I have created songs on my iMac in Logic Express 8. What media is used to "physically" transport the songs to another facility for re-mixing and mastering? A friend suggested bouncing the songs to a CD-RW. This does not work. Must I save each audio file separately on the CD? Do I need to save it to an external hard drive? I understand that the mastering facility/program must be compatible. Please help! Thank you so much. SoniaT

Thank you Rounik. I followed your suggestion. The burned CD-RW opens in Quicktime or iTunes. I could only listen. This is, basically, the same result I get when bouncing. When I open the actual burn folder, all I get is a blank arrange window with a blank audio track. No data visible. Am I missing something here...maybe in the bounce? Please respond asap. SoniaT

I want to get the songs re-mixed and mastered? I am using Logic Express 8. My thought is that I would need to take the projects with me. However, I understand that if the facility is using an older version of Logic, it could be an issue. What would be your suggestion in this situation? My bounces are done offline in the arrange window and sent to bounce folders, not to the hard drive (AIFF or WAVE files, Interleaved, 24 bit, PCM, CDDA, & MP3, I think.) I also have a question about routing channels to outputs to bounce. All my channels are routed to Outputs 1-2. But can you provide a little info on that, as well. I have been working with LE since May, and still learning by trial and error. Thank you for your responses.

It worked, Rounik! Your instructions were clear. I cannot thank you enough. SoniaT P.S. I will definitely check out the tutorial you suggested.

Hello Rounik, I am currently using Logic Pro 8 on my iMac. While mixing my tracks, even using the gain plug-in, loudness is sometimes an issue when I try to prevent clipping. I have purchased the 401 mastering tutorial and it is extremely helpful. My tracks will be mastered soon. Can Ozone be used with Logic Pro 8? After reading the Ozone "plug-in specs," I'm not sure. My interest was sparked by your mention in the reply to fvs that Ozone was one of the better mastering apps than Logic's. Also, maybe you could suggest to your colleagues to create a tutorial that focuses specifically on recording, EQ'ing and mixing lead and background vocals. I could truly benefit. Thanks. Sonia

Hello All, I've recorded a great vocal track using Logic Pro 8 on an iMac. For some reason, there are annoying pops in the track. I tried removing them by using the Sample Editor (Silencer)--no luck. I tried changing the shape of the waveform with the pencil, but this doesn't seem to work. Also, using this method, the pops are hard to pinpoint--I just seem to create more and end up having to undo. The pops are not audible during playback of the mix, so far. I've studied the Logic Core tutorial about waveforms and zero crossings, etc., but I could be missing something. Please answer: 1) What is the easiest way to fix this? 2) What could've caused it in the first place? 3) Would pops in the track affect the final mixdown/bounce and/or mastering process? SoniaT

Hello, I am currently creating songs using Logic Pro 8, Leopard 10.5 or higher on an iMac (2GB). Up until lately, playback has not been an issue. It seems now that sometimes when I click the play button or soon after, the audio stops and I get an "overload" message..."not able to process the required data in time"...or something to that effect. I notice too that sometimes when I get the message, the CPU and HD meters are not in the red. What would cause this to happen? I reset the buffer to 512, froze the tracks in a couple of the songs I'm working on where the ES2 is used on many, and deleted most of the plug-ins. It helped a little, but I'm getting the same message on songs that are not quite as intensive too. I thought it could be that I need more memory, but I still have a sufficient amount left. Please help! Sonia T

The repair permission seemed to eliminate my issue. Thanks a million, Rounik! To all of you at MacProvideo: Keep up the fantastic work that you do! :-) Sonia T

Hello, Please help! I'm currently recording tracks using Logic Pro 8 on a Mac OSX 10.5.8, 2GB, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. When the tracks utilizing software instruments are record enabled, they play out of tune, whether I'm recording or just listening. What would cause this? Sonia

Hi Rounik, Transpositions are set at 0, tuning value is 0 -everything else is grayed out in that box. I'm using studio horns EXS24, organ EVB3, muted guitar G4, orchestral strings, deep fried bass G4, American stack bass, to name a few. After deep frustration, I bounced all the tracks as audio files and created a new project. Things were working fine until I saved it...then the issues started happening all over again. Sonia