Tag: keyboard command

Rewind one 1/8 Note — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Rewind one 1/8 Note

It is very handy to be able to rewind by bars and note values. Simple rewind is a bar at a time. Fast rewind is 8 bars at a time.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

- Global Commands


Rewind ,


Fast Rewind ⇧,


Rewind by Transient ⌃,


Rewind one Frame


Rewind by Division Value


Rewind one 1/8 Note ⌃⌥⇧⌘↘


Rewind one 1/16 Note


Shuttle Rewind


Scrub Rewind

Selection Start and End to Previous Transient and Play ⌥⌘← — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Selection Start and End to Previous Transient and Play    ⌥⌘←

For that lightning-fast editing. Moves the selection (both start point and end point) to the previous transient and plays. At some point I will want to edit an audio file. This is a good place to start.

Audio File Editor overview — Logic Pro X

Most day-to-day audio editing tasks are performed in the main window and Audio Track Editor. The Audio File Editor is useful for removing pops and clicks in audio material, setting accurate crossover points for looped playback, correcting phase cancellation errors, and more.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Normalize Region Gain… ⌃⌥G — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Normalize Region Gain… ⌃⌥G

I use this almost every time I start working on a mix. I simply set peak for all regions to -12 to -9 dB and mix from there. I run into audio files that have been normalized before being sent — peaks at 0.0 dB — that don’t work with the non-destructive “Normalize Region Gain…”. In these cases I will open the track in the Audio File editor and change the gain to peak at -0.01 dB. Once this is changed the non-destructive gain change will work.

If all tracks are recorded live at the same time I expect that the relationship between tracks is intentional, so I won’t normalize the regions. In these cases I will put a Gain plugin at the front of the channel strip on every track and reduce level as needed.

First pass (or two) on a mix is to pull the master fader all the way down and play the tracks. Each channel meter will indicate peaks. I use this silent measurement to help me not have to worry about clipping at the mix bus or output channel.

Quick, easy, gives me a sonic level “map” of the tracks.

Normalize audio regions in the Tracks area — Logic Pro X

You can normalize the gain of selected regions in the Tracks area, without opening the regions in the Audio Track Editor. The Normalize Region Gain menu command is non-destructive: the original file isn’t altered, so you can return it to its original state.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Export Tracks as Audio Files… ⌘E — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Export Tracks as Audio Files…  ⌘E

This is how we might try to produce stems. The real questions arise when considering AUX tracks for sends. Do the tracks get exported? Yes, the AUX tracks get exported.

If the project is complete I think it is prudent to create a new alternative and Bounce and Replace All Tracks which will leave the “printed” audio on every track with all of the plugins and effects removed. Note that if you are using a Summing Stack (it’s a track in the Arrange area) you will get a print of that AUX along with a print of all of the tracks contained in the stack. Ideal for stemming and preserving.

Export tracks as audio files — Logic Pro X

You can export one or more selected tracks as audio files, or export all tracks (all audio, software instrument, and Drummer tracks) in a project as audio files—one file per track. When you export tracks as audio files, you can specify the naming of the audio files using filename elements.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND