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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)

Trimming automation

Logic gives you lots of ways to alter your automation. To delete control points, select one or more points while holding the Shift key, and then just press the Delete key and they are gone.

We have two choices for trimming the level of volume automation – Trim and Relative, again both offline and in real time.

Offline Trim

If you hold your mouse down over the Automation Value field, you will see the word Trim appear:

Figure 15.15 – Trim volume

Simply dragging Trim up or down makes it lower or higher while preserving all the automation control points.

This isn't limited to volume automation. Remember all those EQ bands that we automated? You can trim the frequency changes in the same manner.

Real-time Trim

If I return to either Latch or Touch mode on a track, I now have the option of either choosing Trim or Relative:

Figure 15.16 – Trim or Relative for Latch or Touch mode

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