Assigning key commands to control surfaces – Apple Logic Express 8 User Manual

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Chapter 8

Basic Operations

To delete key assignments:

1

Select the function with a key assignment that you’d like to delete.

2

Activate the Learn by Key Label or Learn by Key Position button.

3

Press Backspace.

4

To erase more assignments, repeat the first and third steps.

5

Deactivate the Learn by Key Label or Learn by Key Position button.

Assigning Key Commands to Control Surfaces

The Learn New Assignment button allows you to assign control surface messages to
particular commands—effectively teaching Logic Express to understand these
messages.

To learn a controller assignment:

1

Click the Learn New Assignment button.

2

Select the command in the Command column.

3

Send the desired MIDI message from your controller.

The Assignments field displays the learned assignment. This may show one or all of the
following:

 The name of the control surface—or the MIDI string, if the assignment is from an

unsupported control surface.

 The name of the control.
 The zone and mode that the assignment belongs to, if applicable.

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