NewFeaturesin LogicPro7.2
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Contents

Preface
New Features in Logic Pro 7.2 Logic Pro 7.2 Features Overview General Improvements Plug and Play of Audio Interfaces Pro Tools HD 7 Support Interface Changes Hidden Menu and Scroll Bars in Screensets Preferences Song Settings Transport Window Enhancements Editing Enhancements Key Command Enhancements Loop Length Editing Creating Multiple Tracks Global Track Enhancements Arrange Region Handling Working With Audio Direct Playback of Compressed Audio Files Additional Time Stretch Algorithms Serato AU Support Working With the Follow Tempo Function Export as Audio File Functions Faster Overview Creation Renaming Split Stereo Files Working in the Mixer Windows Using Channel Strip Performances Multiple Selection of Channel Strips Automating the Bypass Status Support of Stereo ReWire Objects Surround Pan Window

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

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Hand Tool in Track Mixer and Arrange Channel Strip Bouncing Enhancements Working With Video Working With Movie Audio Tracks Finding and Removing Scene Markers Removing Movies Terminology Changes Importing Files Importing XML Files Importing MIDI Files Control Surface Support Additional Control Surface Support Working With the Track Control Bar New Key Repeat Function Intermediate Stop at Default Value Modal Dialogs Display Mackie Control Mode Support Controller Assignments Editor Enhancements Using Apple Loops Green and Blue Apple Loops Adding Apple Loops Working With the Loop Browser Creating Apple Loops Global Tracks and Apple Loops Converting Apple Loops to Audio Files Apple Loops and Sample Rates Fading Apple Loops Apple Loop File Paths Updated File Paths Preferences Song Templates Plug-in Settings GarageBand Instruments Channel Strip Settings EXS Instruments EXS Sample Conversion Space Designer Impulse Responses Ultrabeat Samples User Icons

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

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I/O Labels Control Surface Plug-ins Tuning Tables DNA Grooves Default Directories Plug-in Enhancements Working With the AU Manager Working With Plug-in Delay Compensation Processing Audio Units When Running the Node Application Adjusting Plug-in Parameters With the Mouse Wheel Support of Generator Audio Units Plug-ins Replacing Setting-Compatible Plug-ins Ultrabeat Sculpture EVB3 EXS24 mkII EVP88 GarageBand Instruments Bass Amp New Ducker Plug-in New Speech Enhancer Plug-in Enhance Timing Effect Grooveshifter Pitch Correction Vocal Transformer BPM Counter Match EQ Mix Slider of Platinum Verb and Tape Delay Test Oscillator Space Designer Audio Units Multi-Channel Instrument Support MIDI Learn Mode Conversion of EVP73, EXSP24, and ET1 Audio Units Plug-ins WaveBurner Enhancements Corrections to Logic Pro 7 Documentation

Parameter Boxes

All parameters that only have two states (on/off, for example) are enabled/disabled with checkboxes.
Simply click on the box to activate (checked) or deactivate (unchecked) the parameter. Parameters that have been updated to operate in this fashion include: Region: Loop, Clip Length Chord Memorizer Object: Cable Split Arpeggio Object: Repeat Display parameter in Score Editor: Interpretation, Syncopation, No Overlap, Lyric
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.

Loop Length Editing

The Loop feature of Logic has been enhanced with an easy to use Loop Length Editing function. To set the length of a looped Region: 1 Move the cursor to the end of the Region that you want to loop. The cursor will change into a circular arrow (a loop) when positioned in the upper half of the Region.
2 Click-hold and drag the end of the Region to the desired length. Note: Whenever you move the cursor into the upper half of the looped area, it changes to a circular arrow, allowing loop length changes. If you want to select the looped Region (to move it, for example), click in the lower half of the looped area. You can also Shift-click in the upper loop area to select the Region. The cursor will only turn into the circular arrow (and offer the Loop Length Editing functions) when the track is of sufficient height. If the track height is minimal, Optionclick on the end of the Region to access the Loop Length Editing function. This also applies if automation data is visible on a track. Important: Deactivation of the Region Loop parameter resets the loop length. The next time the Loop parameter is used, the Region is repeated until it encounters another Region on the same track or the Song End point is reached.

Creating Multiple Tracks

This facility, accessible via the Tracks > Create Multiple menu option in the Arrange window (and corresponding key command), does exactly what it says. When selected, a dialog box opens, allowing you to choose the: Driver: This pull-down menu allows you to select the audio hardware driver that you wish to use for your newly-created tracks. Track Type: This pull-down menu allows you to choose between Audio, Audio Instrument, and Auxiliary tracks. Number of Tracks: Type in the desired number of tracks. Eight (8) is the default.
Mode: Simply click on the desired Mono or Stereo radio button, to create multiple mono or stereo tracks of the chosen type. The Create Multiple Tracks function is intelligent in the way it handles tracks, and underlying Audio Objects. To explain; imagine a song that contains four Audio tracks in the Arrange, but there are actually eight Audio Objects set up on the Environments Audio Layer. Use of the Create Multiple Tracks function to add another four tracks to the Arrange will work as expected. The four existing tracks use Audio Objects 1 to 4, and the newly-created tracks use Audio Objects 5 to 8.

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.

Note: This facility also applies to the Mute and Solo buttons: If controller 9 sends a value of 64, the Mute button status is switched, if controller 3 sends a value of 64, the status of the Solo button is set to on/offdependent on the current Solo status.
Support of Stereo ReWire Objects
Logic Pro 7.2 supports stereo ReWire Objects. This allows you to assign ReWire stereo streams to a single Audio Object and configure the Audio Object as stereo. Note: ReWire is a system from Propellerhead Software that allows you to stream audio data between two audio applications in real time. You can use ReWire to stream audio data from Propellerheads Reason software into Logic, for example. Further information about ReWire is found in the Logic Pro 7 Reference Manual. To use stereo ReWire Objects in Logic Pro 7.2: 1 Start Logic, then start your ReWire application. Logic displays the audio returns of ReWire-connected applications as Audio Object channels.
2 Select the desired Audio Object in the Environment, then choose the ReWire channel in the Channel menu of the Object Parameter box. If you choose a stereo ReWire channel, the Audio Object displays the Mono/Stereo button.
3 Click this button to configure the Audio Object as stereo.
The button will show two interlinked circles, indicating that it is a stereo Object. You are able to insert stereo plug-ins, as in normal stereo audio tracks. The level meter will divide into two discrete meters, the pan control will work as balance control. Note: Logic can only work as a ReWire host application, which means that you can stream audio into Logic, but you can not stream audio from Logic into another ReWired application.

Surround Pan Window

The following Surround Pan window enhancements have been made since the release of Logic Pro 7:
It is possible to open multiple Surround Pan windows simultaneously.
You can save Surround Pan windows in Screensets. The Surround Pan window provides a Link button. If enabled, the window will always show the surround setup status of the selected Audio Object. This feature works in the Track Mixer and in the Arrange window, but not in the Environment.
Hand Tool in Track Mixer and Arrange Channel Strip
The Track Mixer Hand tool is used to move and copy plug-ins between channel strips. Note: The Track Mixer Hand tool is identical to that found in the Audio Configuration window. All enhancements described below also apply to the Audio Configuration window Hand tool, and supersede the corresponding information in the Logic manuals. To move a plug-in between two Insert slots: 1 Click the Hand tool in the Track Mixer Toolbox. 2 Select the (source) plug-in label and drag it to the desired target slot.
During the drag and drop operation, the potential destination is displayed as an orange rectangle (empty slot) or line (when placing an effect between two Insert slotssee below). Pressing Option during dragging copies the plug-in, rather than moves it. You can also use the Hand tool in the Arrange windows channel strip by pressing Command (or right-clicking) when the cursor hovers over the Instrument or Insert slot. Note: The Hand tool is the second default tool in the Track Mixer. Pressing Command while clicking enables you to switch from the Pointer tool to the Hand tool. This allows you to move plug-ins by Command-dragging them, and to copy them by OptionCommand-dragging them. If you drag a plug-in label onto a used plug-in slot in the same channel strip, the plugins are swapped. When dragged between different channel strips, the existing plug-in is replaced. Placing Effects Between Used Insert Slots If you drop an effect between two used Insert slots, the effect is inserted into a new slot between the two used slots. The effects below the insert point are shifted down by one slot.

Importing Movie Audio Into the Arrange Window
You can import movie audio tracks directly into the Arrange window by using the Options > Movie > Import Audio to Arrange function. To import movie audio tracks into the Arrange window: 1 Choose Options > Movie > Import Audio to Arrange from the main menu bar (or use the Import Audio from Movie to Arrange key command). 2 Select the audio tracks you want to import in the ensuing dialog, then click OK. Note: When extracting audio from a movie file that only contains one audio file, selection is superfluous. The extracted movie audio appears as an Audio Region on the selected Arrange window track.
Finding and Removing Scene Markers
Finding and removing scene markers can now be restricted to portions of a movie. Choosing Options > Find Scene Markers or Options > Remove Scene Markers opens a new submenu that offers the following: Auto Range: Logic removes or searches for scene markersusing one of the following selection criteriain the following order: Marquee Selection, Cycle Area, Selected Regions. If none of these selection criteria is met, Logic will automatically search the entire movie. Marquee Selection: Finding or removing scene markers is restricted to the marquee selection. Cycle Area: Finding or removing scene markers is restricted to the cycle area. Selected Regions: Finding or removing scene markers is restricted to the selection of one or more Regions. Entire Movie: Logic searches the complete movie. The submenu entries are dimmed if no movie (or selection, respectively) is available in the Arrange window. Note: The Create Scene Markers (Auto Range) and Remove Scene Markers (Auto Range) key commands always use the Auto Range option (as the name of these functions suggests).

Removing Movies

The Options > Movies menu features a Remove Movie function, which allows you to completely remove a movie from a song or project. All references to the movie in the project or song are deleted. This function can also be initiated with the Remove Movie key command.
Chapter 5 Working With Video

Terminology Changes

The following items in the Options > Movie menu have been renamed: Extract Audio from Movie is now Import Audio From Movie. Extract Audio to Arrange is now Import Audio to Arrange. Remove Scene Cuts is now Remove Scene Markers. Find Scene Cuts is now Create Scene Markers. The DV Mode menu of the Video song settings is now the Video Format menu. Historically, the DV Mode menu was designed for use with FireWire devices. It now works with other kinds of devices such as SDI, so a more generic name that does not just imply DV via FireWire was chosen. The Sound Output menu options have also be renamed. The Internal option is now named System Sound, indicating that audio will be output in accordance with the System Preferences. The External option is now named External Device, indicating that it does not just refer to external speakers connected to your Mac.

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.

The Scale Type tag identifies the files scale type. It only serves as a search tag and has no effect on the sound of the loop. Changing a loops Scale Type does not affect the scale of the loop. Again, this defaults to the information Logic Pro provides, courtesy of the Signature track. Music uses various scale types. The main types are the major and minor scales. Musical loops in the same key (with the same root note) may not sound appropriate when played together, if their scale type differs. As an example: A loop with a piano chord progression in the key of D and a loop with a synth line also in the key of D, may not sound right if the piano loop uses the D major scale and the synth line uses the D minor scale. The Scale Type menu offers the Major, Minor, Good for Both and Neither choices. The latter option is suitable for percussive, non-pitched material. Loops that can work in either scale are best tagged as Good for Both. The Time Signature tag provides the following information about a loop: the number of beats in each measure and the note lengths of the beat value. Logic Pro uses the number of beats in a measure to display the measure and beat positions in the Bar Ruler. This value does not affect playback. If the beat value is not set correctly, playback is affected. The Apple Loops Utility sets the Time Signature tag to the value provided by the Signature track in Logic. If you use loops with a different beat value, these loops are played back at the wrong tempo. Correct the Time Signature tag, so that it indicates the beat value correctly. The Author and Copyright tags offer a place to name the author of a loop and copyright information. The Comment field displays any comments about the file. This field is often used to indicate an internal file name or code number that was used during the creation of a loop library. These three tags are not displayed in the Loop Browser in Logic. They can not be used to search for files, and serve only as a place to include text information. They do not affect the sound of a loop. Search tags These tags are used by the Search feature in the Loop Browser, allowing you to search for files that match specific criteria. Genre pop-up menu: Defines the type or style of music for which the loop is appropriate. The list of musical genres is not editable. Instrument list: Displays choices for the musical instrument or instrument category of the file. Selecting a category in the left column displays a list of instruments/subcategories in the right column. File Info This area of the Tags pane includes rows that offer Kind, Length, Date Modified, Sample Rate, Channels, Tempo and File Location information. This file information can only be viewed, and cannot be edited in the Apple Loops Utility.

Creating Apple Loops From Split Stereo Files
Logic Pro allows you to create Apple Loops from split stereo files, placed on (Universal Track Mode) stereo tracks. The split stereo file must first be converted to an interleaved stereo file. When you add the Region to the loops library or open it in the Apple Loops Utility, a dialog will ask if you want to convert the file. Confirm this by pressing Convert.
Converting ReCycle Files Into Apple Loops
Logic Pro allows you to convert ReCycle files into Apple Loops. You can either import ReCycle files as Apple Loops or convert multiple ReCycle files with the Project Managers Batch Convert function. To import single ReCycle files as Apple Loops: 1 You initiate a ReCycle import by using the same options as for audio files: Choose Audio > Import Audio File (or use the Import Audio File key command). You can also Shift-click an audio track with the Pencil (or Command-Shift-click with the Pointer tool). Select the desired ReCycle loop in the ensuing file selector box.
Drag the ReCycle loop from the Finder onto an audio track. 2 Choose the Render to Apple Loop option in the Fix menu of the ensuing ReCycle File Import dialog.
The ReCycle loop is converted to an Apple Loop (the slice points are converted to transient positions) and copied to the ~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops/Single Files folder. The Apple Loop is added to your Logic song. As an alternative, you can use the Project Managers Batch Convert function to simultaneously convert multiple ReCycle files into Apple Loops. To convert multiple ReCycle files into Apple Loops: 1 Select the desired ReCycle files in the Project Manager. 2 Choose Functions > Convert selected REX files to Apple Loops. 3 In the ensuing file selector box, select a location for the converted files. The ReCycle files are converted to Apple Loops (the slice points are converted to transient positions) and copied to the chosen location.
Global Tracks and Apple Loops
You can use the Global tracks to change global events such as tempo, time signature and key during a song. The following section summarizes how these changes in the Global tracks affect the playback of Apple Loops. For detailed information about Global tracks, read the Global Tracks chapter in the Logic Pro 7 Reference Manual.
Tempo and Beat Mapping Track
Apple Loops adjust automatically to the tempo of these tracks.

Signature Track

Apple Loops can contain information about their original key, and can be transposed automatically. They will be played back at the song key by default, which is defined by the first key signature event. 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.

Chapter 9 Updated File Paths

Channel Strip Settings

Logic Pro scans for a folder named Channel Strip Settings in the following folders, and order: ~/Library/Application Support/Logic User-defined or edited Channel Strip settings are stored here. /Library/Application Support/Logic Factory settings are always stored here. Logic Pro also scans the following folder path for Track and Instrument Audio Objects: /Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Instrument Library/Track Settings.

EXS Instruments

Logic Pro scans for a folder named Sampler Instruments in the following folders, and order: ~/Library/Application Support/Logic User-defined or edited instruments are stored here. /Library/Application Support/Logic Factory EXS Instrument files are installed here. /Applications/Logic 6 Series EXS Instrument files of the Logic 6 Series are always stored here. /SongOrProjectName As in earlier versions, Logic Pro also searches for EXS Instruments in the project or song folder. Logic Pro also looks in: /Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Instrument Library/ Sampler.

EXS Sample Conversion

These are the default locations for converted samples of different formats: ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/AKAI Samples For samples converted from AKAI format. ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/DLS-Giga Samples For samples converted from GigaSampler/GigaStudio format. ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/SoundFont Samples For samples converted from SoundFont format.
Space Designer Impulse Responses
Logic Pro scans for a folder named Impulse Responses in the following folders, and order: ~/Library/Application Support/Logic /Library/Application Support/Logic /SongOrProjectName

Ultrabeat Samples

Logic Pro scans for a folder named Ultrabeat Samples in the following folders, and order: ~/Library/Application Support/Logic /Library/Application Support/Logic /SongOrProjectName

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.

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

BPM Counter

The BPM Counter is a useful plug-in that analyzes the tempo of an audio track and displays it as a numeric value. As soon as the plug-in is inserted in a track, the intelligent detector circuit analyzes the dynamic events in the signal. The detector circuit looks for any transients in the input signal. Transients are very fast, non-periodical sound events in the attack portion of the signal. The more obvious this impulse is, the easier it is for the BPM Counter to detect the tempo. As a result, percussive drum and instrumental rhythm tracks (basslines, for example) are very well suited for tempo analysis. Pad sounds are a poor choice. The LED shows the current state of the analysis process. If the LED flashes, the circuit is performing a tempo measurement. When lit, analysis is complete, and the measured tempo is displayed. The measurement range is from 80 to 160 beats per minute and the measured value is displayed with an accuracy of one decimal place. The BPM Counter also detects any tempo variation in the signal and tries to analyze it accurately. If the LED starts flashing, the BPM Counter has detected a tempo variation that has deviated from the last received (or set) tempo. As soon as a new, constant tempo is measured, the LED will be solidly lit. Clicking the LED resets the BPM Counter.

Match EQ

The Match EQ offers an additional sidechain input that is used for Template Learn mode, if active.
Mix Slider of Platinum Verb and Tape Delay
The user interface of the Platinum Verb and Tape Delay have been enhanced: The Dry and Wet sliders were moved from the 001/011 view to the Editor view, replacing the Mix slider (which is still available in the 001/011 view).

Test Oscillator

The Test Oscillator plug-in is also available in the Instrument slot of Audio Instrument channel strips. The Test Oscillator starts generating the test signal as soon as it is inserted in the Instrument slot. You can switch it off by bypassing it. Note: If you insert the Test Oscillator into an Insert slot of an audio channel, you must pass audio through this channel, in order to generate a signal. To do so, place any Audio Region onto a track, insert the Test Oscillator, and start playback.

Space Designer

The default name for deconvolution files consists of the source file name, appended with an.SDIR file extension.

Appendix

Exporting XML files The Logic Pro 7 Reference manual states that XML exports automatically switch bouncing to Realtime mode if necessary. This is not correct, XML exports are bounced in Offline mode. Please note that this means that External Instrument or I/O plug-in tracks will not be included in the XML export file. You should record such tracks as audio before performing an XML export. Movie Audio Extraction The audio track selection menu process described in the manual adds an unnecessary step when extracting audio from a movie file. If the movie file only contains one audio file, selection is superfluous. Use of the Options > Movies > Extract Audio from Movie (called Import Audio From Movie in Logic Pro 7.2) function will automatically extract the audio (as an AIF file), and add it to the Audio window. The movie name will be retained, and used for the audio file. The Options > Movie > Import Audio to Arrange function places the extracted audio (Region) onto the selected Arrange window track. Project Manager scanning The Logic Pro 7 Reference Manual states that the Project Manager scans all local volumes if no scan paths are defined (page 421). This is not completely true: All local volumes except the System folder are scanned.

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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.
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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.
AccessingtheLate-BreakingNewsDocument
Thisdocumentispublishedonlineandmaybeupdatedasnewerversionsof LogicPro7arereleasedornewinformationbecomesavailable. Tocheckforrecentupdates,dothefollowing: m InLogicPro,checkHelp>Late-BreakingNews. IfSafariisthedefaultwebbrowserforyoursystem,theLate-BreakingNewsPDFfileis displayeddirectlyinSafari.OtherwebbrowsersmaynothavetheabilitytodisplayPDF filesdirectly,inwhichcasethePDFfileisdownloadedtothedefaultdownload location.
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