Stop or Play From Last Position ⌅ — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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  Stop or Play From Last Position    ⌅

The ‘ENTER’ key. When you click in the ruler (time or musical) the position is remembered. This command will start playing from the last position, or stop play.

If you typically use the SPACE key to start and stop play (pause if you will) the position is NOT remembered, so you can pause playback and continue using the space bar, returning to the position by using the ENTER key.

Use transport key commands — Logic Pro X

Some transport functions are available as key commands. Most of these transport key commands have no default assignment, and need to be assigned manually. See Assign keyboard shortcuts.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Scroll to Instruments — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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  Scroll to Instruments

In the mixer windows. Instruments (the ‘Inst’ tab) must be enabled. Scrolls the mixer window and make the first instrument visible.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Stems: up ⌃⌥↑ — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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  Stems: up    ⌃⌥↑

Set the direction of note stems to be up.

Change stem direction, length, and beaming — Logic Pro X

By default, a note’s stem direction and length depend on the settings in the Staff Style window. You can change these attributes to improve readability; for example, to group notes meant to be played as a voice in a polyphonic passage.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Open/Close Track Stack — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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  Open/Close Track Stack

Opens or closes the track stack with current focus. Unfortunately this is “global” for the main window. You cannot have a different state for a track stack in different screensets.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Close Project without Saving ⌃⌥⌘W — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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  Close Project without Saving    ⌃⌥⌘W

Close the project. Abandon all changes. Do not ask me if I want to save my work. Sometimes it is best to just give up and start again. You do have backups of all of your work from the day before, yes?

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND