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460Logic Pro User Guide
Create events in the Logic Pro Event List
The Event List accepts real-time and step recording of MIDI events, as described in
Overview of recording in Logic Pro. Similar to the other MIDI editors, you can also create
events directly in the Event List.
You can also perform advanced Copy and Move operations within the Event List. These
commands allow you to directly swap events, or to merge a group of notes from one
section of a region to the same, or another, region. For more information, see Copy notes in
the Piano Roll Editor in Logic Pro.
Add an event manually
1. In Logic Pro, move the playhead to the insert position.
The current playhead position is used as the insert position if it’s not moved.
2. Choose an event type from the Event Type pop-up menu.
3. Click the Add Event button (+).
The event is added at the playhead position, and is automatically selected.
Important: Events can only be created in an existing region. If no region is selected, or
exists, on the selected track, an alert appears.
Add a note event using a music or computer keyboard
1. In Logic Pro, move the playhead to the insert position.
The current playhead position is used as the insert position if it’s not moved.
2. Click the MIDI In button if it is not already active (red).
3. Use your music or computer keyboard to enter notes using step input recording
methods. See Use step input recording in.
Duplicate an existing event
This operation is useful for creating a copy of an event with a different value. For example,
creating one or more notes of a particular length and velocity at the same position as
another note lets you change the Pitch (Num column) of the duplicate notes to create a
chord, or a new chord voicing.
1. In Logic Pro, Control-click the original (source) event name in the Status column, then
choose Copy Event from the shortcut menu (or press Command-C).
2. Control-click the original (source) event name in the Status column, then choose Paste
Event from the shortcut menu (or press Command-V).
3. Enter the position for the duplicate event in the input box that appears. If you press
Return, the original event position is used for the copied event.
Add one or more events from the Clipboard
1. In Logic Pro, copy an event from another editor, then choose Edit > Paste (or
pressCommand-V).
2. Enter a destination position for the first event in the input box that appears. If you
press Return, the original position of the first event is retained and used. The relative
positions of other copied events are maintained.
Important: The position input box is unique to the Event List. Pasted events are not
automatically added at the playhead position, as is the case in the graphical editors.