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Chapter 3 Controller assignments 36
Assign and delete controllers in Easy view
Only one set of assignment parameters is visible at a time in Easy view. You use the Learn process
to assign controllers to channel strip and plug-in parameters by moving a controller on your
control surface. This sends a MIDI message to Logic Pro, thus “teaching” it which controller you
are assigning to the chosen parameter.
Assign a controller in Easy view
1 In the Mixer, or in any plug-in window, select the parameter you want Logic Pro to learn as a
controller assignment.
2 Choose Logic Pro > Control Surfaces > Learn Assignment for [parameter name]. (Alternatively,
you can use the Learn new Controller Assignment key command, default: Command-L, to open
the Controller Assignments window, and activate Learn mode.)
The Controller Assignments window opens in Easy view, with the Learn Mode button activated.
In most cases, the name of the selected parameter is shown in the Parameter eld.
3 Move the hardware controller you want to assign to the selected parameter.
Moving the controller sends a MIDI message to Logic Pro, which appears in the “Input message”
eld. This memorizes the controller assignment, and you can click the Learn Mode button to
complete the Learn process.
If you do not click the Learn Mode button, Learn mode remains active, allowing you to make
further assignments.
4 To make another assignment, select the parameter you want to assign in Logic Pro, then move
the controller on the control surface.
5 Click the Learn Mode button (or press Command-L) to complete the Learn process.
Assign a controller using a modier key
1 To open the Controller Assignments window, choose Logic Pro > Control Surfaces > Learn
Assignment for [parameter name] (or press Command-L).
2 Hold down the modier key you want to use (Command, for example) as you select the
parameter you want to assign, while moving the control.
3 Click the Learn Mode button to complete the Learn process.
If Logic Pro receives a MIDI message from the device while you are holding down the modier
key, the Learn Mode button is deactivated when you release the key, and the Learn process is
complete. If you release the modier key before Logic Pro receives a MIDI message, the Learn
Mode button remains active, so you can still move a controller to send a MIDI message. In this
situation, be sure to click the Learn Mode button when you are nished to end the Learn process.
Assign a series of controllers to a series of parameters
Logic Pro includes a shortcut that makes it easy to assign a series of controllers to a series of
similar parameters. For example, you can use this shortcut to assign a series of faders to volume;
to assign a series of knobs or switches to other channel strip parameters such as pan, solo, or
mute; or to assign a series of controllers to a set of plug-in parameters.
1 In the Mixer, or in any plug-in window, select the parameter you want Logic Pro to learn as a
controller assignment.
2 Choose Logic Pro > Control Surfaces > Learn Assignment for [parameter name]. (Alternatively,
you can use the Learn new Controller Assignment key command, default: Command-L, to open
the Controller Assignments window, and activate Learn mode.)