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

  Show/Hide Output Channel Strips        ⇧:four:

I have yet to find any mention of this in the user guides. The mixing overview calls the 8 buttons “filters”.

 Audio | Inst | Aux | Bus | Input | Output | Master/VCA | MIDI

I don’t often change the mixer view, but leaving out the Output strips does save a tiny bit of room.

The X-Touch has “dedicated” buttons to filter the channel strips when it is in “Global” mode. This caused me great confusion until I started the serious examination of how (and why) the Mackie Control/Logic Control is used.

Mixing overview — Logic Pro X:

When you mix a project, you balance the different parts and blend them into a cohesive whole. You can also add effects to alter the sound, use routing and grouping to control the signal flow, and use automation to create dynamic changes in your project over time. You do this in the Mixer, which opens below the Tracks area or as a separate window.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

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

  Reset Sizes

According to the Keyboard Commands window this command is in the MIDI Environment. I have yet to discover where in that convoluted thing it exists. My suspicion is that the command is actually “Size by default” located in the “Cleanup” menu in the environment window. It certainly functions like that — resetting objects to their default size.

Environment overview — Logic Pro X:

The Environment refers to the virtual environment of Logic Pro inside your computer. It provides a virtual view of your MIDI studio, giving you complete control over your MIDI setup, and includes the following objects.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

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

  Toggle Varispeed 

This would come in very handy for cycling through a section with Varispeed on or off. Audition toggle. There are no menu commands for Varispeed control. Controls are located in the control bar.

Use Varispeed to alter the speed and pitch of audio — Logic Pro X:

Varispeed provides a way to speed up or slow down the entire project, similar to the original varispeed feature of tape machines. The most practical use for this option is checking how a project might sound at a faster or slower tempo, and for practicing or recording a performance at a lower speed.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

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

  Show/Hide Transform

Show/Hide — toggle. Open/Close — toggle. Change the visibility of something. Show/Hide is the typical usage. The Open/Close terminology showed up with Track Stacks and the Open/Close Inserts commands. I guess “Show Insert” seemed wrong. Actually seems wrong to me. Just as wrong as “Show Window”.

“Open Transform” is a global command – ⌘9 — but it doesn’t exist in the menus. What we have in the menus is “Open MIDI Transform” — ⌘9.

I added the keyboard shortcut ⇧⌘9 to perform the Show/Hide. Makes more sense.

I will think out loud about the odd behavior of some windows (Environment, Event List) as they come up.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND