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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)

Zooming in and out on regions

When you are editing, especially with audio waveforms, you will want to zoom in and out to accommodate the regions or sections of regions you are trying to edit.

Logic, being Logic, gives you a number of ways to do this.

Let's practice zooming in on some regions. Press 2 to open Screenset 2, as shown in the following screenshot. (We will discuss the use of screensets more deeply in Chapter 13, Organizing for the Mix):

Figure 4.5 – Regions for zooming

In the upper-right corner of the Tracks area are two zoom sliders: vertical and horizontal, highlighted on the right of the following screenshot:

Figure 4.6 – Zoom sliders

Dragging these sliders zooms in or out of all the regions.

There are also a bunch of helpful key commands already assigned:

  1. Press Option + K to open the Key Commands window.
  2. In the search field, type the word zoom:

    Figure 4.7 – Preassigned zoom...