Apple Loops for Logic Pro & Garageband
Inspiring You To Make Better Music.
When thousands of loops are installed on your hard disks, finding a particular Apple Loop can be a daunting prospect. Fortunately, you can use a number of key criteria—location, scale, time signature—to restrict your search or browsing results. You can also sort the search results. Here’s a quick overview of the Logic Pro X Apple Loop Browser.
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A basic overview of creating over laying drum tracks using Drummer in Logic Pro X. The possibilities are endless.
In Logic Pro 9 adding custom icons was a lot easier. However there is a way to do so. First icons are now multi-layer TIFF files instead of single layer PNGs. Second you will have to dig around inside the Logic Pro X App and do some editing.
Below is a video walk though of how I did it, followed by step by step instructions.
First — Right Click on the Logic Pro X app and click on Show Package Contents and follow this path:
Contents/Frameworks/MAResources.framework/Versions/A/Resources
To add them, you need to do a few things:
1. Make sure you back your application file or at least the MAResourcesMapping.plist file you will be editing. I backed up the whole Resources Folder in the video.
2. Create a TIFF image. It doesn’t have to be a multi-layer TIFF You can convert your old PNGs to TIFFs using preview.
The dimensions of the icons where 128×128 in Logic Pro 9, so that’s what I used here.
3. Open MAResourcesMapping.plist from the Resources folder.
If you scroll down, you’ll see a bunch of strings. Search for this line InstrumentIcon_0423
0423 is the last one in the list.
4. Duplicate (copy and paste) the following code. Once for each image you want to add.
5. Replace the following information for each image your adding.
I started at 0600 to be safe in case they add more icons in an update.
6. Scroll down a bit and you’ll see this code.
7. Locate the category you want the icon to be in (the code below is for BasicSetDrums & BasicSetPercussion). Duplicate one of the strings, but change the number at the end to your four digit number from above. In my case, using 0600.
8. Save the MAResourcesMapping.plist file.
9. Add Your Image files to the Resources folder.
10. Open Logic Pro X and your new icons will be there. You will need to restart Logic if you had the app open while editing.
Leave any questions in the comments…
Several producers like to create larger-than-life guitar sounds by splitting the guitarist’s instrument signal to several different amps, which are then recorded simultaneously. Here’s a quick video on how to make Dual Amps in Logic Pro X and blend them in the mix with smart controls. The possibilities are endless.
In Logic Pro X you can merge patch settings from another patch with the current patch. This has several uses: for example, you can merge effects with a patch while keeping the existing instrument, or conversely try out different instruments while preserving the existing effects setup.
The patch merging area contains buttons for four types of patch settings: MIDI effects, instruments, audio effects, and sends. By default, all four types are selected, in which case selecting a patch replaces the current patch. By deselecting some items, you can choose which patch settings are merged with the current patch. When you choose a different patch from the Library, only those settings corresponding to the selected buttons are changed, while other settings remain unaltered.
If you deselect the Sends button, the channel strip (or strips) in the patch can access the existing project auxes (or any auxes created by existing tracks/channel strips).
This video shows one way to use patch merging in Logic Pro X. Here I show you how to use an audio bass patch on a virtual instrument.
How Old Are Your Ears? This test is to see how high you can hear.
*MUST WATCH IN 1080p AND USE HEADPHONES*
How high can you hear? Take this ‘test’ to see how old your ears are!
NOTE: The 19,000 Hz frequency has been lost due to YouTube compressing the file.
The Logic Pro Drummer can be used in real time to control other drum sample libraries.
Steven Slate Drums – EZ Drummer – and more.
Apple has released Logic Pro X, the most advanced version of its professional recording studio for the Mac. Featuring a modern new design, Logic Pro X comes with new plug-ins, sounds, and tools that keep the music-making process flowing. New features include Drummer, a virtual session player that jams along with your songs, and Flex Pitch, which allows you to fine-tune the pitch of your audio tracks. Also new is Logic Remote, an app that lets you control Logic Pro X wirelessly from your iPad. “Logic Pro X is our most powerful version yet, with advanced tools and a modern new interface designed to streamline the process of creating professional quality music,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. Wayne Sermon, guitarist of the Platinum-selling band Imagine Dragons, said, “We love the new design, and the creative features of Logic Pro X have already been inspiring us to write new material while we’re on tour.”
See It in Action:
“Gritty, in-your-face vocals can sound awesome and really give you a nice edge to your rock production. But how do you get from a noisy, home recording to a raunchy rock vocals?
“Lucky for you, there’s only about 9 steps involved that can take that bedroom recording to a rock god sound.”This is a video to demonstrate the techniques used in Björgvin Benediktsson’s tutorial “How to Mix In-Your-Face Rock Vocals”. You can read the tutorial on Audiotuts+ Here
Logic Pro Tip: Use Any Channel Strip Setting on a Bus, Master, Audio or Instrument Channel.