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Recording audio. Whether you are a seasoned guitarist, a hobby vocalist or even an electronic musician, at some stage you’ll want to record audio into Logic. In the second part of this series that’s exactly what we’re going to do – explore the basics of setting up and recording audio into Logic. Before we get started, I’d recommend checking out the first in this Complete Beginners Guide to Logic here.

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Every computer musician or video editor I know has a soft spot for the latest and greatest hardware. It’s called gear lust. For most of us that often means hankering after the latest shiny and “all-new-most-powerful-ever” Mac or… PC. For others (especially us Digital Audio Workstation users) it will include salivating (ok – maybe that’s just me) over the next hardware compressor, software plugin or audio interface… and top of my list of amazing audio interface manufacturers is Apogee.

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How To Use Apple Logic Pro

So you’ve just opened that shiny new Logic Pro or Logic Express box and spent the last 4 hours or so installing it on your Mac… what next? If you’re completely new to Logic and/or the world of DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) then this beginners guide series is designed are for you!  How to use Logic Pro.

At a glance you may find Logic’s interface to be a bit intimidating. … Continue Reading

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Aahhh!.. The beauty of Logic… don’t worry I’m not about to break into a sonnet or something! Rather today I want to share my 5 favourite key commands (new Logic users may prefer the term ‘shortcuts’). Yes, so back to the beauty of Logic… Well, I make no secret that being highly user customizable is without doubt one of the reasons I love using Logic so much. A large part of this is being able to customize and alter practically … Continue Reading

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Serious video recording and editing on a phone? Surely this is a joke? Nope. The iPhone 4 is a game changer, make no mistake about that. iMovie for iPhone is a game changer and this is only the beginning!

It might well be time to unpack your dedicated camcorder in favor for the new iPhone 4. One of it’s many touted features is HD 720p video recording. If you couple that with iMovie for iPhone (link to app) not to be confused with … Continue Reading

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If you use Multiple-Outputs in Ultrabeat or EXS24, or you like to send to Auxiliary channels, then today’s tips may be extremely useful!

Adding track automation to tracks in the Arrange window is a straight forward process. Either press “A” on the keyboard to view Automation or choose View > Track Automation.

From here, you can choose to draw automation on your track of choice offline or use one of Logic’s Automation modes to record track automation in real-time.

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In Logic 9 you can make fine adjustments (at sample level) to audio regions within the Arrange area or the Sample Editor. Many people overlook the Sample Editor, partly because most of it’s editing functions are Destructive. That means functions such as applying reverse or fades in the Sample Editor will write those edits to the original audio file permanently. There are times when this is not desirable!

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Most people agree that since Apple took over development of Logic from Emagic the GUI interface has become more pleasant on the eye. Apple have done a lot more than add eye candy to Logic 8 and 9 of course, but this is naturally the most apparent change at a glance. There’s no pleasing everyone though when it comes to matters of color and design. And if spending hours staring at Logic’s hundred shades of gray brings you down, you … Continue Reading

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Do you want a quicker way to look up common words? Wish you had instant access to an encyclopedia? Need help with spelling or word usage? Or perhaps you’d like to find synonyms for a commonly used word or even learn how to pronounce it?

Built-in to Mac OS X is a very capable and flexible Dictionary application. You can find it in your Applications folder. It has much more functionality than a simple ‘look-up a word’ style dictionary though… and like many areas … Continue Reading

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Ultrabeat is a drum synth and sample player that comes bundled with Logic Express and Logic Pro 9. It comes with it’s very own Step Sequencer which enables you to create patterns for each and every one of it’s 25 sounds (known as voices). Each Voice can be a sample or a synthetic sound tweaked by yourself (or, of course based on one of the many presets included).

One often asked question is how to add an effect plug-in to one … Continue Reading

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