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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)

Getting familiar with Folder Stacks

In Chapter 5, Recording MIDI, we were introduced to Summing Stacks, and we could well employ them here, but since all we are looking at is organization, there is another type of Track Stack, called a Folder Stack, that is well suited for this purpose.

Following my color-coding, I now want to create four Folder Stacks.

Creating Folder Stacks

With all the vocal tracks selected, if I go under the Track menu to Create Track Stack, or press Shift + Command + D, I am given a choice between creating a Summing Stack and a Folder Stack. The description tells me that Folder Stack is well suited for the simple organization of tracks in the track list:

Figure 13.2 – Creating a Folder Stack

Let's begin with a Folder Stack for the vocals:

  1. Choose Folder Stack and you will now have a Folder Stack named Sub 1 with a waveform icon and a different color.
  2. Double-click on the name in the Track Header and rename...