You can arrange and edit cells in the Live Loops grid in a variety of ways. When you turn on Cell Edit mode, you can select, cut, copy, and paste cells; move cells; delete cells; and change cell settings. If you use an external computer keyboard with your iPad, you can use keyboard shortcuts to perform many of these editing functions. See Overview of keyboard shortcuts in Logic Pro for iPad.
If you use a trackpad with your iPad, you can click a cell with two fingers to access and edit various parameters, regardless of which editing mode you are in. See Use a trackpad with Logic Pro for iPad.
In Cell Edit mode, you can’t start or stop playback of cells, but you can edit cells that are already playing. You can change most settings for selected cells in the Cell inspector. When you select a single cell, the name of the cell is visible near the top of the Cell inspector; when you select multiple cells, the number of selected cells is visible.
You can use the Cell Editor to view and edit the regions in cells, similar to how you edit regions in the Piano Roll Editor, Audio Editor, Step Sequencer, and Session Player Editor.
Tap the Cell Edit button in the Live Loops menu bar.
In Logic Pro, turn on Cell Edit mode, and do either of the following:
Select a single cell: Tap a cell.
Select multiple cells: Do any of the following:
Tap the Multiple Select button , then tap cells to select them.
In order to edit the cells you selected, tap the Multiple Select button again when you are done with your selection.
Touch and hold any empty cell, then drag over cells to select them.
Select all cells: Double-tap a cell, then choose Select > All Cells from the menu.
Select all following cells: Double-tap a cell, then choose Select > All Following Cells from the menu.
All cells in the same scene, and all other cells to the right, are selected.
Select all following cells on the same track: Select one or more cells, tap one of the selected cells, then choose Select > All Following Cells of Same Track from the menu.
All of the cells to the right of, and on the same track as, the selected cells are selected.
Select all cells on the same track: Select one or more cells, tap one of the selected cells, then choose Select > All Cells of Same Track from the menu.
Select all cells in the same scene: Select one or more cells, tap one of the selected cells, then choose Select > All Cells of Same Scene from the menu.
Select all cells of the same color: Select one or more cells, tap one of the selected cells, then choose Select > Same-Colored Cells from the menu.
Invert selection: Select one or more cells, tap one of the selected cells, then choose Select > Invert Selection from the menu.
In Logic Pro, turn on Cell Edit mode, then select one or more cells.
Tap any selected cell, then tap Copy.
Note: If you want to remove the cell from its original location, tap Cut instead.
Double-tap where want to paste the cell, then tap Paste.
If you paste cells to cells that already contain content, the new content replaces the existing content.
You can move cells to an empty or filled cell in the same row, or to another row of the same type. For example, you can move an audio cell to another row with audio cells, but not to a row with software instrument cells, and vice versa. If you move cells to cells that already contain content, the new content replaces the existing content.
In Logic Pro, turn on Cell Edit mode, then select one or more cells.
Touch and hold one of the selected cells, then drag it to the cell you want to move it to.
In Logic Pro, turn on Cell Edit mode, then select the cell you want to rename.
Tap the Inspector button to open the Cell inspector.
Tap the name of the cell, enter a new name, then tap Return.
In Logic Pro, turn on Cell Edit mode, then select one or more cells.
Tap one of the selected cells, then tap Delete in the menu.
When you mute a cell, it stops playing. To hear the cell again, you must unmute it and then restart it.
In Logic Pro, turn on Cell Edit mode, then select one or more cells.
Tap the Inspector button to open the Cell inspector.
Under General settings, tap the Mute switch.
In some cases you might want an audio cell to ignore the project tempo and play at its original tempo. This can be useful if you have cells containing spoken word, a one-shot, or nonlooping sound effects, for example.
In Logic Pro, turn on Cell Edit mode, then select one or more audio cells.
Tap the Inspector button to open the Cell inspector.
Under General settings, tap the value for Flex & Follow, then tap Off.
In Logic Pro, turn on Cell Edit mode, then select one or more cells.
Tap the Inspector button to open the Cell inspector.
Under General settings, tap the value for Speed, then choose a value.
The Speed parameter is not available for cells containing recorded audio that have Flex & Follow turned on in the Cell inspector.
In Logic Pro, turn on Cell Edit mode, then select one or more cells.
Tap the Inspector button to open the Cell inspector.
Under General settings, tap the Reverse switch.
The Reverse setting is not available for cells containing recorded audio that have Flex & Follow turned on in the Cell inspector.