Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 61)

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Overview
Welcome to Logic Pro X. The latest version of Apple’s award-winning music and audio creation
software has a refreshed interface, the power and flexibility of earlier versions, and many new
and updated features to help make creating music and audio productions easier and more
rewarding than ever.
The following topics may be of particular interest to users upgrading from previous versions of
Logic Pro:
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Advanced tools and additional options, and how to make use of these advanced features in
your projects.
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New concepts in Logic Pro X
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New and changed terms in Logic Pro X
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New features included in Logic Pro X, with links to Help topics covering the features in detail
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How to get help using the new Quick Help system, the included Help documents, online Help
documents, and the Logic Remote iOS app
Work with advanced tools and additional options
Logic Pro X provides the power and flexibility of previous versions of Logic Pro, while allowing
users to turn groups of features on or off to streamline their workflow. Advanced tools and
additional options can be turned on or off in the Advanced preferences pane.
For experienced users who have upgraded from Logic Pro (8 or 9) or Logic Express (8 or 9), all
advanced tools and additional options are turned on by default. When you open an existing
project in Logic Pro X, any additional options used by the project are turned on automatically.
You turn on advanced tools by selecting Show Advanced Tools in the Advanced preferences
pane. Turning on advanced tools (without turning on any of the specific additional options) lets
you do the following:
User interface
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Access the Event, Marker, Tempo, and Signature Lists.
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Access the Project Audio Browser and All Files Browser.
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Access the Step Editor (formerly Hyper Editor) to graphically edit MIDI events.
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Customize the control bar and toolbar with additional buttons and controls.
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Access the Marker, Signature, and Beat Mapping global tracks.
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Customize key commands in the Key Commands window.
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Access additional preferences and project settings.
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Access additional track header controls in the Tracks area: On/Off switches, Hide and Protect
buttons, track numbers, and color bars.
If you are upgrading
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