Welcome to the video. Now that we have prepared logics engine for optimal performance, I want to show you a couple of things pertaining to editing in the context of workflow. Let's go over some of the basics that every producer slash composer should know to avoid too much mouse use. One talk about the key commands up here and the ones up here and even some of these in here. So we're working on a region and every other minute, you have to drag your mouse all the way over here in order to open the toolbar or open the mixer. Well, that's very inefficient.

We're going to learn the key commands right now. For library it's why Inspector, I I usually just have this one on the whole time I never really turn it off. Unless for some reason I actually need the tracks region here the tracks window I'm sorry, then I will turn it off but usually it's on quick help. That is alt, H. Not a bad idea to just leave this on to and and learn about logic and all its different features. If we shift over to this next icon, you can see that the toolbar button key command is CTRL ALT Command T. I usually leave that one on as well. The mixer x, Smart Controls B and the editors And just a quick note about the mixer.

You see this little icon here it has three columns and this one has two. Well, by default, it's normally right here and the channel strips are a little bit skinnier and you can open that up by hitting that second icon there. And now the channel strips are just a bit easier to see. But to my point here, you've got different features within the mixer, you can look at a single track a couple of tracks or just everything that's in there including buses, oxes, etc, etc. Well, you don't have to click these in order to maneuver you can hit the key command shift x, which will help you navigate easily. Okay, as far as rewind forward, you should know, comma period.

If you want to move a little bit faster, you just hold Shift, and that'll take you a little bit farther. To return to the beginning, you don't have to click on the number one, you can just hit the back to beginning button. Of course, play spacebar. record our and cycle see. I'm just bringing up these specific ones, because they are fundamental to a easy workflow to an efficient workflow. I think these are okay.

You don't have to know the key commands. Although you should know metronome pretty easy. Okay. I am of the mind You should always leave the counting icon on at all times. Just makes for a faster workflow. Okay, moving on to the right side of the screen, the list editors D. And remember that includes your marker, tempo signature, so definitely good to know.

Next one is Notepad. And that's alt, command P. This one's good. It's got some really good features, which I'll get into in a second. And then of course, loops. Oh. And lastly, your media browser F. Let's talk about project notes for a second.

I want to take a minute to talk About the notepad it is paramount that you begin using the notepad key command all command p, this is a space for you to organize your ideas, type out chord charts, set up reminders for yourself and maybe even draft up lyrics for a song. I don't see enough people use these functions and I want to highlight them. So for example, if I have a project note, add bass, EQ drums, etc, right? But if I had a specific track note, like here if I wanted to splice up drums and play with groove sometimes you have to remind yourself you know, you've been up for a long time or you've got a lot of different things going on in your life. This is a good way to remind yourself Oh right, I'm supposed to splice up drums and play with the groove.

This is in the tracks section. So when we go to the track here, you'll see splice of drums and play with play with groove. I don't see enough people use these functions and I just wanted to highlight them. In my opinion, you should always have the marquee tool set up as your secondary cursor tool. This allows for a quick workflow since the marquee tool has multiple uses, including cutting, copying, pasting, looping, guiding the playhead. And on that note, if you hit Shift and and click anywhere outside of a region, you can move that playhead anywhere you want.

If you do have a region, all you have to do is bring up the key tool, click your mouse and hit play. And you'll have the playhead play from that spot. You can also create loop regions to listen to like if you're trying to make a detailed edit. Maybe you're trying to fix a certain click, which there isn't a click here, but we'll just play with it. You can also scan your transitions easily by clicking on the region with the Marquee Tool and then using the left and right arrows, check this out. marquee tool, and I'm now just hitting the right and left arrows.

You can add to the selection by holding Shift and then using the left and right arrow keys. A great editing tool Very good for editing loops or fine tuning apart. This is also very cool when automating and trimming or raising volume. For example, we wanted to take that section and just raise it up one dB. If you are fond of using another tool other than the mark key, remember that you can set up a third cursor tool via the preferences. The main tool then becomes free to use specific tools that you can summon using the T button.

Once you utilize the tools you can go back to the pointer tool by pressing t twice. Let's cover that. here where it says right mouse button will put is assignable to a tool. All of a sudden you can see that we have new icon up here. I like to use the scissor tool. So command brings up the secondary cursor tool, and the right click will bring up my third tool.

This is cool, you know, we can just cut wherever we deem fit, just like that. And by the way, if you don't know this trick, it's pretty great. You hold down alt as you click with a scissor tool and it'll create different cuts all along your loop. This is a time based feature. If I make an edit, let's say I make it one bar long, so that would be from here to here. Okay.

I hold on, and I click the scissor button. This edit will create a bunch of different bars essentially, if I go in a little bit tighter, and let's say I hit division, so from here, that's one division, right? So if I hit on this first division holding all clicking the scissor button, all of a sudden I'll get divisions all the way around. One of my most often used key commands is applied default cross grade. This has become so quintessential in my workflow. Some of the benefits are that it gets rid of any potential clicks and pops in audio regions and also just saves you loads of time.

So it's this easy, Command A, and I've got mine set up to f4 since I use it so often. So use that in your arsenal. Trust me. batch fades really good. Well, let me load up some loops. So we can talk about this a little bit.

So if I wanted to make simultaneous fades to these three regions, because I have my setup. Here in the pointer tool and tracks provides fade tool Click zones, all I have to do is go over any one of the selected regions, create my fade, and there it is right there. My personal favorite new feature of 10.4 is the new feature open close instrument plug in window of focus track. This has been a feature that logic users have been begging for a long time. This is currently an unassigned key command. I highly recommend you start to use this command, along with all of these other ones to open and close instrument plugins and audio inserts.

So I've assigned the Actual instrument plugin. For example, if I have a MIDI instrument, right massive or signal by output, you would hit Shift Q. Now to open the actual plugins, like here, you can see my gain on insert one channel EQ answer to SSL plug in three. All I have to do is hit the corresponding key command. So the workflow goes something like you're working you want to open up that game, drop it down by two dB, okay up and then you want to open up the EQ to create a filter. You know, you want to squash the drums a little bit more and that's This is a fantastic new feature.

I am so excited about it. I know I've been waiting for it for a long time. so stoked about it. On a side note, if you ever have multiple plugin windows open like this, rather than having to go in and close each one, you can hold Shift x out one of them and they'll all go away right away. last tip, I also like to use the alignment guides makes my editing a lot easier when I can see the vertical line positions. So if you go here to snap all the way at the bottom, alignment guides key command, Alt, Command G all of a sudden Sudden, when you start to move regions to different locations, you can see those two vertical yellow lines that will allow you to perfectly line up regions wherever you want to put them.

I personally love this feature. I have it on all the time, and I just wanted to share that with you. Well, that about covers it. I know it was a lot of information, but the more you work in logic, the easier it will become, and the more information you will retain. Thank you for watching. I'll see you on the next video.