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Set Locators by Next Marker and Enable Cycle ⌃⌥. — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Set Locators by Next Marker and Enable Cycle   ⌃⌥.

Sets the cycle area to the next marker. Locators are set. Playhead does not move.

I need to become more rigorous in creating markers for the projects I am working on. Part of the “mix preparation” should be identifying the parts of the project.

My typical marker creation consists of using the Marquee tool to select an area, then using the commands

– Global Commands
Set Locators/Loop by Regions/Events/Marquee and Enable Cycle/Loop ⌘U

– Global Commands
Create Marker by Cycle Area ⌃⌥⇧⌘’

I have these 2 commands mapped to my Magic Trackpad — using BetterTouchTool — force-touch-bottom-left-corner.

BetterTouchTool can be found at

folivora.ai — Great Tools for your Mac!

BetterTouchTool is a great, feature packed app that allows you to customize various input devices on your Mac.

You can even trigger BTT with MIDI

Navigate using markers in Logic Pro — Apple Support

Set Locators by Next Marker and Enable Cycle

Undo ⌘Z — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Undo    ⌘Z

Undoes the most recent action. The addition of Plug-in and Mixer undo is fantastic. Almost all supported control surfaces have an undo button.

Undo and redo edits in Logic Pro — Apple Support

You can undo virtually any edit, including moves, deletions, renaming, and parameter changes; and the creation of new events, regions, channel strips, and more.

There are a lot of undo things to consider.

- Global Commands


Plug-in Undo


Mixer Undo



- Various Windows


Undo ⌘Z


Undo History… ⌥⌘Z


Delete Undo History



- Main Window Tracks and Various Editors


Undo Quantization ⌥⌘Q



- Mixer


Mixer Undo for selected Channel Strips

Halve Region/Cell/Event Length — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Halve Region/Cell/Event Length

Make the object one half the size previously.

Cut and paste regions in the Logic Pro Tracks area — Apple Support

When you cut a region in half, the region is cut at its center and the right half is discarded, leaving only the left half.

– Tools Menu — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  - Tools Menu

The category of commands that control the tools — mouse clicks and/or trackpad clicks.

Common Logic Pro tools — Apple Support

The following section describes common tools available in the Tracks area and in other working areas.

Tool key commands in Logic Pro — Apple Support

The following table reflects default Tool key commands included in the U.S. factory preset.

Main Window Tracks and Various Editors — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Main Window Tracks and Various Editors

I have been skipping the command grouping entries in the command list. There is some utility in knowing what they are. The command headings appear in pop-up menus in places like the Key Commands window, and in the “learn” windows.

I have tried to indicate groupings with keywords, but missed on the first hundred or so posts. This entry gets ‘Main Window Tracks’ and ‘Various Editors’.

Eventually a keyword search will help create a better index into the commands and documentation.

Main Window Tracks and Various Editors key commands in Logic Pro — Apple Support

The following table reflects default key commands included in the U.S. factory preset.