Logic Pro // Edit Tool Workarounds and Shortcuts!

[@seazenbones6945]

Handy tips. Unfortunately my left hand doesn’t work as well as I’d like anymore and I am grateful the tools are available. Great channel. Thank you.

[@simonbillington5908]

Didn't know about the Fade option, I always used click zones for that. Helpful tip. Thanks bro!! I also thought you'd like to know that there is a way to make single and multiple cuts using just the Marquee. Assuming that its assigned to your Command key... - Hold in the Command Key and double-click on the region with the Marquee tool, this will give you a cut where you place it. - Holding in Option while the mouse button is still pressed after the double-click will give you multiple cuts of equal division. In addition, while the mouse is still pressed down you can also adjust the snap the position of your cut. Holding in control as you do so will snap your cut to the subdivision, holding Shift+ Control will temporarily disable snap. releasing the button will confirm your cut. The Control and Shift+Control will also work when adjusting the region edges, time stretching (by holding in option over the bottom right edge) and in general positioning of your regions. The trick is to perform the action, then engage the keys before you release the mouse. I agree that in just working with the Pointer & Marquee tools almost exclusively and mastering a few handy key commands will give you a very fast and fluid editing experience, especially when combined with some of the options provided in the Preferences > General > Editing panel. Hope this helps

[@mynamesjacobi]

Wow. Just brilliant. Great work. I didn’t know the modifier keys could make the pointer tool so versatile/ powerful.

[@DanMia-cd1bm]

Yes, so appropriately entitled and yes again, taught with the greatest of ease...thanks for sharing these invaluable and time-saving tips and tricks...

[@connollytunes]

Excellent stuff. Really made me think and wonder why there are so many "tools". I rarely use most of the tools, but you taught me far more keyboard shortcuts. One thing though - you said the only use for the eraser tool (that isn't available another way) is to delete flex markers - I've always just double clicked the marker with the pointer tool, and it's gone - nice and simple. I don't think I have once ever clicked the eraser tool.

[@zhexum]

The zoom back and forth thing is a game changer for me. I've always been borderline furious when I accidentally used the zoom tool, but now I'm gonna work that into the bag of tricks. Thanks!

[@drvoodoo3073]

Finally a video on this subject! I always cringe when I see KZbinrs clumsily open up the Tool Menu and switch tools from there

[@itsaBehr]

Bro just getting into logic so been watching lots of videos and this one is just what I’m looking for. Straight to the point. Thank you

[@Sounds_by_Carlos]

As Always great stuff Josh!! Im notorious for running back n forth through the tools menu, making it look easy

[@Richard_Broom_Photography]

It took me a while to find your video but it is one of the most useful I have found on KZbin. Thank you.

[@rayseetoe]

I just started learning Logic Pro and this video came out at the perfect time!!

[@ronallen2458]

Nice one again. I love these productivity shortcuts. With marquee, you can also double-click in a single spot to split a clip at a single location.

[@michaos1]

i don't think people use most of these tools more than 1 time when exploring UI. They're still there for backwards compatibility so who got used to these tools won't get lost with fancy speedy super efficient shortcuts and techniques that you show us here. Thank you for sharing these tips!

[@stayboystereo]

Thanks brother! Long time user, and there were a couple of surprises here. Gracias

[@danielgharmann]

Whoah, some of these shortcuts blew my mind - Had no idea. Thanks!

[@KylersStudio]

Love it. Excellent video! Might just watch it a few more times!

[@davidcottrell1308]

Cool....I like Fade Tool Click Zones...adds a bit of functionality...

[@rendapangestuchannel]

very very helpful and super informative I am so happy I found your video

[@KayjaxMusic]

Been using Logic for a while now and a lot of these tips will go into my workflow, thanks!

[@achimkassel7609]

Hello Josh, first of all you are the absolute BEST!!! Your tutorials show exactly what is really important! Of course I have subscribed to you and all videos get a thumbs up. A quick question: how can I change the crash cymbals in the Logicdrummer in the panorama if I don't just want them to be on the left and right, but in the middle. Many Thanks. Best regards, Achim

[@NUTNBOLTvlog]

Only One Word, Thats "GENIUS"❤️

[@Bittamin]

The thumbnail is the first time I have ever saw Automation Curve tool, I swear on my life I have opened the tools and never saw it, and I always wanted to mess around with curving automation

[@burning_KFC]

As always writing a comment to support the channel

[@masbass1011]

Great vid. Coming from Digital Performer using multiple keyboard short cuts I've found some Logic keyboard shortcuts somewhat illusive.

[@liquidsolids9415]

This is great stuff. I didn’t know a few of these shortcuts. Thanks very much!

[@FLH3official]

Interesting video, thank you. Regarding the glue tool, the J fonction works with regions, I use it obviously, but in edit mode "piano roll" you can't "J" 2 notes to make a longer one, you have to use the glue tool.

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Yes, these are only meant for the Tracks Area tools. Perhaps, I'll do another one of these videos citing workarounds for MIDI editing tools.

[@FLH3official]

@@MusicTechHelpGuy Great! I'll wait for that. Again, thank you for your excellent work. I use Logic since it was C-Lab Creator/Notator on Atari and you learn me a lot of things. (Yes I'm an old dude! 👨🏼‍🦳)

[@SomeoneCalledRob]

You can use command-J for joining notes (and audio/MIDI regions across different tracks).

[@FLH3official]

@@SomeoneCalledRob Thank you very much for this tip!

[@niganools1502]

2 decades, woah, legend😤

[@josephsanchez9994]

You can also double tap with the marquee tool to split the region

[@LitchfieldParkFamily]

Super helpful! Thank you! We will use these tips 🎶💯🎸

[@GianpaoloGallianOfficial]

Fantastic video. Hope more of these to come (flex tool?). Thank you! God bless!

[@POLYMANCER]

saves me so much time now, thanks you're a #1 madlad

[@SYPCWAK]

Thanks. This was very helpful (as usual).

[@osmancolak]

Also command(Marquee Tool) double click on a spot splits the region :)

[@Notacet]

You’re absolutely correct. Marquee and pointer are the best. The only places I need scissors are equal length, and cutting flex blobs. I have set up a macro in my logitech mouse side button to swap main tool to scissors when pressed down.

[@drvoodoo3073]

You don't even need the Scissors tool to cut equal length, you can cut equal length with the Marquee tool too. Just hold down Shift + Command and place the Marquee accordingly and then double click to cut. All you really need is the Pointer and Marquee tools

[@Notacet]

@@drvoodoo3073True! I’ve also found this half a year ago. Do you know any workaround for cutting flex blobs without scissors?

[@drvoodoo3073]

@@Notacet what is a flex blob

[@Notacet]

@@drvoodoo3073I sometimes use flex pitch instead of melodyne (when I want quick local fixes for back vocals for example). And sometimes you have to cut notes in half to make corrections to only small part. And for some reason marquee doesn’t cut there, only scissors do. I’m calling them blobs incorrectly because that’s what they’re called in melodyne.

[@drvoodoo3073]

@@Notacet I just tried it myself and you're right, the Marquee tool doesn't work in Flex Pitch view. However, I can offer a workaround: in Settings/General/Editing set 'Right Mouse Button' to 'Is Assignable to a Tool' so that you get a total of 3 tools instead of just 2 in the Tool pallet. So when you're in Flex Pitch view and need to cut the note all you need to do is Right click with your mouse.

[@張仁豪-b9t]

thank you for your lesson!

[@edmlv]

mind blowned by your tutorial! My future self gives you a novel price for all the time saved

[@soontaek]

Awesome tutorial as always.

[@anoopindershergill]

❤️your tutorials

[@hankjansen5544]

This was excellent. I’ve been using Logic for years and didn’t know some of these. However, I couldn’t get the automation scaling/flipping trick to work. Clicking and dragging moved the whole automation up and down. Is there a key-press that goes with the click-drag? I’m anxious to learn this, as I’d use it a lot. Thanks for all you do to help us out. You’re a valuable resource.

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

You might be using the marquee tool? Usually with the pointer tool alone if you make a selection it should work.

[@MrProfit420]

Great video. Question though, how do you use your MIDI controller for free hand automation?

[@AndEcho]

You are a God! Thank you!

[@jawnnwinn]

i can’t tell you how thankful i am for you, but i do have a question i found out how to fade in/ out a beat i found from youtube and now i can’t do it anymore. can you teach me

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Hold Shift and Control and drag over the audio region to create a fade. If it's a MIDI region, you can't use a normal fade, you have to press A to bring up automation, and then creating a linear automation fade.

[@gmaxxbln]

Thx for this video! 👍

[@TomRivieremusic]

Great -I love it.

[@fanandrade]

Simplesmente brilhante. Você sabe se é possível usar no Logic o "K - System" como no Protools?

[@cutseencinematics]

please can you do one like this on quick ways to use the quantise tool with shortcuts? having to jump between normal and relative snap, as well as the different resolutions, and simply toggling snap on/off intelligently is a pain in logic. thanks

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Quantize Tool is easy. Just select a quantization value in the Piano Roll editor, and press Q on your keyboard to quantize. No quantize tool needed. And Command G will turn on/off grid snap. The others might require some custom key commands.

[@yorkavenuesoundfactory1226]

Thanks!

[@Firetracks]

Thanks man!👏🏾👏🏾🤟🏾💪🏾

[@therealpipert]

Good Morning I really need help with the fade tool , every time I try to use it, it pulls the region to the left or right

[@BrunoCunhabrunocunhabc]

Whats the sound you are using on Ethereal Disco Synth Chord track?

[@petervoglmusic2517]

I can't flip the automation doing what is suggested here...it will scale the automation down till it is flat but it won't invert or flip....not sure what you have going on there...

[@michaelneal900]

anything I can right click or long click and do works best for me.

[@dafingaz]

Whoa!!!

[@JDEri101392]

Hey MusicTechHelpGuy! I've got a question, that I haven't been able to get the answer to about Logic. I just bought the Mac studio and got logic. I'm tracking out my first project and went to flex time to start adjusting parts. But when I do this, the audio disappears/or whistles. There is no audio when I switch on flex. Why is this? Is it a glitch? I'd appreciate any help...

[@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69]

Where are you turning on flex? From the timeline or from the editor after you click on the region you want to use flex on?

[@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69]

Try clicking on the region to open up the editor and turn on flex from there. Make sure to turn it off when you're done before turning on flex on another region. I noticed if I leave it on and move to something else without turning it off I start to get weird glitches too.

[@JDEri101392]

@@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69 thanks for the help! it turned out to be a super simple fix... Logic was just being buggy and I transferred to a new project and that fixed everything.

[@janjohansenmusic]

What drums is that?

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Just an apple loop. Just search up "Modern Disco Beat 01" in the loop browser and you'll find it.

[@familydiscount-ne5nz]

They took away one of the most useful tools, the gain tool. Aside from the marquee all the other tools are pointless and take up time

[@paulscrevane]

pencil tool for automation 🫥 you just saved me a LOT of time. thanks dude