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Set Nudge Value to Step Input — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Set Nudge Value to Step Input

In the Step Editor menus as well as in the dropdown in the Toolbar — Nudge Value. Changes the nudge value to the Step Input value. Makes it easy to move events by steps. If the Step Editor has lanes with different divisions (see reference to the grid) this would be quite useful.

“Step Input” is the value selected for events in the “Step Input Keyboard”. You can change that value in the “Step Input Keyboard” window — click on the value or use keys (1/16th is ‘5’). You can also set the value using the “Set Division Value” commands.

Step Editor overview — Logic Pro X

The Step Editor is a graphical editor that can be used to create or edit MIDI note and controller data. You can use the Step Editor to view and edit different MIDI event types, shown as vertical beams—or steps—along a timeline within a region.

Change the grid and step display — Logic Pro X

The Grid parameter in the Lane inspector is important when creating event steps. When you create new events, they’re automatically added at grid positions set by the Grid parameter. This makes it easy to create a drum pattern with 4 divisions on one lane, 8 divisions on another lane, and 16 divisions on another lane—assigned to kick, snare, and hi-hat sounds, for example.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Command    Key Touch Bar


- Global Commands


Set Next Higher Division


Set Next Lower Division


Set Division Value to 1/4 Note


Set Division Value to 1/8 Note


Set Division Value to 1/16 Note ⌃⌥⇧⌘U


Set Division Value to 1/32 Note


Set Division Value to 1/64 Note


Set Division Value to 1/128 Note


Set Division Value to 1/4 Triplet (1/6)


Set Division Value to 1/8 Triplet (1/12)


Set Division Value to 1/16 Triplet (1/24)


Set Division Value to 1/32 Triplet (1/48)


Set Division Value to 1/64 Triplet (1/96)


Set Division Value to 1/128 Triplet (1/192)


Set Nudge Value to Division ⌃⌥D

Center around Playhead ↓ — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Center around Playhead    ↓

In the Smart Tempo Editor only. in most places the down arrow selects the next track.

I generally think of the playhead as the “timeline cursor”.

Set the playhead position — Logic Pro X

The playhead is the vertical line showing the current playback position in the Tracks area and other time-based windows (such as the Audio Track Editor, Piano Roll Editor, and Score Editor).

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Set Nudge Value to 10 ms ⌃⌥0 — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Set Nudge Value to 10 ms    ⌃⌥0

You can nudge almost anything — notes, regions, events. Keyboard commands allow for much better precision than using a mouse or trackpad. The nudge commands are used for notes (transposition), length (duration), and position (timeline).

Move regions in the Tracks area — Logic Pro X

You can also nudge regions (move them in small increments) left or right using key commands. To nudge regions, you first set the nudge value, then move selected regions by this value. Alternatively, you can nudge regions by a set value.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Command    Key Touch Bar


- Global Commands


Set Nudge Value to Bar ⌃⌥M


Set Nudge Value to Beat ⌃⌥B


Set Nudge Value to Division ⌃⌥D


Set Nudge Value to 10 Ticks


Set Nudge Value to Tick ⌃⌥T


Set Nudge Value to Step Input


Set Nudge Value to 1/1 Note


Set Nudge Value to 1/2 Note


Set Nudge Value to 1/4 Note


Set Nudge Value to 1/8 Note


Set Nudge Value to 1/16 Note


Set Nudge Value to 1/32 Note


Set Nudge Value to 1/64 Note


Set Nudge Value to 1/2 Triplet (1/3)


Set Nudge Value to 1/4 Triplet (1/6)


Set Nudge Value to 1/8 Triplet (1/12)


Set Nudge Value to 1/16 Triplet (1/24)


Set Nudge Value to 1/32 Triplet (1/48)


Set Nudge Value to 1/64 Triplet (1/96)


Set Nudge Value to 5 SMPTE Frame


Set Nudge Value to SMPTE Frame ⌃⌥F


Set Nudge Value to 0.5 SMPTE Frame ⌃⌥H


Set Nudge Value to SMPTE Bit


Set Nudge Value to 10 ms ⌃⌥0


Set Nudge Value to 1 ms ⌃⌥1


Set Nudge Value to Sample ⌃⌥S

Add Region ⌃R — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Add Region    ⌃R

Create a region for the selected audio. I still haven’t figured out the utility of having multiple, identical regions in the Project Audio.

I need to experiment with “Delete sections of audio files that are no longer used in the project”

Add and delete audio files — Logic Pro X

When you add an audio file to your project, Logic Pro automatically creates a region that encompasses the entire file length. You can create as many regions as you like from the same audio file. There are no length limitations to regions, as long as they don’t exceed the length of the source audio file. Creating multiple regions from the same audio file is beneficial for many tasks—using different portions of a vocal take that spans the length of the project, for example.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Project Information… ⌥⌘I — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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

  Project Information…    ⌥⌘I

All of the important system-level details about the project. I’m not buying the words about project corruption due to memory or drivers…that’s behavior that happened 15 years ago, not so much today.

View project information and reorganize memory — Logic Pro X

In the Project Information window, you can view the number of regions and other objects in a project, the number of different MIDI events, and the amount of memory they use.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND