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518Logic Pro Instruments
Classic synthesizer programming in Logic Pro Sculpture
One strength of Sculpture is the ability to create endlessly evolving pad and atmospheric
sounds. It can also generate fat synth basses, powerful leads, and other types of typical
synthesizer sounds.
Sculpture has an advantage over traditional synthesizers in that its core synthesis engine
produces a wider variety of basic tones, and these tones have an organic quality and
richness to them.
The tasks below provide programming guidelines, tips, tricks, and information to assist you
in creating classic synthesizer sounds in Sculpture.
Create a basic synthesizer pad sound in Sculpture
1. In Logic Pro, load the #default (or your vanilla) setting file.
2. Set the Voices parameter to 16.
3. Set Object1 type to Bow.
4. Set Object2 type to “Bow wide.”
5. Drag the Material Pad ball to a position at the extreme left of the Pad, exactly halfway
between the top and bottom—on a line with the Material label.
6. Play a C chord (middleC).
You’ll hear a pad sound.
7. Move PickupA to a position around 0.75.
The pad is a little sweeter.
8. Move Object1 position to a value of 0.84.
9. Move Object2 position to a value of 0.34.
10. Click the Points icon that has five dots in the Morph Pad section.
11. Drag the Int slider in the Morph Pad Randomize section to a value of 25%, for example.
12. Click the Morph Rnd button one time.
13. Choose File > Save Setting As, and enter a new name, such as “vanilla pad,” for
example.
You’ll be using this basic pad sound for several other examples. Don’t be shy about
doctoring the “vanilla pad”—anything goes, so make use of any of the Filter, Delay, EQ, and
Waveshaper parameters to quickly create new sounds.
Create an evolving synthesizer pad sound in Sculpture
1. In Logic Pro, load the #default (or your “vanilla pad”) setting file.
2. Click the LFO1 button at the bottom left of the interface.
3. Click the 1button, and play the keyboard.
The difference you hear is subtle.
4. While holding down a chord, drag the amt slider left and right. Finally settle on a value
of 0.15.
5. Choose Object1 Strength from the Target pop-up menu near the 1button.
You’ll hear a fluttering sound.