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• 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.

• Humanizing MIDI Notes in Logic Pro 9
• by Jay Asher
• In Logic Pro there doesn't seem to be an easy way to randomize or humanize a MIDI performance. Jay Asher uncovers the Transform window where you'll find many excellent ways to manipulate MIDI.

• Punching In and Out in Logic Pro
• by Mike Watkinson
• Made a mistake when recording? No problem. Mike Watkinson shows how the old skool method of punching in and punching out in Logic Pro can be used to make it sound perfect.

• 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…

• 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...

• Reason 6 101
• Quick Start Guide
• This tutorial is free to all MPV members! With the release of Reason 6 Propellerhead has created the ultimate DAW powerhouse! So join Reason expert Hollin Jones in this Quick Start Guide and get a taste of all the cool stuff that this revamped Reason 6 brings to the DAW table...

• 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...

• Native Instruments 207
• Maschine Quick Start
• Native Instruments’ Maschine is a perfect fusion of hardware and software. See how this amazing hybrid instrument will change the way you make music...

• 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...

• Final Cut Pro X 101
• Overview and Quick Start Guide
• This tutorial is free to all mPV members! With the release of Final Cut Pro X, Apple has upped the ante in the nonlinear video editing world. Join expert video editor, Michael Wohl, in this FREE Overview and Quick Start Guide, and get the inside info about FCP X’s new features.

• Cubase 6 101
• Quick Start
• Steinberg’s new Cubase 6 is packed with all kinds of great features and performance enhancements. This Quick Start tutorial by Cubase product specialist Matthew Loel T. Hepworth is designed to get you up-and-running and producing tracks fast .

• 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!

• Logic 207
• Logic's Latency Toolbox
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• 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
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• Logic 203
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• 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.

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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.

So, what do you do when you want to automate volume, pan, mute, solo (or any parameter of any effect) on an Auxiliary track? The Aux Channels do not appear by default in the Arrange area. However, there are some simple ways to achieve this.... and like almost every function in Logic, it's a matter of picking and choosing the method which suits your workflow! Read on for more...

Tip 1 - Add to Arrange

So, there's no Aux Channel in the Arrange... How to add one? Well, you'd think the 'Add Tracks' button in the Arrange area's Track List would work, but it only gives the option to create Audio, Software Instrument and External tracks... Let's take a look in the Mixer, where Aux Channels can be viewed.

Click on the Mixer tab to view the Mixer and select the Aux Channel Strip(s) of choice.

From the Mixer's local menu choose:
Options > Create Arrange Tracks for Selected Channel Strips

There are other ways to add a channel strip to the Arrange area:

You can use a key command (check your Key Command assignments for the command above). Mine is set to Control-T.

Right/Control-Click on a channel strip in the Mixer or the Inspector and choose Create/Select Arrange Track.

Alternatively, you can select (or create) an extra track in the Arrange area and reassign it by control/right-clicking on the Track Header and choosing:
Reassign Track > Mixer > Aux >

Whichever way you chose to add the Aux Track to the Arrange area, you can now turn on Automation view and place the Aux track into any of the Automation modes (Read, Touch, Latch, Write) as desired.

Tip 2 - Add to Arrange & Automate in One Click

If you have the Logic know-how, it's possible to cut out steps in a process. These time-saving tips are worth their weight in gold... Here's one I'd like to share with you - it's very simple, but very effective.

You can do this either in the Mixer or if you can see your Aux Channel in the Inspector of the Arrange area, this will work there too.

Click on the Automation selection area of the Aux Channel Strip and select any Automation mode. That Channel Strip will be added to the Arrange area and ready to be automated. It's great that this can be done without even opening the Mixer!

Tip 3 - Final Thoughts

A couple of points to consider... Although regions can be placed on Aux tracks in the Arrange area they will not produce any sound / cannot be read by Aux Channels. So an Aux track could provide a useful storage area for regions...

This method above (tips 1 and 2) will work for both Aux Channels, Output Channel(s) and in fact any channel strips. Adding the Output Channel strip to the Arrange would be a great way to quickly add fades to the beginning and end of your song using track automation for a multi-track project.

If you need further help on this or any other Logic or Mac software issue visit us at www.macprovideo.com/forum/

Interested in learning more about Logic? These tutorials will help you to become proficient whether you are starting out or looking for advanced tips, tricks and techniques! We'd love to hear from your. Let us know what you think by writing a comment below!

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Rounik Sethi

Rounik is the Editor and Lead-Writer on the MPV Hub. As an Apple Certified Trainer for Logic (and a self-confessed Mac fanatic) he's taught teachers, professional musicians and hobbyists how to get the best out of Apple's creative software. He is a Visiting lecturer at Bath Spa University's Teacher training program, facilitating workshops on using iLife and digital media tools in the classroom. If you're looking for Rounik, you'll most likely find him (and his articles) on the macProVideo.com Hub & Forums.

Mix music, Bus, Logic express, Audio mixer, Sampler, Aux channel, Logic Pro, Logic pro automation, Exs24, Ultrabeat, Pro tools audio

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