Voice to Text for Logic Pro
Typing interrupts your creative flow. Whether you're naming regions to organize a complex arrangement, writing track notes for a mixing engineer, documenting project notes for collaborators, adding marker names to navigate your session, or drafting lyrics while the melody is fresh, keyboard entry pulls your hands from the instrument and your mind from the music. Blurt lets you speak directly into Logic Pro. Hold a button, say what you want to type, release. Text appears instantly at your cursor. Your hands stay on the controller, your mind stays on the song.
The Typing Problem
Region names stay generic because naming takes too long
You've recorded thirty takes of the chorus. Each region needs a descriptive name. Chorus take 3 good energy slightly flat ending. Chorus take 7 best performance use this one. Chorus take 12 interesting adlib at the end. Typing all that out means stopping your session every few minutes. Your regions end up as 'Chorus 1' through 'Chorus 30' because proper naming would kill your momentum.
Track notes get skipped because documentation is exhausting
The mixing engineer needs to understand your session before they start. This vocal has a temporary comp, needs tuning on verse 2. The guitar DI is there for reamping options. Drums are phase-aligned but kick might need replacement. You could explain it in a two-minute voice memo, but typing it all into track notes would take twenty minutes. So you leave sparse notes and hope they call with questions.
Project notes become an afterthought instead of a resource
Every session should have notes about the creative direction, the reference tracks, the client feedback. 'Verse should feel intimate and sparse. Chorus opens up with layered harmonies. Bridge builds to the biggest moment in the song.' You know exactly what to write, but switching from music-making mode to typing mode feels like changing gears mid-song. The notes get skipped.
Marker names default to numbers because text entry is slow
You're building the arrangement and need markers for navigation. Intro, Verse 1, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Verse 2. Each marker requires clicking, typing, confirming. By the time you've labeled ten sections, you've lost five minutes and your train of thought. Your markers end up as '1, 2, 3, 4' because descriptive names feel like too much work.
Lyrics get lost because capturing them interrupts the flow
The melody just came to you and words are forming. You could sing them into the mic, but you need them written down before you forget. Opening a notes app means leaving Logic. Typing in the Score Editor means putting down the guitar. By the time you're ready to type, the perfect phrasing has already started to fade. Inspiration doesn't wait for you to find a text field.
How It Works
Blurt works anywhere you can type in Logic Pro. Region names, track notes, project notes, marker names, lyrics in the Score Editor, and any inspector field. If there's a cursor, Blurt works.
Click into any text field
Region name, track notes, project notes, marker name, Score Editor lyrics, inspector field. Anywhere you'd normally type in Logic Pro.
Hold your hotkey and speak
Press your chosen shortcut and say what you want to type. Blurt handles punctuation automatically.
Release and continue making music
Text appears instantly. No delay, no extra steps. Your hands never left the instrument.
Real Scenarios
Region names that make sessions navigable
You've just recorded the perfect vocal take. Double-click the region name, hold your hotkey, say 'Lead vocal verse 2 final take, use this one, slight breath at bar 24.' Next take. 'Lead vocal verse 2 alternate, stronger low notes but timing loose on line 3.' When you come back tomorrow, or hand off to an editor, every region tells its story. No more guessing which of forty takes was the good one.
Track notes for mixing handoffs
The session is going to a mix engineer. Click into the track notes for your drum bus, hold your hotkey: 'Parallel compression on aux 7, blend to taste. Kick sample layered for low end, original is there for transient. Snare has two mics blended, adjust ratio if needed.' Every track gets clear documentation in the time it takes to speak. The mixer opens your session and knows exactly what they're working with.
Project notes that capture the vision
You're starting a new production. Open the project notes, hold your hotkey: 'Reference tracks are Billie Eilish for vocal production and Frank Ocean for harmonic choices. Client wants intimate verses that explode into anthemic choruses. Tempo is intentionally slow, don't speed it up. Vocal should sound close and present, almost whispered.' The creative brief lives with the session forever.
Marker names for arrangement navigation
You're building the song structure. Create a marker at bar 1, hold your hotkey: 'Intro, sparse piano only.' Bar 9: 'Verse 1, add bass and light drums.' Bar 25: 'Pre-chorus, build with strings.' Bar 33: 'Chorus, full arrangement drops.' Your entire arrangement map is labeled in under a minute. Jump to any section instantly.
Lyrics captured at the speed of inspiration
You're noodling on guitar and a melody emerges. Words start forming. Open the Score Editor or a text note, hold your hotkey, sing-speak the lyrics as they come: 'I never thought I'd find my way back home, but every road I took led here.' The words are captured before they fade. Keep playing, keep writing, keep the flow going.
Session notes during recording
You're tracking a vocalist and each take has nuances worth noting. Between takes, hold your hotkey: 'Take 5, great emotion but pitchy on the high note in bar 12. Take 6, technically perfect but felt a little mechanical. Take 7, this is the one, has both the emotion and the accuracy.' Your engineer notes become instant documentation without stopping the session.
Plugin and settings documentation
You've dialed in a complex effects chain that you want to remember. Click into the track notes, hold your hotkey: 'Signal chain is Waves SSL channel for tone, FabFilter Pro-C2 for transparent compression, Valhalla Room on aux send for space. Key settings: SSL drive at 3, compressor ratio 4:1, room decay 2.2 seconds.' When you revisit or recreate, the recipe is there.
Why Logic Pro users choose Blurt over built-in dictation for music production workflow
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single customizable hotkey | Double-tap Fn or click microphone |
| Response time | Text appears in under 500ms | 2-3 second delay, sometimes fails silently |
| Audio terminology | Handles 'reverb', 'compressor', 'sidechain', 'aux send' correctly | Struggles with music production terms |
| Workflow integration | Works without disrupting Logic Pro focus | System UI appears, breaks concentration |
| Reliability | Consistent transcription quality | Inconsistent, requires retries |
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