Apple Logic Pro X User Manual

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Chapter 2

Get started with Logic Pro X

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Move the playhead
Do any of the following:

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Drag the playhead to a new position.

m

Click the lower part of the ruler to move the playhead to the clicked position. If the project is
playing, playback continues from the clicked position.

m

While the project is playing, click the Rewind or Forward button.
Each time you click Rewind, the playhead jumps back to the previous bar. Each time you click
Forward, the playhead jumps forward to the next bar.

m

In the LCD, click-hold one of the numbers in the Position display and drag vertically.

Move the playhead to the start of the project

m

Click the Go to Beginning button in the control bar (or press Return).

Play a section repeatedly with the cycle area

1

Click the Cycle button

in the control bar (or press C) to activate the cycle area.

The cycle area appears in the ruler.

2

Hold the pointer over either the left or right edge of the cycle area, then drag to resize it.

The left and right edges of the cycle area are called locators.

3

Press the Space bar to start playback.

The playhead loops continually within the cycle area.

Move the cycle area

m

Grab the cycle area by the middle (the pointer turns into a hand) and drag it left or right.

For iPad users, a separate application is available that you can use to navigate Logic Pro projects,
and perform mixing, editing, and other functions, on your iPad. The Logic Remote app is available
on the App Store.

For more information about playback and navigation, see

Play a project

and

Control playback

with the transport buttons

. For information about using the cycle area, see

Use the cycle area

.

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