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Late-Breaking News

About Logic Express 7

This document contains information about additions and

changes made to Logic Express 7 after the manuals were

completed.

Some are new or updated features, and others are corrections or changes to names,

operations, or functionality. Please read this documentation carefully, as some of the

information may supercede that of the Reference manuals. For the latest information

about product updates, tips, and techniques, visit the Logic Express website at

http://www.apple.com/logicexpress.

General Changes

This section outlines global menu and operational changes.

Parameter Boxes

All parameters that only have two states (on/off) have been changed into checkboxes.

Simply click on the box to activate (checked), or deactivate (unchecked) the parameter.

Parameters that have been updated to operate in this fashion include:

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Region: Loop

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Arpeggio: Repeat

•

Score: Interpretation, Syncopation, No Overlap, Lyric

Menu Changes

The Audio > Audio Settings menu item was removed, as it was a duplicate of Logic >

Preferences > Audio.

The Logic > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Scan and Logic > Preferences > Control

Surfaces > Install menu items has been moved into the local New menu of the Setup

window (Logic > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Setup).

The local Matrix Editor menu item View > White Background was renamed to View >

Bright Background.

Summary of content (9 pages)

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Late-Breaking News About Logic Express 7 This document contains information about additions and changes made to Logic Express 7 after the manuals were completed. Some are new or updated features, and others are corrections or changes to names, operations, or functionality. Please read this documentation carefully, as some of the information may supercede that of the Reference manuals. For the latest information about product updates, tips, and techniques, visit the Logic Express website at http://www.
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AU Manager Logic Express 7 uses Apple’s AU Validation Tool to ensure that only Audio Unit plug-ins which pass the test are used in Logic. The scan process takes place automatically when you launch Logic Express 7. You can see the results of the validation scan for all Audio Units plug-ins via the Logic Application menu: Preferences > Start Logic AU Manager. Note: Logic Express 7 automatically quits before the Logic AU Manager is launched. Logic will automatically restart after you quit the Logic AU Manager.
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In Acid Loops, this information is derived from the surrounding folder structure (especially the names of folders), which must comply with certain standards. This means that it’s not possible to drag an individual Acid Loop file into the Loop Browser. As such, you need to drag the entire CD (or folder) that contains the Acid Loops into the Loop Browser.
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Loop Length Editing Logic’s Loop function has been enhanced with an easy to use Loop Length Editing function. To set the length of a looped Region: 1 Move the cursor to the end of the Region that you want to loop. The cursor will change into a circular arrow (a loop) when positioned in the upper area of the Region. 2 Click-hold and drag the end of the Region to the desired length.
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Using the same example, but adding eight tracks with the Create Multiple Tracks function, behaves a little differently. The four existing tracks use Audio Objects 1 to 4. The newly-created tracks use Audio Objects 5 to 8, and new Audio Objects (9 to 12) are automatically created on the Environment’s Audio Layer. This facility makes the setup of additional tracks much faster than in previous Logic versions, where new Audio Objects and Arrange window tracks needed to be created, and assigned, before use.
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Preferences All preference files are installed in: ~/Library/Preferences/Logic The main preference file is named: com.apple.logic.express Other Logic Express 7 preference files are also found in this folder. Song Templates Logic Express 7 scans for a folder named “Song Templates” in the following folder: ~/Library/Application Support/Logic. Logic Express 7 then searches for the “Autoload” or “Autoload.lso” song in: /Library/Application Support/Logic.
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GarageBand Instruments Logic Express 7 searches for GarageBand Instruments in the: “Plug-In Settings/ PlugInName” folder in the following directories, and order: • ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/Plug-In Settings/PlugInName User-defined or edited settings are stored here. • /Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Plug-In Settings/PlugInName “Factory” settings are stored here.
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Apple Loops Library Logic Express 7 shares the Apple Loops Library with GarageBand. It uses the Apple Loops folders found in these locations: /Library/Application Support/GarageBand Used for the Apple Loops library that ships with Logic Express 7 or GarageBand. The content of any additional Jam Pack libraries is also installed here. Important: Don’t delete this folder—even if you decide to remove GarageBand from your hard disk! At least be aware that this will also remove content from Logic’s Loop Browser.
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Default Directories • ~/Music/Logic For Logic Express 7 songs (Open/Save/Save as). • ~/Movies For Movie files (Open). • ~/Pictures For the Camera tool in the Score Editor (Save Bitmap File as). Manual Corrections The following section contains a number of manual corrections where functionality was altered after writing, or was incorrectly documented.