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Logic Pro X Cycle & Mute Key Commands

In this video tutorial I will be covering the very important Logic Pro X key commands for muting and cycling sections in your production. You will find these particular Logic shortcuts to be essential in getting things done smoothly and effectively as you create your tracks. One of the main advantages of working in a digital audio workstation or DAW such as LPX is the fact that you are working in a nonlinear format. This means you can move around at will in the digital domain, instantly accessing different parts of an audio recording without having to listen through the recorded material in real time such as when using tape.

Cycle Key Command

Just like pretty much all other DAW platforms Logic Pro X has a fantastic set of cycle loop functions which allow you to select specific sections of your track and repeat these sections continuously. Creating a cycle loop helps in a number of ways such as allowing you to practice playing a chord progression whilst the rest of the song is playing allowing you to input a drum beat over a small section of the track often a 4 or 8 bar section allowing you to rehearse vocals over a section of the song without having to press start and stop all the time.

Setting Cycle Loop Start and End Points

The start and end points of your cycle loop is determined by setting up your Logic left and right locators which can be assigned manually or by using the ruler at the top of the screen. You can also cycle based on selected regions, selected tracks or even cycle around the entire production. You can even use the cycle function to skip specific chunks from the song. Without question the cycle functions in Logic Pro X are excellent and will certainly very often be used you. Of course it will help if you know how to access the additional cycling functions covered in my tutorial video on this subject.

Mute Key Command

In addition to the cycle key commands I will also be covering LP X key commands for muting elements which is essential for when you are composing or producing music in this DAW. You will find that the muting capabilities in Logic are extensive in that you can not only mute regions but also tracks and note events. This can be done in the main arrange window as well as in editors such as the Logic Piano Roll, Score Editor and List Editor windows.This is extremely useful when you want to audition parts of your production and listen without certain elements playing. There’s no need to delete or cut parts out, you simply use the mute key commands to disable these elements from playing while you check over the track. I’ve found using mutes to be an excellent way of arranging a track as I’ll be able to take things out and put them back in instantly and compare before and after versions.

Anyway I hope you find the information on both muting and cycling helpful in the video and i encourage you to leave a comment, like and subscribe to my channel and check out my other videos on Logic Pro X key commands.
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