New Features in Logic Pro 7.
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1 Preface 7 8 Contents New Features in Logic Pro 7.2 Logic Pro 7.
41 42 Hand Tool in Track Mixer and Arrange Channel Strip Bouncing Enhancements Chapter 5 45 45 46 46 47 Working With Video Working With Movie Audio Tracks Finding and Removing Scene Markers Removing Movies Terminology Changes Chapter 6 49 49 50 Importing Files Importing XML Files Importing MIDI Files Chapter 7 51 51 52 53 54 55 55 56 Control Surface Support Additional Control Surface Support Working With the Track Control Bar New Key Repeat Function Intermediate Stop at Default Value Modal Dial
86 86 86 87 87 I/O Labels Control Surface Plug-ins Tuning Tables DNA Grooves Default Directories Chapter 10 89 89 91 94 94 95 95 95 100 101 103 106 106 107 109 110 111 112 113 113 114 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 Plug-in Enhancements Working With the AU Manager Working With Plug-in Delay Compensation Processing Audio Units When Running the Node Application Adjusting Plug-in Parameters With the Mouse Wheel Support of Generator Audio Units Plug-ins Replacing Setting-Compatible Plug-ins Ultrabeat Sculpture
Preface New Features in Logic Pro 7.2 This document describes features not covered in the Logic Pro 7 manuals. It contains detailed information about the improvements and changes found in the Logic Pro Updates that have been released since Logic Pro 7. Important: The descriptions in this document supersede the relevant sections of the Logic Pro 7 manuals! For late-breaking information about Logic Pro 7.2, please refer to the Late-Breaking News document.
Logic Pro 7.2 Features Overview This section provides a summary of the Logic Pro 7.2 features. For more information on these features and their use, see the corresponding chapters in this document. Playback of compressed file formats Logic Pro 7.2 allows the direct playback of compressed file formats, such as AAC. These files no longer need to be automatically converted when imported. For detailed information, see “Direct Playback of Compressed Audio Files” on page 29.
Key command changes The Logic Pro 7.2 Update features the following key command changes:  Go to Song Start—New  Remove Movie—New  Save as Performance—New  Go to Selection End—New. This Sample Editor key command sets the SPL to the end of the selected audio file section. The Goto Selection key command has been renamed as Go to Selection Start.
Serato Audio Units plug-in support Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to use the pitch shift and time stretch algorithms provided with Serato’s Pitch ’n Time Audio Units plug-in as Time Machine algorithms. For further information, see “Serato AU Support” on page 31. Digidesign Pro Tools HD 7 DAE support Logic Pro 7.2 only supports Pro Tools HD 7. Older versions of Pro Tools (including Pro Tools 6) are no longer supported. Users of older Pro Tools versions must use previously compatible versions of Logic Pro as well.
1 General Improvements 1 This chapter describes all general enhancements that have been made since Logic Pro 7. These changes streamline and simplify the use and setup of Logic.
Interface Changes The Logic interface has been enhanced in the following areas since the release of Logic Pro 7: Â Many dialogs provide additional audio file handling options. Â Menus have been cleaned up, some menu items have clearer names. Â Parameter boxes: Parameters that only have two states are displayed as checkboxes. Read the following sections for details.
Menu Changes File > Export > MIDI Region as Audio File was renamed to File > Export > Region as Audio File, as this describes the function more precisely (both Audio and MIDI Regions can be exported). The Audio > Audio Settings menu item was removed, as it duplicated the Logic > Preferences > Audio functionality.
Parameter Boxes All parameters that only have two states (on/off, for example) are enabled/disabled with checkboxes. Simply click on the box to activate (checked) or deactivate (unchecked) the parameter.
Preferences This section outlines changes to the Logic preferences. New Auto Hide Dock Preference The General pane of the Display preferences in Logic Pro 7.2 offers the Auto Hide Dock option. Auto Hide Dock preference Activation of this preference automatically hides the Dock while Logic is running, maximizing onscreen space for Logic windows. To activate the Dock Auto Hide preference: 1 Choose Logic > Preferences. 2 Click the Display button.
To export a track as an audio file: 1 Choose File > Export > Track as Audio File (or use the Export Track as Audio File key command). Set the desired bit depth and file name in the Export Track as Audio File dialog. The Export Track As Audio File function offers the same export functionality as the Freeze function in Logic 6, but track naming is more convenient and you can freely choose the file destination and format for each export.
Song Settings The song settings contain an additional Audio pane, which offers the following two options: Playback Pre-roll When this option is enabled, all start commands will start playback a little earlier (shifted to the left). The exact pre-roll value is dependent on the current delay compensation value for plug-ins. This option ensures that transients which fall exactly on the start position are played back correctly.
Transport Window Enhancements The horizontal view of the Logic Transport window now includes the Song End display (instead of the Free Memory display). MIDI Activity Display Song End display This allows you to set the song end directly in the Transport window—a function that comes in handy when you’d like to bounce the complete song, as the start and end positions in the Bounce dialog encompass the entire Logic song (provided that the Cycle function is switched off and no Regions are selected).
2 Editing Enhancements 2 This chapter outlines the editing enhancements made since Logic Pro 7. These changes encompass a number of new or altered key commands, new track creation facilities and improved marker handling, among others. Key Command Enhancements The following section outlines all key command enhancements made since the release of Logic Pro 7.
Global Menu Functions The following global key commands have been added. 20 Key command Function/Explanation Open Global Preferences Open Audio Preferences Open MIDI Preferences Open Display Preferences Open Score Preferences Open Video Preferences Open Automation Preferences Open Control Surfaces Preferences Open Surround Preferences Opens the respective preferences.
Key command Function/Explanation Export Song as OpenTL File Exports your song as an OpenTL file, allowing you to exchange audio data with hardware or applications that support OpenTL files (such as Tascam HD recorders). Export Song as AAF File Exports your song as an AAF file, allowing you to exchange audio data with other applications that support AAF files (Avid and Adobe products, for example).
Key command Function/Explanation Open Step Input Keyboard Displays the Step Input Keyboard window.
Key command Function/Explanation Toggle Audio Tracks Shows/Hides audio track channel strips. Toggle Audio Instruments Shows/Hides audio instrument channel strips. Toggle Audio Aux Shows/Hides auxiliary channel strips. Toggle Audio Busses Shows/Hides bus channel strips. Toggle Audio Outputs Shows/Hides audio output channel strips.
Pickup Clock key commands The Pickup Clock (Move Event to SPL) and the Pickup Clock and Select Next Event key commands now also move the currently selected marker (in the Marker track) to the current song position. New Key Command Warning In circumstances where an existing local key command combination is used while assigning a new global key command, the following warning message will appear: You have three options: Cancel, Replace, or OK. Â Cancel does not alter existing assignments.
Loop Length Editing The Loop feature of Logic 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 half of the Region. 2 Click-hold and drag the end of the Region to the desired length.
 Mode: Simply click on the desired Mono or Stereo radio button, to create multiple mono or stereo tracks of the chosen type. The Create Multiple Tracks function is intelligent in the way it handles tracks, and underlying Audio Objects. To explain; imagine a song that contains four Audio tracks in the Arrange, but there are actually eight Audio Objects set up on the Environment’s Audio Layer. Use of the Create Multiple Tracks function to add another four tracks to the Arrange will work as expected.
Chord Track The chord symbols displayed in the Chord track can be inserted into the Score Editor (and printed): To insert chords from the Chord track into the Score Editor: m Select the staff that you would like to use for the chord symbols in the Score Editor and choose Functions > Insert Chords from global Chord track. Inserted chord symbols are displayed in blue (printout will be black), and can only be moved within the boundaries of the chord on the Chord track.
3 Working With Audio 3 Many audio editing facilities have been enhanced since the release of Logic Pro 7. Logic Pro 7.2 introduces direct playback of compressed audio files, new time stretch algorithm facilities and split stereo file renaming enhancements, among others. Direct Playback of Compressed Audio Files Logic Pro 7.
The Project Manager can organize these compressed audio file types. The Audio File category in the Browse view now offers the Compressed subcategory. The Find mode Audio File filter also includes a new Compressed checkbox: Activate it to search for all compressed AAC and Apple Lossless audio files.
 Percussive—The Percussive algorithm perfectly maintains the timing of percussive material, making it a good choice for drum loops and percussive, non-harmonic material. In comparison to the Beats Only algorithm, the Percussive algorithm is better suited for percussive material that has been processed through a reverb (or contains a long “tail”). This may also apply to percussive playing styles, such as a staccato electric piano or clavinet parts.
2 Enable the Follow Tempo option in the Region Parameter box. All audio files that follow the song tempo and first key signature are indicated by the following symbols in Logic: Note: Follow tempo is actually an audio file tempo operation, not a Region function, but was included in the Region parameter box for convenience. It is synchronized for all Regions that make use of the same audio file.
Export as Audio File Functions The Export Audio File functions have been enhanced in the following ways: Â All Export As Audio File dialogs (Export > Track as Audio File, Export > Region as Audio File, Export > All Tracks as Audio files) feature the “Add to Audio window” option. Activation automatically adds the exported audio file(s) to the song’s Audio window.
4 Working in the Mixer Windows 4 Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to switch between Channel Strip settings by sending MIDI program change messages. It also allows you to toggle the bypass status of Insert slots with one controller value. The following chapter outlines all mixing and bouncing enhancements made since the release of Logic Pro 7. This includes support of stereo ReWire Objects, the Hand tool in the Track Mixer and Arrange window channel strips, Surround Pan window and Bounce window improvements.
2 Open the Channel Strip Settings menu by clicking the word Insert on any channel strip, then choose “Save as Performance”. 3 In the ensuing dialog, enter a Performance name, choose a program change number and click OK. You can also set the program change number by sending it from your MIDI controller. Note: By default, the dialog will suggest the lowest, unused program change number. An alert will advise you of any attempt to insert a program change number that is already assigned.
All saved Performance settings appear in the Performances folder of the Channel Strip Settings menu. Multiple Selection of Channel Strips The Multiple Selection of channel strips function (in the Mixer windows) has been enhanced: Clicking a channel background (without Shift held) also allows you to select further channels by dragging over them (in the background).
Automating the Bypass Status Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to toggle the bypass status of Audio Object Insert slots with a single controller value: namely controller value 64. The addition of this feature results in the following behaviors for controllers 56 to 70: Â A value of 0 switches bypass off. Â Values 1 to 63 and 65 to 127 switch bypass on. Â Repeated use of value 64 switches between the two bypass states.
Note: This facility also applies to the Mute and Solo buttons: If controller 9 sends a value of 64, the Mute button status is switched, if controller 3 sends a value of 64, the status of the Solo button is set to on/off—dependent on the current Solo status. Support of Stereo ReWire Objects Logic Pro 7.2 supports stereo ReWire Objects. This allows you to assign ReWire stereo streams to a single Audio Object and configure the Audio Object as stereo.
3 Click this button to configure the Audio Object as stereo. The button will show two interlinked circles, indicating that it is a stereo Object. You are able to insert stereo plug-ins, as in normal stereo audio tracks. The level meter will divide into two discrete meters, the pan control will work as balance control. Note: Logic can only work as a ReWire host application, which means that you can stream audio into Logic, but you can not stream audio from Logic into another ReWired application.
 You can save Surround Pan windows in Screensets.  The Surround Pan window provides a Link button. If enabled, the window will always show the surround setup status of the selected Audio Object. This feature works in the Track Mixer and in the Arrange window, but not in the Environment. Hand Tool in Track Mixer and Arrange Channel Strip The Track Mixer Hand tool is used to move and copy plug-ins between channel strips.
If the effect’s source location is above the destination location, all plug-ins between the source and destination locations are shifted up one position. If the plug-in’s source location is below the destination location, all plug-ins between the source and destination locations will be shifted down one position. Note: If all 15 Insert slots are used, you can not place effects between Insert slots.
2 In the Bounce dialog, activate the AAC option, choose a file name and destination, then click Bounce. The AAC Sound Settings window offers the following settings: Â Format: Displays the selected compression codec. Â Channels: Allows you to choose between a mono or stereo output file. Â Rate: A number of predefined sample rates are available in this pop-up menu, ranging from 8000 Hz to 48,000 Hz. The Recommended option will select a rate based on choices made in the Advanced Settings.
 Quality (AAC Encoder): Sets the quality of the AAC encoded bitstream. Reducing the quality accelerates the conversion process, but at the expense of audio quality. Set to Best whenever possible. Choosing the CD Burner The Bounce dialog in Logic Pro offers a Device menu in the Burn options, which allows you to choose between any recognized CD burners connected to your system.
5 Working With Video 5 A number of video functions and names have changed since the release of Logic Pro 7. This includes the following: Â Exporting a specific song section to a movie is now possible. Â Movie audio tracks can be imported directly into the Arrange window. Â Finding and removing scene markers can be restricted to portions of a movie. Â The new Remove Movie function allows you to completely remove a movie from a song. Â Many video related menu items and preferences have clearer names.
Importing Movie Audio Into the Arrange Window You can import movie audio tracks directly into the Arrange window by using the Options > Movie > Import Audio to Arrange function. To import movie audio tracks into the Arrange window: 1 Choose Options > Movie > Import Audio to Arrange from the main menu bar (or use the Import Audio from Movie to Arrange key command). 2 Select the audio tracks you want to import in the ensuing dialog, then click OK.
Terminology Changes The following items in the Options > Movie menu have been renamed: Â Extract Audio from Movie is now Import Audio From Movie. Â Extract Audio to Arrange is now Import Audio to Arrange. Â Remove Scene Cuts is now Remove Scene Markers. Â Find Scene Cuts is now Create Scene Markers. The DV Mode menu of the Video song settings is now the Video Format menu. Historically, the DV Mode menu was designed for use with FireWire devices.
6 Importing Files 6 The importation of XML and MIDI file data has been improved since Logic Pro 7. These enhancements make it easier to import Final Cut sequences and event-based MIDI data into Logic Pro. Importing XML Files The XML import procedure allows you to retain the sample rate of audio files used in your Final Cut sequences.
Importing MIDI Files Opening and importing MIDI files behaved in a similar fashion in earlier Logic versions. Both the Import and Open commands loaded all data (including global information, such as tempo events) into a new song. This may not be the behavior one would normally expect from an “import”: usually an import only loads MIDI Region data (notes, controller, SysEx, pitchbend, specific meta events) into an opened song.
7 Control Surface Support 7 The extensive support for control surfaces has been further enhanced since the release of Logic Pro 7. Direct support for a number of control surfaces has been added, and several key usability and assignment facilities have been improved. These include the track control bar and key repeat functions.
Working With the Track Control Bar When a control surface is connected to Logic Pro 7.2, the Track Control Bar is displayed in the Arrange window. This bar indicates the tracks that are currently being accessed by your control surface. This bar is available for all control surface devices connected to your system. The Track Control Bar of each control surface can be assigned a different color. The bar color is set in the Device parameter box.
New Key Repeat Function The Expert view of the Controller Assignments Editor now features the Key Repeat checkbox in the Value section. Note: The Key Repeat checkbox is positioned at the bottom of the Controller Assignments Editor. If the vertical size of the Controller Assignments Editor is insufficient, the checkbox will not be visible. In this situation, simply drag the lower right corner of the window downwards to resize it.
Logic Pro 7.2 provides updated control surface plug-ins for several devices: the factory key command assignments already support the Key Repeat function (if useful and/or applicable to the device)—making changes unnecessary for use of this new functionality. If you want to enable the Key Repeat function for your own assignments, you may need to use the re-learn option for the assigned message.
Modal Dialogs Display All modal dialogs (except file selector boxes) are now shown on control surfaces that feature LCD text displays. All text fields are shown in the display’s upper row (if applicable to the device). If the dialog text does not fit into the LCD’s upper row, it will start scrolling after three seconds. You can scroll the dialog text manually with the appropriate control (see assignment tables in the relevant Control Surface Support documentation).
Controller Assignments Editor Enhancements The Easy View of the Controller Assignment window has been simplified. The Control Name field has been removed, because Easy View is generally used for unsupported control surfaces—such as the controllers on your master keyboard or other fader boxes. The Track parameter allows you to choose between selected (which is the default, if creating assignments on the selected track) or a fixed track number (if you want to set up your controls as a mixer surface).
8 Using Apple Loops 8 The support of Apple Loops in Logic Pro brings a range of flexible options to your music-making palette. This chapter covers their use in Logic Pro, information on Apple Loop creation and further material that will aid you in making the most of the facilities available. Logic Pro ships with a number of Apple Loops, as does GarageBand. Apple Loops are AIFF format audio files that contain PCM audio data. Apple Loops can be used in any audio application that supports AIFF files.
Green and blue Apple Loops can be added to audio tracks. They look like normal Audio Regions, but can be easily identified by the Apple Loop symbol in the upper right corner. They follow the song key and tempo. Stereo Apple Loop symbol Mono Apple Loop symbol Apple Loops that feature the green icon can also be placed on Audio Instrument and MIDI tracks. On such tracks, these files can be edited just like other MIDI Regions, including individual note editing.
Adding Apple Loops There are several ways to add Apple Loop files to your Logic song. Logic Pro offers a special Loop Browser that enables you to search for Apple Loops, using key words for instrument, genre, mood, and other descriptors. You can also import Apple Loops in the same way as audio files. To add an Apple Loop to your arrangement, do one of the following, m Open the Loop Browser by choosing Audio > Loop Browser (or use the Loop Browser key command).
Working With the Loop Browser The Loop Browser is designed to make finding Apple Loops an intuitive and fast process. You can search for loops by using keywords, perform text searches, preview loops, view information about loops, and limit the display to loops from a specific Jam Pack or loop library. To open the Loop Browser, do one of the following: m Choose Audio > Loop Browser. m Use the Loop Browser key command.
The View buttons at the top left switch between three view types. The first button from the left, featuring the three rectangles, switches to a standard Mac OS X column file menu that is hierarchically separated into All, By Genres, By Instruments, By Moods, and Favorites search criteria. The second button from the left (featuring the note icon) switches to the “normal” Matrix view mode, showing musically-related categories.
The Scale pull-down menu offers Any, Minor, Major, Neither and Good For Both options. Use of these options limits the search for Apple Loops to the selected Scale type, within the chosen category. As an example, if Country, Acoustic and Relaxed categories were selected, you would be presented with twenty or so files that matched your choices.
 The Fav (Favorites) column offers a checkbox for every displayed loop. Simply check this box to add the loop to the Favorites category (for more information, see “Working With Favorites” on page 64). Adding Apple Loops to the Loop Browser Logic Pro must index Apple Loops before they are shown in the Loop Browser. Loops can reside in any directory, but you need to tell Logic Pro where to find them. To add Apple Loops to the Loop Browser: 1 Open a Finder window alongside Logic Pro.
Working With Favorites The Fav (Favorites) column in the list at the bottom of the Loop Browser offers a checkbox for every displayed loop. Simply check this box to add the loop to the Favorites category. This facility is ideal for compiling a collection of Apple Loops that you use regularly. As a producer of dance-floor music, you may often construct songs by starting with drum loops.
Note: The Apple Loops Utility does not allow you to create SIALs. Which tool to use, and when to use it? As mentioned above, Logic Pro offers Apple Loops creation facilities, and the separate Apple Loops Utility also allows you to construct your own Apple Loops. You have a fairly simple decision path to follow: Â If you want to create an Apple Loop from an audio file that matches the song tempo, use the Apple Loop creation utilities available in Logic Pro.
 Set the file type, which can be One-shot or Looped. If the length of the audio file is not precisely trimmed to contain a number of whole bars, One-shot is selected automatically, and the file type buttons are dimmed. Note: One-shots do not follow the song tempo and key. This is useful if you want to add discrete, non-musical sounds (such as sound effects) to the loop library, which should not be altered by the tempo and key properties.
If you want to create a looped Apple Loop from an audio file that does not match the song tempo, you should use the Apple Loops Utility. The Apple Loops Utility allows you to define the intended length of the loop, regardless of the song tempo, by setting the Number of Beats and Time Signature tag manually. Please note that the utility only works with Audio Regions—not with MIDI regions on Audio Instrument tracks.
You can use one of the following options to ensure that loops created from Audio Instrument Regions will sound the same as the original Regions: Â Drag your SIAL (the original of which was assigned to bus sends) to an audio track instead of an Audio Instrument track. When you create an Audio Instrument loop, the audio file that is rendered will include any bus processing. This will sound identical to the original.
The Apple Loops Utility Interface The Apple Loops Utility window consists of the Tags and Transients panes. The bottom of the window includes a set of playback controls and file management buttons. The Apple Loops Utility also includes an Assets drawer, located to the right of the main window, where you can manage open files.
Tags Pane The Tags pane is divided into four areas. In three of the sections, you edit different types of tags. In the fourth area, you view information (that cannot be edited in the Apple Loops Utility), such as the length and location of the file. The more metadata (tag) information you include with your files, the more accurate your searches will be in the Loop Browser.
Provided that the audio file matches the song tempo, and that its length fits a whole number of beats (or you entered the correct length in the “Open Audio File in Apple Loops Utility” dialog), the Apple Loops Utility sets the correct default value for the Number of Beats field. Note: If you open an audio file directly in the Apple Loops Utility this information is not available. In this situation, the Apple Loops Utility uses different assumptions to set the Number of Beats value.
The Scale Type tag identifies the file’s scale type. It only serves as a search tag and has no effect on the sound of the loop. Changing a loop’s Scale Type does not affect the scale of the loop. Again, this defaults to the information Logic Pro provides, courtesy of the Signature track. Music uses various scale types. The main types are the major and minor scales. Musical loops in the same key (with the same root note) may not sound appropriate when played together, if their scale type differs.
Descriptors The Loop Browser in Logic Pro allows you to search for files using descriptors. Descriptors are complementary pairs of keywords that describe the musical mood or character of the file. Each pair of keywords offers a row of radio buttons, allowing you to choose either one keyword from the pair, or neither keyword. Tagging Files To tag a file, select it in the Assets drawer, then edit the file’s tags in the Tags tab. You can change the tags of multiple files at the same time.
The Transients pane contains a large waveform display, a beat ruler and a horizontal scroll bar. Markers indicate the position of transients in the file. Typically, transients correspond to the (vertically) widest parts of a sound’s waveform (the peaks in the waveform, in other words). The Transient Division pop-up menu and the Sensitivity slider determine the placement of transient markers in a loop. The Transient Division menu sets the beat value used by the Apple Loops Utility for transient detection.
You should also keep the following guidelines in mind: Â Each transient marker in the audio file should be labelled by a transient marker in the Apple Loops Utility. You should also add a transient marker at all points of musical significance, including the beginning and end of notes, pitch bends or glissandos. Â During playback, Logic Pro speeds up or slows down the tempo of loop areas without transient markers.
Playback and File Management Controls The bottom of the Apple Loops Utility window contains a set of playback controls, allowing you to audition the selected file. These controls do not affect the file’s tags. Go to Beginning button Play button Stop button Volume slider Key menu       Tempo slider Go to Beginning button: Starts playback from the beginning of the selected file. Play button: Plays back the selected file. Stop button: Stops playback of the selected file.
 Drag the ReCycle loop from the Finder onto an audio track. 2 Choose the Render to Apple Loop option in the Fix menu of the ensuing ReCycle File Import dialog. The ReCycle loop is converted to an Apple Loop (the slice points are converted to transient positions) and copied to the ~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops/Single Files folder. The Apple Loop is added to your Logic song.
The playback transposition for Apple Loops is controlled by the root note of chords in the Chord track. These root notes determine the global playback transposition— relative to the current key signature—shown in the Signature track. If no chords are available in the Chord track, the global playback key for Apple Loops is determined by the very first key signature in the Signature track (default: C major).
Transposition Track Transposition events are closely linked to the progression of the chord root notes in the Chord track: Changing a chord root will be reflected in the Transposition track and vice-versa. Any alteration or creation of a transposition event will generate or alter the corresponding chord in the Chord track. All Apple Loops and MIDI Regions will be pitch-shifted accordingly. Note: “Standard” Audio Regions (Audio Regions that are not Apple Loops) will not be affected.
Converting Apple Loops to Audio Files When you convert an Apple Loop into an audio file, the resulting file may not play at the song’s current tempo and key settings. Rather, the new audio file will play at the original tempo and key of the Apple Loop. This happens when you select an Apple Loop and choose Audio > Convert Regions to New Audio Files from the Arrange menu, and change the File Format parameter in the ensuing window from “Original file type” to either “Wave” or “SDII”.
If the “Add resulting files to Audio window” option is activated, the sample rate converted Apple Loop is automatically added to the song. It will follow the song tempo and key changes (provided that the Key tag was set in the original loop). Note: If a new Apple Loop is created, it will need to be indexed to make it visible in the Loop Browser. Loops can reside in any directory, but you need to tell Logic Pro where to find them.
Note: Apple Loops dragged from the Finder into the Loop Browser window, in conjunction with the “Copy to Library” option, copies the Apple Loop(s) to this location. You may, of course, keep additional copies of Apple Loops in their original Finder location(s).
9 Updated File Paths 9 The location of all files (preferences, plug-in settings and so on) associated with Logic Pro have changed. Unlike earlier versions, Logic Pro 7 does not use the program folder as the location for any associated files. Logic Pro 7 complies fully with Mac OS X standards: Pre-installed files All pre-installed files are located in the local domain: YourHardDiskName It is usually prefaced with a: / (at the beginning of a path).
Plug-in Settings Logic Pro scans for a folder named after the plug-in (“PlugInName/”) in the following folders, and order: Â ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/Plug-In Settings User-defined or edited settings are always stored here. These settings appear in the top level of the Settings pop-up menu in Plug-in windows. The “Save Setting as” command defaults to this level. “Save Setting” only works on settings located at this top level (otherwise a “Save Setting as” is performed).
Channel Strip Settings Logic Pro scans for a folder named “Channel Strip Settings” in the following folders, and order: Â ~/Library/Application Support/Logic User-defined or edited Channel Strip settings are stored here. Â /Library/Application Support/Logic Factory settings are always stored here. Logic Pro also scans the following folder path for Track and Instrument Audio Objects: /Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Instrument Library/Track Settings.
Space Designer Impulse Responses Logic Pro scans for a folder named “Impulse Responses” in the following folders, and order:  ~/Library/Application Support/Logic  /Library/Application Support/Logic  …/SongOrProjectName Ultrabeat Samples Logic Pro scans for a folder named “Ultrabeat Samples” in the following folders, and order:  ~/Library/Application Support/Logic  /Library/Application Support/Logic  …/SongOrProjectName User Icons Logic Pro scans for user-definable track icons in the following folder
DNA Grooves Logic Pro scans for a folder named “GROOVES” in the following folders, and order:  ~/Library/Application Support/Logic  /Library/Application Support/Logic  Applications/Logic 6 Series Default Directories Logic Pro uses the following default directories:  ~/Music/Logic: for Logic Pro songs (Open/Save/Save as).  ~/Movies: for Movie files (Open).  ~/Pictures: For the Camera tool in the Score Editor (Save Bitmap File as).
10 Plug-in Enhancements 10 The following chapter outlines the plug-in enhancements that have been made since Logic Pro 7, superseding the information in the Logic Pro 7 Plug-in Reference.
Note: Logic Pro automatically quits before the Logic AU Manager is launched. Logic will automatically restart after you quit the Logic AU Manager. The results of the test are shown in the Compatibility column. Audio Units plug-ins that “failed” the validation test, can be enabled—but be aware that these plug-ins can cause problems.
Working With Plug-in Delay Compensation Logic Pro includes plug-in delay compensation for instruments, tracks, busses, auxes, outputs and ReWire Objects.
As an example: Imagine a simple song with a few bass, guitar, vocal, and drum tracks. The bass track is played through an Audio Object that contains a plug-in that introduces a latency of 100 ms. All guitar tracks are routed to a Bus Object that contains several inserted plug-ins. The combined latency introduced by these plug-ins is 300 milliseconds (ms). The vocals are routed through another Bus Object that has a set of plug-ins that introduce 150 ms of latency.
Dealing With Latency Issues To avoid these potential pitfalls, try to complete any audio and audio instrument recording before inserting latency-inducing plug-ins. If you find it necessary to record an audio instrument or audio track after setting up a latency-inducing signal routing, the following procedure will help you to get around any possible problems.
If you are recording audio, another strategy would be to disable the Software Monitoring checkbox in the Logic > Preferences > Audio > Drivers pane. This would necessitate monitoring your recording via an external mixer. When Logic is not providing software monitoring of incoming audio, it can correctly position audio recordings—even when full delay compensation is active. Obviously, you can’t use external monitoring when recording audio instruments.
Support of Generator Audio Units Plug-ins Logic Pro supports the Generators Audio Units plug-in type. As the name suggests, these Audio Units plug-ins generate audio signals. In contrast to Audio Units Instruments, however, they do not require a MIDI signal. All Audio Units Generator plug-ins installed on your system can be found in the respective AU Instrument menu’s Mono/Stereo/Multichannel > Generators sub menu.
A list of all drum voices found in the setting is displayed in the Import List beside the mixer/assignment section. You can preview a sound by clicking on its name in the Import List. Import List A Control-click on a drum voice opens a shortcut menu that contains the Copy (Voice & Seq) entry. This command copies the drum voice and all 24 of its sequences—empty or not—into the Clipboard. As the next step, Control-click on the target drum voice in the mixer/assignment section.
Note that these are single voice based operations, all sequence and voice data of the other 24 drum voices remain untouched. This is why the term sequences (as opposed to patterns) is used here. Patterns contain data for all 25 Drum Voices. You should also note that importing is a “downstream” process—you can copy and paste data from the imported Ultrabeat Setting into your current Setting, but not vice versa.
Copying Patterns in the Pattern menu Copying patterns is achieved with a copy and paste operation via a shortcut menu. The same tasks can also be performed with a short cut, enhancing workflow and ease-ofuse. To copy a pattern using the short cut: 1 Select the desired pattern in the Pattern menu. 2 Press Option and select another Ultrabeat pattern. The selected pattern is copied to the target position. All sequencer data that exists in the new pattern number is replaced.
Note: In the case of multi-layer UBS files, the sample is played with a fixed velocity of 75%. Independent auditioning of all layers is not possible. Only the layer addressed by this Velocity value will be played. Preview Sample in Ultrabeat Voice function The “Preview Sample in Ultrabeat Voice” option temporarily replaces the sample files (AIFF, WAV, SDII, UBS) in the currently selected voice.
Sculpture The following information supplements the Sculpture documentation in the Logic Pro 7 Plug-In Reference.
Morph position display Sculpture’s Morph Pad displays a moving dot that indicates the current morph position, during a morph. The red line in the Timeline below shows the current time position. The dot and line indicate the current morph position. Note: The current morph position is shown as long as only one note is played. EVB3 The following updates the EVB3 chapter in the Logic Pro 7 Plug-In Reference.
Additional Parameters in 001/011 View Activation of the 001/011 button accesses several additional parameters. Any differences in volume (between the Leslie and organ signals) can be adjusted with the Dry Level parameter. This parameter allows you to adjust the level of the dry signal, which can also be useful if the “Switches to dry sound” option is selected in the Brake menu, found below.
The Reverb menu allows you to patch the reverb effect before (Pre option) or after (Post option) the rotor effect. The Upper/Lower Stop Position sliders have been renamed Horn Brake Pos and Drum Brake Pos. EXS24 mkII The following information supplements the EXS24 mkII section in the Logic Pro 7 Plug-In Reference. Vel Offset parameter The Vel Offset parameter—found towards the top left of the EXS24mkII GUI—offsets the incoming MIDI note velocity value by ±127.
You can audition multiple files by pressing Play once, and then stepping through the files. Note: If you activate the “Hide used Audio Files” option, files used in the currently loaded EXS Instrument are dimmed. Previewing the audio file in the EXS instrument The “Preview audio file in EXS instrument” option temporarily replaces the sample files in the currently selected zone.
Envelope Hold parameter The EXS24mkII envelopes feature an additional Hold parameter (in the Instrument Editor), which can be found in the Group parameters, next to the Attack Offset parameter. The Hold parameter determines the time period that the envelope will be held at the maximum Attack level, before the Decay phase begins. Group parameters AHDSR Offset parameters are also available for the filter envelope, in addition to those available for the amplitude envelope (see screenshot above).
This function is handy in situations where you would like to use a smaller palette of Sampler Instruments from your big studio library on your PowerBook, for example. EVP88 The global Tuning settings of Logic are added to the EVP88’s Lower and Upper parameters, which can be used to stretch the tuning in the bass and treble ranges. GarageBand Instruments Two additional GarageBand 2 instruments are included in Logic Pro. These are the sample-based Hybrid Basic and Hybrid Morph synthesizers.
Each “Wave” in the Hybrid Morph synthesizer is based on two sample layers. The Morph control crossfades between the two sample layers. The Morph Envelope allows you to control the morph over time. As an example, setting the Morph parameter to B and the Morph Envelope to From A To B, morphs the Wave from A to B in accordance with the ADSR envelope settings. Note: It you set the Morph parameter to A and the Morph Envelope to From A to B, certain ADSR settings will result in no sound.
 American Bright: Based on the American Basic setting, this setting massively emphasizes the upper mids (from 4.5 kHz).  American Scoop: Based on American Basic amp model, the American Scoop setting combines the frequency characteristics of the American Deep and American Bright, with both low mid (from 500 Hz) and upper mid (from 4.5 kHz) frequencies emphasized. Well suited for funk and fusion recordings.
New Ducker Plug-in The Logic Pro 7.2 Update features the new Ducker plug-in (in the Logic > Dynamic submenu). Important: For technical reasons, the Ducker plug-in can only be inserted in Output and Bus Objects. Ducking is a common technique used in radio and television broadcasting: when the DJ/announcer speaks while music is playing, the music level is automatically reduced. When the announcement has finished, the music is automatically raised to its original volume level.
 Threshold: Determines the lowest level that a side chain signal must attain before it begins to reduce the (music mix) output level by the amount set with the Intensity slider. If the side chain signal level doesn’t reach the threshold, the (music mix) track volume is not affected.  Attack: Controls how quickly the volume is reduced. If you want the (music mix) signal to be gently faded out, set this slider to a high value.
 Mic Correction button and Mic Model menu: Activate this button to improve the frequency response of audio recordings made with your built-in microphone, creating the impression that an upmarket microphone was used. Choose the appropriate mic model from the Mic Model menu. You can use the Mic Enhancer plug-in with other microphones, but mic correction models are only offered for builtin Macintosh mics.
Grooveshifter The Grooveshifter plug-in allows you to rhythmically vary recordings, imparting a “swing” feel to the track. Imagine a guitar solo played in straight eighth or sixteenth notes. The Grooveshifter can make this straightforward solo swing. Note: Grooveshifter is reliant on “perfect” matching of the Logic song tempo with the tempo of the treated recording. Any tempo variations will deliver less precise results. The reference tempo is the song tempo.
Pitch Correction The Pitch Correction plug-in features the additional Reference Pitch parameter, which enhances the accuracy of the plug-in. It is often the case that the intonation of a vocal line is slightly sharp or flat throughout an entire song. The Reference Pitch parameter addresses this issue at the input of the pitch detection process. Set the Reference Pitch to reflect the constant pitch deviation in cent values. This allows the pitch correction to perform more accurately.
BPM Counter The BPM Counter is a useful plug-in that analyzes the tempo of an audio track and displays it as a numeric value. As soon as the plug-in is inserted in a track, the intelligent detector circuit analyzes the dynamic events in the signal. The detector circuit looks for any transients in the input signal. Transients are very fast, non-periodical sound events in the attack portion of the signal. The more obvious this impulse is, the easier it is for the BPM Counter to detect the tempo.
Test Oscillator The Test Oscillator plug-in is also available in the Instrument slot of Audio Instrument channel strips. The Test Oscillator starts generating the test signal as soon as it is inserted in the Instrument slot. You can switch it off by bypassing it. Note: If you insert the Test Oscillator into an Insert slot of an audio channel, you must pass audio through this channel, in order to generate a signal. To do so, place any Audio Region onto a track, insert the Test Oscillator, and start playback.
11 WaveBurner Enhancements 11 The following chapter outlines the WaveBurner enhancements made since the release of WaveBurner 1.1. This information supersedes the relevant sections of the WaveBurner manual. New Maximum Zoom In function The View menu offers the new Maximum Zoom In command which sets the display to the highest possible zoom level (key command: Option-Command-Down Arrow key). New Set Time Format Globally preference The Global preferences tab offers the new Set Time Format Globally option.
Changing the ruler time format Clicking the button to the right of the Zoom control opens a menu that allows you to change the ruler time format. You can also access this menu by Control or right-clicking the time rulers. If you enable the CD Track Time option in the menu, the time rulers will display the track time (rather than the disc time). Adding audio files to a project You can add audio files to your project by dragging them from the Finder into the Wave View area.
Appendix Corrections to Logic Pro 7 Documentation The following section contains a number of manual corrections where functionality was altered after writing, or was incorrectly documented. Relative Snap function The Logic Pro 7 Reference manual states that Snap functionality is “absolute,” resulting in Regions being automatically aligned to bars, beats, and so on. This is incorrect.
Exporting XML files The Logic Pro 7 Reference manual states that XML exports automatically switch bouncing to Realtime mode if necessary. This is not correct, XML exports are bounced in Offline mode. Please note that this means that External Instrument or I/O plug-in tracks will not be included in the XML export file. You should record such tracks as audio before performing an XML export.
