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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)

Adjusting a project's tempo with an imported audio file using Smart Tempo

As we did with the Rubato recording, we will first start by changing the setting in the Control bar's LCD from Keep Tempo to Adapt Tempo. For this task, however, there is an additional project setting we need to attend to:

  1. Go to Project Settings | Smart Tempo.
  2. In the middle pane, change Set imported audio files to On. I also like to set it to Trim start of new regions so that the region is placed right at 1 1 1 1:

    Figure 11.1 – Smart Tempo project settings

  3. If I now bring in an audio file, as I am doing here with a kick drum, Smart Tempo analyzes the audio file's tempos and adjusts the project's tempo changes accordingly:

Figure 11.2 – Tempos applied to the project from an imported audio file

But what if audio files were not played that well in terms of their timing? We can fix that with Flex Time. Open the Chapter 11 project.