Midi notes ( Logic)

Press Y

Opens the library

Patches

Patches are saved combinations of instruments, effects, auxes, etc. A patch can include a “Track Stack:” multiple MIDI instruments controlled/ played at same time

Press B

to open the Smart Controls pane

MIDI FX

MIDI FX are plug-ins that manipulate MIDI information before it reaches the actual sound-generating virtual instrument plug-in

Press R

Start recording

Press P

Piano roll ( notes when you record)

Region Inspector

set Quantize rhythmic value. Two ways to use this (both act non-destructively, meaning you can recover original, un-quantized version): ▸ If a region is selected, the selected quantization is applied only to the region ▸ If NO region is selected, then all subsequent MIDI recording you do on that track will be quantized

Record menu > Overlapping MIDI Regions > select behavior

"No Cycle" and "Cycle"

Merge

▸LH of piano part, then RH part ▸separate parts of drums (kick, snare, hi hat)

Create Take Folder

to record separate passes that you later choose from

Pointer

default Left Click Tool is

Pencil

default Command Click Tool

left arrow 

(or right arrow) to move horizontally between notes

OPTION-up arrow

(or down arrow) to transpose one half step

▸SHIFT-OPTION-up arrow

(or down arrow) to transpose by octave

Turn off MIDI OUT

to mute notes as you edit them

▸COLLAPSE

mode shows only used MIDI notes/lanes

Open the Browsers (press F for files

then “All Files” tab. Find your MIDI file. ▸OR: File menu > Import > MIDI File