u/Banjerpickin

The early access went great, sold an insane number of copies (thank you!!!) which gave me the bandwidth and opportunity to tighten down a lot of screws and add a few new features, including:

- secondary ruler / marquee ruler support
- automatic time signature detection
- better grid color presets
- better UI and menu layout
- multi-language support

Anything y'all think I'm missing before I go super public with LogicGrid? Anybody out there experiencing any last minute bugs I need to address? Thanks!

If you still want to get in on the early access, it's going to full price ($49) on launch but is still $30 until May 14th - LogicProGrid.com

Video of LogicGrid in action: https://youtu.be/y-aMaHghcHA

Been on Logic Pro for 15 years, and the missing arrangement grid drives me crazy. I do bounce back and forth between LP and Pro Tools, and producing in LP is much more intuitive for me but I always find myself having to move back to PT for editing. My last real job before producing music full time was coding and LMS system management, so I thought I'd teach myself Swift and see what I could come up with.

WAY harder than expected. Logic's code is locked up tight, zoom level is completely dynamic based on project length and playhead position, literally the only thing you can get from LP is the AX tree. The only option was to analyze the ruler visually...but the ruler can have a cycle region (active or inactive), region markers, numbers all over the place...

The first version of "LogicGrid" I completed was basically a proof of concept, a full grid drawn over the tracks area that proved it was possible but wasn't particularly useful in practice. You'd turn it on, think "ok cool but this hurts my eyes" and turn it off. I actually began to appreciate how uncluttered Logic looks compared to other DAWs.

The beta testing group is what made this into something worth actually using. I gathered a group of 30 users from the LP subreddits, and they began telling me how they actually wanted to work with a grid. It turns out, people use LP for a lot of different things! I mostly use mine for producing and tracking live instruments, so I made a lot of assumptions that proved false. By the end, we had:

Four display modes: Full Grid, Spotlight Vertical Band, Spotlight Circle, and Selected Tracks Only
Scrub line that follows your mouse independently from the grid
Customizable colors, Opacity, and subdivision density
Keyboard shortcuts for everything

The absolute floor for stability ended up being macOS 14 and Logic Pro 11. There are some small limitations (LP Colorizer is a big no no) and full screen mode probably won't ever be supported, but overall this has been a really rewarding experience, I've created a tool I'm using every day, and I'm excited to finally be sharing it with everyone and to keep developing it.

Happy to answer anything!

A few weeks ago I posted here looking for beta testers for a Logic Pro grid overlay app I was building. The response was incredible!!! Music makers from all over the world jumped in, tested across different setups, filed bugs, and gave feedback that shaped LogicGrid into something way cooler and useful than I ever imagined.

So first: thank you. Seriously.

Here's what we ended up with:

LogicGrid is a standalone lightweight macOS overlay that adds visible grid lines to Logic Pro's arrangement view. It's fully customizable for every different user's needs!

What came out of beta:

• Four display modes — full grid, spotlight vertical band, spotlight circle, and selected tracks only
• Scrub line that follows your mouse (huge for drum editing — this one came directly from beta feedback)
• Fully customizable colors, opacity, and subdivisions
• Keyboard shortcuts for everything
• So many bugs squashed

The bottom floor requirements ended up bing macOS 14 and Logic Pro 11.

Early access is open this week at $30 before the full launch May 14th when it goes to $49. If you were one of the beta testers — you already know if it's worth it 😄

logicprogrid.com

Happy to answer anything.