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Jumpstart Logic Pro 10.6

By : Jay Asher
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Jumpstart Logic Pro 10.6

By: Jay Asher

Overview of this book

Logic Pro is Apple’s flagship application for music creation, found in many professional music studios across the globe. It is a powerful digital audio workstation that comes with all the software tools that you need to create music that sounds great. In the previous version, Logic Pro 10.5, Apple had added impressive features to what was already a full package of tools, loops, FX plug-ins, and software instruments. Providing a comprehensive introduction if you’re new to Mac computer music creation, this practical guide will show you how to use Logic Pro and have you up to speed in no time. You’ll not only understand what Apple’s Logic Pro software can do but also get hands-on with using it to accomplish various musical tasks. The book starts by getting you up and running with the basic terminologies. As you progress, you’ll explore how to create audio and MIDI musical parts. To build on your knowledge further, the book will guide you through developing an automated mix. In addition to this, you’ll learn how to bounce mixes and audio files for distribution. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-versed with Logic Pro and have the skills you need to create professional-quality music.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Editing cells

Open the Inspector and select a cell, and now you will see the Cell inspector:

Figure 10.4 – The Cell inspector

Wow, that is a lot of control! We will cover these briefly, as you will find experimenting with them more informative than what we can cover in this book.

For Play Mode, you have three choices:

  • Start/Stop: Clicking a cell starts and stops playback.
  • Momentary: Cells play as long as you click and hold them.
  • Retrigger: Clicking an additional time starts playback from the beginning of the cell.

Quantize Start can be set globally in the Quantize Start menu at the top right of the Live Loops grid, or for a scene by Ctrl + clicking the Scene Trigger buttons, or for individual cells. Selecting a specific Quantize Start value allows you to determine, if the cell is not triggered from the beginning, where it starts. Quantize Loop Start only matters if you have Play Mode set to Start/Stop.

Reverse, Speed, the...