Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 218)

Chapter 8 Record your voice or a musical instrument 218
4 Click the Record button in the control bar (or press R) to start recording.
Recording starts automatically at the beginning of the defined cycle area.
5 Use your MIDI keyboard, Musical Typing window, or onscreen music keyboard to play some
notes. Record as many cycle passes as you wish.
6 Click the Stop button in the control bar (or press the Space bar) to stop recording.
A new MIDI region is created on top of the existing one.
7 Click the Stop button in the control bar (or press the Space bar) to stop recording.
Your new recording replaces the portion of the previous material you recorded over.
Use step input recording techniques
Step input allows you to insert MIDI notes when you’re not in a real-time recording mode. You
can use step input to create note runs that may be too fast for you to play, or to replicate sheet
music that’s too difficult for you to play.
You can use one or more of the following for step input:
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Musical Typing keyboard
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Step Input keyboard
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MIDI keyboard
The Step Input Keyboard is only available when Show Advanced Tools is selected in the
Advanced preferences pane.
Insert notes using musical typing
1 Choose Window > Show Musical Typing.
The Musical Typing window appears, showing the layout of keys used for playing notes and
changing controller information.
2 Select the software instrument track you want to play.
3 Play the software instrument using the keys on your computer keyboard. Use the other keys
shown in the window to perform the following actions:
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To move down or up by octaves: Press Y or X.
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To lower or raise the velocity: Press C or V.
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To change the modulation (mod wheel) value: Press 4 through 8, or 3 to turn off modulation.
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To bend the pitch down or up: Press 1 or 2 (the pitch is bent for as long as you press the key).
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To turn sustain on or off (similar to using a sustain pedal): Press Tab.