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676Logic Pro User Guide
Create an empty pattern cell in the Live Loops grid
• In Logic Pro, select an empty software instrument cell, click the Step Sequencer tab in
the Editors area, then click a step in the step grid.
• Control-click an empty software instrument cell in the Live Loops grid, then choose
Create Pattern Cell from the shortcut menu.
Note: When you select a MIDI region or MIDI cell, the editor that appears in the
Editors area is the editor last used for a MIDI region or MIDI cell. After you work with a
pattern region or cell, the next time you click in a new cell, the Step Sequencer editor
is available in the Editors area, so you can start editing steps without first creating an
empty pattern cell.
Turn steps on or off
• In Logic Pro, with the Edit Mode selector set to Step On/Off, click an inactive step in the
grid to turn it on.
• Click an active step to turn it off.
Preview a pattern
• In Logic Pro, with the project stopped, click the Preview button in the Step
Sequencer menu bar.
Click the Preview button again to stop the pattern playing.
Add a row
You can add a row, and choose the pitch (for note rows) or automation parameter (for
automation rows) directly from the Add Row pop-up menu. You can also add rows using
Learn mode.
1. In the Step Sequencer menu bar, choose one of the following from the Add Row pop-up
menu
:
• To add a note row: Choose Notes, then do one of the following:
• Choose a fixed pitch or a drum sound for the row from the Notes submenu.
• Choose Melodic if you plan to add a note row that uses different pitches.
When you add a Melodic row, Note and Octave subrows are created for the row
by default.
• To add an automation row: Choose Automation, then choose the automation
parameter for the row from one of the submenus.
• To activate Learn mode: Choose Learn, then follow the steps described in Add rows
using Learn mode.
2. After adding a row, you can turn steps on or off, and edit other settings using edit
modes.