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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)

Offline Region automation

I am going to begin by automating panning in the region you see on track 8 at bar 3.

Region panning automation

Let's begin with the following steps:

  1. Press A to see automation. It defaults to Track automation for volume, the automation is visible on every track, and is assigned to Read mode.
  2. Should you want this track to be bigger, press Control + Z on the computer keyboard or, alternatively, go to the View menu and choose Zoom Focused Track, and any selected track now gets bigger.
  3. Click on the word Track and it switches to Region, which is what I want to use to create panning for this region in this instance.
  4. Hold the mouse down on Volume and navigate to Main | Pan | Absolute:

    Figure 15.4 – Set to create region-based panning automation

    As you turn the pan knob from left to right or right to left while listening to a stereo recording, any material that was panned to one side starts to disappear. You aren't moving anything...