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Darren Burgos on Jan 05, in Logic Pro 8 comments. Logic Pro is one of the most feature-rich DAWs there is. So much so, that you can use it for years and still discover new tricks regularly. In this article I'll show some lesser-know tips and tricks that will help nearly any producer, composer, or editor. So in the Workspace you've placed regions by hand at specific points within musical bars—but not at the start—and now you want to repeat them. You could Option-click-drag the regions to line them up by eye, or maybe use Command-R for repeating?

Wait though… Command-R still doesn't place the regions in the correct spot!? Here's a handy tip for accomplish this deceptively simple task. Switch to the Marquee Tool and highlight the bar s containing the regions you want to repeat, then use the standard Mac command for copying Command-C.

Now, still using the Marquee tool, single click the bar position you want the repeat to start from and press Command-V. The regions contained inside the bar s are placed precisely where they belong. You can even continue pressing Command-V to make as many copies as you need.

By now, you should know that the Spacebar allows you to start and stop playback in Logic. What if you want to play from a selected region though? Also, what if a Cycle is set and on?

Simply remember to add the Shift key before you press the spacebar and playback will begin from the region you've selected. If you use the Marquee tool often, you can do this by simply selecting the area and pressing play. Often, when editing while zoomed in, or while in the Piano Roll, jumping a full bar is too far. Wouldn't it be nice to move the timeline by snapped division settings also? Many people use the timeline to create cuts with Command-T , or use the time line to line up note position, so this could make life much easier if it did this!

Use Shift-Period The same key as the greater than symbol. You'll be reminded that the command is already in use for Fast Forward. If you use this function, find another unused command to assign. It jumps the timeline by 8 bars …normally when I'm producing I'll click the ruler at top to jump to the specific area, or use marker commands, so I rarely use this. Only have a single MIDI slider in your controller but want to control any parameter? Have a ton of slider and knobs but don't know or care what to do with them?

Do it all with one single controller then! Logic's Automation Quick Access is for you. You can now record any automation that is currently selected on the track. Ever accidentally recorded automation on a track because you forgot to reset it to Read? This still happens to me often and drives me nuts! Using key command Shift-Control-Command-R will set all tracks to Read preventing this annoyance from continuing to happen. Often, mostly when producing EDM , quantizing automation can be helpful for tightening up a part.

Want a more blocked feel for your filter cutoff automation? You can! First open the Event List by pressing the D key on your Mac's keyboard. Switch to the Automation Select tool, and put box around all the automation you want to quantize. The Event List will now display all the Automation nodes in the list. Use Region Parameters a lot like I do? In this excellent window you can do things like quantize, transpose, gate notes, and even nudge regions forward or back by ticks or musical values with the Delay parameter.

Use Option-R to open this window as a floating window for easy access. Click the region you want to effect, then open Region Parameters at the top of the Inspector. Click the disclosure triangle to open the extended parameters if necessary. Fades that are controlling speed show on the region as a reddish color instead of the standard white fade. Most of you know that any audio region in Logic can be stretched or compressed by holding the Option key while dragging the bottom right corner.

There's one problem with this… Logic's built-in algorithm has a grainy low quality sound. Apple have know this for years and have allowed third-party developers to replace this entirely. Need to write notes on a specific track but hate taking up screen space with the Note Pads window? Point to the track in the Inspector and right-click. Check out the largest range of Logic video courses online here to learn even more!

More articles by this author. Darren started making music on computers when he was a teenager in His first computer was an Amiga, and when he realized the power of computer-based production, his addiction for making electronic music began. Darren switched to Mac in and started using Logic Pro. He's been involved in many music projects over the years incl Read More. Create an account or login to get started!

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Whether you're a new or advanced Logic Pro user, these 10 essential and not so well known tips will get you doing things in Logic Pro X you might not have known possible.

Repeat Regions that Don't Start on a Bar So in the Workspace you've placed regions by hand at specific points within musical bars—but not at the start—and now you want to repeat them. Darren Burgos More articles by this author.

Related Videos. The Future of Podcasting is Spatial. Discussion Chas. For tip 2, the marquee tool worked great! Hey Chas, select the area with the marquee then press the space bar. Are you trying to expand the selected area by using shift? Thanks for the reply. Hi Chas. Hi Darren. That does not work for me. Nothing else happens. Logic does not start playing, or if already playing, does not move to the selected region.

Hey Chas. If you haven't done a lot of key command customization, just reset them to their factory settings. Hi Darren - I do appreciate your follow ups on this! I did as you said and now the Shift-Spacebar works as indicated in your article. Thanks again for following through on this to resolution!

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If we hit the mixer icon top left we can see our track and its Input is set to channel 1 on our interface. This tutorial is endorsed by Point Blank. You can study sound to picture on their Music Production Diploma courses, with pro industry tutors. These keep the plugins associated with a project active, making it easier than loading a whole new session. Switch it on by right-clicking the grey Control bar at the top, selecting Customize Control Bar and Display, and choosing Capture Recording.

Need to grab a sound, some MIDI or automation data, or a whole channel setup from another project? Here's how to make yourself a master of imports…. Now we want to add something we created in another project.

Step 2: We can browse to the relevant track without having to leave this project. Click Browsers in the top right-hand corner, then All Files. So you downloaded Logic Pro X with big plans of being the next EDM artist, or recording your band, or mixing your next album. The good news is that Logic can handle all those genres, comes with quite a few features out of the box, and is easily extended with 3rd party plugins.

Our tutorials are divided into three parts that we think are the best way to learn. It compresses the signal to hell and adds some distortion to make it even more powerful. I put there a compressor and an overdrive plugin, but you can always use its variations. For example, if you have something like a tape machine, you can add it with your favorite settings on every bus group, so you can always reach them with just a click. Then, you can start mixing with those plugins bypassed, and you can open them when you need.

There is a stereo out bus; why would I use a mix bus? Good question. I use it for a couple of reasons. Sometimes I need to send the whole mix to another bus group to parallel process it, or I can put some weird effects on it and dial with the mix.

So you can do that with the Mix Bus group. Also, I always use a monitoring plugin on my stereo bus, which decreases the volume. I always keep an eye on my mix bus, and I put my limiter on the stereo out when I need it. So, the groups work like this: the channels routes to bus groups, and the bus groups routes to mix bus. Then the mix bus goes to stereo out. I realized that I almost always tend to use a compressor on my mix bus to get the most energy from the mix, so I put a compressor on the mixing template.

You have to listen to the song and dial the settings of the compressor to your likings. The best way to do this is to take the threshold all the way down to where it compresses around dB. And change the attack and release parameters there. When you find the best settings for your mix, take the threshold back. Imperfect Samples.

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