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What Scripter can, and cannot, do.

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What is Logic Pro's Scripter?

Logic Pro's Scripter is a MIDI Effects Plug-In which allows users to capture, manipulate, and generate MIDI data in real time using the JavaScript.

What Scripter Can Do

With Scripter's JavaScript implementation, doing what any of Logic's MIDI Effects Plug-Ins is entirely possible. I have numerous examples in my Scripter book's public repository. Because you write the code, that means those plug-ins capabilities can be duplicated and enhanced:

And so on. You get the idea.

What Scripter Cannot Do

While there is a lot which Scripter is capable of doing, there are very specific things it cannot do.

What You Need To Know To Use Scripter

Scripter is a unique environment with a very niche use case, and knowing the following is

To learn more about how to use Scripter there is Apple's documentation and my book, The Complete Guide to Logic Pro's Scripter, available on Apple Books and Amazon Kindle. Written for musicians and programmers of any skill level, the guide comes with comprehensive overviews of Scripter’s functions, a music-based JavaScript tutorial inside which takes you from your first line of JavaScript to an entire script, a link to a free open source code library on GitHub, and working examples of features not covered in Apple’s own documentation.