Sharing Logic tips and tricks

gst98 said:

in 10.7/10.7.1. Apparently, there are sometimes bugs when doing it in old projects, but new projects going forward should be fine

edit: having said that, the buffer didn't actually change size until I pressed apply. Maybe this isn't real afterall

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You always had to hit Apply for it to change, I'm pretty sure...

Soundhound said:

You always had to hit Apply for it to change, I'm pretty sure...

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Yeah, but when you press apply my session still reloads, so this must have been inaccurate info

gst98 said:

Yeah, but when you press apply my session still reloads, so this must have been inaccurate info

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Sorry, yes that’s what i meant. Sounds like same behavior as before, it ha to reload the whole session when changing the buffer size.

gst98 said:

Not sure how, but I previously hadn't heard any mention of it (nor is it in the patch notes) but Logic can now change buffer size freely without the need to reload the session. This is huge!

edit: maybe wrong

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Still reloading here. Monterey + Logic 10.7.1.

Is there a way to disable that stupid screen flashing?

Gaffable said:

Here's how to view the three different sizes of the performance meter.

(1) Standard size: double click on the CPU box in Logic Pro's LCD panel.

(2) Bigger size: hold down SHIFT or CONTROL or OPTION or COMMAND while double clicking on the CPU box in the LCD panel.

(3) Biggest size: hold down CONTROL + OPTION while double clicking on the CPU box in the LCD panel.


I don't think that these keyboard and mouse combinations are documented in the Logic Pro user manual. At least, I couldn't find them.

@Vik has previously shared (in post #53 of this thread) another keyboard/mouse combo that allows you to switch between peak and average values in Logic Pro's performance meter.

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Wow, for THIS does a like button exist.

A little disclaimer: I mentioned in an earlier post that can could drag images into the track (from the desktop, from webpages etc) to convert them into track icons, and also that they automatically would end up in the folder for user icons (for further use). The latter function seems to have been removed.

I didn't even know we could drag images into the track icon on the mixer without having to add them to LogicPro's reusable area to begin with. That is actually very useful...thanks. Can take photos of people and use their mug shots on the spot...

Dewdman42 said:

I didn't even know we could drag images into the track icon on the mixer without having to add them to LogicPro's reusable area to begin with. That is actually very useful...thanks. Can take photos of people and use their mug shots on the spot...

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i did this with a violist that played a piece of mine i put her face in the track hahah


i use this trick all the time. It is not so un-intuitive, since there is a + button on the window anyway. To change all icons in bulk , select tracks and clich on the image you want

I Just discovered a new one!
It is possible to change articulations on multiple tracks and regions in one step even if you have different articulation sets.
When you select two regions on different tracks with different articulation sets, the articulation menu in the midi editor is not accessible...

But if you open the contextual menu with right click on multiple selected notes, you can change the articulation all in once.

Now, the articulation will change according to the articulation ID number. So if your art sets are all set on the same scheme, it will choose the equivalent articulation. Babylonewaves sets for example are made on the UACC model, so Long is always ID 1, legato ID 20, Staccato ID 40 and so on.

And another small one.
You can drag multiple patches from the finder to the main window (in the tracks names section)

Here is one to split an audio region by transients fast;

Place the marque tool on the audio region but do not select range, just a tiny line.
Now with left/right arrows and delete key you can split it by transients really fast

You can also assign a key command to „Slice at Transient Markers“ to quickly slice regions.

Not sure if this was posted already, but thanks to @Vik for this extremely useful tip.

Maybe the following will be a useful tip for some, since it doesn't require opening the Event List or any other editor:

In Logic's main window, if you look at a region with some CC data, hold dow the alt key while you select a different CC (eg. Expression instead if Modulation). Do this (see image) where it says "Ch 1: Mod".

Then this window pops up:

Make your choice, and you're done.

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Here's another one, for those who haven't discovered it yet: When Zoom Focused Track is enabled, the track which is selected becomes taller than the others.





'Zoom Focused Track' is in the View menu in the main window. The key command is Control Z, which also works for Rows.

Hallo,

does anyway knows tips and tricks to edit MPE data with Logic Pro ?
I worked for a bit with a Roli Seaboard Block, recording was fine but editing was a nightmare; at the end i gave up using it with Logic, but i miss it.
Anyway to reduce the pain ?

Maurizio

I received my Seaboard 2 a couple weeks ago, and have been diving into MPE with Logic since. As you point out - it can be a bit overwhelming. After working with it and digging around the web, what I now do is open the List Editor on the right side with Additional Info enabled (this will show the Note Off/MPE Lift value), and make sure the content is linked to the Piano Roll editor. Then in the Piano Roll editor select specific notes which will then show the expression CC data below that's linked to that note. If in the Function menu in the Piano Roll editor, you enable "Include Non-Note MIDI Events," the CC data will move with the notes. You can color the notes in the Piano Roll editor by MIDI Channel in the View menu (not sure this helps as there are up to 15 different MIDI channels). If you want to see more MIDI CC data at one time, go to the Arrange page and show Automation for the MIDI track ("A" key command), add the automation lanes you want below (E.g., Strike/Velocity, Pitch/Glide, Brightness/Slide, Press/Aftertouch - Lift/Note-off can only be viewed in the List Editor). The workflow isn't great, but if you focus on selecting notes in the Piano Roll editor, the associated CC data will show up below and you don't have to worry about what MIDI channel it's on. If you try to figure out what MIDI channel different CC data is on versus what note, it gets overwhelming. I did send a feature request to the Logic team to add Note Off Velocity (which is Lift MPE data) to the Piano Roll editor (versus just the List editor). If others have tips on how to handle MPE data in Logic, I'm also interested. It's really interesting to work with -- but given the nature of MPE sending a lot of expression data for each note on a unique MIDI channel, the complexity editing adds up quickly.

Here are some tips about "ways to make libraries sound more realistic, achieve an easier workflow, and, if desired, avoid potential side effects of our faders moving too much into the most intense dynamic levels (example: portamento transition may pop up, more than you want them to). It's also about how not only using CC11/expression, but also CC 1/Modulation can cause artifacts." Not only Logic related, of course, but the examples refer to Logic solutions:

Begfred said:

I Just discovered a new one!
It is possible to change articulations on multiple tracks and regions in one step even if you have different articulation sets.
When you select two regions on different tracks with different articulation sets, the articulation menu in the midi editor is not accessible...

But if you open the contextual menu with right click on multiple selected notes, you can change the articulation all in once.

Now, the articulation will change according to the articulation ID number. So if your art sets are all set on the same scheme, it will choose the equivalent articulation. Babylonewaves sets for example are made on the UACC model, so Long is always ID 1, legato ID 20, Staccato ID 40 and so on.

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This is gold...I didn't even know about articulation sets, and being able to set it up and then change multiple regions/tracks at the same time is fantastic.

HitEmTrue said:

I didn't even know about articulation sets

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You can also have different articulations on the same track, region and time position – the articulations in Logic are attached to one note at a a time. So if you compose a string quartet on one track only (where each of the instruments have a separate MIDI channel), the bass can play pizzicato, the cello can play marcato and so on.