Tag: Step Sequencer

Set Pattern Playback Mode to Forward ⌃⌥] — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Set Pattern Playback Mode to Forward    ⌃⌥]

Change the pattern playback mode.

Modify Step Sequencer pattern playback in Logic Pro — Apple Support

By default, steps in a pattern sound from left to right, similar to how the playhead moves from left to right in the Tracks area. You can change the playback mode for the overall pattern, and choose a different playback mode for individual rows.

Logic Pro Step Sequencer overview — Apple Support

Step Sequencer is inspired by classic hardware step sequencers that have rows of configurable switches or knobs used to generate repeating musical patterns. In Step Sequencer, you create patterns by editing multifunctional steps in the step grid. Each row controls either a sound (which can be a drum kit piece, a note on an instrument, or a range of notes) or an automation parameter (letting you create automation changes over time in the pattern). Each step represents a definable length of musical time–by default, steps are of equal length, but you can change the length for individual rows or steps. You can adjust a wide range of parameters for individual steps, including velocity, pitch, gate time, and more; and edit pattern and row settings including pattern length, row loop start and end points, playback position, and rotation.

Hide Subrows for Row ⌃⌘← — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Hide Subrows for Row    ⌃⌘←

Hides all of the subrows of the current row. Click on the disclosure triangle. Collapses the expanded view.

The same key command will hide tracks in a Track Stack.

Logic Pro Step Sequencer overview — Apple Support

Step Sequencer is inspired by classic hardware step sequencers that have rows of configurable switches or knobs used to generate repeating musical patterns. In Step Sequencer, you create patterns by editing multifunctional steps in the step grid. Each row controls either a sound (which can be a drum kit piece, a note on an instrument, or a range of notes) or an automation parameter (letting you create automation changes over time in the pattern). Each step represents a definable length of musical time–by default, steps are of equal length, but you can change the length for individual rows or steps. You can adjust a wide range of parameters for individual steps, including velocity, pitch, gate time, and more; and edit pattern and row settings including pattern length, row loop start and end points, playback position, and rotation.

Set Global Edit Mode to Note Repeat ⌃⌥R — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Set Global Edit Mode to Note Repeat    ⌃⌥R

Global Edit Mode is the edit mode that is used when you adjust settings in the row headers in the Step Sequencer.

Note Repeat lets you repeat the note in the cell up to 16 times. The count can be changed by clicking in the cell and dragging the cursor, just like most number fields in Logic. You cannot enter a value from the keyboard. You can raise or lower the value by selecting (clicking on) the up and down arrow buttons in the row header

Logic Pro Step Sequencer overview — Apple Support

Row headers: Each header contains a row icon, a disclosure triangle to show subrows, and a set of controls for the row, including Mute and Solo buttons, a Row Assignment pop-up menu, Rotate buttons, and Increment/Decrement Value buttons. See Modify Step Sequencer pattern playback and Edit Step Sequencer rows.

Set Global Edit Mode to Velocity/Value ⌃⌥V — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Set Global Edit Mode to Velocity/Value ⌃⌥V

The Global Edit Mode is the mode that is indicated in a collapsed Step Sequencer row. Each of the parameters is available as a subrow, but the Global Edit Mode puts the parameters in easy reach.

Command    Key Touch Bar


- Step Sequencer


Set Global Edit Mode to Steps On/Off ⌃⌥S


Set Global Edit Mode to Velocity/Value ⌃⌥V


Set Global Edit Mode to Gate ⌃⌥G


Set Global Edit Mode to Tie ⌃⌥T


Set Global Edit Mode to Note ⌃⌥N


Set Global Edit Mode to Octave ⌃⌥O


Set Global Edit Mode to Loop Start/End ⌃⌥L


Set Global Edit Mode to Note Repeat ⌃⌥R


Set Global Edit Mode to Chance ⌃⌥C


Set Global Edit Mode to Start Offset ⌃⌥F


Set Global Edit Mode to Step Rate ⌃⌥A


Set Global Edit Mode to Skip ⌃⌥K

Hide Subrows for All Rows ⌃⇧⌘← — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Hide Subrows for All Rows    ⌃⇧⌘←

Hides subrows. Subrows can be shown by clicking the disclosure triangle at the left edge of the display. If you option-click on the disclosure triangle all subrows are shown or hidden, depending on the state of the display.

The click/option-click on disclosure triangles works in almost every place where they occur.

There can be a subrow for each of the parameters available for the step — Note, Velocity, Gate, etc.

Customize the Step Sequencer interface in Logic Pro — Apple Support

You can customize several aspects of Step Sequencer to suit the pattern you are working on and the task you want to accomplish. You can zoom in and out to work in greater detail or view a larger part of the step grid, show or hide step values, color rows and steps, and reorder rows and subrows. You can also save the current pattern configuration as the default template for the channel strip, and revert to the original default template for the channel strip.