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ThisdocumentprovidesupdatedinformationaboutLogicPro7.2.1andcoversthese topics: Late-BreakingNewsAboutLogicPro7.2.1onpage1 Late-BreakingNewsAboutLogicPro7.2onpage2 CorrectionstotheNewFeaturesinLogicPro7.2Documentonpage4 AccessingtheLate-BreakingNewsDocumentonpage4 Forthelatestinformationaboutproductupdates,tipsandtechniques,andqualified third-partydevices,visittheLogicProwebsiteathttp://www.apple.com/logicpro.
Late-BreakingNewsAboutLogicPro7.2.1
LogicPro7.2.1isamaintenancereleasethataddressesisolatedreliabilityissues.Italso improvescompatibilitywithIntelMacs,third-partycontrolsurfaces,andcompressed fileformats. DirectPlaybackofMP3Files LogicPro7.2introduceddirectplaybackofcompressedaudiofiles(seetheNew FeaturesinLogicPro7.2documentfordetails).LogicPro7.2.1addsdirectplaybackof MP3filesinthefollowingformat: 44.1kHzfiles Stereofilesencodedat48ormorekbpsormonofilesencodedat32ormorekbps iTunes/Logicencodedfiles Note:MP3filesindifferentformatsareautomaticallyconvertedwhenimportedinto LogicPro7.2.1.
ControlSurfaces:EuConandC4Support LogicPro7.2.1supportstheEuConprotocoldevelopedbyEuphonix.Thisallowsbetter communicationbetweentheMCorSystem5-MCandLogic.LogicPro7.2.1also improvescompatibilitywithMackiesC4.Moreinformationcanbefoundinthe updatedversionoftheDedicatedControlSurfacesSupportdocumentat: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Logic7_DedicatedCntrlSurfaceInfo.pdf.
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Thefollowingsectioncontainsinformationaboutadditionsandchangesmadeto LogicPro7.2aftertheNewFeaturesinLogicPro7.2documentwascompleted.This informationsupplementstheinformationintheNewFeaturesinLogicPro7.2 documentandtheLogicPro7manuals.
LogicandIntelorPowerPCMacintoshSystems
LogicPro7.2isdesignedtorunnativelyonbothPowerPCandIntel-basedMacintosh systems. Thisimpactsinthefollowingways: Fortechnicalreasons,allsongconversionsbetweenLogicPPCandLogicIntelwill removetheUndohistory. SongssavedinLogic7.2PPCcanbeopenedwithanyLogicreleasebetween7.0and 7.1.1,ensuringthatPPCLogic7.2songsremaincompatiblewithearlierLogicPro7 versionsandviceversa. SongssavedinLogic7.2PPCcanbeopenedwithLogic7.2Intel(andLogic7.2PPC). SongssavedinLogic7.2IntelcanbeopenedwithLogic7.2PPC(andLogic7.2Intel). SongssavedinLogic7.2IntelcannotbeopenedwithearlierversionsofLogic (Logic7.1.xorearlier).ThismeansthatLogic7.2Intelsongsareonlyupwards compatible(Logic7.2Intelcanopenoldersongsbutnotviceversa). Note:ShouldyouwishtomakeLogic7.2IntelsongscompatiblewithLogic7.1.x,simply openthesonginLogic7.2PPCandsaveit.
IntegratedSupportforApogeeEnsembleInterface
LogicPro7.2offersadedicatedcontrolpanelforthenewEnsembleFireWireinterface fromApogeeElectronics,allowingyoutoconfiguresuchequipmentdirectlyinLogic. Forfurtherinformation,pleaserefertotheApogeeHardwareSupportdocumentfound intheDocumentationfolderoftheLogicPro7InstallationDVD.

ControlSurfaceChanges

TheKorgmicroKONTROLandKONTROL49footpedalisnowusedtocontrolmaster volume(aspertheLogicControl). TheKONTROL49FootSwitchnowtriggersthePlayorStopkeycommand.
SelectSimilar/EqualBehaviorChangesinArrange
TheimplementationoftheSelectSimilarorEqualRegions/Eventsmenuitemsinthe ArrangehasbeensimplifiedandenhancedinLogicPro7.2.Thisappliestothe followingmenuentries: SelectSimilarRegions/Events SelectEqualRegions/Events Note:AtleastoneRegionmustbeselectedbeforeeitherofthesemenuitemscanbe accessed. TheSelectEqualChannelsmenuentrycannolongerbeaccessedintheArrange window.ThisisbecauseallRegionshavethesameMIDIchannel(or,moreaccurately, theMIDIchanneldoesntapplytoRegionevents),resultinginSelectEqualChannels behavingidenticallytoSelectSimilarwhenappliedtoRegions.Thismakesthe channelmenuitemsuperfluous,soitisnolongeraccessible. SelectSimilarwillselectthesameRegiontypeeitherAudioorMIDIindependentof position.Thereisnofurtherdistinctioncriteriaasforcontrolchangeevents(controller number),noteevents(notename,octave)orEnvironmentObjects(Objecttype). SelectEqualselectsMIDIRegionswithexactlythesamecontentandsize.Foraudio,all Regionsofthesamelengthandposition(ofthesameaudiofile)areselectedasequal.

MovieWindowChanges

Right-clickingthemoviewindownowopensthemoviewindowshortcutmenu(earlier versionsrequiredaclick-holdontheMoviewindowtoaccesstheshortcutmenu).
AutomatingtheBypassStatusofAudioInstrumentInsertSlots
ThefollowinginformationsupplementstheAutomatingtheBypassStatussectionof theNewFeaturesinLogicPro7.2document. Sendingavalueof64withcontroller56toAudioInstrumentchannelstogglesthe bypassstatusoftheInstrumentslot(ratherthanthefirstInsertslot,asisthecasewith othertypesofaudiochannels).ThisdifferencetothelayoutofAudioInstrument channelsnecessitatestheuseofcontroller57again,atavalueof64toswitchthe bypassstatusofthefirstInsertslot.Controller58,sendingavalueof64,switchesthe bypassstatusofInsertslot2,andsoon,withensuingcontrollernumbers/Insertslots onAudioInstrumentchannelstrips.

SpeechEnhancerChanges

TheAutoselectoptionhasbeenaddedtotheMicmodelmenu.Ifthisoptionis selectedwhenthesongissaved,theappropriatecomputermodelwillautomatically loadthenexttimeyouopenthesong.

AudioUnitsChanges

TheAUManagernowincludesaRemovebutton,allowingyoutodeleteuninstalled/ removedAudioUnitplug-inentriesfromthelist.
AudioUnitplug-insthatsupporttheLogictuningoptionsnowfollowthetuning settingschoseninLogic.
CorrectionstotheNewFeaturesinLogicPro7.2Document
ThefollowinginformationcoverscorrectionstotheNewFeaturesinLogicPro7.2 documentfoundontheLogicPro7.2InstallationDVD. Note:TheNewFeaturesinLogicPro7.2documentcontainsaseparateappendixthat coverscorrectionstotheLogicPro7documentation. GotoSelectionEndkeycommand TheLogicPro7.2NewFeaturesdocumentstatesthattheSampleEditor:Goto SelectionEndkeycommandisnewtoLogicPro7.2.Thisisincorrect.TheGoto SelectionEndkeycommandhassimplybeenrenamedasGotoSelectionEnd.
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Hidden Menu and Scroll Bars in Screensets
Logic Pro allows you to save the state of hidden menu bars and scroll bars in Screensets. Hidden menu bars and scroll bars are also saved when you close a window. As an example: Hide the menu bar and scroll bars of the Arrange window and close it. When you reopen the Arrange window, the menu and scroll bars remain hidden.
To hide a windows local menu and scroll bars: m Option-Command click the windows title bar. This function is handy in situations where you would like to configure small floating Environment windows containing Fader Objectsused as switches, for example.

Preferences

This section outlines changes to the Logic preferences.
New Auto Hide Dock Preference
The General pane of the Display preferences in Logic Pro 7.2 offers the Auto Hide Dock option.
Auto Hide Dock preference
Activation of this preference automatically hides the Dock while Logic is running, maximizing onscreen space for Logic windows. To activate the Dock Auto Hide preference: 1 Choose Logic > Preferences. 2 Click the Display button. 3 Activate the Auto Hide checkbox in the Dock section of the General pane. Note: This option is also available in the Logic Setup Assistant.

File Format Option

The Audio preferences of Logic 6 allowed you to change the bit depth of freeze files from the default 32 bit (float) to 24, or even 16, bit. The primary intent of this option was to allow the use of freeze files in place of bounced tracks, given the absence of the Export Track As Audio File function. As Logic Pro 7 offers this functionality, the Freeze File Format option is no longer required, and has been removed from the Audio preferences.
To export a track as an audio file: 1 Choose File > Export > Track as Audio File (or use the Export Track as Audio File key command).
Set the desired bit depth and file name in the Export Track as Audio File dialog. The Export Track As Audio File function offers the same export functionality as the Freeze function in Logic 6, but track naming is more convenient and you can freely choose the file destination and format for each export.
Smart Loop Handling Option
In the Global > Editing preferences you will find the SmartLoop handling of Scissor and Split by SPL option, which determines how Logic Pro handles the cutting of looped Regions.
Smart Loop Handling option
This option, when activated, allows you to cut the looped area of Regions (using the Scissors or Marquee tools or Split by SPL commands). Logic Pro automatically creates Regions afterand, if necessarybefore the cut, ensuring that these areas remain identical. This allows you to split looped Regions without altering playback in the looped area. If the SmartLoop handling of Scissor and Split by SPL option is switched off, it is not possible to cut looped areas. Direct cutting of a looped Region deactivates the Loop parameter in the Region Parameter box.

2 Enable the Follow Tempo option in the Region Parameter box.
All audio files that follow the song tempo and first key signature are indicated by the following symbols in Logic:
Note: Follow tempo is actually an audio file tempo operation, not a Region function, but was included in the Region parameter box for convenience. It is synchronized for all Regions that make use of the same audio file. Follow Tempo and Apple Loops The Follow Tempo option does not create an Apple Loop! Remember: Apple Loops follow chord changesshould you record a solo over an arrangement consisting of Apple Loops with transposition changes over time, you might want to enable Follow Tempo for your solo, but you wont be happy with the double transpositions that will occur To create an Apple Loop, please use either of the following options: Choose Region > Add to Apple Loops Library in the Arrange window. This method sets transients that are based on the songs tempo information. Choose Audio > Open in Apple Loops Utility in the Arrange window. This functionality allows you to set the transients manuallyindependent of the song tempo. Please see Creating Apple Loops on page 64 for more information on creating Apple Loops. The Region Parameter box of looped (not-one-shot) Apple Loops also offers the Follow Tempo option. If this option is disabled, the Apple Loop will not follow the song tempo and key. Disabling the Follow Tempo option for a looped (not-one-shot) Apple Loop does not convert the Apple Loop to a standard audio file.
Export as Audio File Functions
The Export Audio File functions have been enhanced in the following ways: All Export As Audio File dialogs (Export > Track as Audio File, Export > Region as Audio File, Export > All Tracks as Audio files) feature the Add to Audio window option. Activation automatically adds the exported audio file(s) to the songs Audio window. The naming mechanism of the Export > Tracks as Audio Files function has changed: All files are named after the corresponding Audio Object and track name (Audio Object Name-Track Name.filetype extension or simply Audio Object Name.filetype extension if no track name has been specified). If the resulting file name is longer than 31 characters, the naming components are abbreviated. When choosing File > Export > Track as Audio File, a name based on the selected tracks name and Audio Object is created as the default name in the save dialog.

Logic Pro 7.2 provides updated control surface plug-ins for several devices: the factory key command assignments already support the Key Repeat function (if useful and/or applicable to the device)making changes unnecessary for use of this new functionality. If you want to enable the Key Repeat function for your own assignments, you may need to use the re-learn option for the assigned message. Key Repeat messages must include the Lo7 byte, which provides information on the up (released) or down (pressed) state of the assigned button. Logic guides you through the re-learning process: The current MIDI message is automatically cleared, Learn mode is activated, and a help tag prompts you to send the desired MIDI message. Releasing the assigned buttonafter learning the MIDI messageautomatically creates the Lo7 byte, and assigns the Lo7 value for the button release message to the Min parameter. The Lo7 value for the button pressed message is automatically assigned to the Max parameter. Typically, the value range of 1127 is used for the button pressed message. The zero (0) value is generally used for button released. Note: Some control surfaces may use different value ranges (CM Labs MotorMix, for example). Assigning the used value range to the desired Min and Max values ensures that key repeat also works with such devices. This, however, also means that you need to take care when manually changing the Min or Max value for a key command (in cases where the Min and Max values do not match the button on and button release (off ) states, the complete assignment will not work). Please consult your control surface manual for further information about the values used.
Intermediate Stop at Default Value
Pressing the Option button on your control surface, while editing a parameter assigned to a rotary encoder, enters Relative Controller mode In this mode, a turn to the right. sets the encoder to its maximum value. A turn to the left sets the encoder to its minimum value. Logic Pro 7.2 enhances this mode: it now also stops at the encoders default value. As an example: When the Pan knob is somewhere left of center, turning the encoder to the rightwith Option pressedwill initially set the pan parameter to its center (default value) position, with a further right-turn setting the full right (maximum value) position.

Modal Dialogs Display

All modal dialogs (except file selector boxes) are now shown on control surfaces that feature LCD text displays. All text fields are shown in the displays upper row (if applicable to the device). If the dialog text does not fit into the LCDs upper row, it will start scrolling after three seconds. You can scroll the dialog text manually with the appropriate control (see assignment tables in the relevant Control Surface Support documentation). Manual text scrolling disables automatic scrolling. If there is an Enter or OK button on the control surface, it triggers the dialogs default button, where applicable. If there is a Cancel or Exit button on the control surface, it triggers the button labeled Cancel or Abort, where applicable. All buttons (push buttons, including Enter/default and Cancel, as well as checkboxes and radio buttons, but not pop-up buttons) are shown in the displays lower row (if applicable to the device). Pressing a control surface button below the display triggers the appropriate button/function in the dialog, where relevant. Following use of the Enter/Cancel button on the control surface (or with the mouse), the dialog will disappear, and all controls and displays will return to their previous state/mode.
Mackie Control Mode Support
Logic Control, Logic Control XT, Mackie Control Universal and Mackie Control Extender (all with firmware version 1.02 or higher) units no longer need to be switched to Logic Control mode, to be recognized by Logic. If you use software that requires Mackie Control mode: 1 Switch to Mackie Control mode. (Details can be found in your control surface documentation). 2 Delete the Logic Control control surface in the Control Surfaces Setup window. 3 Turn on the power for your control surface. It will automatically be installed as a Mackie Control. The functionality of both modes (Mackie/Logic Control) is identical. Note: If you dont use software that requires Mackie Control mode, theres no need to change anything.
Controller Assignments Editor Enhancements
The Easy View of the Controller Assignment window has been simplified. The Control Name field has been removed, because Easy View is generally used for unsupported control surfacessuch as the controllers on your master keyboard or other fader boxes. The Track parameter allows you to choose between selected (which is the default, if creating assignments on the selected track) or a fixed track number (if you want to set up your controls as a mixer surface). The Learn Message button has been renamed to Learn Mode (because you can create multiple assignments while its enabled). Assignments created for a specific plug-in are only active if the plug-in is present on the specified track. This enables you to use the same controller messages for different plug-insto control the cutoff frequency of ES1, ES2, or EXS24 via the same knob, for exampledepending on which software instrument is inserted in the selected track. As a further productivity enhancement, you can now delete the selected assignment, zone, or mode with the backspace keyor you may use the Edit > Clear menu option that was available in earlier versions. When the Controller Assignment window is opened in Expert view, any newly-created assignments will become part of the currently displayed Mode. When not in Expert view, the assignment is created in the No Zone section, which contains assignments that are always active. Your assignments are stored as preferences, making them available in all songs.

The Loop Browser Interface
The default view of the Loop Browser shows a matrix of 54 buttons, each featuring a category name. Simply click on the desired button(s) in the matrix to narrow your search for appropriate Apple Loops. Activated buttons are highlighted. Multiple categories can be selected, either in conjunction with the Jam Pack Management, Scale and Signature pull-down menu options, or not.
View buttons Signature menu Jam Pack Management menu

Search field Scale menu

Category buttons
Play in menu Volume slider
Apple Loops file list Displays all Apple Loops that match the set search criteria
The View buttons at the top left switch between three view types. The first button from the left, featuring the three rectangles, switches to a standard Mac OS X column file menu that is hierarchically separated into All, By Genres, By Instruments, By Moods, and Favorites search criteria. The second button from the left (featuring the note icon) switches to the normal Matrix view mode, showing musically-related categories. The third button from the left (featuring the bell icon) switches to Sound Effects view, offering effect-related category buttons such as Explosions, Foley, or People. You can replace a displayed category via the shortcut menu that opens when you Control-click (or right click) on any category button.You can choose from: Genre: This sub-menu offers musical categories, and for example includes Rock/Blues and Electronic. Instruments: Bass, FX, Vocals, and the Textures and Jingles options are available, amongst others. Descriptors: The options in this sub-menu cover the mood of Apple Loops, and include Dark, Relaxed, Grooving, and others. Basically, the Loop Browser displays all indexed loops in the system. When a high number of Apple Loops is installed on your system, this might become rather complex to administer. To keep things tidy, the Loop Browser offers advanced loop management tools. The Jam Pack Management pull-down menu allows you to limit the display to loops from a specific Jam Pack or other folder. Jam Packs are professionally-created genre or instrument-specific Apple Loop collections, available from Apple.
Simply select the desired option from the Jam Pack Management menu. You can choose between: Show All: Choose this default option to display all Apple Loops on your system. It is extremely handy if you are unable to locate a loop that you know is installed and indexed on your system, but do not know what Jam Pack it belongs to. My Loops: Choose to display all Apple Loops in the ~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops and ~/Library/Application Support/GarageBand folders (~ denotes the User name). GarageBand: Choose to display all Apple Loops installed with GarageBand. Jam Pack x: Choose to display all Apple Loops from a specific Jam Pack. Vendor x: Choose to display all Apple Loops from a specific third-party vendor.

Creating Apple Loops in Logic
When you save a Region as Apple Loop in Logic Pro, the Region is added to the loop library and appears in the Loop Browser, allowing its use in other songs. The tempo information of the song is used to tag the transients of user-created Apple Loops. This function works best if your audio files match the song tempo as precisely as possible. Note: User-created Apple Loops behave exactly like the Apple Loops that ship with Logic, GarageBand and Jam Packs: They follow the tempo of your song and match the song key (as defined by the initial key signature). Apple Loops will also follow any chord transpositions in the Chord track. For further information, see the section on the Chord Track on page 78. To create an Apple Loop in Logic: 1 Select the Audio or Audio Instrument Region in the Arrange window. 2 Choose Region > Add to Apple Loops Library in the local Arrange menu. 3 In the Add Region to Apple Loops Library dialog: Type in a name for the loop, choose the scale, genre, instrument category, instrument name and appropriate mood descriptionsto simplify searches.
Set the file type, which can be One-shot or Looped. If the length of the audio file is not precisely trimmed to contain a number of whole bars, One-shot is selected automatically, and the file type buttons are dimmed.
Note: One-shots do not follow the song tempo and key. This is useful if you want to add discrete, non-musical sounds (such as sound effects) to the loop library, which should not be altered by the tempo and key properties. These types of loops still contain metadata tags, allowing easy searching and categorization in the Loop Browser. 4 Click Create. The loop is added to the Loop Browser. It will be stored in ~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops/SingleFiles. You can find it by using the keyword buttons, menus, or by typing the name in the Search field. If you drag the loop into the Arrange window, the Apple Loops symbol is shown beside the file name. As one-shots are handled like normal audio files, the usual stereo or mono Region symbol is shown alongside the file name (rather than the Apple Loops symbol).
If you want to create a looped Apple Loop from an audio file that does not match the song tempo, you should use the Apple Loops Utility. The Apple Loops Utility allows you to define the intended length of the loop, regardless of the song tempo, by setting the Number of Beats and Time Signature tag manually. Please note that the utility only works with Audio Regionsnot with MIDI regions on Audio Instrument tracks. For further information about the Apple Loops Utility, see Creating Apple Loops in the Apple Loops Utility on page 68. You can also adjust the song tempo to the file length. Logic Pro offers an automatic function that matches the length of an Audio Region with the intended musical length. The length of the Region remains constant, but the sequencer tempo is varied automatically, with the Region playing back at the intended length. To adjust the song tempo to an audio file: 1 Create an Audio Region that spans the complete audio file. 2 Construct a cycle in the Arrange window Bar Ruler. Set the length to match the intended musical length of the Region. As an example: If the Audio Region is one bar long, set a cycle length of one bar. 3 Do one of the following: Choose Options > Tempo > Adjust Tempo using Region Length and Locators from the main menu bar. Use the Adjust Tempo using Region Length and Locators key command (default key command assignment: Command-T). The tempo is recalculated, the Region (and the referenced audio file) matches the song tempo.

There are two possible reasons for the wrong length: The audio recording was recorded at the song tempo, but not cut correctly. In this situation, you can reduce the length of the recording, via the dialog. The loop uses a different tempo. In this case, you can set the length of the audio loop in the Loop length box and choose Use set length.
The Apple Loops Utility Interface
The Apple Loops Utility window consists of the Tags and Transients panes. The bottom of the window includes a set of playback controls and file management buttons. The Apple Loops Utility also includes an Assets drawer, located to the right of the main window, where you can manage open files.

Assets drawer

Playback controls
Tags Pane The Tags pane is divided into four areas. In three of the sections, you edit different types of tags. In the fourth area, you view information (that cannot be edited in the Apple Loops Utility), such as the length and location of the file. The more metadata (tag) information you include with your files, the more accurate your searches will be in the Loop Browser.
Property tags Logic Pro uses the settings for the Number of Beats, Key and Time Signature property tags, in conjunction with the transient markers, to optimize playback of the Apple Loop. Changing these affects how the loop sounds when it is played back. The remaining property tags can be used to include additional information, but do not affect playback. The Number of Beats field allows you to enter the correct number of beats in a file. This number controls how Logic Pro matches the tempo of a loop to the song tempo. When you open an Audio Region in the Apple Loops Utility for the first time, Logic Pro sends the following information to the Apple Loops Utility: The song tempo. The length of the audio file in beats.
Provided that the audio file matches the song tempo, and that its length fits a whole number of beats (or you entered the correct length in the Open Audio File in Apple Loops Utility dialog), the Apple Loops Utility sets the correct default value for the Number of Beats field. Note: If you open an audio file directly in the Apple Loops Utility this information is not available. In this situation, the Apple Loops Utility uses different assumptions to set the Number of Beats value. Please consult the Apple Loops Utility manual for more information on this. The File Type tag allows you to set the file type, which can be Non-Looping or Looped. Looping files are matched to the song tempo and, if the Key tag is set to a value other than None, are matched to the song key. Non-looping files (or one-shots) are not matched to the song key or tempo. If you import them into Logic, they behave like normal audio files. This is useful if you want to add discrete, non-musical sounds (such as sound effects) to the loop library, which should not be altered by the tempo or key properties. Non-looping audio files still contain metadata tags, allowing easy searching and categorization in the Loop Browser. In general, you will tag files featuring rhythmic patterns or musical passages intended for music composition and arranging as looping allowing Logic Pro to match them to , the song tempo and (for musical, pitched loops) the song key. Files with non-rhythmic elements, such as sound effects and voice-overs, intended for occasional use on soundtracks, should usually be tagged as non-looped. The Key tag controls how Logic Pro matches the key of a loop to the song. When you import the loop into Logic Pro, it matches the key of the loop to the song by transposing the loop the required number of semitones. The loop is either transposed up or down, in whichever direction requires the smaller number of semitone steps. As an example: If the song key is C, and the given loops Key tag is D, Logic Pro transposes the loop up by two semitones (instead of transposing it down by ten semitones). Both would match the loop to the song key. The playback transposition for Apple Loops is controlled by the root note of chords in the Chord track. These root notes determine the global playback transposition relative to the current key signatureshown in the Signature track. If no chords are available in the Chord track, the global playback key for Apple Loops is determined by the very first key signature in the Signature track (default: C major). No distinction is made between major and minor keys for these global transposition functions; in fact, only the root of the initial key signature is relevant for playback of Apple Loops and MIDI Regions. By default, Apple Loops Utility sets the Key tag to the information Logic Pro provides in the Signature track.

User Icons

Logic Pro scans for user-definable track icons in the following folder: ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/Images/Icons. The format for user icons remains.png. The filename needs to start with xxx (where xxx is a 1 to 3 digit number). Correspondingly numbered default icons will be replaced by your personal icons.

I/O Labels

The user-definable I/O Labels (the IOLabels Core Audio file) are located in: ~/Library/Application Support/Logic. This is the automatic file save location. If not found, Logic Pro also searches: /Applications/Logic 6 Series.

Control Surface Plug-ins

Control Surface plug-ins are installed (and searched for) in the application bundle. You can install additional Control Surface plug-ins in: ~/Library/Application Support/MIDI Device Plug-ins.

Tuning Tables

Logic Pro scans for a folder named Tuning Tables in the following folder: /Library/Application Support/Logic.

DNA Grooves

Logic Pro scans for a folder named GROOVES in the following folders, and order: ~/Library/Application Support/Logic /Library/Application Support/Logic Applications/Logic 6 Series

Default Directories

Logic Pro uses the following default directories: ~/Music/Logic: for Logic Pro songs (Open/Save/Save as). ~/Movies: for Movie files (Open). ~/Pictures: For the Camera tool in the Score Editor (Save Bitmap File as).

Plug-in Enhancements

The following chapter outlines the plug-in enhancements that have been made since Logic Pro 7, superseding the information in the Logic Pro 7 Plug-in Reference.
This includes the following: Working with the AU Manager Working with full plug-in delay compensation Instrument enhancements Effect enhancements
Working With the AU Manager
Logic Pro uses the Apple AU Validation Tool to ensure that only Audio Units plug-ins that fully comply with the Audio Units specification are used in Logic. This minimizes problems that may be caused by third-party Audio Units plug-ins when running Logic. The validation process takes place automatically when you launch Logic Pro. You can see the results of the scan for all Audio Units plug-ins in the Logic AU Manager. To open the AU Manager, do one of the following: m Choose Preferences > Start Logic AU Manager in the main menu bar. m Use the Start Logic AU Manager key command.

Dealing With Latency Issues
To avoid these potential pitfalls, try to complete any audio and audio instrument recording before inserting latency-inducing plug-ins. If you find it necessary to record an audio instrument or audio track after setting up a latency-inducing signal routing, the following procedure will help you to get around any possible problems. To record after setting up a latency-inducing signal routing: 1 Switch the plug-in delay compensation setting from All to Audio tracks and instruments in the Logic > Preferences > General > Audio pane. Note: You can use the Toggle Plug-In Delay Compensation: All/Tracks and Instruments key command to quickly switch the delay compensation setting between All and Audio tracks and instruments. The Audio tracks and Instruments plug-in delay compensation method shifts tracks that contain latency-inducing plug-ins forward in timeso any audio and audio instrument tracks that contain latency-inducing plug-ins will be in sync with nondelayed tracks. There is only one exception: Live tracks can not be shifted forward in time. The next step is to eliminate any latency induced by plug-ins in your recording track. 2 Bypass any latency-inducing plug-ins on the recording track by Option-clicking on the respective Insert slot(s). In the Audio tracks and Instruments plug-in delay compensation mode, bypassing plug-ins eliminates the latency that they create. Latency induced by plug-ins in audio and Audio Instrument tracks is compensated for. The last thing to do is to get around the latency introduced by plug-ins on busses, auxes and outputs. 3 Bypass any latency-inducing plug-ins on busses, auxes and outputs to eliminate any latency. At this point, all audio streams will be synchronized, allowing you to proceed with your recording. When youve finished recording, re-enable all latency-inducing plug-ins, and switch the delay compensation setting to All. Note: In the All mode, bypassing plug-ins on busses, auxes and outputs will not eliminate the latency that they create. You must remove these plug-ins entirely from the Insert slots to eliminate latency.

If you are recording audio, another strategy would be to disable the Software Monitoring checkbox in the Logic > Preferences > Audio > Drivers pane. This would necessitate monitoring your recording via an external mixer. When Logic is not providing software monitoring of incoming audio, it can correctly position audio recordingseven when full delay compensation is active. Obviously, you cant use external monitoring when recording audio instruments. Note: As Logic has no direct control over the audio outputs of external devices, plug-in delay compensation can not work for MIDI tracks that trigger external sound modules. If you activate full plug-in delay compensation and insert latency-inducing plug-ins, external MIDI signals will be out of sync with the delayed audio streams. Logic allows you to circumvent this issue with the External Instrument plug-in: Use it to route the audio outputs of your external MIDI devices to the inputs of your audio hardwareand monitor them through Logic. This enables you to compensate for the delays of any audio streams coming from MIDI devices during playback.
Processing Audio Units When Running the Node Application
The Logic Node Application cant process Audio Units plug-ins. It is, however, possible to split tracks that use Audio Units into two halves. The first plug-in (and up to the last Audio Units plug-in on the track) is processed locally (on the host computer), and remaining plug-ins (Logic native) may be processed on a Node. As an example: Use an Audio Units instrument plug-in on the host computer, and process it with Logic plug-ins on a Node machine.
Adjusting Plug-in Parameters With the Mouse Wheel
You can use the mouse wheel to adjust Logic plug-in parameters in Logic Pro. To adjust plug-in parameters with the mouse wheel: 1 Position the mouse cursor over the desired Logic plug-in parameter. 2 Click and move the mouse wheel.
Support of Generator Audio Units Plug-ins
Logic Pro supports the Generators Audio Units plug-in type. As the name suggests, these Audio Units plug-ins generate audio signals. In contrast to Audio Units Instruments, however, they do not require a MIDI signal. All Audio Units Generator plug-ins installed on your system can be found in the respective AU Instrument menus Mono/Stereo/Multichannel > Generators sub menu. This means that you can choose between three different types of Audio Units plug-ins (provided you have suitable plug-ins installed on your system) in the Instrument menu: AU Generators AU MIDI Controlled Effects: As these effects can be controlled via MIDI, they are inserted into the Instrument slot of Audio Instrument Objects. The audio signal that you would like to process is then selected via the plug-ins Side Chain menu. AU Instruments

Replacing Setting-Compatible Plug-ins
When you replace a plug-in with another plug-in that is setting-compatible, the new plug-in automatically uses the setting of the replaced plug-in. As an example: When you replace the Channel EQ with the Linear Phase EQ, the inserted Linear Phase EQ uses the same setting as the replaced Channel EQ. The same is true if you replace an ES2-based GarageBand instrument with the ES2. It also works for most EXS-based GarageBand instruments (exceptions: Hybrid Morph and Hybrid Basic).

Ultrabeat

The following updates the information in the Ultrabeat chapter of the Logic Pro 7 Plug-In Reference.
Importing Drum Voices and Sequences
Ultrabeat allows you to import drum voices and sequences from other Ultrabeat settings into your currently active drum kit. This can be done by clicking on the Import button in the upper area of the Ultrabeat interface.
Use the ensuing file selector box to open the desired Ultrabeat setting that you wish to import drum voices and sequences from.
A list of all drum voices found in the setting is displayed in the Import List beside the mixer/assignment section. You can preview a sound by clicking on its name in the Import List.

Import List

A Control-click on a drum voice opens a shortcut menu that contains the Copy (Voice & Seq) entry. This command copies the drum voice and all 24 of its sequencesempty or notinto the Clipboard. As the next step, Control-click on the target drum voice in the mixer/assignment section. A contextual menu with the following entries will open: Copy (Voice & Seq) Paste Voice Paste Sequence > (submenu) Swap with Clipboard Init > (submenu) The two Paste commands replace the corresponding data of the target drum voice. Choose Paste Voice to replace the target drum voice, without changing its sequences. The Paste Sequence submenu replaces all, or individual sequences, of the target drum voice. Paste Sequence has no impact on the target drum voice. Pasting a single sequence replaces the currently active sequence (as shown in the sequencer pattern # field) of the target drum voice. This allows you to import drum voice sequences into any of the 24 possible pattern locations. Note: You can also use drag and drop to transfer drum voices and sequences from the Import List to the Mixer section. Holding Command while doing so includes all sequences.
Note that these are single voice based operations, all sequence and voice data of the other 24 drum voices remain untouched. This is why the term sequences (as opposed to patterns) is used here. Patterns contain data for all 25 Drum Voices. You should also note that importing is a downstream processyou can copy and paste data from the imported Ultrabeat Setting into your current Setting, but not vice versa. The other shortcut menu entries in the mixer/assignment section work as follows: Swap with Clipboard swaps the content of the Clipboard with the target drum voice. As this command swaps both drum voice and sequence data, its very useful for reorganization of your drum kit. The Init submenu contains a few starting-point (Init) sounds. Selecting one of them will replace the target Drum Voice.

The Reverb menu allows you to patch the reverb effect before (Pre option) or after (Post option) the rotor effect. The Upper/Lower Stop Position sliders have been renamed Horn Brake Pos and Drum Brake Pos.

EXS24 mkII

The following information supplements the EXS24 mkII section in the Logic Pro 7 Plug-In Reference. Vel Offset parameter The Vel Offset parameterfound towards the top left of the EXS24mkII GUIoffsets the incoming MIDI note velocity value by 127. This limits or expands the dynamic response of the EXS24 mkII to incoming note events.
Time Curve parameters The Time Curve sliders apply to both the filter and volume envelopes; the left slider, known as Time Via Key, can be used to scale (lengthen or shorten) the time intervals of both envelopes.
Note position C3 is the center point; time intervals for all zones assigned to keys above C3 can be reduced in length with this slider. All time intervals for zones assigned to keys below C3 can be lengthened. The (Attack) Curve slider determines the shape of the envelope attack time. Previewing samples in the Load Sample window The EXS24 mkII offers a Play button in its Load Sample dialog, which allows audio files to be previewed before loading. Press the Play button to loop playback of the currently selected sample file. Pressing the button again stops playback.
You can audition multiple files by pressing Play once, and then stepping through the files. Note: If you activate the Hide used Audio Files option, files used in the currently loaded EXS Instrument are dimmed. Previewing the audio file in the EXS instrument The Preview audio file in EXS instrument option temporarily replaces the sample files in the currently selected zone. The zone is not directly triggered by activating this option, but it can be triggered via MIDI notes while the Load Sample dialog is open. You can step through different audio files in this way. The selected sample can be heard as part of the zone, inclusive of all synthesizer processing (filters, modulation, and so on). Once you find a sample youd like to use, click Open to load it. Click Cancel to return to the previously loaded sample. Loading multiple samples in the Instrument Editor The Drop Multiple Samples dialog provides an additional Zone width field, allowing you to specify the width of the newly generated zones.
If you load multiple samples via Zone > Load Multiple samples, the Load Multiple Samples dialog also provides a Start Note field, allowing you to specify the width and start note of newly generated zones.
Note: When loading multiple samples by dragging them from the Finder into the Instrument Editor, the Start Note field is not available, as the start key, end key and root key are all set to the note that the file was dropped on. Rubber-banding zones You can rubber-band zones in the keyboard and Zone sections of the EXS24mkII Instrument Editor.

The plug-in offers the following controls: Denoise: The value of this slider determines your estimation of the noise floor in your recording, and therefore, how much noise should be eliminated. Settings towards 100 dB allow more noise to pass. Settings towards 0 dB will increasingly suppress background noise, but will increase artifacts.
Mic Correction button and Mic Model menu: Activate this button to improve the frequency response of audio recordings made with your built-in microphone, creating the impression that an upmarket microphone was used. Choose the appropriate mic model from the Mic Model menu. You can use the Mic Enhancer plug-in with other microphones, but mic correction models are only offered for builtin Macintosh mics. Should a non-Macintosh microphone be used, you will achieve the best results if Mic Correction is turned Off. Voice Enhance button and menu: Activation of this button turns on the multiband compression of the Mic Modeler. You can choose between three compression settings, making your recorded voice louder and more intelligible. Use the setting that offers the best results for your recording situation.

Enhance Timing Effect

The Enhance Timing plug-in non-destructively enhances the timing of audio recordings. It offers two parameters: The Intensity control determines the amount of timing enhancement. Audio transients that dont fall on the grid divisions (determined by the value chosen in the Grid menu) are corrected. The Grid pop-up menu allows you to choose between several grid divisions. As described above, the grid divisions serve as reference points for the timing correction process. The Enhance Timing plug-in is designed to tighten up loose playing (of recorded audio) in a production. It can be used on a variety of material, and works in realtime. Obviously, this type of real-time quantization has some limitations. It will not work well on recordings of performances that have been played too far off the beat. The same is true for very complex, layered drum tracks. It will provide noticeable timing improvements on reasonably tight percussive and melodic materialplayed in an eighth or quarter note feel. If a large amount of timing correction is needed and transients are shifted too far, you may notice a number of audio artefacts, so try to strike the balance between sound quality and timing enhancement. Important: For technical reasons, the Enhance Timing plug-in only works on audio tracks and must be inserted in the top Insert slot. As a tip for triplets, try the 1/12 note setting for played 8th note triplets.

Grooveshifter

The Grooveshifter plug-in allows you to rhythmically vary recordings, imparting a swing feel to the track. Imagine a guitar solo played in straight eighth or sixteenth notes. The Grooveshifter can make this straightforward solo swing. Note: Grooveshifter is reliant on perfect matching of the Logic song tempo with the tempo of the treated recording. Any tempo variations will deliver less precise results. The reference tempo is the song tempo. The Grooveshifter will automatically follow all song tempo changes. The parameters of the Grooveshifter