Category: Logic Pro

Set Flex Pitch Vibrato Tool — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

show the Vibrato Tool cursor 
  Set Flex Pitch Vibrato Tool

Set the Flex Pitch tool to Vibrato. Editing of sound recordings is completely out of my experience. I read about it. I hear about it. I have only briefly touched on the topic and how it is accomplished.

I almost exclusively use Flex Pitch to analyze audio in order to create a MIDI region for doubling or replacement. I am beginning to find places where a subtle change to a note can improve a work quite nicely. Hard to do with a stereo recording, but possible. Far easier to do with multi-track recordings.

Bring on the pitchy bass and tenor!

Edit pitch using Flex Pitch in Logic Pro — Apple Support

When working in the Audio Track Editor, the Vibrato tool allows you to edit the vibrato of a note without having to drag the hotspot.

Delete — Step Input ⌃⌫ — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Delete - Step Input    ⌃⌫

There is no delete button available on the Step Input Keyboard. When the keyboard is open, actually has focus, there are no focused areas, so the normal delete key should be available.

In any event (see what I did there) control-delete is used to delete the events that are being edited.

Use step input recording in Logic Pro — Apple Support

Step input allows you to insert MIDI notes when you’re not recording in real time. You can use step input to create note runs that may be too fast for you to play or to replicate sheet music that’s too difficult for you to play.

I find it interesting that the documentation doesn’t tell you how to remove the things that you have inserted. That leaves us to think that we have to switch to an eraser tool, or some other method.

Open/Close Audio Insert 2 Plug-in Window of focused Track — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day

  Open/Close Audio Insert 2 Plug-in Window of focused Track

Toggles the visibility of the second audio insert of the focused track.

The key point here is “focused track”. When you select multiple tracks the first track that you select will have focus. You can tell which track has focus by looking at the track number at the left. The focused track number is highlighted. You can use change the focused track by clicking on the track number that you want focused.

NB if track numbers are not being displayed, or you have to remember that the first track that you select will have focus.

You cannot change track focus by clicking on track numbers displayed in the mixer windows.

Select tracks in Logic Pro — Apple Support

In Logic Pro, with multiple tracks selected, click the track number (to the left of the track header) for the track you want to have focus.