Scrub Forward — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Scrub Forward

Scrub the playhead forward. Assigning forward and backward to keys might help the process. Remembering how to get audio to play while scrubbing helps too.

My simple preference is to press the ‘SCRUB’ button on the X-Touch (MCU) and use the scroll wheel to move backward and forward.

Scrub the project — Logic Pro X

You can scrub a project to locate or listen to a sound at a particular point in time. When you scrub a project, you quickly audition it by moving the playhead across the Tracks area. The speed at which you move the playhead controls the playback speed. Scrubbing makes it easy to zero in on a particular drum beat or other audio event before cutting or editing a region.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Region Automation: Control Change 28 — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Region Automation: Control Change 28

One of the Region Automations that has a command available for setting. With automation showing (press the A key) you click on the “Track” automation button to change it to “Region”. All 128 MIDI CC can be automated, as well as things in the Logic workspace.

Most of the MIDI CC automations actually insert the MIDI CC messages into the Event List.

Use the Automation/MIDI area in the Piano Roll Editor — Logic Pro X

Show region-based automation in the MIDI/Automation area

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Note “D#” E — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Note “D#”  E

One of the keyboard keys for Musical Typing. I can’t look at the keys to make this happen. The confilct of the E key not being an E makes my brain hurt. With the window open, and making sure my fingers are in the correct placement on the keyboard I can almost make sense “playing” the one octave keyboard.

Use step input recording techniques — Logic Pro X

Choose Window > Show Musical Typing.

⇧ SHIFT  –  ⌃ CONTROL  –  ⌥ OPTION  –  ⌘ COMMAND

•Increase Last Clicked Parameter by 1 = — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  •Increase Last Clicked Parameter by 1  =

This is very handy, and a complete surprise to anyone who started using Logic with Logic Pro X. I still haven’t figured out why there is a bullet character at the front of the command, but whatever…these would make great commands for the Touch Bar.

Logic Pro 9 User Manual: Basic Operations

There are a number of techniques to choose from when making selections and editing items in Logic Pro. In this chapter, you’ll learn about basic operating, selection, and editing techniques, as well as a number of shortcuts and features that help to accelerate your workflow.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Command    Key Touch Bar
- Various Windows
•Increase Last Clicked Parameter by 1 =
•Decrease Last Clicked Parameter by 1 -
•Increase Last Clicked Parameter by 10 ⇧=
•Decrease Last Clicked Parameter by 10 ⇧-

Play/Stop Region ⌃⇧˽ — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

Shows Audio File Editor interface

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

  Play/Stop Region    ⌃⇧˽

When you are editing audio it can be useful to play parts of the audio that aren’t currently selected. The ‘Play/Stop Region’ command plays from the beginning of the region, as opposed to continuing from the selection.

I will need to read if I am going to do any serious audio editing in Logic. 

Play audio files in the Audio File Editor — Logic Pro X

Play/Stop Region: Toggles between playback of the region start and end points—regardless of the selected area.

⇧ SHIFT  –  ⌃ CONTROL  –  ⌥ OPTION  –  ⌘ COMMAND