These shortcuts appear in the Touch Bar when you first open Logic Pro for Mac.
Icon
Name
Description
Go to Project Start
Places the playhead at the beginning of your project.
Move Locators Backward by Cycle Length
Moves the locators backward by the Cycle length.
Level
Hold the Level button until it becomes a Level slider. Drag the Level slider to adjust the volume of the track. Release the button when you are done.
You can also tap the Level button to switch to the Level slider screen. On this screen, drag the Level slider to adjust the volume of the track, then tap the Close button to the left of the Level slider to return to the previous screen.
The remainder of the Smart Controls screen shows buttons for the screen controls in the Smart Controls pane. The buttons change for each type of track and available effects.
These shortcuts appear in the Touch Bar on the Configuration screen in Logic Pro. Note that the fifth button is different for each track type.
Key Commands
Switches to the Key Commands screen.
The fifth button on the Configuration screen changes based on what kind of track is selected in the
Drum Pads
Switches to the Drum Pads screen (Drummer or drum instrument patches only).
Move Locators Backwards by Cycle Length
Split Regions at Playhead
Splits the selected
Crop
Legato
When an audio region is selected, removes all parts of selected regions that fall outside its marquee selection.
When a MIDI Editor is in focus, trims Note End to the value selected in the MIDI Editor.
Repeat Section
Quantize Selected Events
Duplicates the project section that falls within the locator positions. The duplicated section is pasted at the right locator.
When a MIDI Editor is in focus, quantizes selected events to the value selected in the MIDI Editor.
Returns you to the Configuration screen.
Join tool
Switches to the Join tool.
Finger tool
Switches to the Finger tool.
When you press the Control key, the following controls appear in the Key Commands screen by default:
Touch/Read
Toggles the automation mode for the selected track between Touch and Read.
Add Audio Track
Adds a new audio track below the selected track.
Selection-based Processing
Show/Hide Auxiliary Channel Strips
Opens the Selection-based Processing window.
When the Mixer is in focus, shows or hides the auxiliary channel strips.
Spot Erase
When recording in Cycle mode, click to temporarily use incoming notes to delete any matching notes in the region as the playhead passes over them.
You can use the Key Commands window in Logic Pro to replace the default commands on any of the Key Commands screens and to add additional commands to custom Key Commands screens. See
Gain slider
Drag the slider to adjust the input gain for the selected track.
When you tap the Keyboard button When you tap the Drum Pads button, you can use the Touch Bar to play the drums on a Drummer or software instrument track with a drum kit patch.IconNameDescriptionRepeatRepeat sliderTap the Repeat button to reveal the Repeat slider. Drag the line to the desired note division. Tap the Repeat icon to repeat the held pad.PDFControl Surfaces Support Guide: PDF Helpful? Yes No Character limit: 250 Please don’t include any personal information in your comment. Maximum character limit is 250. Submit Thanks for your feedback. Previous Sampler Next Working with your control surface
When you tap the Drum Pads button, you can use the Touch Bar to play the drums on a Drummer or software instrument track with a drum kit patch.
Repeat
Repeat slider
Tap the Repeat button to reveal the Repeat slider. Drag the line to the desired note division. Tap the Repeat icon to repeat the held pad.
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