User guide

Chapter 8 Basic Operations 163
Whenever you install Logic Express updates, your personal key commands will remain
unaltered.
Note: Almost all key commands are user-definable. Some of the default assignments
for standard commands such as Undo, Save, Quit, New, Open, Cut, Copy, and Paste
follow Mac OS X conventions, and probably shouldn’t be altered. Some keys are “hard-
wired” to specific functions or commands, and can not be changed. These are dimmed
in the key command listing, to indicate this fixed status. See the section below.
Special Keys
Some keys have special functions:
 The Shift, Control, Option, and Command modifier keys can only be used in
conjunction with other keys.
 The Backspace key has the fixed “delete selected objects” function. It can only be
assigned to another function in conjunction with the modifier keys.
 The key combinations assigned to the commands in the main menu bar can be
reassigned, but it is generally recommended that you leave them at their defaults.
The key command assignment is displayed after the main menu items. As examples:
Command-1 opens the Arrange window, Shift-L locks the current screenset.
 The Plus and Minus keys are assigned to the Increase/Decrease Last Parameter by 1
key commands. As the name suggests, this will increase or decrease any selected
parameter value in single units.
 Using Shift in conjunction with the Plus and Minus keys accesses the Increase/
Decrease Last Parameter by 10 key commands.
The Key Commands Window
The Key Commands window is used to assign Logic Express functions to computer
keyboard keys or MIDI messages. This allows you to completely customize the
application to suit your working style.
To open the Key Commands window, do one of the following:
m Choose Logic Express > Preferences > Key Commands (or use the Open Key
Commands key command, Option-K).
m Click the Preferences Toolbar button, then choose Key Commands from the shortcut
menu.