02.03.10
….how to have fun with Logic…revised..F Keys.
I know quite a few people who have had Logic over the years and have never…shall we say…loved it.
Any computer program that does so much does require a learning curve..but what I’ve discovered is that most people don’t take advantage of the ability to map out the key commands in a way that makes their “workflow” (is that real word now?) go faster.
Basically,this means that you can assign a key on your QWERTY keyboard to correspond to most of the actions in Logic that require you to grab the mouse.
Obviously, assigning TOO many key commands will result in brain overload (“Now was {Option/Shift/A} the command for “Assign all notes to a random order of reverse events except on Friday” or…?)….so just keep it basic to start with.
You get to the “Key Command” area by holding down the mouse over “Logic Pro” (upper Left) and looking under “Preferences”. One of the funny things you see here is that there is a key command..for opening up the key commands (Option-K).
Most of the key commands are “pre-assigned” by Apple but you can easily overwrite them. The most important commands for me are the transport controls..if I have to grab a mouse every time that I want to get around, I’ll put a gun to my head.
Here are mine….I’ll paste the set soon so that you can “Import” to your Logic 9 if you like them.
( If you go to your Mac “System Prefs>Keyboard..and check off the box “Use all the F1 etc as standard function keys” AND disable them in the “Expose” part of System Prefs, the Function Keys are WAY faster to use as key commands..see below in the revised first section).
——– Global Commands ——–
F 1 Go to Previous Marker
F 2 Go to Next Marker
F 3 Backward by 8 Bars
F 4 Forward by 8 Bars
F5 Mute Track
F6 Solo Track
F 7 Rewind
F 9 Forward
F 11 Record OR ⌘˽ (that’s a spacebar symbol next to the Apple)
F 12 •Capture as Recording
˽ Stop or Play From Last Position (spacebar again)
⌃→ Forward by Transient
⌃← Rewind by Transient
, Rewind by Division Value
. Forward by Division Value
↩ •Play from Beginning
⌃L Go to Left Locator
⌃R Go to Right Locator
0 Go to Last Locate Position
G •Go to Position…
⌘L Set Left Locator numerically…
⌘R Set Right Locator numerically…
B •Set Rounded Locators and Cycle Play
\ Create Marker
⌃M Open Marker List
⌥T Open Marker Text
⌃C Set Locators by Marker and Enable Cycle
C Cycle Mode On/Off
⌥S •Set Solo Lock Mode
Y Sync intern/extern
⌃T •Tap Tempo
→ •Set Next Higher Division
← •Set Next Lower Division
K MIDI/Monitor Metronome Click
⇧L Lock/Unlock Current Screenset
1 Recall Screenset 1
2 Recall Screenset 2
3 Recall Screenset 3
4 Recall Screenset 4
P Region Inspector Float
⇧S Open Synchronization Project Settings…
⌥P Open Preferences…..
F Toggle Event Float
⌥O Open Tempo List…
⌥K Open Key Commands…
⌥C Open Color Palette…
⌥M Open Movie…
⌥G Toggle Group Clutch
⌘W Close Window
↑ •Select Previous Track
↓ •Select Next Track
⌘N New…
⌘S Save
⌘E Export Track as Audio File…
⌘B Bounce…
⌘Q Quit
⌘Z Undo
⇧⌘Z Redo
⌘X Cut
⌘C Copy
⌘V Paste
Delete
⌘A Select All
I Import Audio File…
= Next Plug-in Setting or EXS Instrument
- Previous Plug-in Setting or EXS Instrument
- Previous Channel Strip Setting of selected Track
⌘= Next Channel Strip or Plug-in Setting or EXS Instrument
L Learn new Controller Assignment
——– Various Windows ——–
⎋ •Set Next Tool
R Zoom Horizontal Out
T Zoom Horizontal In
⌃↑ Zoom Vertical Out
⌃↓ Zoom Vertical In
⌃⇧↑ Page Up
⌃⇧↓ Page Down
⌃⇧← Page Left
⌃⇧→ Page Right
I Hide/Show Inspector
M Mute Notes/Regions/Folders on/off
+ •Increase Last Clicked Parameter by 1
- •Decrease Last Clicked Parameter by 1
——– Arrange and Various Editors ——–
⇧⌘A Deselect All
⇧T Invert Selection
⇧F Select All Following
⇧I Select Inside Locators
⇧U Select Empty Regions
⇧← •Toggle Previous Region/Event, or Set Marquee Start to Previous Transient
⇧→ •Toggle Next Region/Event, or Set Marquee Start to Next Transient
Q Quantize Selected Events
⌥R Repeat Regions/Events…
⌘M Merge Regions/Notes
/ Split Regions/Events by Playhead Position
⌃P •Pickup Clock (Move Event to Playhead Position)
⌥→ •Nudge Region/Event Position Right by Division
⌥← •Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Division
——– Arrange Window ——–
← •Select Previous Region on Selected Track
→ •Select Next Region on Selected Track
⌥N Create Two Nodes at Region Borders
⌃↩ New Track with Same Channel Strip/Instrument
N New Tracks…
⌃N Create Trackname
⌃⌫ Delete Trackname
⌃R Convert Regions to New Regions
⌃F Convert Regions to New Audio Files
O Set Optimal Region Sizes Rounded by Bar
V Hide/Show Track Automation
⌥⇧C Color Regions by Channel Strips/Instruments
⌃⌥N Name Regions by Tracks/Channel Strips
⌥L Hide/Show Lists Area
⌥M Hide/Show Media Area
