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149Logic Pro User Guide
• Open the Tempo track, then drag the tempo line up or down with the Pointer tool.
• Assign a key command to Tap Tempo, then use the key command to set the tempo.
The first time you tap the tempo, an alert appears, asking if you want to enable Tap
Tempo.
For information about the Tempo List, see Logic Pro Tempo List overview. For information
about the Tempo track, see Logic Pro tempo track overview.
Set the key and scale for a Logic Pro project
Each project has a key, which defines the central note to which the other notes relate. By
default, new projects are in the key of C major. You can choose a new key when you create
a project, and change it later while you’re working. When you add Apple Loops to your
project, they match the key of the project.
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can
also add key signature changes in a project. Key signature changes only affect the display
of MIDI notes in the Score Editor—they do not have an effect on MIDI or Apple Loops
playback. For more information about key signature changes, see Logic Pro time and key
signature overview.
Set the project key
• In Logic Pro, with the playhead at the start of the project, click the triangle on the right
side of the LCD and choose Beats & Project, click the key, then choose a key from the
pop-up menu.
• In the Score Editor, double-click a staff between the clef and time signature, then
choose a key in the Key Signature dialog. You can also drag the key signature from the
Part box to the beginning of the project.
• Click the Create Key Signature button in the Signature List.