• Max Msp
• Melodyne
• MIDI
• Mixing Music
• Motion
• MPV News
• Music Theory
• Native Instruments
• Omnisphere
• Other
• Pages
• Photoshop
• Premiere
• Pro Tools
• Propellerhead Reason
• Propellerhead Record
• Reaktor
• Reaper
• Review
• Sibelius
• Sound Design
• Sound Production
• Soundtrack Pro
• Spectrasonics
• Trilian
• Web
• WordPress

• Ableton Live
• Adobe
• After Effects
• Apple
• Audio Hardware
• Audio Plug-In
• Audio Recording
• Audio Software
• Avid
• Cubase
• Djing
• Dreamweaver
• Final Cut
• Flash
• GarageBand
• iLife
• Illustrator
• iMovie
• InDesign
• Interviews
• iPad
• iPhone App
• iTunes
• iWork
• Keynote
• Logic Pro
• Mac OSX
• macProVideo
• MainStage
• Mastering

• Recording MIDI in Logic Pro's Cycle Mode
• by Darren Burgos
• There's hope if your keyboard skills can't keep pace with your musical ideas! Darren Burgos explores how recording MIDI in Logic Pro's cycle mode can alleviate stress and make you more creative.

• Logic Pro's Balancing Act
• by Peter Schwartz
• Panpots in Logic don't behave the same for mono and stereo channel strips. Peter Schwartz gets to the heart of the mix in Logic Pro and demystifies pan and balance in this excellent article.

• Setting Up Logic for Scoring to Video
• by David Earl
• Never used Logic for scoring to video, or have found your projects grinding to halt? This article by experienced composer, David Earl, explains how to set up all the basics and optimize performance!

• Using Ringshifter For Pitch Effects in Logic Pro
• by Toby Pitman
• Check out this excellent tip on how to use Logic Pro's Ringshifter plug-in to create a variety of guitar effects like the Boss Octaver and the Octafuzz. Toby Pitman gets creative.

• Logic Pro: Get Creative with Region Parameters
• by Darren Burgos
• Once you've recorded MIDI notes into Logic Pro there's a host of ways to alter the performance. Darren Burgos examines how to make use of the Region parameters area. + download Logic Project.

• Logic 409
• Dubstep Essentials
• MPV trainer Nigel Broad is back with another great electronic dance music exploration, Dubstep Essentials . Join Nigel in this 25-video collection as he takes you under his wing and creates a full-blown Dubstep track from Drum and Bass to final mix…

• Premiere Pro 5
• DSLR Workflows
• DSLRs are here and they're great at shooting amazing video! Along with new technologies come new challenges in a video editor’s workflow. Join expert trainer Jeff Greenberg as he teaches you how to optimize your DSLR workflow in Adobe Premiere Pro...

• Logic 209
• EVD6 and EFM1: User Guide
• The EFM1 and the EVD6 are two of the coolest Software Instruments in the Logic collection. Get beyond the presets in this awesome 2-for-1 tutorial by Logic master and SFLogicNinja David Earl...

• Final Cut Pro X 202
• DSLR Workflows
• As DSLRs become the de facto standard in video production, they bring with them a host of challenges in an editor’s workflow. In this tutorial Final Cut Pro Master Trainer Jeff Greenberg shows you how to optimize your DSLR workflow in FCP X...

• Logic 210
• Vocoding With EVOC
• Logic’s EVOC 20 PolySynth is one of the coolest Software Instruments in Logic's EV series of vintage synths. Let David Earl (a.k.a. SFLogicNinja) show you how he uses it and why you need to master this awesome, sonically rich plugin...

• Logic 208
• Exploring the EVP88 and the EVB3
• In this exclusive, full length, “made-for-macProVideo” tutorial by sflogicninja David Earl, you’ll uncover the inner workings of Logic’s physically modeled soft synths: the EVP88 and EVB3. Learn how, with a little tweaking, these synths will rock your productions...

• Logic 407
• Producing With Folders
• Did you know that you can record into Logic’s folders, edit with folders, mix with folders and even rearrange your tune with folders? You can! ... and David Earl (a.k.a. sflogicninja) shows you all of this and more in his maiden tutorial for macProVideo.com!

• Photoshop CS5 403
• Compositing Workflows in Photoshop
• With Photoshop and some solid compositing skills, you can make any image that comes to mind ...

• Logic 207
• Logic's Latency Toolbox
• Timing Is Everything! In this amazing tutorial Tom Rice shows you the secret to making your tracks “dead-on-the-beat” accurate with absolutely zero latency!

• Logic 402
• Logic's Guitar Recording Toolbox
• A message from Steve H: “This tutorial is one of our finest Logic tutorials ever! With the addition of the Pedalboard and Amp Designer plugins, Logic’s virtual guitar arsenal is capable of overheating transistors, blowing out tubes and stomping out the most awesomely realistic or warped 6 string soundscapes anywhere! I’ve already started using many of these awesome techniques in my tracks and now you can too!”

• Logic 304
• Logic TNT 3 Tips and Tricks: Reloaded
• Get 5 hours of new Logic Studio Tips and Tricks by world renowned Logic guru Steve H and friends...

• Logic 203
• Logic's Music-for-Picture Toolbox
• Learn essential skills for scoring video and film in this comprehensive tutorial by Steve H, a man with over 20 years of experience in making music for moving pictures.

• Logic 107
• 64-Bit Logic Unleashed
• Learn what the new 64-bit Logic Pro means to you by watching this FREE mini-tutorial!

• Logic 405
• Confessions of a Drum & Bass Producer
• Learn the art of Drum & Bass production, using Logic! This tutorial is produced by D&B pioneer, Nigel Broad.

• Logic 406
• Olav's Electronica Workflow Tricks
• Legendary House Producer Olav Basoski is back with a new tutorial that provides a grab-bag of his favourite Logic production tips & tricks.

Preview these Logic Pro Tutorial-Videos

When it comes to adjusting the zoom level in the various editors, nothing beats these little known key commands for quick recall of different zoom perspectives: Save as Zoom and Recall Zoom. And there's more functionality to them than meets the eye.

Find the Key Commands

Above we see these commands as they appear in the Key Commands window. (Logic Pro > Preferences > Key Commands).

On the surface it might appear that you have only three zoom levels available for save and recall, and that these zoom views would have to be the same for all windows and editors. But looks are deceiving, because with one set of key commands you can set up and recall three different zoom settings which can be completely different for the Piano Roll, Score, Sample, and Hyper Draw Editors, as well as the Arrange area! Wow!

And it gets even better than that: the zoom settings you save for each editor as well as the arrange area are not project specific. The settings are apparently saved in Logic's preferences file, so once you establish a set of zoom levels that works for you in one project, they'll remain in force for all others.

In the Sample Editor

I find this consistency between zoom settings extremely beneficial. For example, when I'm working in the sample editor, I have three zoom levels pre-set. Zoom 1 (left) provides a highly magnified view of the amplitude. Zoom 2 (center) provides a view of the same number of bars, but without the exaggerated view of amplitude. And Zoom 3 (right) is set to zero in more closely on the individual waveforms over a mere fraction of a measure. And I settled upon these three zoom perspectives to give me quick access to waveform views I find most useful when editing dialog across multiple projects (such as when doing post production on my MIDI 101 tutorial!)

In the Score Editor

Now, to the Score Editor. Here we'll see three different zoom levels which don't correspond in any way to those I've set for the Sample Editor. On the left we see the Score Editor in the Linear View, where Zoom 1 provides a view of many bars at once. Zoom 2 (center) provides a highly detailed view which is perfect for fine-tuning the positions of score symbols. And Zoom 3 (right) is a more normal-sized view for general viewing of the score display.

In the Hyper Editor

For added perspective, below are three zoom views I've saved for the Hyper Editor. Zoom 1 and 2 (left and middle) provide a view of all Hyper Editor event definitions with the same vertical lane height but with different perspectives on the number of bars I see at once, while Zoom 3 (right) provides expanded vertical height for more precise editing.

And that's all there is to it! To learn more about Logic check out the Logic 101 tutorial.

Also check out Peter Schwartz's Essential MIDI Video Tutorial!

Preview these Logic Pro Tutorial-Videos

Peter Schwartz

Peter Schwartz, composer, orchestrator, arranger, pianist, synthesist, and musical director, began piano studies at age 5 and went on to earn a degree in piano performance from Manhattan School of Music. It wasn't long afterward that he began working as a product specialist for New England Digital (Synclavier) and also as a sound programmer and design consultant for Korg. Meanwhile, Peter began to pave his way into the music business, and as a session keyboardist and arranger, eventually amassing a dizzying number of A-list artists to his client roster and discography. Peter has served as musical director for David Bowie, Madonna, The Pet Shop Boys, Enya, and many more. In more recent years, he has endeavored to make his mark as a film score composer, adding Disneytoons, Warner Bros., Fox, and Mattel to his filmography. Peter resides in Los Angeles with his wife Sharon, dogs Boing and Loosie, a bass clarinet and a bassoon.

Recall zoom, Logic tips, Logic Pro Tips, Work flow, Work flow logic, Workflow, Logic score editor, Score editor logic pro, Sample editor, Hyper editor Logic

Comments