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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)

Fixing the timing of audio files with Flex Time

If it's something really simple, Flex Tool may get the job done quickly for you. In this screenshot, if you look at the Snare drum, it is pretty clear that several of the snare hits are late, not hitting directly on beat 4 each time:

Figure 11.3 – Late snare hits

Let's fix it!

  1. Press T and change Left Click Tool to Flex Tool.
  2. Click on the region with the Flex Tool. This turns on Flex & Follow in the Region inspector.
  3. Press the Command key, which by default switches to the Marquee tool.
  4. Drag the Marquee tool over the Snare hit and start to move to the correct position. It changes to the Hand tool for that purpose.

Done – that was easy:

Figure 11.4 – Timing of the corrected snare hit

The kick drum is really poorly timed in multiple spots. It needs to be quantized to 8th notes, so let's use Flex Time in a more sophisticated...