Customize the Step Sequencer interface in Logic Pro for iPad
You can customize several aspects of Step Sequencer in Logic Pro for iPad to suit the pattern you are working on and the task you want to accomplish. You can zoom in and out to work in greater detail or view a larger part of the step grid, show or hide step values, color rows and steps, and reorder rows and subrows. You can also save the current pattern configuration as the default template for the channel strip, and revert to the original default template for the channel strip.
Zoom Step Sequencer
In Logic Pro, do any of the following:
Tap the Vertical Auto Zoom button
in the Step Sequencer menu bar to fill the available vertical space.Note: When Vertical Auto Zoom is on, controls in the row headers are not visible if you have many rows in Step Sequencer.
Pinch the row headers to zoom in or out vertically.
Zoom the focused row
In Logic Pro, tap the More button
in the Step Sequencer menu bar, then tap Zoom Focused Row.The size of the focused row is increased vertically. Selecting another row switches the zoom to that row.
Show or hide step values
In Logic Pro, tap the More button in the Step Sequencer menu bar, tap Display Edit Mode Values, then choose one of the following from the submenu:
To display step values only when editing a step: Choose Only When Editing Values.
To display step values for the selected row: Choose Always for Selected Row.
To display step values for all rows: Choose Always for All Rows.
Sort rows by type, name, and note assignment
You can sort the rows in a Step Sequencer pattern (region or cell) in several ways, including by row type, note assignment, row name, or a combination of several of these. For patterns using Drum Machine Designer patches, you can also sort by the order in which the subtracks appear in the Tracks area. When sorting, you can choose to display rows in either ascending or descending order.
In addition to reorganizing rows in the pattern, the sort options determine where rows created using Learn (Add), live pattern recording, or step recording are added to the pattern. The selected sort order is maintained until you manually move a row from the sort order.
In Logic Pro, tap the More button
in the Step Sequencer menu bar, tap Sort Rows, then tap Row Sort Type and choose one of the following from the submenu:By Type: Sorts rows by type without changing the current order within each type. Types are ordered as follows: notes, Melodic, MIDI CC, pitchbend, channel pressure, channel strip parameters, plug-in parameters.
By Type and Note: Sorts all rows by type and then sorts note rows by their note assignment. If you use this option with a pattern region or cell using a Drum Machine Designer patch, Step Sequencer references the input note for the drum pad when sorting the row.
By Type and Name: Sorts all rows by type and then by row name. The row name is the name displayed on the row header. By default, this is the row assignment unless you have created a custom row name.
By Type and DMD Subtrack: Sorts all rows by type and then sorts rows for Drum Machine Designer subtracks by the order in which the subtracks appear in the Tracks area.
To determine the sort direction regardless of which of the above options is selected, tap the More button in the Step Sequencer menu bar, tap Sort Rows, then tap Row Sort Direction and choose Ascending or Descending.
Change step colors in a row
In Logic Pro, tap the icon in a row header to select the row.
Tap the Inspector button
to open the inspector.Tap the color well and choose a new color.
Note: The custom colors for individual rows appear only if Set Step Color is set to By Row in the More menu in the Step Sequencer menu bar.
Set step color in a pattern to region color
In Logic Pro, tap the More button
in the Step Sequencer menu bar, tap Set Step Color, then tap By Region.
Reorder rows
In Logic Pro, touch and hold a row header, then drag the row up or down.
Turn on MIDI Out for note rows and steps
When the MIDI Out button is turned off, no sounds are previewed when you work and edit in Step Sequencer.
When the MIDI Out button in the Step Sequencer menu bar is turned on, the note or drum sound for a fixed note row is previewed when you select a different row or step, and when you tap a step to change its value. For the Note and Octave edit modes, the note or drum sound for a fixed note row is also previewed as you drag a step to change its value.
Tap the MIDI Out button
in the Step Sequencer menu bar to turn it on.Tap the MIDI Out button again to turn it off.
Save a pattern as the default template
You can save the current row assignments and view state of Step Sequencer as the default template for new patterns created on the same track, or another track using the same channel strip. This also determines the default view of the editor when the track is selected and there is no region on the track.
In Logic Pro, with the pattern open in Step Sequencer, tap the More button
in the Step Sequencer menu bar, tap Track Template, then tap Save as Template for Track.
Revert to the original default template
You can clear the pattern configuration data so that new patterns, and the default view, appear as they did before the Save as Template for Track option was used.
In Logic Pro, with the pattern open in Step Sequencer, tap the More button
in the Step Sequencer menu bar, tap Track Template, then tap Clear Template for Track.
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