the keys that separate logic pros from menu-divers. arrange, piano roll, take folders, transport. drill these and your sessions get an hour back per day.
the surgery move. chops a region exactly where you scrubbed to — no cmd+click, no manual marker placement.
the opposite of split. cleans up an arrangement after comping or chopping — single region per track is mix-ready.
single-key loop toggle. drag a 1-bar idea into a 4-bar loop without duplicating clips. zero menu time.
single-key mute. use on regions during comping; use on tracks during mix. the most-used arrangement shortcut.
single-key solo. audition one element of the mix without dragging your eyes to the mixer.
the cpu-saver. commit a heavy synth or fx chain to audio without leaving the arrangement view. mixers depend on this.
p for piano roll. fastest way to edit MIDI without using the arrange-vs-editors menu.
the keyboard-driven mix-vs-arrange swap. you're switching panes many times per session — this is the keystroke that takes it from 2 clicks to 1 key.
the engineer's tool — selects across tracks within a time range. cmd+T at that selection chops everything at once. essential for stems.
snaps the cycle range to whatever region(s) you have selected. drops you straight into 'loop this section' without dragging the cycle bar.
no controller? type a melody on the laptop keys. saved more demos in coffee shops than any feature in logic.
logic's elastic-audio shortcut. quantize vocals, fix drum performances, time-stretch without bouncing. one keystroke turns it on.