Create Track Stack for Selected Channel Strips — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Create Track Stack for Selected Channel Strips

Good thing to know. I may change my workflow and use this command.

When I create a project to mix a recording I gather tracks and assign them to AUX channels. Once I have all of the tracks properly assigned I move the tracks together (so I can see) and create a summing stack. The summing stack uses an AUX, the one that the tracks are assigned to.

I can do this from the mixer window, which might be more convenient, especially if I want to put the tracks into a Group as well.

This command only seems to work from the Mixer window. It appears dimmed when working with the Mixer view in the Arrange window.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Toggle Automation Quick Access ⌃⌥⌘A — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Toggle Automation Quick Access    ⌃⌥⌘A

This is handy. When Automation Quick Access is “on” I can use the selected controller (buttons on my nanoKEY) to adjust selected automation. Nice to know.

Write track automation with external controllers — Logic Pro X

The Automation Quick Access (AQA) feature makes track automation extremely fast and simple if you only have one hardware MIDI controller available—one fader on your MIDI keyboard, or just the modulation wheel, for example. You can use this single hardware controller to automate the currently active automation parameter of the selected track in the main window.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Set Right Locator numerically… — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Set Right Locator numerically…

The locators are your friend. How can I set thee? Let me count the ways…

I use buttons on the control bar to set locators, and have been trying to train myself to use the ‘Set Locators by Regions/Events/Marquee and Enable Cycle — ⌘U’, but sometimes setting the position numerically might make sense.

NB the ‘Set Locator numerically’ command opens a modal dialog — nothing else can be accomplished until the dialog is dismissed.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

- Global Commands
Set Left Locator numerically…
Set Right Locator numerically…
Set Left Locator by Playhead
Set Left Locator by Rounded Playhead
Set Punch In Locator by Playhead ⌃⌥⌘I
Set Punch In Locator by Rounded Playhead
Set Right Locator by Playhead
Set Right Locator by Rounded Playhead
Set Punch Out Locator by Playhead ⌃⌥⌘O
Set Punch Out Locator Point by Rounded Playhead
Set Locators by Regions/Events/Marquee
Set Locators by Regions/Events/Marquee and Enable Cycle ⌘U
Set Rounded Locators by Regions/Events
Set Rounded Locators by Regions/Events and Enable Cycle U
Set Locators and Play
Set Rounded Locators and Play
Set Rounded Locators and Cycle Play
Set Rounded Locators and Record
Set Rounded Locators and Cycle Record
Set Punch Locators by Regions/Events/Marquee ⌘F1
Set Rounded Punch Locators by Regions/Events
Set Punch Locators by Cycle Locators
Toggle Auto Set Locators
Set Locators by Marker and Enable Cycle ⌃⌥C
Set Locators by Previous Marker and Enable Cycle ⌃⌥,
Set Locators by Next Marker and Enable Cycle ⌃⌥.
Go to Previous Marker And Set Locators ⌥,
Go to Next Marker And Set Locators ⌥.

Reset All Preferences Except Key Commands… — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Reset All Preferences Except Key Commands…

This is good to know. Deleting preference files is a drag. You never know what little thing might be lurking there.

I wish there was a “Save All Preferences” command as well.

This should be included in the standard debugging litany, just before the “re-install” which *won’t* reset preferences.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

caps lock ⇪  — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  caps lock ⇪  

It is difficult to enter a ‘keyboard press’ using the ‘⇧⌃⌥⌘’ modifier. I have used Karabiner (macOS software) to use caps lock — ‘⇪’ to press ‘⇧⌃⌥⌘’ instead. Let’s call it ‘scoc’ for short.

I have even created a text shortcut — ‘&scoc’ to enter ⇧⌃⌥⌘ for me.

I’ll get good at this yet.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND