Hi, In your image http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8913/imagen3rr4.png I think the "Salida del sistema" needs to be at "M-Audio Fast Track". Also, if you go to system preferences, and click on the "sound" icon, I think it should also show the M-Audio device if you want to hear all sounds though the M-Audio. Cheers.

Hi Mike, I'm a newbie around here, trying to learn Logic from scratch! I'm no expert on surround, but know a wee bit about stereo compatibilty. If you are taking sounds that were in your rear speakers, and folding them into your front speakers, you need to listen for phasing problems. It's a bit like if you have a big reverb sound in stereo with lots of out of phase signal, then listen to it in mono, it dries up. If something is "moving around" from front to back or from left reat to right rear, (like a mono synth line or something) listen to what that does in stereo as it might come across as just level differences. Hope this isn't teaching granny how to suck eggs! Cheers.

Hi, I'm a new boy to Logic. After around 20 years of Steinberg products (mostly Cubase) I've finally gone for Logic 8 after reading all the good things about it. Like a lot of Cubase users, the thing I miss most is the dedicated drum edit page. I have tried setting something similar up using the Hyper editor and the Environment (this was done by reading an artical in SOS magazine and following it bindly- i.e. I wasn't sure why I was doing things, just following orders!) The article was obviously written long before Logic 8 arrived, so it may be out of date. I've got myself into problems trying to move notes in the hyper editor (seems you can only move them in chunks of whatever the grid is set to- but not if the grid is set to "off") and a few other funnies. I'm not knocking Logic, so far I like it a lot, but after spending many years with Cubase's drum edit page, I'm trying to get a similar workflow going in Logic. Anyway, I hope this is the correct forum to be posting these requests. Cheers, Davy

Hi Steve, Thanks for the reply. I've just purchased the TNT subscription which is downloading as I type, so I'm hoping I can see the September issue, even though it's now October? If I need to pay extra to see previous months, I'm happy to do that. I did have a quick look at the grid editor in Ultrabeat. From my brief look It seems beats are going to be exactly on the beat- I'd like them not to be, and the other thing is I have (and love ) EZ drummer, so I'm hoping to use it. I don't think I can use EZ drummer within Ultrabeat? I think the hyper edit is the way for me. I just got a bit mixed up with moving things like hihats just a wee bit. Old dog and new tricks! Anyway, I'll wait for this download and watch the tutorial. For a newbie like myself, these tutorials are great. Pretty good price, especially for us in the UK with the dollar rate being in our favour at the moment! Cheers, and thanks again for the reply.

Hi Shaun, So, you use the midi files in ezy free? I'm perverted in that I like to create my own beats (I know, I should really get out more!) I'm still a bit slow on the environment and what it does. I have just made a drum map for EZ drums Vintage kit. Only took an hour! Thanks to the tutorial mentioned above, I almost understood what was going on! Time for a screen break.....

[quote:21312]:)If you're new to MVP, check out the Mastering Logic and Environment videos they sell....excellent resources...got me up to speed quickly after switching from Sonar to Logic about 3 months ago.[/quote] I have bought the Mastering Logic series, and today the TNT tutorials as well. That's more than enough for my old brain for now! You are right though, the Mastering Logic has definitely helped me get out of my Cubase ways. Cheers.

Just to add I'm now missing xhapters 1 to 9 inclusive too.

Hi Adrain, I'm nearly the same as you. Cubase since year zero, new to Logic 8. (Been a mac guy for years though- come on where'ce you been!) Anyway, on a recommendation I went for the "Mastering Logic 8" tutorials. I found them very good. (Also with the stirling/doller rate they're VERY good value!) I did read through the getting started manual just to get a grip on logic before looking at the tutorials. After getting the Mastering Logic 8 tutorial, I voted with my wallet and bought "Logic Tricks and Tips" which really helped me in building a drum map. Anyway, enjoy the world of Macs!

I think you just open another song. You'll get a dialog box asking you if you want to close the current song. If you tell it not to close the current song, you should have 2 projects open. I *think* this is correct, hopefully someone will be along shortly who can tell you for sure! Cheers.

Here's my 2p worth! Stems- I haven't heard that term to describe differently EQ'd mixes, but there's a first time for everything. you'd really need to check to see what exactly he/she thinks they are getting from you. I'm a dubbing mixer by day, and stems to me can mean different mixes with stuff left out. i.e. a full mix for a TV program will have dialog, FX and music all mixed in together. Sometimes I'm asked to provide each of these as separate stems. Or sometimes the separate feeds of a 5.1 mix are referred to as stems. Maybe the editor wants different arrangements from you? Say one version with no percussion, another with no melody (I think this is also called an underscrore?) Hard to say without knowing what sort of music you're providing ... Try to get a chat with your video guy again. I deal with video editors all the time- weird people. But I believe they think audio guys are the weird ones! As for sync... Usually nowadays a BWAV file is used to send timed audio files. I think BWAV is the same as a WAV file but with time(code) included. I think exporting as a WAV file will give the timing info as standard, but I'm really guessing here. Usually video editors work to accuracy of a frame. So as long as your stems all start at the same bar in your mixdowns (i.e. all starting at bar 1 even if there's nothing on one of the versions till bar 5) you should be OK. If the editor wants a sync tone, this is usually 1 frame of tone at a fixed point before the music. Hope this hasn't added more confusion?! Cheers. EDIT (you replied just before I posted! Ignore the stems part above, as you've that bit sorted, As usual my timing sucks!!)