


1/8 Note 4


1/16 Note 5


1/32 Note 6


1/64 Note 7


1/128 Note 8


Triplets on/off 0


Dotted note values on/off 9


Velocity 16 (ppp) C


Velocity 32 (pp) V


Velocity 48 (p) B


Velocity 64 (mp) N


Velocity 80 (mf) M


Velocity 96 (f) ,


Velocity 112 (ff) .


Velocity 127 (fff) /


Quantize note starts On/Off Q