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<title>Logic Pro Expert Tips &#x26; Tricks</title><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/index.html</link><description>Weekly Logic Pro Tips and Tricks Blog</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><language>en</language><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2011&#x2c; Darren Burgos</dc:rights><dc:date>2017-07-18T21:23:50-07:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:01:43 -0700</lastBuildDate><item><title>Transpose Any Audio Easily in Logic Pro X 10.3.2</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2017-07-18T21:23:50-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/transpose-any-audio-easily.html#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/transpose-any-audio-easily.html#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[New in Logic Pro 10.3.2.   Any audio file (not just Apple Loops) can now be easily pitched/transposed via the Region Inspector just like MIDI!   Logic EDM producers all sigh in unison.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Logic Pro 10.2.1 Multithreading Option Causes Overloads </title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2016-03-02T13:19:57-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/Multithreading-Option-Causes-Overloads%20.html#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/Multithreading-Option-Causes-Overloads%20.html#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There's a new multithreading option in Logic 10.2.1 (Preferences -Audio -Devices Tab) that allows "live tracks" to access multiple CPU threads.   Basically any track that is "live" or record enabled, now has access to this multi-threading ability.   I can see this being an extremely useful new future, however right now there's an issue when this "Playback & Live Tracks" option is enabled; the CPU usage more than doubles.   Until this issue is resolved, make sure to use "Playback Tracks" only if you are experiencing slow downs (especially on tracks that worked fine before the update).
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Logic Pro X: Track or Region Based Automation?</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-04-22T13:32:51-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/logic-pro-x-track-or-region-based-automation.html#unique-entry-id-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/logic-pro-x-track-or-region-based-automation.html#unique-entry-id-32</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Logic Pro X 10.1 has a new button for selecting track-based or region-based automation.   But which one should you be using and why?   Darren Burgos tells you the way it is and shares tips along the way.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Making Multi-Out Setup Easy in Logic Pro&#x27;s Ultrabeat</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2014-07-09T08:32:55-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/easy-ultrabeat-multi-outs.html#unique-entry-id-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/easy-ultrabeat-multi-outs.html#unique-entry-id-31</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Even if you know how to create a multi-output setup for Logic Pro X's Ultrabeat, you should read this excellent tutorial by Darren Burgos with some advanced tips on how to make multi-output easy!


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After a restart of Logic the plug-in comes up fine and can be instantiated via the MIDI FX menu on every software instrument channel. 

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...Switch to the Automation Select Tool and highlight all the data you want quantized. 

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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Logic Pro X: A Smarter Color Palette</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2013-07-22T18:31:45-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/lpx-smarter-color-palette.html#unique-entry-id-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/lpx-smarter-color-palette.html#unique-entry-id-23</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Very often you'll have different colored regions on a track after picking various shades from Logic's Color Palette.   In Logic 9 if you wanted to select the same shade, it was either a test of your ability to distinguish subtle color variances, or you simply remembered where the color was on the palette!   In Logic Pro X, when you click a track with various colored regions (with the the Color Palette open) it shows you all the region colors used on the specific track with a white highlight.   You can also click any region, or shift click regions on other tracks to display the colors. 

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...When I do this, all the regions on that specific track get&rsquo;s selected, or if there&rsquo;s a cycle enabled (as there is in the example image below), it will select only the regions inside the cycle area.


...If we simply used our ( Control &bull; = ) command to merge all the snares, the resulting loop will be off, since it won&rsquo;t be a perfect 8 bar block. 

...I&rsquo;ll just option click and drag the region I just made to then end, and adjust it&rsquo;s end so it&rsquo;s just a small sliver that stops exactly at the end of bar 8. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Edit different instruments in the same Piano Roll window</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-09-17T12:41:41-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/different-instruments-in-piano-roll.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/different-instruments-in-piano-roll.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Having to go into each instrument's region and edit the MIDI separately is time consuming, and not very musical since you can't compare what's happening in the other parts. 

...Now when you're back in the arrange window, you can easily change all regions to the colors you chose by first selecting all (Command - A), then by using key command "Shit - Option - C." 

...Now that your regions all have their own colors, select the specific regions you're trying to edit together, and double click one of them to open the Piano Roll. 

...You can still see velocity by the length of the black line inside each note, so either look there, or enable Hyper Draw with it's button in the bottom left corner of the Piano Roll.


...If you simply click the channel Strip of the instrument you now want to edit, it deselects all of them, and you'll again only see the instrument you just clicked. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Logic Pro Beat Production Tips 1</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-07-01T11:28:16-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/6665739d4c13571eef7739d2f2a71b24-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/6665739d4c13571eef7739d2f2a71b24-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[One of my Logic Pro tips on creating kick drum sounds with the ES1 synthesizer was published in a free macProVideo iBook: "Logic Pro Beat Production Tips 1."   The book is only available for iPad, so the link won't work on iPhone. 

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...These are all unassigned commands, and the key combinations I chose should all be unused also (If you're using Logic's default commands): 


...The length of the note is set by whatever division value you have set in the Transport (directly below the time signature), or you can pre-define the note value by opening the "Step Input Keyboard" from Logic's Options menu.


...If the division is not what you want, then use the other cool commands you just set "Set Next Higher/Lower Division." 


If you select the notes you just entered, you can use Option &bull; Left/Right Arrow to move them around by the Division value, and if you use Shift &bull; Option &bull; Left/Right Arrow while they're selected, you can lengthen them by the Division value!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Creating MIDI Strums and Flam</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-05-29T17:19:56-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/31fee5713f0a3ee2d841162fd35963c4-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/31fee5713f0a3ee2d841162fd35963c4-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[You have to click each individual note in the Piano Roll, and move it forward or back in time.   In this tip, I&rsquo;ll show you how to use the Region Parameters window to easily make MIDI Strums.

...Select the region, then from the Region parameters window (at the top of Logic&rsquo;s inspector) choose 16-Note as your quantization setting. 

...If you&rsquo;re one of those &ldquo;I hate quantization&rdquo; people, don&rsquo;t worry, you can loosen the quantization up by clicking the Advanced Quantization triangle, and selecting a value below 100% under Q-Strength. 

...From the Q-Flam menu, either click/hold and move up/down directly to the right of the word Q-Flam, or select a note length value from the menu with the up/down arrows farther to the right. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Compressor&#x27;s Extended Parameters</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-02-29T12:28:10-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/80c5fd9d5bba7c29b2e308bd448b7f2b-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/80c5fd9d5bba7c29b2e308bd448b7f2b-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Normally, if you choose an audio loop as the source, the entire loop (and all it's content) triggers the side chain compression (the kick, hats, snare, toms &hellip;everything). ...  For example, if you only want the kick to act as the side chain source, you can choose LP (Low Pass) from the Mode drop down menu. 

...When in the "Listen" position, you can solo the track and actually hear the side chain source feeding through for perfecting it (with the other four parameters below it). 

...If your side chain source is a drum loop, you can filter out all the highs with a Low Pass to focus on the kick, or a High Pass to filter out all the lows and use the hats or snare as the side chain source. 

...After choosing the filter type from the Mode menu above, you can then adjust the frequency, the width of the frequency (Q), and the volume (Gain).
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>EQ in Key</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-01-31T20:34:43-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/2c391ba2deb707b1536ff8bba1a64531-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/2c391ba2deb707b1536ff8bba1a64531-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[When you're boosting frequencies in an EQ, sometime it helps to focus around the root key of the your track, or on notes that are in the same scale. ...  You can use it to easily see the frequency value of musical notes.


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...Open the region with the sound you&rsquo;re extracting in the Piano Roll, and select the entire length of the sound by clicking it&rsquo;s key on the vertical keyboard. 

...Double click to open the empty region in the Piano Roll, then select &ldquo;Paste at Original Position&rdquo; from the Edit menu. 

...You don&rsquo;t even have to resize the new MIDI region; when you paste, it automatically expands the region to fit the content.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bass Sidechain EQ Tip</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-11-09T13:04:07-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/2f089302be3126bcdd7575fbc41c2e0c-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/2f089302be3126bcdd7575fbc41c2e0c-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In Logic, try putting an EQ on a Send/Bus that is set to a High Shelf (that is floored), and a Low Shelf that is (to the ceiling). ...  You can then play with the Low Shelf's Frequency parameter to nail the tonal feel and harmonics of a bass.


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...<a href="http://disqus.com" class="dsq-brlink">blog comments powered by <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Capture MIDI...even when you&#x27;re not recording</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-10-28T10:03:52-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/a81fdb62d6c22fe76f939df6466b68d0-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/a81fdb62d6c22fe76f939df6466b68d0-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[First, let&rsquo;s enable the &ldquo;Capture Recording&rdquo; button by pointing to the Transport Bar at the bottom of the screen, then &ldquo;Control + Click&rdquo; (right click). (see image below). 

...You&rsquo;ll now have a new button to the right of Logic&rsquo;s record button (a circle within a circle --- it can be seen in the first image above). 

...In other words, - you were &ldquo;playing along&rdquo; to the song/track. -- Nothing is recorded if Logic was not in playback (the timeline wasn&rsquo;t moving) -- Even with the drawbacks, this feature is amazingly useful. ...  As soon as I&rsquo;ve played something worthy of being captured, I stop Logic from playing back with the spacebar, then I immediately click the &ldquo;Capture Recording&rdquo; button.   Everything I played on the MIDI keyboard -- from the last point Logic with was put into playback -- is captured and placed into the Arrange window on the currently selected track. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Get Creative with Take Folders</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-10-17T17:51:01-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/d1782e113c2432e44059dc0ed2788c49-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/d1782e113c2432e44059dc0ed2788c49-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ll only be using one effect at a time, so I&rsquo;ve bypassed (option click) each of the different effects below the topmost effect (see image below).


...You&rsquo;ll want to navigate to the project&rsquo;s Audio Files folder since Logic doesn&rsquo;t seem to default to this location when using this command...even when your project is saved. ...  After you&rsquo;ve saved the first region, option click to bypass the top effect you just used, then option click the one below it to enable it. 

...Make sure all the regions are selected (by default, all the tracks are selected after you&rsquo;ve dragged them to the arrange window), and select &ldquo;Pack Take Folder&rdquo; from the Region Menu&rsquo;s Folder Menu (see image below).


...TIP: Currently, Quick Swipe Comping does not &ldquo;snap to grid,&rdquo; so be carful where you place your &ldquo;swipes&rdquo;...you should try to get them as close to a grid value as possible. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Merging Tracks from Different Logic Projects</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-10-03T23:17:00-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/bba6247e25b00fe9e2b0f9640b7c0c92-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/bba6247e25b00fe9e2b0f9640b7c0c92-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever wanted to grab an element from a different song and use it in the one you&rsquo;re currently working on? 

...You&rsquo;ll be extracting a complete individual track from another song --with everything that makes it play back--, including the Channel Strip, the Audio/MiDI region(s), and even any busses you were using!


...(If the project is on an external drive, click the icon that looks like a screen, if it&rsquo;s in your Home Folder, then click the house icon.) 

...Simply look for the track (this is where naming each of your tracks properly comes in handy!), and select everything across the row, that you can put a check-box on See Image Below.


...In the image above, take a look at some of the other things you can import like Automation and even the Global Tracks!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Control and record tempo changes on the fly</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-21T15:49:43-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/3aae5ae401d5dca7cf53cd1d8f3ff3e3-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/3aae5ae401d5dca7cf53cd1d8f3ff3e3-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Speeding up and slowing down the BPM of Logic on the fly can be very useful during a live performance, or while working with other artists in your studio. 

...Because this check-box is located in the Project Settings, you&rsquo;ll have to enable this for every Logic Project you intend to use this on. 


...To do this, break the cable from the Input View currently going to the Sequencer Input, and place it into the left side of the Tempo Control...then take the output cable from the Tempo Control and insert it into the Sequencer Input (see image below).


...You can see the CC number coming from your MIDI controller by watching the Input View...twist the knob/slide the slider and watch the Input View...the first number is the MIDI Channel, the second is the CC# (what you&rsquo;re looking for), and the last number is the value. 

...In a live situation, this would obviously not be a problem since you&rsquo;d hopefully not stop in the middle, but if you&rsquo;re working with artists in your studio, you&rsquo;ll want to actually record the changes you&rsquo;re making. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Drum Rolls Made Easy in the Hyper Editor</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-14T09:01:06-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/ff6db5784e9bd661c7535b66693f3884-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/ff6db5784e9bd661c7535b66693f3884-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[You can however, be very specific and only choose the one or two sounds you know you&rsquo;ll be altering...simply shift click the vertical keyboard --on the notes to the drum sound(s) you want to choose--. 

...Directly above the area you named each instrument, you&rsquo;ll see the name of the Hyper Set and a drop down menu next to it for selecting them. ...  For example, when your finished laying the drums out, you can go back, select any drum region, open the Hyper Editor window and select your custom Hyper Set to add a fill/roll. 

...The &ldquo;Pen Width&rdquo; is important too...a value of 4 equals a 32nd note length, so if you&rsquo;ll be drawing in values smaller than 32nd notes --for those crazy head popping snare rolls!-- make sure to set the Pen Width value to 1 or 2. ...  Try different Grid values on different lanes...use the &ldquo;delay&rdquo; function in the event definition window to push an individual drum sound forward or back in time....the sky is the limit! 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Snap Flex Mode Transients to Other Transients or MIDI Notes</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-08T16:09:38-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/db2c14b849142009a99940ab130660f9-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/db2c14b849142009a99940ab130660f9-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[You can place a Flex Marker on a transient and move it forward or backward to adjust it&rsquo;s time --with or without effecting the audio before or after--. 

...A lesser known function of Logic&rsquo;s Flex Mode is the ability to &ldquo;snap&rdquo; a transient to another audio or MIDi region (for example, an un-quantized MIDI or audio region that has a great groove).   This allows you to line up different parts of your song so they have the same ebb and flow as each other, or so they all hit at the same time.


When you place a Flex Marker in a region, simply don&rsquo;t release the mouse, and move down or up to the region with the transient you want to snap to. 

...You do this in the same exact way as described above, but instead, the yellow line snaps to the note-on or note-off of MIDI notes (see red arrow). ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>EXS24 Sample Libray on multiple Macs</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-30T09:59:11-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/1953d128f0b6f862d27e4b52136ba809-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/1953d128f0b6f862d27e4b52136ba809-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In addition to it&rsquo;s large built-in sampled instrument library, the EXS24 allows you to &ldquo;install&rdquo; 3rd party sampled instruments from tons of different vendors like Eastwest and Big Fish Audio. 

...The drive you install these instruments on should be a relatively fast drive; in addition to instruments simply being loaded into RAM, the EXS24 has the ability to &ldquo;stream&rdquo; audio directly from the drive when not enough RAM is available, so the faster the better. 


...	3	Drag the alias you created in Step 2 to the &ldquo;Sampler Instruments&rdquo; folder of the internal drive on your different Macs in this path:     Macintosh HD (or whatever you&rsquo;ve named your drive): Library: Application Support: Logic: Sampler Instruments  


...Every time you drag new content to the two folders you created on the external drive, your various Macs&rsquo; EXS24 instruments will always be current.   This works great if you work with a lot of different Logic musicians too...simply plug in your drive and drag the alias to their Sampler Instruments folder. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Fine tuning the groove of your tracks in the Region Parameters</title><dc:creator>Darren Burgos</dc:creator><dc:subject>Tips &#x26; Tricks</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-23T14:01:56-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/fine-tune-region-parameters.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.logicproexpert.com/blog/files/fine-tune-region-parameters.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It enables you to move an individual selected region (MIDI or Audio) back/forward a very small amount for perfecting the feel of a part.   For example you can nudge a lazy snare sound back in time for a tighter feel, or chill a nervous hi hat part by pushing it forward. 

...If you click where the up/down pointing triangles are, you&rsquo;ll be presented with a list of musical note values. ...  Now this works great when you want to experiment with the position a region is played back from (try large note values like minus one 16th note, or plus three 16th notes), but those values are too large, even for the lowest selectable value -of a 192nd note-...we&rsquo;re simply looking to perfect &ldquo;the feel.&rdquo;   Click and hold to the left of the up/down triangle selector (this area will sometimes have no value in it at all, mine shows -6 in the image below), then move your mouse up/down to edit the value by sequencer ticks...much better! ]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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