Category: Logic Pro X

Scissors Tool I — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Scissors Tool    I

The keyboard command ‘I’ is used when the Tool menu is visible. To switch to the Scissors Tool you would type ‘TI’. There is a command ‘Set Scissors Tool’ that will switch the left-click tool. It is available if you have a Touch Bar.

Split regions with the click of a mouse.

Common tools — Logic Pro X

Use the Scissors tool to split regions and events, allowing individual sections to be copied, moved, or deleted.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Copy Selected Regions to Focused Track — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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  Copy Selected Regions to Focused Track

Can’t seem to locate any particular documentation. Experimentation says I should select a track to establish focus then select regions (shift-click), the Copy Selected Regions to Focused Track.

I’m not really sure of how this fits into a workflow.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Catch Playhead Position ` — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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  Catch Playhead Position    `

That’s not a speck of dust on the screen — it’s the backquote — on the tilde key.

Toggles the “Catch Playhead” button and stops scrolling or catches up depending on the state.

If regions are scrolling along with the playhead during playback you can stop the scrolling, perform some task, and then catch back up.

I need to learn more about how the playhead works in the windows other than Arrange.

Catch preferences — Logic Pro X

Control how windows change as the playhead moves — Logic Pro X

You can control how windows update to reflect changes to the playhead position using Catch modes. When you work in Catch mode, the visible section of a window follows the playhead during playback or recording.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Trim Region End to Previous Transient ⌃[ — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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  Trim Region End to Previous Transient    ⌃[

Shorten the region by moving its end to the previous transient (closest on the left).

Trim audio regions in the Audio Track Editor — Logic Pro X

You can trim an audio region in the Audio Track Editor to remove part of the beginning or end of the region.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Command    Key Touch Bar


- Main Window Tracks


Trim Region End to Next Region ⇧\


Trim Region Start to Previous Region


Trim Regions to Fill within Locators ⌥\


Trim Region Start to Previous Transient ⌃⇧[


Trim Region Start to Next Transient ⌃⇧]


Trim Region End to Previous Transient ⌃[


Trim Region End to Next Transient ⌃]

Go to End — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Go to End

Move the playhead to the end of the project. Compare this to “Go to End of Last Region — ⌥↩” which moves the playhead to the end of the last region. You can toggle between the beginning of the project ‘↩’ and the end of the last region with ‘⌥↩’.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND