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Logic Pro User Guide

What’s new in Logic Pro 10.7
What’s new in Logic Pro 10.6
What’s new in Logic Pro 10.5
What’s new in Logic Pro 10.4
What’s new in Logic Pro 10.3
What’s new in Logic Pro 10.0
Introduction to Logic Pro
Logic Pro main window
Playback and navigation
Tempo, key, and time signature
Audio tracks
Software instrument tracks
Track header controls
Arranging regions
Piano Roll Editor
Audio Track Editor
Smart Controls
Apple Loops
Smart Tempo
What is Logic Pro?
Workflow overview
Main window interface
Tracks area interface
Library interface
Inspector interface
Mixer interface
Smart Controls interface
Audio Track Editor interface
Piano Roll Editor interface
Drummer Editor interface
Score Editor interface
Step Editor interface
Audio File Editor interface
Project notes interface
Track notes interface
Event List interface
Marker List interface
Tempo List interface
Signature List interface
Loop Browser interface
Project Audio Browser interface
All Files Browser interface
Logic Pro project basics
Open and close windows
Move and resize windows
Zoom windows
Scale plug-in windows
Move through display levels
Control windows using Catch modes
Control window relationships
Create, recall, and switch screensets
Protect, copy, rename, and delete screensets
Import screensets
Revert to saved screensets
Tools overview
Assign tools
Common tools
Use the complete set of Logic Pro features
Undo and redo edits
Manage Logic Pro content
How to get help
Audio devices overview
Connect a microphone
Connect an electric instrument
Connect an audio interface
Connect speakers
Configure a connected audio device
Configure Apogee and Euphonix devices
MIDI devices overview
Connect a USB music keyboard
Connect MIDI keyboards and modules
About multichannel MIDI devices
Stop local sound generation
Projects overview
Create projects
Open projects
Save projects
Delete projects
Play a project
Set the playhead position
Control playback with the transport buttons
Use transport shortcut menus
Use transport key commands
Customize the control bar
Change the LCD display mode in Logic Pro
Monitor and reset MIDI events
Use the cycle area
Use the Chase Events function
Use Apple Remote to control Logic Pro
Use Logic Remote to control Logic Pro projects
Project properties overview
Set the project tempo
Set the project key and scale
Set the project time signature
Set the project sample rate
Set the project start and end points
Set the project playback volume
Project management overview
Use project alternatives and backups
Clean up projects
Manage project assets
Consolidate assets in a project
Rename projects
Copy and move projects
Import data and settings from other projects
Preview projects in the Finder
Close projects
View project information
Tracks overview
Create tracks
Create tracks using drag and drop
Create tracks using existing channel strips
Assign tracks to different channel strips
Select tracks
Duplicate tracks
Rename tracks
Change track icons
Change track colors
Reorder tracks
Zoom tracks
Replace or double drum sounds
Track header overview
Mute tracks
Solo tracks
Set track volume levels
Set track pan positions
Enable tracks for recording
Turn on input monitoring for audio tracks
Use track alternatives
Turn off tracks
Protect tracks
Freeze tracks
Hide tracks
Delete tracks
Edit multiple tracks
Patches overview
Choose a patch
Choose presets and other file types in the Library
View patches for a particular sound pack
Search for patches by name
Merge patch settings with the current patch
Reset patches
Save custom patches
Map performance patches
Track Stacks overview
Create and edit Track Stacks
Track Stacks and the Library
Control timing with the groove track
Articulation editing overview
Manage articulations in the Editors
Manage articulations for software instruments
Manage articulations with the Articulation Set Editor
Bounce in place overview
Bounce a track in place
Bounce all tracks in place
Bounce a region in place
Use selection-based processing
Export tracks as audio files
Export regions as audio files
Move audio files used for audio regions
Export MIDI regions
Edit track parameters
Before recording audio
Record sound from a microphone or an electric instrument
Record multiple audio takes
Record to multiple audio tracks
Punch in and out of audio recordings
Replace audio recordings
Delete audio recordings
Before recording software instruments
Play software instruments
Record software instruments
Record additional software instrument takes
Overdub software instrument recordings
Spot erase software instrument recordings
Use Note Repeat
Record to multiple software instrument tracks
Replace software instrument recordings
Record multiple MIDI devices to multiple tracks
Record software instruments and audio simultaneously
Use step input recording techniques
Use the metronome
Advanced recording commands
Color takes while recording
Mark takes while recording
Capture your most recent MIDI performance
Comping overview
Preview take recordings
Create and save comps
Rename takes and comps
Delete takes and comps
Edit start and end points of take regions
Cut take folders and take regions
Move take folders and take regions
Export takes and comps
Move takes and comps
Flatten and merge take folders
Unpack take folders
Pack regions into take folders
Using loops and other media in Logic Pro
Apple Loops in Logic Pro
Search for Apple Loops
Play Apple Loops
Access your favorite Apple Loops
Add Apple Loops to your projects
Create your own Apple Loops
Customize the Loop Browser
Work with untagged loops
Import media files
Search for media files
Media file search conditions
Bookmark folders in the All Files Browser
Project Audio Browser overview
Add and delete audio files
Play audio regions in the Project Audio Browser
Sort, group, and rename audio files
Move, copy, and convert audio files
Export and import audio region information
Import compressed audio files
Media and file formats overview
GarageBand projects
Final Cut Pro XML files
Standard MIDI files
Arranging overview
Tracks area overview
Position items using the ruler
Position items using alignment guides
Snap items to the grid
Vertically zoom the Tracks area
Quantize regions
Control positioning with drag modes
Scrub a project
Scroll and zoom in the Tracks area
Customize the toolbar
Regions overview
Select regions
Select parts of regions
Cut, copy, and paste regions
Move regions
Add or remove gaps
Delay region playback
Loop regions
Repeat regions
Resize regions
Mute and solo regions
Time stretch regions
Reverse audio regions
Split regions
Demix MIDI regions
Join regions
Create regions in the Tracks area
Normalize audio regions in the Tracks area
Create aliases of MIDI regions
Convert repeated MIDI regions to loops
Change the color of regions
Convert audio regions to samples for a sampler instrument
Rename regions
Delete regions
Create fades on audio regions
Create automatic crossfades
Delete fades
Remove silent passages
Uses for Remove Silence
Folders overview
Pack and unpack folders
Open and close folders
Add and remove regions from folders
Create alias folders
Create groove templates
Use the Region inspector
Audio region parameters
MIDI region parameters
MIDI quantization types
Quantize parameter values
Advanced quantization parameters
Select audio regions
Cut, copy, and paste audio regions
Move audio regions
Trim audio regions
Split and join audio regions
Snap edits to zero crossings
Delete audio regions
Use Flex Time and Pitch in the Audio Track Editor
Use automation in the Audio Track Editor
Select notes
Change the pitch of notes
Resize notes
Edit note velocity
Quantize the timing of notes
Quantize the pitch of notes
Change note articulations
Lock the position of events
Change note color
View note labels
Delete notes
Time stretch notes
View multiple MIDI regions
Split chords
Automation/MIDI area in the Piano Roll Editor
Open other editors
Drummers and Drummer Editor overview
Choose genres and drummers
Choose drummer presets
Edit a drummer’s performance
Follow the rhythm of another track
Work with Producer Kits
Convert Drummer regions to MIDI regions
Flex Time and Pitch overview
Flex Time algorithms and parameters
Time stretch using flex markers
Time stretch using marquee selections
Flex tool time stretching
Delete, reset, and move flex markers
Adjust the timing of Flex Time activated tracks using the Quantize menu
Flex Pitch algorithm and parameters
Edit pitch and timing with Flex Pitch
Quickly edit audio pitch in the Tracks area
Correct the timing of audio regions with Flex Pitch
Quantize the pitch of audio regions
Create MIDI from audio recordings
Change the gain of notes in audio regions
Use Varispeed to alter the speed and pitch of audio
Logic Pro advanced editors overview
Event List overview
View events and regions in the Event List
Filter event types
View events outside the display area
Change the position and width of columns in the Event List
Select events in the Event List
Create events in the Event List
Edit events overview
Change the position and length of events
Protect the position of events
Change event values
Edit articulation IDs for note events
Mute and delete regions and events
Note events
Control change events
Pitch bend events
Program change events
Aftertouch events
Poly aftertouch events
SysEx events
Meta events
Event Float window
Step Editor overview
Change the grid and step display
Create steps in the Step Editor
Select steps in the Step Editor
Delete steps in the Step Editor
Restore deleted steps in the Step Editor
Change step values in the Step Editor
Move and copy steps in the Step Editor
Protect the position of steps
Lane parameters overview
Create lanes
Edit Lane parameters
Use the Lane inspector
Use Lane Sets
Audio File Editor overview
Audio File Editor interface overview
Change the waveform display
Change the waveform amplitude scale
Change the ruler display
Play audio files in the Audio File Editor
Navigate audio files in the Audio File Editor
Make basic selections
Use transient markers to make selections
Set project tempo with selected audio
Audio File Editor edit commands
Edit audio files with transient markers
Use the Audio File Editor Pencil tool
Trim or silence audio files
Remove DC offset
Set audio file levels
Normalize audio files
Fade audio files
Reverse audio and invert phase
Audio File Editor Loop commands
Undo Audio File Editor edits
Backup audio files
Use an external sample editor
MIDI Transform window overview
Use MIDI transform sets
MIDI Transform window presets
MIDI Transform window parameters overview
Set selection conditions
Set operations parameters
Use the MIDI Transform map
Exchange parameter values
MIDI Transform window examples
Mixing overview
Channel strip types
Channel strip controls
Peak level display and signal clipping
Set volume levels
Check levels
Set pre-fader metering in Logic Pro
Set channel strip input formats
Set channel strip pan or balance positions
Mute and solo channel strips
Plug-ins overview
Add, remove, move, and copy plug-ins
Insert a plug-in on a track using drag and drop
Activate plug-ins on inactive channels
Use the Channel EQ
Work in the plug-in window
Work with plug-in settings
Work with plug-in latencies
Work with Audio Units plug-ins in Logic Pro
Support for ARA 2 compatible plug-ins
Use MPE with software instruments
Use the Plug-in Manager
Work with channel strip settings
Route audio via insert effects
Route audio via send effects
Adjust panning for sends independently
Aux channel strips overview
Create mix subgroups
Send signals to multiple destinations
Use multi-output instruments
Use output channel strips
Define a channel strip’s stereo output
Define a channel strip’s mono output
Create tracks for signal flow channel strips
Groups overview
Groups inspector
Edit group membership
Automate groups
Group editing
Use VCA groups
Surround panning
Binaural panning overview
Use the Binaural Panner knob
Use the Binaural Post-Processing plug-in
MIDI channel strips overview
Adjust elements of MIDI channel strips
Save and restore MIDI channel strip settings
Change the Mixer view
Navigate within the Mixer
View channel strips linked to folder tracks
Rename channel strips
Add track notes in the Mixer
View control surface bars
Link control surfaces to the Mixer
Use the I/O Labels window
Undo and redo Mixer and plug-in adjustments
Automation overview
Track automation vs. region automation
Show automation curves
Choose automation modes
Add and adjust automation points
Adjust a range of automation points
Record live automation
Select, copy, and move automation
Delete automation
Snap automation to grid positions
Edit automation in the Automation Event List
Write automation with external controllers
Smart Controls overview
Show Smart Controls for master effects
Choose a Smart Control layout
Automatic MIDI controller assignment
Map screen controls automatically
Map screen controls
Edit mapping parameters
Use parameter mapping graphs
Open the plug-in window for a screen control
Rename a screen control
Use articulation IDs to change articulations
Assign hardware controls to screen controls
Compare Smart Control edits with saved settings
Use the Arpeggiator
Automate screen control movements
Live Loops overview
Start and stop cells
Work with Live Loops cells
Record to cells
Record and edit takes in cells
Change loop settings for cells
How the Live Loops grid and Tracks area interact
Edit scenes
Work in the Cell Editor
Bounce cells
Record a Live Loops performance
Change Live Loops grid settings
Control Live Loops with other devices
Step Sequencer overview
Use Step Sequencer with Drum Machine Designer
Pattern creation basics
Change the musical length of a pattern
Use edit modes
Pattern creation examples
Record Step Sequencer patterns live
Step record Step Sequencer patterns
Load and save patterns
Modify pattern playback
Step Sequencer inspectors
Customize Step Sequencer
Global changes overview
Global tracks overview
Show and hide global tracks
Resize and reorder global tracks
Markers overview
Add markers
Edit markers
Rename markers
Navigate using markers
Use marker sets
Customize how markers appear
Use marker information
Delete markers
Add arrangement markers
Edit arrangement markers
Time and key signature overview
Create time signature changes
Create key signature changes
Edit time and key signatures
Delete signatures
Use signature sets
Tempo overview
Tempo track overview
Add and edit tempo points
Move and copy tempo points
Create tempo curves
Tempo List overview
Add tempo changes in the Tempo List
Use tempo sets
Smart Tempo overview
Choose the Project Tempo mode
Choose the Flex & Follow setting
Use Smart Tempo with multitrack audio
Work in the Smart Tempo Editor
Match audio recordings to the project tempo
Match the tempo to an audio region
Use audio file tempo information
Record tempo changes
Tempo Operations overview
Create and edit tempo changes
Use the Tempo Interpreter
Use the tempo fader
Transposition overview
Add and edit transposition points
Beat mapping overview
On MIDI regions
On audio regions
Automatic beat mapping
Control project volume
Score Editor overview
View music notation
Import MusicXML files
Position items graphically
Move and copy items
Resize notes and symbols
Adjust display headroom
Repeat events
Insert items in multiple regions
Edit multiple items
Select multiple regions
Hide regions
Part box overview
View score symbols
Select score symbols
Add notes and rests
Add notes and symbols to multiple regions
Add key and time signature changes
Change the clef sign
Add dynamic marks, slurs, and crescendi
Change note heads
Add symbols to notes
Add trills, ornaments, and tremolo symbols
Add sustain pedal markings
Add chord symbols
Add chord grids and tablature symbols
Add bar lines, repeats, and coda signs
Add page and line break symbols
Move and copy notes
Change note pitch, duration, and velocity
Note attributes overview
Change note size and position
Change how accidentals appear
Change how beams appear
Change voice and staff assignments
Change the direction of ties
Change note syncopation and interpretation
Use independent notes
Reset note attributes
Restrict note input to the current key
Control how ties are displayed
Add and edit tuplets
Override display quantization using tuplets
Add grace notes and independent notes
Use automation in the Score Editor
Lyrics and text overview
Add lyrics to a score
Add text to a score
Edit text in a score
Edit score text event parameters
Use text styles
Add automatic text
Add global text
Chord grids overview
Instrument Editor
Chord Grid Selector
Chord Grid Editor
Insert and edit chord grids
Create and edit chord grids
Add and edit fingering dots
Add and edit barres
Mute strings in a chord grid
Add and edit chord grid libraries
Import and export chord grid libraries
Score region parameters overview
Interpretation
Syncopation
Edit default parameters for new regions
Staff styles overview
Assign staff styles to tracks
Staff Style window
Create and duplicate staff styles
Edit staff styles
Edit staff, voice, and assign parameters
Add and delete staffs or voices in the Staff Style window in Logic Pro
Copy staffs or voices in the Staff Style window in Logic Pro
Copy staff styles between projects
Delete staff styles
Assign notes to voices and staffs
Display polyphonic parts on separate staffs
Change the staff assignment of score symbols
Beam notes across staffs
Use mapped staff styles for drum notation
Predefined staff styles
Score sets overview
Choose a score set
Create and delete score sets
Edit score set parameters
Change the instruments in a score set
Resize score sets
Create layouts for a score and its parts
Extract parts from a score
Import score sets from other projects
Score layout overview
Edit line breaks
Line and page breaks
Edit local margins
Use external symbol fonts
Share a score
Choose a color mode
Show folder contents
Display global tracks
Show instrument names
Display duration bars
Edit the length of duration bars
Display guide lines
Sharing overview
Bounce a project to an audio file
Burn a project to a CD or DVD
Set the bounce range
PCM bounce options
MP3 bounce options
M4A: AAC bounce options
About dithering algorithms
Share songs to the Music app
Share songs using AirDrop
Share songs using MailDrop
Share songs to SoundCloud
Share a project to GarageBand for iOS
Export a project as an AAF file
Export a project as a Final Cut Pro XML file
Export a score as Music XML
Logic Pro surround overview
Set surround preferences
Set the project surround format
Set the channel strip input format
Set the channel strip output format
Change the order of surround level meters
Surround Panner overview
Surround Panner parameters
Surround effects
Multichannel effects overview
Multichannel effects Configuration tab
Surround master channel strip
Bounce surround audio files
Spatial audio overview
Set up your project for spatial audio mixing
3D Object Panner
Dolby Atmos plug-in
Build a Dolby Atmos mix
Work with ADM BWF files
Surround formats overview
Surround format channel distribution
Surround bounce file encoders
Speaker placement
Speaker timing and levels
Environment overview
Common object parameters
Environment Layers overview
Create, name, delete, and switch layers
Tools in the Environment
Add and delete objects
Move and copy objects
Adjust the position and size of objects
Use advanced selection commands
MIDI signal path overview
Assign direct output connections
Cable Environment objects
Make multiple cable connections
Cable objects in series and in parallel
Exchanging Environments overview
Import Environments
Update and swap Environments
Replace Environments
Customize the Environment
Standard instrument objects overview
Standard instrument parameters
Multi-instrument objects overview
Multi-Instrument window
Work with subchannels in the Environment
Mapped instrument objects overview
Mapped Instrument window
Custom bank selects
Touch track objects overview
Touch Tracks window
Fader objects overview
Use fader objects
Play back fader movements
Work with object groups
Fader styles
Fader functions: MIDI events
Fader functions: range, value as
Fader functions: filter
Vector fader
Special faders overview
Cable switchers
Meta event faders
SysEx faders
Work with SysEx messages
Special functions
Alias objects overview
Alias parameters
Ornament objects
GM mixer objects overview
GM mixer parameters
Work with GM mixer channel strips
MMC record buttons
Keyboard objects
Monitor objects
Macro objects
Define a macro’s input and output
Arpeggiator objects
Arpeggiator parameters
Transformer objects
How the transformer object works
Configure a transformer object
Use meta events to control condition and operation values
Delay line objects
Delay line parameters
Voice limiter objects
Voice limiter parameters
Channel splitter object
Chord memorizer objects
Chord memorizer parameters
Chord Memorizer window
Physical input objects
MIDI click objects
Channel strip objects
Channel strip parameters
Input channel strip
Bus channel strip
Preview channel strip
Video and synchronization overview
Add a movie to your project
Use the Movie window
About the Movie track
Use movie scene markers
Use movie audio tracks
Soundtracks overview
Work with absolute time code
Synchronization overview
External synchronization
MTC interpretation
MIDI Machine Control
Synchronization problems and solutions
Preferences overview
Project Handling preferences
Editing preferences
Cycle preferences
Catch preferences
Notifications preferences
Accessibility preferences
Devices preferences
General Audio preferences
Sampler preferences
Audio Editing preferences
Output preferences
Bounce Extensions preferences
Input preferences
Audio File Editor preferences
MP3 preferences
Recording preferences
General MIDI preferences
Reset Messages preferences
Sync preferences
MIDI Inputs preferences
General Display preferences
Tracks Display preferences
Mixer Display preferences
Editors Display preferences
Score preferences
Movie preferences
Automation preferences
General Control Surfaces preferences
Help Tags preferences
MIDI Controllers preferences
My Info preferences
Advanced preferences
Project settings overview
General settings
General Synchronization settings
Audio Synchronization settings
MIDI Synchronization settings
Unitor Synchronization settings
Metronome settings
Smart Tempo settings
Recording settings
Tuning overview
The comma and equal temperament
Hermode Tuning
Tuning settings
General Audio settings
Channel Strips Audio settings
Chase Audio settings
Input Filter settings
Chase settings
Clip Length settings
Global Score settings
Numbers & Names settings
Tablature settings
Chords & Grids settings
Clefs & Signatures settings
Layout settings
MIDI Meaning settings
Colors settings
Movie settings
Assets settings
Key commands overview
Browse, import, and save key commands
Assign key commands
Copy and print key commands
Global Commands key commands
Global Control Surfaces Commands
Various windows
Windows Showing Audio files
Main Window Tracks and Various Editors
Live Loops Grid key commands
Various Editors
Views showing Time Ruler
Main Window Tracks
MIDI Environment
Score Editor
Event Editor
Step Editor
Step Sequencer key commands
Project Audio
Audio File Editor
Smart Tempo Editor
Step Input Keyboard
Various windows modifier keys and actions
Controller Assignments window modifier keys and actions
Tracks area modifiers and actions
Global tracks modifier keys and actions
Automation modifier keys and actions
Live Loops Grid modifier keys and actions
Mixer modifier keys and actions
MIDI Environment window modifier keys and actions
Piano Roll Editor modifier keys and actions
Score Editor modifier keys and actions
Event List modifier keys and actions
Step Editor modifier keys and actions
Step Sequencer modifier keys and actions
Flex Time modifier keys and actions
Touch Bar shortcuts
Working with your control surface
Connect control surfaces
Add a control surface to Logic Pro
Automatic assignment for USB MIDI controllers
Grouping control surfaces
Control surface inspector overview
Device parameters
Special device parameters
Control Surface Group parameters overview
Control Surface Group display parameters
Control Surface Group send and plug-in parameters
Other parameters for Control Surface Groups
Control Surfaces preferences overview
Modal dialog display
Tips for using your control surface
Supported Control surfaces
Software and firmware for Logic Pro
Controller assignments overview
Controller Assignments Easy view
Assign and delete controllers in Easy view
Controller Assignments Expert view
Expert view parameters
Assign and delete controllers in Expert view
Zones and modes
Control Name and Label fields
Flip Group and Exclusive parameters
Class pop-up menu parameters
Expert view Input Message parameters
OSC Message Paths
Expert view Value parameters
Assign buttons to key commands
Effects overview
Amps and pedals overview
Amp Designer overview
Amp Designer models
Amp Designer cabinets
Build a custom combo
Amplifier controls
Equalizer overview
Reverb effect
Tremolo and vibrato
Microphone parameters
Bass Amp Designer overview
Bass amplifier models
Bass cabinet models
Signal flow
Pre-amp signal flow
Use the D.I. box
Bass Amp Designer effects overview
Parametric EQ
Pedalboard overview
Use the Pedal Browser
Use import mode
Use the Pedal area
Use the Router
Use Macro Controls
Distortion pedals
Pitch pedals
Modulation pedals
Delay pedals
Filter pedals
Dynamics pedals
Utility pedals
Delay effects overview
Delay Designer overview
Use the main display
Use the Tap display
Create taps
Edit in the Tap display
Tap parameter bar
Use sync mode
Master parameters
Work in surround
Echo controls
Sample Delay controls
Stereo Delay controls
Tape Delay controls
Distortion effects overview
Bitcrusher controls
Clip Distortion controls
Distortion effect controls
Distortion II controls
Overdrive controls
Phase Distortion controls
Dynamics processors overview
Adaptive Limiter controls
Compressor overview
Compressor main parameters
Compressor output parameters
Compressor side chain parameters
Use Compressor
DeEsser 2 controls
Enveloper controls
Expander controls
Limiter controls
Multipressor overview
Multipressor display parameters
Frequency band controls
Output parameters
Use Multipressor
Noise Gate overview
Use Noise Gate
Surround Compressor overview
Link parameters
Main parameters
LFE parameters
Equalizers overview
Channel EQ overview
Channel EQ parameters
Use Channel EQ shortcut menus
Channel EQ extended parameters
Channel EQ use tips
Use the Channel EQ Analyzer
Linear Phase EQ overview
Linear Phase EQ parameters
Use Linear Phase EQ shortcut menus
Linear Phase EQ extended parameters
Linear Phase EQ use tips
Use the Linear Phase EQ Analyzer
Match EQ overview
Match EQ parameters
Use Match EQ
Edit the filter curve
Single-Band EQ controls
Vintage EQ collection overview
Vintage Console EQ controls
Vintage Graphic EQ controls
Vintage Tube EQ controls
Filter effects overview
AutoFilter overview
Filter controls
Envelope controls
Distortion controls
LFO controls
Output controls
EVOC 20 Filterbank overview
Formant Filter controls
Modulation controls
EVOC 20 TrackOscillator overview
Vocoder overview
EVOC 20 TrackOscillator interface
Analysis In controls
U/V detection controls
Synthesis In controls
Tracking oscillator controls
Tracking oscillator pitch controls
Formant filter controls
Fuzz-Wah overview
Auto Wah controls
Compressor controls
Fuzz parameters
Spectral Gate overview
Use Spectral Gate
Imaging processors overview
Binaural Post-Processing controls
Direction Mixer overview
Stereo miking techniques
Stereo Spread controls
Metering tools overview
BPM Counter
Correlation Meter
Level Meter
Loudness Meter
MultiMeter overview
Analyzer parameters
Goniometer parameters
Level and Loudness Meters
Peak parameters
Surround MultiMeter overview
Analyzer mode
Goniometer mode
Balance mode
Loudness and Level Meters
Use Tuner utility and plug-in
Use MIDI plug-ins
Arpeggiator overview
Arpeggiator control parameters
Note order parameters overview
Note order variations
Note order inversions
Arpeggiator pattern parameters overview
Use Live mode
Use Grid mode
Arpeggiator options parameters
Arpeggiator keyboard parameters
Use keyboard parameters
Assign controllers
Chord Trigger overview
Use Chord Trigger
Modifier controls
Modulator overview
Note Repeater controls
Randomizer controls
Use the Scripter
Use the Script Editor
Scripter API overview
MIDI processing functions overview
HandleMIDI function
ProcessMIDI function
GetParameter function
SetParameter function
ParameterChanged function
Reset function
JavaScript objects overview
Use the JavaScript Event object
Use the JavaScript TimingInfo object
Use the Trace object
Use the MIDI event beatPos property
Use the JavaScript MIDI object
Create Scripter controls
Transposer MIDI plug-in controls
Velocity Processor overview
Compress/Expand mode
Value/Range mode
Add/Scale mode
Modulation effects overview
Chorus controls
Ensemble controls
Flanger controls
Microphaser controls
Modulation Delay controls
Phaser controls
Ringshifter overview
Ringshifter interface overview
Set the mode
Oscillator parameters
Delay parameters
Use envelope follower
Use LFO modulation
Rotor Cabinet effect overview
Motor parameters
Microphone types
Mic processing controls
Scanner Vibrato controls
Spreader controls
Tremolo controls
Multi Effects overview
Phat FX overview
Phat FX processors
Phat FX modulators
Global controls
Filter types
Step FX overview
Step FX processors
Step modulator global controls
Step modulator playback controls
Step modulator display controls
Pitch effects overview
Pitch Correction overview
Pitch Correction parameters
Quantization grid
Exclude notes from Pitch Correction
Use reference tuning
Pitch Shifter overview
Use Pitch Shifter
Vocal Transformer overview
Vocal Transformer parameters
Use Vocal Transformer
Reverb effects overview
ChromaVerb overview
Main display and Damping EQ
Main window controls
Details window controls
EnVerb controls
SilverVerb controls
Space Designer overview
Space Designer interface
Use impulse responses
Envelopes and EQ overview
Display mode bar
Edit envelopes
Volume envelope controls
Filter and filter envelope controls
Density envelope controls
Output EQ controls
Global parameters overview
Use global controls
Use output controls
Specialized effects overview
Exciter controls
SubBass overview
Utilities and tools overview
Auto Sampler overview
Auto Sampler interface
Auto Sampler controls
Create a sampler instrument
Work with AutoSampled instruments
Down Mixer controls
Gain controls
Use I/O utility
Multichannel Gain controls
Test Oscillator
Legacy effects overview
AVerb controls
Bass Amp controls
DeEsser controls
Denoiser overview
Smoothing parameters
Ducker controls
DJ EQ controls
Fat EQ controls
Silver EQ controls
GoldVerb overview
Early reflections controls
Reverb parameters
Grooveshifter controls
Guitar Amp Pro overview
Amplifier models
Cabinet models
EQ controls
Mic parameters
PlatinumVerb overview
Silver Compressor controls
Silver Gate controls
Speech Enhancer controls
Instruments introduction
Alchemy overview
Alchemy interface overview
Alchemy Name bar
Alchemy file locations
Preset browser overview
Browser results list
Alchemy source overview
Source master controls
Import browser
Source subpage controls
Source filter controls
Source filter use tips
Source elements overview
Additive element controls
Additive element effects
Spectral element controls
Spectral element effects
Pitch correction controls
Granular element controls
Sampler element controls
VA element controls
Source modulations
Morph controls
Alchemy source edit window overview
Inspector global controls
Inspector group controls
Inspector zone controls
Keymap editor
Zone waveform editor
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Overview of controller assignments in Logic Pro

Assigning controllers to Logic Pro parameters lets you use faders, knobs, switches, and other controllers to remotely adjust Logic Pro functions. These controls can be used directly or in conjunction with modifier keys. You can assign any controller capable of generating a MIDI message to a parameter in Logic Pro.

Most supported control surfaces feature controller assignments that become active when you add the device to your system. You can change existing assignments for supported control surfaces and create new assignments for both supported and unsupported devices. For example, the default assignments of the F1 to F7 buttons on the Mackie Control open screensets 1 to 7 in Logic Pro. You can reassign these control surface buttons to other commands—either alone or in conjunction with the Command, Shift, Option, and Control modifier buttons on the control surface—in any combination.

You assign controllers to parameters in the Controller Assignments window using the Learn process. The Controller Assignments window has two views: a compact Easy view, where you can assign channel strip and plug-in parameters, and the more extensive Expert view, where you can create and edit any type of controller assignment, including global, automation, and control surface group assignments.

Important: When Enable Complete Features is selected in Logic Pro > Preferences > Advanced, Easy view and Expert view are available.

The current controller assignments and all Control Surfaces preferences are stored in the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.logic.pro.cs file.

You do not need to save controller assignments or related preferences and settings. These are automatically stored when you quit Logic Pro.

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How to map an effect and assign a controller in Logic Pro X

Logic Pro X offers powerful, almost unlimited possibilities in music production. It is certainly one of the most versatile and advanced DAWs available on the market. This has its pros and cons. What is impossible in other DAWs is almost always possible in Logic Pro. However, what is relatively simple in other products, is often too complicated and difficult in Logic. This sounds quite controversial in relation to a product by Apple, but it is based on the experience of many musicians and producers.

One of the non-intuitive and confusing things is configuring external MIDI controllers – assigning and mapping MIDI events to effects.

This can be done in several ways. On the one hand, it’s good because it provides a lot of flexibility. However, it requires the user to spend time learning too much unnecessary information.

Key Commands

Open the “Key Commands - Edit” window from the main menu, or use the keyboard shortcut ⌥K.
Select the command you are interested in, e.g. Record, and then click the button in the bottom right corner <Learn New Assignment>.
Now press the button on your physical MIDI controller, e.g. the footswitch you want to use to start recording.

That’s it! Unfortunately, it is impossible to map everything this way. Despite the fact that there are so many commands, they are only general assignments. Take, for example, Volume – master or track – if you want to control it using the MIDI pedal, this parameter cannot be assigned in this window.

To do this, you need to use another method…

Control Surfaces - Controller Assignments

Move the slider or knob that you want to assign to the controller, first with the mouse or touchpad. This way, you activate the parameter which will be soon mapped.
Then, in the “Control Surfaces” menu, select the option “Learn Assignment for parameter ”, or use the key combination ⌘L. The displayed parameter will be the one you triggered earlier with your mouse.
Now move the slider of the physical controller or the MIDI pedal to assign a parameter to it.

This is how you can map e.g. Master Volume, Track Volume, as well as parameters inside individual plug-ins, both those that are built-in, e.g. Echo Feedback, and in third-party Audio Units. The possibilities are therefore quite large, but sooner or later you will come across a situation where you cannot assign the parameter you want this way. Let’s take, for example, the built-in EQ and try to map High Cut Frequency. No matter how you move the mouse, the menu will still display High Cut Q-Factor instead of High Cut Frequency, and it cannot be changed in any way.

Smart Controls - single mapping

The previous ways had one thing in common – the <Learn> button. It will also appear in this method, but in another place. You will find it in the Smart Controls window (unfortunately these controls are not very smart at all). Open this view by clicking the “knob” icon on the toolbar, or select “Show Smart Controls” from the View menu, or simply press the B key.

Let’s start with the visual layout of the parameters. Click the ⓘ icon to show the Inspector panel. You will probably see “Automatic Smart Controls” at the top – this is the starting point. You can choose a different Layout (by hovering over this header, you will see that it is a drop-down list – this is not obvious at the beginning). It is worth experimenting by trying different elements from the list.

Once you have chosen Layout, click on one of the knobs (preferably those marked as “Unmapped”).

you can click the <Learn> button, but as in the previous method, you won’t get what you want.
It is better to choose a parameter from the drop-down list, e.g. Channel EQ ▸ High Cut Frequency
In the External Assignment section, click <Learn> and move the physical controller slider or pedal.

This method of mapping and assigning parameters is the most complicated, but gives the greatest possibilities. It allows to map “invisible” properties, and even assign several different parameters to one controller.

Smart Controls - multiple mapping

Assigning many different parameters, usually from different plug-ins, allows to create very useful parameter combinations that can be controlled with one move (in Ableton it is called Macro). To define such a set, proceed in the same way as in the previous point.

After mapping and assigning the first parameter, add the second and subsequent parameters as follows:

In Controls, select another knob which is Unmapped.
In Inspector, in the Parameter Mapping section, click the ⚙ icon and then Add Mapping. Another drop-down list will appear. Proceed identically as in previous method. You no longer have to assign a controller because it was done when adding the first parameter.

Thanks to this, by moving the wheel, knob, slider or pedal on your physical MIDI controller, you can control two or more parameters at once. Many trademark sounds, such as the Wobble effect known from Dubstep, result from modulating a few parameters. The equally well-known Wah-Wah effect is nothing more than a combination of several different EQ attributes: Frequency, Q-Factor and Gain. By experimenting with many variables at the same time, you may even be able to create a completely new effect.

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Logic Pro X Tutorial: How To Control Any Parameter

Does your Midi controller feature any sliders? did you know that its possible to control virtually any aspect of Logic Pro X using the configurable Midi Sliders on your Midi Controller Device, the truth is buying a lot of expensive third-party plugins and hardware to perform fancy functions in the studio is actually probably not worth your time or finance.

Yes, it’s cool to have the latest gear and if you can afford to pay for it, then, by all means, buy everything you can!

But if finances aren’t looking so great, in the meantime it pays off to know your DAW! as if you know it well enough, you’ll begin to think of most of the newest gear that comes onto the shelves at the Guitar Centre as pretty boxes that can make your process just the tiniest bit easier, having great equipment, of course, speeds up your workflow, but let me show how to control as much cool sh*t as you can in Logic Pro X using just what you have now.

How to Record Automation with a Single MIDI Knob

Did you know that even a lack of knobs or sliders doesn’t have to restrict you, Within Logic Pro X it’s possible to control multiple automation parameters with a single slider.

Here is how you do it.

From the Mix menu select “Enable Automation Quick Access.”
Click “Assign” on the window that appears, and the Automation Preferences window will come up.
Simply move the controller you want to use, then press the “Done” button. You can now record any automation that is currently selected on the track.

It’s kind of obvious that it’s easy to control traditional functions of Logic Pro X such as Volume, Mutes or Solos, but if you’re lucky enough to have a few mappable knobs at your disposal then you can also go particularly crazy and start to automate your favourite effects such EQ or filters, And if you’re some kind of next level nut-case you may want to be able to control functions that the transport bar provide such as (play, stop, skip), that’s also possible! most manufacturers of high-quality Midi Controllers like Akai or M- Audio offer Logic Pro X maps that can be downloaded directly from their website and installed.

1. First let’s open up Logic’s Controller Assignments window (shift + alt + K, or Logic Pro X > Control Surfaces >…..

2. From here, we have two options: Easy View and Expert View. First, let’s pop over to Expert View by hitting the tab along the top of the window.

Note: If you can’t see the Expert View option, it is likely because you don’t have Advanced Tools showing in your LPX Preferences. Command + comma, then select the Advanced tab along the top and enable

3. Optional. Simply click the small plus sign on the bottom-most left corner of the window to create a new “Zone” or group of assignments. I like to name the zone whatever the controller is I am signing controls to, in this Akai MPK61. While this step is optional, we won’t be spending much time here and it is always a good idea to keep things organized.

If you need to delete an assignment for any reason, simply open the Controller Assignments window and head to Expert View. From here, select the folder or “Zone” you created earlier, and delete the desired assignment in the rightmost panel where it is listed.

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Most supported control surfaces include preset controller assignments that become active when you add the device to your system. You can change existing assignments for supported control surfaces and create new assignments for both supported and unsupported devices. For example, the default assignments of the F1 to F7 buttons on the Mackie Control open screensets 1 to 7 in Logic Pro. You can reassign these control surface buttons to other Logic commands—either alone or in conjunction with the Command, Shift, Option, and Control modifier buttons on the control surface—in any combination.

You can assign controllers to parameters in the Logic Pro Controller Assignments window, using the Learn process. The Controller Assignments window has two views: a compact Easy view, where you can assign channel strip and plug-in parameters, and the more extensive Expert view, where you can create and edit any type of controller assignment, including global, automation, and control surface group assignments. See Use Controller Assignments Easy view and Use Expert view.

Important: Easy view is available only when you select the Show Advanced Tools checkbox in the Advanced Logic Pro preferences. Expert view is available only when you select the Show Advanced Tools checkbox and the Control Surfaces checkbox in the Advanced Logic Pro preferences.

The current controller assignments and all Control Surfaces preferences are stored in the ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.logic10/Data/Library/Preferences/com.apple.logic.pro.cs file.

You do not need to explicitly save controller assignments or related preferences and settings. These are automatically stored when you quit Logic Pro.

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Logic: using blocks as control surfaces in logic pro x print.

Modified on: Fri, 2 Nov, 2018 at 6:01 PM

In this article, we'll walk through setting up the Lightpad Block and Control Blocks as control surfaces in Logic Pro X. With ROLI Dashboard you have the ability to use your BLOCKS to control faders, knobs, buttons, and much more.

Using the Lightpad Block as a control surface

1. In ROLI Dashboard load the Fader Block or Mixer Block app onto your Lightpad Block.

2. In Logic, from the Logic Pro X menu, navigate to Control Surfaces and select Controller Assignments.

3. Use your mouse to move the fader or knob you'd like to control.

4. Select Learn Mode and move the fader on your Lightpad Block, then unselect Learn Mode. (You may need to close ROLI Dashboard; it uses MIDI SysEx messages to communicate with Blocks, and these messages may confuse Logic.)

5. Under the Value heading in the Controller Assignments window, change Format to 'Unsigned' and Mode to 'Scaled'.

Repeat this process for any slider or knob you want to control with your Lightpad Block. If you want to change an assignment or remove it altogether, highlight it in the Controller Assignments window and hit the Delete key on your keyboard.

Using the Lightpad Block as an XY controller in Alchemy

With the Lightpad Block connected, in ROLI Dashboard select the XYZ app and click 'Edit'
In the 'Send' drop-down menu, choose X
Quit ROLI Dashboard

With Alchemy loaded in Logic on a selected software instrument track, press 'B' to bring up the Smart Controls window. Click 'Controls' to show the two XY pads from Alchemy's Perform section.

Press the 'i' on the left to show the Automatic Smart Controls panel and click to highlight the X axis (it should highlight):

Click 'Learn' to the right of 'External Assignment' and press once on the Lightpad M in the same position as I've highlighted above. Press 'Learn' again so that the red highlight turns off.

Repeat the steps above, this time selecting 'Y' in ROLI Dashboard's 'Send' menu (remember to quit afterwards), selecting the Y axis in Alchemy's XY pad and then 'Learn' followed by a touch on the Lightpad M, followed by clicking 'Learn' once.

Next, in ROLI Dashboard change the 'Send' menu to 'All' and quit.

Now head to Logic Pro X > Control Surfaces > Controller Assignments and select 'Expert View'. You should have 2 learned parameters; it's important that they match these settings, so please adjust them accordingly:

Saw / Square:

Sine / comb:.

The Lightpad will now adjust the X1 and Y1 controller.

Using Control Blocks as control surfaces

The Control Blocks – including the Live, Loop, and Touch Blocks – are well-suited for use in controlling common commands like Record, Play/Stop, and Quantize in Logic Pro X.

In the example below, we'll assign a typical command - Record - in Logic Pro to its corresponding button on the Loop Block.

Step 1: ROLI Dashboard Settings

In ROLI Dashboard, select your Loop Block and click MIDI CC Mode .

Step 2: Assigning Commands to your Loop Block

The easiest way to assign commands to your Loop Block is by using the Key Commands Edit window and searching for the command you would like to control.

Use the search bar in the Key Commands Edit window to select the command you want to control with your Loop Block.
When you find the command, select it and press the Learn New Assignment button.
Press the button on your Loop Block that you want to control the command. (You may need to close ROLI Dashboard; it uses MIDI SysEx messages to communicate with Blocks, and these messages may confuse Logic.)

In this example, we've assigned the 'Record' command in Logic Pro X to the Record button on the Loop Block. Now, when it's time to record, we can use our Loop Block to start recording on a track.

Next, try assigning the 'Play/Stop' command in Logic Pro X to the Play/Pause button on the Loop Block or the 'Metronome Click' command to the Click button. With ROLI Dashboard , you now have complete control over which buttons and faders do what!

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Mpk 2 series | setup in logic pro x print.

Modified on: Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 at 6:28 PM

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MPK2 Series Hardware Setup

Logic pro x software setup, logic pro x - manual midi mapping, virtual instruments and plugins .

1. First, connect the Akai MPK2 series controller to an available USB port on your computer using the supplied cable and power the controller on.

2. Press the PRESET button and use the data dial to scroll to Preset: 13 Logic . Press the PUSH TO ENTER knob. Note: The presets, preset names, and order of presets may vary depending on the specific model.

3. Press the GLOBAL button to enter the Global settings menu. Press the right arrow key until the screen shows Clock Source . Use the Value Dial to adjust the source to External .

4. Hit the right arrow key until the display reads Save Globals . Press the PUSH TO ENTER knob to save the settings. The display will flash. When this is complete, the display will read.

5. Press the PRESET button to return to the main Logic preset screen.

While Logic Pro X allows for easy manual MIDI mapping, the team at Akai Professional has created a pre-made mapping file that allows for automatic mapping to the MPK2 series controller. Simply download the file located here , unzip the file, then add it to the following location in your Mac file structure:

~Library > Preferences

To get to the location above, from the Finder toolbar on your desktop, click on the Go menu. Press and hold the Option key to show the Library option in the drop-down menu. Click on Library , click on Preferences , then drag-and-drop the downloaded file to that location. Once the mapping file has been added, follow the steps suggested below:

1. Open Logic Pro X and create a new session.

2. From the top toolbar, choose File > Project Settings >Synchronization...

3. In the Synchronization window, select the MIDI tab. Within the MIDI Clock section, check the Destination 1 box and, in the drop-down menu below, select Port A for your MPK2 series controller. In the MIDI 4. Machine Control (MMC) section, check the Listen to MMC Input box.

5. Close the Synchronization window.

6. From the top toolbar, choose Logic Pro X > Control Surfaces > Controller Assignments

7. When importing pre-made mapping files, Logic may not associate your MIDI controller properly, so you may need to reset the Input setting for these assignments.

If you would like to manually MIDI map the controls on your MPK2 series controller yourself rather than adding the mapping file as suggested in the previous section, you can do so by following the steps suggested below.

1. From the top bar, select Logic Pro X > Control Surfaces > Controller Assignments .

2. This menu allows you to map the faders and knobs of your MPK2 series controller to continuous controls in Logic Pro X such as volume and pan, as well as any parameter in Logic Pro X's effects and instruments. Many 3rd party effects and instruments will also work in this same way.

3. In the Controller Assignments window that opens, click the Learn Mode button at the bottom right corner so it is highlighted in blue.

4. Click on the parameter in Logic Pro X that you want to control, such as Volume, Pan, etc.. You will notice the Parameter option in the Controller Assignments window changes according to the parameter you click on.

5. Next, move the physical knob or fader on your MPK2 series controller that you want to assign to that parameter. You will notice the Input message option in the Controller Assignments window changes according to the physical knob or fader that you move.

6. Repeat these steps for any parameter you want to map. When you are finished, make sure to click Learn Mode again (so it is no longer highlighted).

NOTE: Logic Pro X stores these controller assignments globally. If you close and re-open the software or start a new project, your controller assignments will remain.

Software Setup

1. With a project open in Logic Pro X, click on the New Track button to create a new track.

2. In the window that opens, choose Software Instrument and then click on Create .

3. Locate the track column for the instrument track you just created. Scroll your mouse over the track insert button and it will change from the name of the instrument to showing various insert controls.

4. Click on the right-side of the track insert button and choose AU Instruments> AIR Music Technology > Hybrid > Stereo to add Hybrid 3 to the Logic Pro X project.

5. The Hybrid 3 interface will now open. PRESS THE PRESET BUTTON AND USE THE DATA DIAL TO SCROLL TO PRESET: 3 HYBRID . PRESS THE PUSH TO ENTER KNOB.

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Midi Controllers In Logic - Assignment Templates?

By Bassole October 4, 2019 in Logic Pro

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With Nektar you don't need to use the templates, everything inside Logic is already mapped and ready to go. Third party plugins require editing plists to tweak the mapping to your taste but there is a free editing tool to make this easier.

You can choose to use templates instead if you like, of course, but I've felt no need to do so.

Motorized faders (instead of static ones) and V-pots (instead of stop knobs) are another important controller aspect you should be looking for.

The main reason is that when you jump from one plugin to another, or one channelstrip to the other, the last fader/knob's position will clash with the new parameter to be controlled.

Some options ( preferences in Logic ) alleviate partially that issue, but that remains a very poor workaround IMHO...

The workaround Atlas mentions is you can choose "pass through" mode which means you have to move the control to the current value before anything happens. Some controllers have displays that indicate when you have reached that point, some even show where the control currently is as well as where the parameter currently is. What is missing (and found in some other DAWs, like Ableton Live) is a "relative" mode where as soon as you move the control the parameters changes in that direction (increase or decrease). It's not WYSIWYG but it works a lot better than pass-through. I wish Logic would add this mode, but at this point in it's life I doubt it ever will.

Many controllers use endless encoders (V-pots as Atlas called them) for some parameters which is my preference. In fact, I'd rather have endless encoders than non-motorized sliders for mixer levels. There are controllers with a single motorized fader for track levels which is another workaround that's less than perfect but helpful.

I picked up a new/open box Nektar Panorama P1 on eBay for $50 yesterday. Interested to see how that works. I was also strongly considering the X-Touch due to the motorized faders and the scribble strips, but I really like the editing capability of the P1 (which also has the LCD for info). Behringer X-Touch still has no editor for Mac.

So, since the Panorama doesn't have motorized faders, I guess it will be using the "Pass Through" (or "Catch"?) option when switching to a different set of tracks/faders or when switching to other virtual instruments and plug-ins?

Also, looks like I will need to register the product in order to get access to the firmware files. Is there an editor to download from Nektar? Or is custom editing done by creating plist files in Logic? How is this different from programming presets within the Panorama?

I'll also be using the Panorama with Universal Audio Apollo Interfaces (x8 and Twin Mkii), and noticed something on the Nektar support page about possible conflicts in using the P1 with UA's Console Application. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Is there an editor to download from Nektar? Or is custom editing done by creating plist files in Logic? How is this different from programming presets within the Panorama?

There is an editor, you could edit the plist files by hand instead but the editor makes it so much simpler since it has a GUI. It even backs up the previous version of the plist so you can always back out your edits.

The preset templates have nothing to do with the Logic integration. They are for mapping the controls to MIDI messages as you see fit, just like other generic controllers. They are there primarily for use with unsupported DAWs like Ableton Live or for controlling hardware.

Once you download the user guides a lot of your questions will be answered.

Excellent. Thank you!! I also noticed some Nektar P1 users also using Softube Console 1 for it's integration with UAD plugins through the UAD Apollo Console. Wouldn't the P1 also be able to provide that same functionality? Does the Softube Console 1 simply provide a more intuitive hands on experience with regards to the layout of the knobs and with the way it pulls up the UAD plugins through it's own plugin screen interface? Looks like it also comes with a good SSL plugin included. Just wondering if something like the Softube would simply be redundant along with the Nektar P1, or is it actually providing something above and beyond that I'm missing? Someone mentioned using the Softube Console strictly as an input channel while recording through the Apollo Console, and the Nektar P1 as a general DAW Controller for mixing, plugins, and virtual instruments.

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