Logic Pro X 10.5 - Step Sequencer Workflow and Shortcuts

[@goerfton77]

I like this approach of working through practically and overcoming problems in real-time, cheers for the vid.

[@18Everything]

Smh the man literally teaches us a whole lotta secrets about logic and the least we can do is share his video and run up his views. Common ppl. I’m sharing this with 5 ppl to start the ball rolling

[@JakeMasca]

Hey man i really appreciate it. Views are great but its comments from you and others like this that keep me going. I feel so fortunate to be able to connect with people from all over the world in such a niche topic and software. Makes me less lonely!

[@BESEENGETHEARD]

Everything18 me too

[@seangarland]

Jake - I appreciate you taking the time to learn some of the key shortcuts and tips & tricks, rather than rushing out a "I'm first!!!" video. These are very helpful!

[@JakeMasca]

Thank you Sean. I will confess - i felt a bit of pressure to be “first” but took a step back to remember that all of this should be fun and helpful. I’ll continue to take the necessary time and do my best not to waste anyone’s time!

[@nicklaskragbe1075]

@@JakeMasca This review helped me the most out of the others. Thumbs up , well done ! thanks

[@supermaui1]

agreed!!

[@grambience3139]

yep, i had to watch about 5 very generic overviews before this one. super helpful man, always quality.

[@JamesLloydKeyboardist]

Sean Garland Great point.

[@BESEENGETHEARD]

Thank I just bought Logic X Pro & you are helping me tremendously. I’m a long time Cubase user the switch has been really eye opening

[@tomiokadreamers]

You're the best. I realy hope you come back soon!

[@otisflick]

Very well explained! Like an actual teacher and not some guy looking for hits. Bravo.

[@mecdot525]

This is probably the best Step Sequencer workflow for Logic Pro 10.5 existing right now. Thanks a lot Jake. Well done

[@BehradDavoudi]

i love it when secret keyboard shortcuts are taught. thank you so much.

[@junruihe8647]

So much knowledge packed in just 14 minutes, even hi-hat rolls, absolutely wonderful, thank you so much!

[@rovch_]

I absolutely LOVE you for including key commands and workflow integration! Subscribed!

[@theolschoolblues]

OMG YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER! i swear i tried everything to use my own samples but couldn't figure it out. i feel like an idiot for not trying the ol' drag and drop!

[@Jime0326]

Thank you for making this video. You're a great teacher. Peace and blessings to you and your entire family.

[@JakeMasca]

DJ SemaJ - thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it

[@VickersDoorter]

I like the Step Sequencer page. Reminds me of my Fairlight III days back in the late 1980s. A great way to compose.

[@snoman5618]

Liked and subscribed, easily the best 10.5 tutorial I’ve come across so far, thank you for taking the time to make it 🙏

[@colinsnape]

Thanks Jake, quick, informative, intelligent. All killa no filler!

[@bvlvncemusic]

You’re the man for making this video. Real practical and usable tips

[@ranceriley15]

Best video I've seen so far on the new Logic 10.5 step sequencer

[@JakeMasca]

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. I really appreciate it

[@elicuellar623]

This is an excellent resource thank you! Really good tips here, but I think the most eye opening thing to me was figuring out just how important shortcuts are for improving workflow and speed.

[@rickdomina]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks Jake!

[@MrBlueHaze]

Most in depth tutorial so far on the step sequencer! Thank you!

[@JakeMasca]

Thank you for taking the time to comment Mr Blue Haze =). Your profile picture is very catchy

[@drgigglesvinyldjsets-kruto1080]

This is great! One of the best tutorials on KZbin. I used to use both live and logic but with 10.5 and the step sequencer Logic is King

[@JamesLloydKeyboardist]

Thank you so much Jake, you’ve got another new subscriber my broski. Really digging your tutorials and vibe. Please continue to dig below the surface and share you knowledge and findings with us. We truly appreciate you 🎶 Peace

[@MusicalTactics]

So many shortcuts in one video! Great content, instant subscriber here!

[@analogkid1261]

This is so going to spoil me from using all my other step sequencers! Thank you for the tips!

[@JakeMasca]

Thank you for giving me of all people the time of day

[@eternalglow6483]

Are there any good 3rd party step sequencer plugins? I’ve always assumed they existed but never seen one

[@reezyyy8800]

Just deleted Fl haha.

[@Martin16707]

@@reezyyy8800 you’re using this instead of fl? I’m also on Logic Pro x I think I might start using this step sequencer more than the midi

[@jayproducer80]

Love that you show the key commands

[@BehradDavoudi]

these were some very useful tips! thank you so much

[@RobertMichael]

Jaaake - been following you for a minute, glad to see you're still creating solid content. Thanks for this! Super helpful

[@meeks3671]

letsss gooo first tip was already crazy helpful APPRECIATE YOU!!

[@pavelmadzharov7631]

Great video, Jake! Great help!

[@amiramor1315]

How do you nudge individual tracks on the step sequencer - i.e to create your own grooves / shuffles? For example I want my Hi hats to be sluggish while the rest of the beat stays on the grid. Thank you for this great video btw, the shortcuts are super handy!

[@sowhat3536]

Great video!! well explained and very clear, I appreciate that. I also love that you made it at 2:20am LOL

[@binkam]

Hi brother, thanks a lot for this tutorial. I am new to logic x pro. I started my experiments with 10.4. But new step sequencer was confusing me... This tutorial is really awesome... I learnt the right tips today... I will try it 👍🏻

[@driftingskymusic351]

Awsome tutorial brother! Thanks

[@PankajChoudhury]

Boy, you are just awesome. Thanks for such a nice tutorial.

[@flatfishstudio]

by far, this is simply the best tut on Logic's Step Sequencer ... Jake, any chance in making a vid on working the Step Sequencer on iPad using Logic Remote?

[@CRYPTONINJASAMURAI]

Awesome! Looking forward to more advanced tutorials! Thank you so much💪🏻🙏

[@MJ-tg6wb]

Hi. I see you have a VST called 808 Flex, I looked it up, it says it comes from garage band but you’re using LPX 10.5… I’m trying to create a “pattern region”. Don’t find that option... please advice. Thank You

[@MRKrabs-xb1ym]

thank you so much Love from Turkey ❤️

[@gustaflembre4191]

Super thankful for this one, great instructions man! Also loved those mysterious marimba chords😁

[@chotobiral]

Hi Jake, When I have the step sequencer open and press play in the main arrange window, the playhead for the step sequencer only appears after two bars have played. I don't have any pre-roll or count in mode selected, so it's not making any sense to me. MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 Logic Pro 10.5.1

[@RedCloudServices]

man I just purchased a Polyend Play and LogicPro has all the same features. Can you make a video doing polyrhythms with 2-tracks of step sequencer?

[@jared4559]

do you know how to select all active steps in one track/row? thanks!

[@aj1359]

I tried to use step sequencer to make a little beach rock drum track, but it would only play say every fourth hi hat I sequenced. Is there a reason for this?

[@Tony.0_]

Hey so question, is step sequencer like way better than the “normal” way of making beats like using a midi device/drawing midi or using ultra beat? Always been making beats the regular way and don’t know if it’s worth switching over to step sequencer

[@mattsteinfeld]

Can you replace the individual instruments (kick, snare) with your own samples or one-shots from a file? Or do they have to be their own track and therefore have their own sequencer? Thanks for the video!

[@deineoma8366]

Hey Jake. I have an annoying problem. The Logic Browser plays just 24 and 16 bit sounds. So I can’t preview the 32 bit sounds before putting them into the drumkit designer. Is there any solution, to improve my workflow, because it’s very annoying to put the sounds from the desktop into the drumkit designer.

[@buckybarz3779]

Thank you for getting to the point.

[@AndrewDorsett]

Awesome tutorial Jake. Thanks for sharing! Subbed

[@stevenhyde5841]

Wow thank you so much man I honestly had no idea that all of this was possible💯🙏🙌🏽 Just Subscribed thanks again😁

[@dreamfighter3254]

Thanks Jake, one thing I can't figure out is if it is possible to join multiple notes together to make a longer note kinda like the piano roll.

[@MessyBeatz]

great video Jake... thanks a lot.

[@MikeMadari]

Mate, this was so, SO helpful! Cheers!!! You’ve definitely earned a sub 👍🏼

[@meBrokenBody]

Hi Jake. Thanks for that. However, did you know you can do: Convert to midi region on your drum pattern, then do right-click->midi->separate by note pitch? By doing so you split all drum instruments in one shot which saves you the copy/pasting. I find that very useful!

did you use Akai Apc Mini with these live loops grids? is there any settings file or install structure? Help meeeeeeeeeeeee... Thanks!

[@smackdammit4266]

Great vid and greater info,thanks bro..

[@LacklusterOfficial]

This was really interesting. What I would've liked to see would have been this though: can you arrange with these step sequencer regions, so that you make a copy of the first stepseq region in the arranger, drag it after the first one, and then reverse the second one's playback? and how does it deal with noteoffs, and especially midi notes. i'd prefer to be able to write really long chords at 1/4 or 1/1, and then see/hear how they play. but i'll have to check those out myself. thanks for the shift-to-maintain-row, that was good too.

[@dev6179]

This is brilliant jake, and so early as well, i'd like twice If I could. Thank you!

[@sonnybrix77]

Bruhhhhhh! Mind fucking blown! Do you know what jewels 💎 you just dropped????? You saved the whole day

[@riktascale4]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@itsjustkian]

Hands down you have the best tips on workflow! I watched a video of yours way back that assigned key commands to the hihats and that shit changed my life😂 thank you for the videos🙏

[@JakeMasca]

Hahaha thank you Kiian. Your profile picture is very catchy!

[@itsjustkian]

@@JakeMasca hahaa I appreciate it

[@uglyfingersmusic]

I appreciate this tutorial. Thx bro. Love the key commands

[@chotobiral]

Thanks a lot, Jake... this is gold, man! the shortcuts will come handy!

[@JakeMasca]

Thank you so much Tarun for taking the time to comment. Took me awhile to remember these shortcuts!

[@pco2004]

Hey great vid! I'm curious: is there a way to convert midi to pattern region?

[@Produkzdj]

I don’t think there is a way yet I’ve been searching since the update

[@travisk3831]

Great vid! Anyone aware of any hardware thats integrated with this tho?

[@abhiramdas]

Why are those key commands not working in my logic Pro x? Can you Please tell me how to set them if you know.

[@xyadxyad1168]

Is there a way to swing the notes in the sequencer? Or do you have to convert everything to a midi file first before you add swing?

[@Meekismwisdom]

THis is so cool. YOu are a great teacher

[@KoRnithemasterr]

Hey Jake, thank you very much for this video! I have one question: how can you make a hi hat pattern (same line/sound) that has triplets, let's say 24ths, AND 16ths on the same track?

[@arunsenev]

subbed as soon as i heard the first tip, thank you

[@JakeMasca]

Hahahahaha ha thank you arun*

[@aspiceoflife]

Where did you find the 808 flex?

[@dirtyoliver1180]

great video! i always said logic just needs that FL style piano sequencer and a much quicker way to sample and this update definitely delivered those! excited to make melodies in the step sequencer with those scale templates

[@JakeMasca]

Finally right?!?!?!

[@Martin16707]

How’s it goin with making melodies on the step sequencer?

[@Sentientfx1]

Cool. I'm not sure why you decided to leave out the random step facility on the sequencer though. Some of us like that sort of of thing :-). Thanks for posting though.

[@AceArty23]

very grateful for your gems

[@ARPMAN]

How can I trigger external gear with step sequencer & midi?

[@fromoutwest]

Keep up the good work Jake, enjoying your vids. One thing I'd like to find is a fast workflow for using NI Battery with the new step sequencer. In an ideal world, all of my expansions would magically show up converted into DMD kits ;-)

[@JakeMasca]

Holy shit this sounds brilliant. I’m gonna try this out. And thank you Jason K. It’s really nice to see you again!

[@fromoutwest]

Figured it out. After adding Battery and creating a pattern region, turn on "learn" (under the + button). From there, use your controller to cycle through all the sounds you want to sequence and voila, all mapped. Between this, live loops and the enhancements to the Logic Remote, I can finally punt Maschine and stay 100% in Logic Pro.

[@phoenixdaradia5897]

Great video - very helpful starting from "you've probably already figured this bit" and moving beyond the obvious! Key shortcuts were super useful. Some similar help with automation would be great, especially the 'smooth' automation, which I haven't figured out yet from Logic's cryptic help menu.

[@drgigglesvinyldjsets-kruto1080]

Smooth automation...Have you tried mapping to a knob on your controller instead of using the mouse?

[@Hermiel]

5:23 The squiggly line is called Tilde

[@8waveproductions401]

Can save patterns in the the template folder ?

[@Free2010Spirit]

is it possible to use midi to step sequencer?

[@Legaceybeats]

great video bro. i just got back into logic.

[@jeremysmith9696]

Turing off the midi out was worth the entire video!

[@JakeMasca]

Hahahahaha

[@MorningsideBeats]

Super helpful, I've noticed that the majority of my drum samples don't preview from the "All Files" tab and am wondering how you have it so they are all triggered.

[@ranceriley15]

They are prob the wrong file type. Want an easy workaround? -Use the Free ADSR Sample Manager Plugin and use that instead of file browser. Way better.

[@JakeMasca]

Hi Morningside Beats, This is a known “issue” in Logic Pro X. I made a video solving exactly this. It’s called “How To Fix Broken Samples in the EXS24”. If you follow the steps in that video you should find that the samples can be played back in the “All Files” section. This is because us logic users need to convert our 32 bit audio samples into 16 bit samples. Let me know if you are able to solve it. If you don’t want to go through this method, then Rance Riley offered a great suggestion - consider using the free ADSR sample manager plugin. Keep in touch!

[@Ardspans]

Very nice, thank you.

[@walterparker9500]

I’m having an issue with the step sequencer when I load up the drums and start to put together a beat I all of the sudden loose sound when I hit play back Andy solutions?

[@cippaghila]

Question: is there a way to slightly nudge left or right in the step sequencer? For example, if making house and I want my snares that are on the 2 and the 4 to hit slightly earlier than the kick. I know I can convert to midi and do it that way but curious.

[@andypryce7417]

Yes you can

[@MDSeldome]

Thanks for this tricks🙌

[@rspatel9655]

I've watched almost every tutorial on KZbin about LOGIC 10.5 UPDATE, This is the best tips and tricks Tutorial for this Update. by the way U can change the Key of SEQUENCER PATTERN TEMPLATE by going to the (i) button in Te Sequencer Window.

[@JakeMasca]

Thank you RS Patel. Just tested this out. Love it! Btw the shortcut is Shift+Option+I to open the pattern inspector view =)

[@emorisson]

Jake can you toggle back and forth between step sequencer and traditional midi?

[@JakeMasca]

As of now I’d say no. I’ve been trying to find a workaround for this but I don’t think I’ll find one

[@Wiley224]

Very informative

[@grahmododnel5371]

really helpful my guy thank you

[@kylebeckx]

You have a really good teaching style :) keep up the great videos they are always a treat.

[@JakeMasca]

Thank you for taking the time to comment to me daily patcher. I really appreciate it

[@lorenzowoodmusic]

Amazing tutorial. thank you, bro

[@ivanimprov6605]

'Hey sorry the ques but how is the name of the app to see hotkeys in mac, in the left

[@onairmastering]

Hell yeah thanks for this.

[@Arpmode]

Can I convert Midi back to a pattern ?

[@riktascale4]

Those key command settings are not working for me though?

[@sagetajr]

whats the difference between 16 steps 32 steps?

[@oshanemusic]

Hey Jake, I just discovered your channel and you really give useful tips and to the point, thanks a lot! By the way, is there any way in the step sequencer to control the panning of individual notes? This can be done easily in FL Studio for example

[@issiewizzie]

Great video this Straight to the point I learnt a lot

[@JakeMasca]

Thank you Issie