Apple Logic 7 - Manual (Page 77)

Chapter
2
Logic
Control 77
 The
Time
display
shows
the
group
name
(ten
last
characters
if
name
is
longer
than
ten
characters).
 The
upper
LCD
line
displays
track
names.
 The
lower
LCD
line
displays
group
parameters.
 Group
parameters
can
be
switched
with
V-Selects.
 Cursor
Up/Down
selects
previous/next
group.
 Cursor
Left/Right
shifts
group
parameter
display.
 SELECT
buttons
display
if
a
track
is
a
member
of
the
group.
Pressing
a
SELECT
button
enables/disables
track
membership
of
the
group.
With
Group
Edit
mode
off,
holding
down
GROUP
and
pressing
one
or
more
SELECT
buttons
allows
you
to
create
a
new
group.
Pressing
the
GROUP
button,
while
the
SHIFT
button
is
held
down,
creates
a
new
group,
opens
the
Group
window
and
enters
Group
Edit
mode.
Pressing
the
GROUP
button,
while
the
TRACK
button
is
held,
switches
to
Track
Multi
Channel
view,
with
the
Track
Group
parameter
shown.
It
displays
the
group
that
the
instrument
belongs
to.
Multiple
group
membership
is
displayed
as
in
the
Track
Mixer
window.
Turning
a
V-Pot
changes
group
membership.
Note
that
you
can
only
select
one
group
(or
“Off”)
with
this
function.
Utilities
Buttons
The
four
buttons
in
this
area
trigger
functions
that
are
often
used
when
working
with
Logic.
Save
Saves
the
current
song
file.
When
pressed,
a
file
save
dialog
will
open
on
your
computer
screen,
awaiting
input
of
a
filename.
The
Logic
Control
LCD
will
display
There is a file select dialog on the screen
and
the
Position/Time
Display
will
show
ALERT
.
All
LEDs
are
unlit.
Once
the
file
save
has
been
confirmed—in
Logic—the
Logic
Control
will
return
all
controls
to
their
status
prior
to
use
of
the
Save
command.
Once
the
song
has
been
saved
and
given
a
name,
you
may
freely
use
the
SAVE
button
to
save
any
subsequent
changes.
This
will
occur
without
the
alert
messages
and
file
save
dialog
appearing
onscreen.
As
a
general
working
tip,
you
should
always
save
your
Autoload/Template
song
under
a
different
name
as
the
first
step
in
any
project.
If
this
practice
is
adhered
to,
you
will
be
able
to
simply
press
the
SAVE
button
on
the
Logic
Control
to
incrementally
save
your
work.