Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

The learn function is a very powerful one  and what it allows you to is to grab logic by the 
nose and tell it "OK you logic, you, here is what i want you to do when i strike this key or 
key combination"  without having to go all the way up to the menu bars and search either 
in the menue itself or within the many submenues. But in order to achieve this you have to 
define the key commands you want logic to respond to and to do so you have to  go to 
>preferences>key commands or simply pressing OPtion+K.

"The eaisiest way to define a key command is simply to search for it, then have logic learn 
the key you wish to be the key command. For example, suppose that you want to assign a 
key command to the Copy Screenset command. Type the word screenset into the Find field 
of the Key Commands window . Logic then didplays a list of all key commands with the 
word screenset in their name. Select the Copy Screenset command fron the list and assign 
a key to it."

"There are four ways to assign keys to a command:

Lear by Key Label. This learns key sequences based on the label of the key you press. In 
other words, if you press a key labeled " 3", then 3 will be assigned to that command.

Learn by Key Position. This key command option allows you to assign a key command not 
based on the label on the key, but the position of the key on the keyboard.

Learn MIDI. Logic lets you not only assign a keyboard key to a command, but a MIDI 
controller to a command. Simply click on the Learn MIDI button and press a MIDI key on 
your MIDI device or any MIDI controller you wish to be assigned to the key. Your chosen 
controller wull be reflected in the Key Assigment column and in the MIDI column of the 
command list. You can assign both a MIDI and key sequence to a command.

Lear New Assigment. If you want to assign a command to a control surface, press this 
button, then move or press the control on the controlsurface you wish to assign to this 
command. The Assigments window will reflect what you pressed.

Aside from this you can also set up any MIDI Devise as a Control Surface 
>preferences>Control Surfaces>Learn Assigment for.

I took the liberty of transcribing this explanation from Orren Merton"s Logi Pro 7 Power.
I hope it helps.

GR



--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "pete_buchwald" <pete_buchwald@...> wrote:
>
> Hey,
> 
>      I've read the manuals and I'm sure they make perfect sense to somebody who already 
> knows how to do the stuff.  But for a person trying to replicate what Apple is talking 
> about, it's very confusing.
> 
>      Can somebody explain how to use the learn function of Logic?
> 
>      In Pro Tools' instrument "XPand" it is really sweet/easy, you do something like hold 
> down option and click on the GUI knob/fader that you want to MIDI control then it gives 
a 
> prompt like "waiting for MIDI" and whatever midi key/mod wheel whatever you touch 
next 
> gets assigned to that XPand function.
> 
>       The wording in the Apple manual is confusing in that I'm not sure if they are talking 
> about touching a virtual button in Logic GUI or a real button on an external MIDI device.
> 
>     In the past I have had luck using the Learn function for things like record/play 
> (assigning them to the top few midi piano keys).  But now I'm trying to assign some 
other 
> things and am not having any luck.
> 
>       Thanks!
> 
>               pete_buchwald@...
>