Category Archives: logic

Making a “Favorites” Folder In Logic Pro 8

Once in a while I write Logic tutorials on this site. Lately I’ve been thinking of doing some videos. This video takes a look at how to quickly create a Favorites folder for setting aside your favorite Audio Instrument presets. Reason has a great way to do this – you just drag and drop to [...]

Screenshot: Logic Pro 8 Graphic Glitch

Sometimes, when opening up the loops or library sidebar window thingy, Logic Pro 8 doesn’t draw the arrange area correctly.

Classic Synth Sound Design: Abacab

Since finishing my read-through of the Logic 8 instruments and effects manual I’ve thought the best way to learn some sound design was not to create something new, but to replicate the sound of something that already exists.

I have a few classic synth lines I want to try to redo in Logic (or Reason 4) [...]

Apple Selling Off Pro-Apps To Make Room For Adobe? Nah!

Robert Cringely speculates about the future of Apple Pro Apps:

…why, then, was Apple quietly shopping around its entire professional application business to prospective buyers at the recently completed National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas? These include Aperture, Final Cut Pro, Logic, and Shake — applications that are hardly also-rans in their segments and [...]

April Fooling Around With The New Logic

Steve Horelick, Logic trainer and Emmy nominated musician for his work on Reading Rainbow, demos the latest ways to use regions in an unreleased Logic Pro, on this day, April 1, 2008.

I mean, it is truly unbelievable. The Logic designers have come up with new ways of manipulating regions that if I hadn’t seen it [...]

Logic Pro Now Most Popular Apple Pro-App?

Take a look at the Apple Store’s software section.

At the time of this post, Logic Studio is #12 in rank by top selling Apple Software applications.

Among full, Pro apps (not counting Express versions), it is number 1.

It’s higher on this list than Aperture and Final Cut Studio.

I think Logic’s days of being Apple’s red-headed stepchild [...]

Logic Pro 8 Bug: Alternate Keyboard Layouts Are Ufcked

I love Logic 8. And I love the Dvorak keyboard layout.

But put all three of us together and it’s a bizarre love triangle.

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p>And yes, I did complain about something similar in Reason 4, but I’ve never had this problem in Logic until version 8. This is likely a bug with Logic 8. Reason 4 just [...]

Help Find BT’s Missing Daughter

Über-Logic user and musician BT has posted a release about his missing daughter.

I am diligently and delicately working to do everything possible to amend this tragic family situation. As a father my only goal is to get my daughter back home. I appreciate your continued support and understanding in this desperate hour.

Via: BT’s Daughter Kaia [...]

SFLogicNinja – Free Apple Logic tutorials

One of the most talked about Logic links going around right now is the profile of Youtube user SFLogicNinja.

SFLogicNinja, aka David Earl, has posted a number of Logic tutorials on Youtube. They aren’t just basic concepts either. Some tutorials are advanced Logic Pro techniques, including Audio To Score, Groove Templates, and more.

From what I’ve seen [...]

Logic Pro 8 Bug: Arrange Drawing When Interacting With Folders and Panels

Machine: PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0Ghz

Versions:

Logic Pro 8.0 Mac OSX 10.4.10

Problem: Arrange window does not draw correctly when going in and out of Arrange Folders. The arrange timeline is off and some regions get cutoff.

What it looks like:

How to recreate it:

Create a few tracks [...]