Opening Marker Areas and Windows

There are many ways to interact with, create, and delete markers in Logic Pro. You can see and edit markers in the following window areas:

Figure. Arrange window showing Marker track, Marker List, and Marker Text area.

Marker track: Displays markers as (optionally) colored sections. If the Marker track is hidden, you can see markers as short text strings in the Bar ruler of all linear editing windows. The main advantage of the Marker track over the marker display in the Bar ruler is that it allows you to select, copy, move, or resize markers directly with the mouse. Click the disclosure triangle in the upper-left corner of the Marker track name column to expand the track height, thereby displaying additional controls. You can freely adjust the lower border of the Marker track by dragging it up or down with the mouse.
Marker List: Lists the names of all markers, inclusive of bar position and length information.
Marker Text area and Marker Text window: Show text associated with a marker. This makes markers suitable for use as notepads, allowing text comments to be saved with the project. Marker text can be typed in, and edited, as you would in any text editor. The Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear, and Select All commands can be used to import or export text to and from other software applications (such as word processors).

To open the Marker track

Click the disclosure triangle in the Global Tracks header area.
Click the disclosure triangle for the Marker track.

You can also assign, and use, the Toggle Marker Track key command.

To open the Marker List as a tab in the Arrange window

Click the Lists button at the top-right corner of the Arrange toolbar, then click the Marker tab (or use the Toggle Marker List key command, default assignment: K).

To open the Marker List as a separate window

Do one of the following:

Choose Options > Marker > Open Marker List (or use the Open Marker List key command, default assignment: Option-M).
Drag the Marker tab, which changes to the Marker List window as you drag it.

To open the Marker Text window

Do one of the following:

Option-double-click any marker in the marker track with the Pointer tool. The clicked marker is selected in the list.
Choose Options > Marker > Open Marker Text (or use the Open Marker Text key command, default assignment: Option-').

The Marker Text window is also available at the bottom of the Marker List window. It is known as the Marker Text area in the Marker List window.

Tip: Many marker selection, editing, and other commands can be accessed by Control-clicking (or right-clicking) anywhere in the marker areas. Make use of this technique to accelerate your workflow. Note that the right-click shortcut menu can only be accessed if the Right Mouse Button: Opens Shortcut Menu pop-up menu option is chosen in the Logic Pro > Preferences > General > Editing pane.