7.2.1

46 Chapter1ControlSurfaceSetup
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Tips
ControlsurfaceschangethewayyouuseLogic,andaremosteffectiveifyoumakea
fewsmallmodificationstoyourworkingmethods.Thefollowingcollectionofhintswill
helpyoutoworkmoresmoothlyandefficientlywithyourcontrolsurface/Logicsystem.
CustomizeyourTemplate/AutoloadSongs
 SetupScreensets1–7toyourliking.Thesecanbeaccesseddirectlywithsome
controlsurfaces(onaLogic/MackieControl—viaFunctionKeys—F1toF7.Function
Key8(F8)willclosethetop-mostwindow).
 Itisrecommendedthatafull-screenArrangewindow,withTrackAutomationView
settoon,isamongyourScreensets.
 Afull-screenTrackMixerwindowisalsorecommended.
MakeUseofMarkers
Notmuchmorecanbesaid.Markersallowyoutoquicklynavigatefromlocationto
locationinaproject.Mostcontrolsurfacesfeatureanumberofshortcutsthatallow
youtorapidlyswitchbetweenMarkers.
Markersareveryusefulforthecreation/selectionofCycleareasandanumberofother
tasks,suchasDropInandReplace.
Ifyoutendtofollowaparticularsongstructure,orliketoworkwithaparticular
numberofbars(4,8,16bars,andsoon)forverseandchorussections,thensetupa
numberofMarkersatsuitablelocationsinyourTemplate/Autoloadsongs.
AlwaysuseProjects
AssoonasLogicislaunched,andthedesiredTemplateorAutoloadsongisloaded,you
shouldroutinelycreateanewprojectfolder,andnameit.Thiswillprovideadefault
folderstructure/filepaththatcontainsthesongfileandallaudiofilesassociatedwith
theproject.
Youcanalsochoosetoincludeplug-inSettingsfiles,videofiles,SpaceDesignerIRfiles
andEXSInstrumentsintoyourProjectfolder,ifdesired.
ThebuttonassignedtoSaveoperationsonyourcontrolsurfacewillopentheFileSave
dialog.Oncetheproject/songhasbeensavedonce,pressingthe“Save”buttonwill
incrementallysavetheprojectwithoutlaunchingtheFileSavedialogwindow.