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[UPDATE — AUGUST 2026] Logic Articulations Commander (LACO) : Logic Pro's best new friend

Logic Pro articulations & CC automation at your fingertips

A fully modular touch control surface: mix and match widgets for articulations, faders, transport, navigation, and more — no code required.

DISCLAIMER : Ongoing project, final functionalities & design may change during development

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LACO general view with transport, widgets, and articulations panel LACO edit mode showing the drag-and-drop widget layout

Features

Controlling Logic Pro has never been so easy. And fun.

Select a track and ...

  • See the track number, full name
  • Access to all articulations
  • Faders configuration per library
  • Trigger your favorite shortcuts

Design your own tool

  • Grid based widget positioning
  • All editable directly on your device or your computer
  • Create panels as pages of widgets
  • Supports multiple devices with adapted resolution

A wealth of widgets

  • Control your tracks: articulations, CC faders
  • Control your DAW: shortcuts, transports
  • Chord detection with inversions & notations (jazz, classical)
  • 100% on device editing, no computer required
  • And many many more, see below

Too many devices

  • Browser based: use any device in your network
  • Adapts to device resolution
  • Auto detect Logic Pro status
  • Supports MCU protocol

Project status

  • This project is ongoing, in development stage, est. release Q4 2026
  • Highly optimized on resources
  • Please fill the form below to get notified of progress

Widgets

A modular kit: build the control surface you actually need.

Create as many panels are you want and place your widgets on a fit grid. The only limit is your fingers.

Articulations

Articulations

  • Auto-retrieved from Logic Pro
  • Customize sets, colours, name
  • Fully resizable, with normal and compact mode
  • Group by symbol or your own groups
  • Follows your note selection in Logic
  • Support momentary & latch mode
Faders widget showing MOD and EXPR CC faders

Faders

  • Adjustable length, pick 1/2/3/5 faders
  • Track pattern based or fixed, up to 3 groups
  • Set a reference and optional bounce back
  • Bounce back modes: linear, eased, bouncing, BPM or time based
  • Tap to select automation lane in Logic
  • Link faders with response curve
  • Design your virtual faderbox: sets, CCs, behaviour, colours
  • Fader tracking from external Midi messages
  • Supports also CC buttons
Buttons with Play, Record, Click, and Cycle buttons

Command groups

  • Create freely groups of commands
  • Expand on tap, or trigger default command (expand with long press)
  • Personalize at your will: content, colour, icon
  • Mix and match any available commands

Commands

  • Simple button or stateful toggle
  • Send Logic Pro shortcut or MCU message
  • Shipped with most shortcuts & MCU support
  • Create your own commands: shortcut/message, icon, label
  • Active window context-based activation
Jog/shuttle control

Jog/Shuttle

  • Real jog/shuttle wheel with realistic behaviour
  • Supports Jog, Shuttle and Scrub modes
  • Comes in 2 sizes
  • Supports MCU protocol
Harp widget showing a scale-locked strummable key range

Harp

  • Simulate realistic harp playing
  • Pick a root note and scale and see pedals adjust
  • Real orchestral harp pedaling
  • Supports velocity
Keyboard widget showing a full on-screen playable keyboard

Keyboard

  • Full on-screen keyboard with velocity control
  • Pick a range or browse octaves
  • Define velocity range
Scaler widget showing key, mode, and octave range controls

Scaler

  • Pick a root note and a scale among dozens
  • Or edit your own scale
  • Support velocity (from vertical position)
  • Define octaves and velocity range
  • No better way to learn scales
Zoom widget showing a vertical zoom fader with Fit shortcuts

Zoom

  • Sliders for smooth progressive zoom operations
  • Flying widget: put it anywhere, other widget are still reachable
  • Auto Zoom command

Timecode

  • SMPTE and Bars/Beats display
  • Configurable SMPTE offset
  • Large, glanceable readout
In development

XY Pad

  • Control two CC lanes at once from a single pad
  • Settable reference point
  • Bounce-back movement on release
In development

Missing one?

  • Reach out by filling the form
  • Explain your need
  • Guaranteed response

Availability

Estimated release date

No price table yet: this is not a product at this stage. The current target is a first release in Q4 2026.

LACO is not endorsed by Apple nor by any editor whose library appears on illustrations.
Q4 2026

Project updates

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See the initial project

Below is the first project made with Open Stage Control & Keyboard Maestro automation. LACO gets lots of its root in this first project.