Overview of gestures in Logic Pro for iPad
Gestures let you directly manipulate onscreen objects with your fingers to interact with an app without needing any additional input devices, such as a keyboard, mouse, or trackpad.
You control Logic Pro for iPad using the same simple gestures you use with any iPad app.
Gesture | Function |
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Tap | Quickly touch and release to select a control or item; equivalent to clicking on a Mac. |
Double-tap | Tap an item twice. |
Touch and hold | Touch an item on the screen until something happens. |
Swipe | Move one or more fingers across the screen quickly. The gesture requires a specific start position but no particular end position. |
Scroll | Move one finger across the screen without lifting. |
Drag | Move one finger across the screen to drag items or controls, or pan around items. The gesture has a specific start and end position. |
Pinch | Place two fingers on the screen near each other. Spread them apart to zoom in, or move them toward each other to zoom out. |
You can use additional gestures to interact with the Logic Pro interface.
Multi-Touch gestures
Logic Pro supports Multi-Touch gestures, using two or more fingers on the screen to move multiple objects or use multiple gestures at the same time:
Momentary buttons: To momentarily switch to a specific edit mode, touch and hold a function button or modifier button with one finger, perform a task with another gesture, then release the button. See Work with function buttons.
Play Surfaces: You can use Multi-Touch gestures when playing the various Play Surfaces, such as keyboards, strings, or drums. See Intro to Play Surfaces.
Mixer: Use multiple fingers to control faders, knobs, and buttons in the Mixer at the same time, the way you would operate a hardware mixing console.
Plug-ins: You can also use Multi-Touch gestures to create a live performance with effect plug-ins (such as Remix FX) in a more intuitive and interactive way.
External input devices
Although you can fully operate Logic Pro for iPad by using only your fingers on the screen, you can add external input devices to your iPad that work similarly to gestures or extend their functionality and add precision.
Trackpad: Use the same gestures as on your touchscreen.
Apple Pencil: You can use Apple Pencil for one-finger gestures, which allows for more precise tap and drag operations. See Automation drawing tools. You can also use it as a text input device with handwriting for naming tracks or regions in the inspector.
External alphanumeric keyboard: Use it for text and number input and triggering keyboard shortcuts.
External hardware MIDI controller (wired or wireless): Record MIDI regions or use to write automation.
iPad apps: You can use other apps running on the iPad as input devices to record MIDI or control Logic Pro.
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