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Table Of Contents
- Logic Express 8 User Manual
- Contents
- Logic Express 8: Documentation and Resources
- An Introduction to Logic Express
- Overview of the Logic Express Interface
- Customizing Your Window Setup
- Window Types
- Opening and Closing Windows
- Moving and Resizing Windows
- Working at Different Hierarchy Levels
- Selecting the Working Area
- Zooming
- Relationships Between Windows
- Customizing the Transport Bar
- Customizing the Arrange Window Toolbar
- Hiding or Revealing the Inspector
- Adjusting the Bar Ruler Display
- Displaying Global Tracks
- Using Screensets
- Setting Up Your System
- Navigating Your Project
- Working With Markers
- Working With Projects
- Basic Operations
- Working With Tracks
- Configuring the Track Header
- Reclaiming Workspace Used by the Track Header
- Creating Tracks and Channels
- Deleting Tracks
- Selecting Tracks
- Rearranging Tracks
- Naming Tracks
- Assigning Tracks to Channels
- Zooming Individual Tracks
- Assigning Track Icons
- Muting Tracks
- Soloing Tracks
- Record-Enabling Tracks
- Freezing Tracks
- Hiding Tracks
- Protecting Tracks
- Using Track Button Slide Activation
- Working With Instruments and Effects
- A Quick Mixer and Channel Strip Primer
- Inserting, Moving, and Removing Plug-ins
- Loading and Removing Entire Channel Strip Configurations
- Using the Plug-in Window
- Common Plug-in Window Functions
- Using the Library to Choose Plug-in Settings
- Learning About Effect Routings
- Working With Instruments
- Working With ReWire Applications
- Working With External Audio Effects
- Using Plug-ins From Other Manufacturers
- Adding Pre-Recorded Media
- Getting to Know Regions
- Creating Your Arrangement
- Making Region Edits Faster and Easier
- Selecting Regions
- Selecting Parts of a Region
- Adding and Recording Regions
- Removing and Restoring Regions
- Moving Regions
- Resizing Regions
- Adjusting the Start Point of Audio Regions
- Adjusting the Start or End Point of MIDI Regions
- Making Multiple Regions the Same Length
- Setting Region Start and End Points to the Playhead Position
- Adjusting Region Lengths to Fit Other Regions
- Time Stretching the Contents of a Region When Changing Length
- MIDI Region-Specific Length Change Operations
- Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Regions
- Adding or Removing Song Passages
- Repeating Regions
- Dividing, Demixing, and Merging Regions
- Using Folders
- Creating Crossfades and Fades on Audio Regions
- Setting Region Parameters
- Recording in Logic Express
- Introduction to MIDI Editing
- Editing MIDI Events in the Piano Roll Editor
- Editing MIDI in the Hyper Editor
- Editing MIDI Events in the Event List
- Quantizing MIDI Events
- Editing MIDI Events in the Transform Window
- Editing Audio in the Sample Editor
- Playing Audio Files
- Navigating Audio Files
- Changing the X and Y Axis Scales
- Displaying the Waveform as Sample Bits
- Making Selections
- Copying, Pasting, Deleting, and Cutting
- Destructive Audio Editing and Processing
- Adjusting the Project Tempo
- Sample Loop Functions
- Undoing Editing Steps in the Sample Editor
- Creating Manual Backups
- Working With the Digital Factory
- Using an External Sample Editor
- Removing Silent Passages From Audio Regions
- Adjusting the Tempo of Audio Regions
- Managing Audio Files
- Mixing
- Basic Mixing Steps
- Channel Strip Elements
- Setting Channel Strip Levels
- Setting the Pan or Balance Control
- Soloing and Muting Channels
- Adding Effects: Using Inserts
- Working With Sends
- Working With Channel Strip Settings
- Monitoring With Effect Plug-ins
- Arming Channel Strips
- Changing the Channel Input Format
- Setting the Automation Mode
- Handling Mixer Inputs and Outputs
- Adjusting Elements of Multiple Channel Strips
- Adjusting Channel Strips in Record or Playback Mode
- Working With Groups
- Channel Strip Types
- Customizing the Mixer
- Using the I/O Labels Window
- Working With Automation
- Bouncing Your Project
- Creating Apple Loops
- Project and File Interchange
- Sharing Logic Express Data Over a Network
- Backing Up Audio Files
- Backing Up and Sharing Projects
- Working With Standard MIDI Files
- Importing GarageBand Projects
- Working With OMF Files
- Working With OpenTL Files
- Opening, Importing, and Exporting AAF Files
- Importing and Exporting Final Cut Pro XML Files
- Exporting Regions
- Exporting Tracks as Audio Files
- Advanced Tempo Operations
- Beat Mapping Regions
- Transposition With the Chord and Transposition Tracks
- Working With Notation
- Learning About the Score Editor
- Entering Notes and Symbols in the Score Editor
- Real Time MIDI Recording
- Step Input
- Mouse Input (Using the Part Box)
- Using Hyper Draw in the Score Editor
- Working With the Part Box
- Learning About Part Box Groups
- Notes
- Sustain Pedal Symbols
- Clefs
- Dynamic Symbols
- Note Heads
- Symbols Attached to Notes
- Slurs, Crescendi
- Key Signatures
- Time Signatures
- Repeat Signs and Bar Lines
- Trills, Tremolo, and so on
- Rests, Bar Repeat Signs
- Text Objects, Chord Symbols
- D.S., D.C., Segno, Coda Signs
- Tempo and Swing Symbols
- Jazz Symbols
- Page Break and Line Break Symbols
- Editing Notes and Symbols: Basic Operations
- Editing Notes and Symbols: Advanced Operations
- Working With Text
- Working With Time and Key Signatures
- Transcribing MIDI Recordings
- Default Settings for New MIDI Regions
- Selecting Multiple Regions in the Score Editor
- Display Parameters
- Hidden MIDI Regions
- Using Note Attributes to Change Individual Notes
- Changing Note Heads
- Changing Note Sizes
- Changing the Horizontal Position of Notes
- Changing the Position of Accidentals
- Changing the Display of Accidentals
- Changing the Stem Direction and Length
- Changing the Beaming of Notes
- Changing the Voice or Staff Assignment
- Changing the Tie Direction
- Changing the Syncopation of Notes
- Changing the Interpretation of Notes
- Changing the Independent Status of a Note
- Changing the Color of a Note
- Resetting Note Attributes
- Working With Staff Styles
- Assigning Staff Styles to MIDI Regions
- Automatic Staff Style Assignment
- Predefined Staff Styles
- Creating Your Own Staff Styles
- Adding Staffs to a Staff Style
- Adding Voices to a Staff Style
- Copying Voices or Staffs into Other Staff Styles
- Copying Staff Styles Between Projects
- Deleting Voices or Staffs From a Staff Style
- Deleting Staff Styles
- Changing Staff Style Parameters
- Assigning Notes to Voices and Staffs
- Staff Style Examples
- Advanced Staff Style Usage
- Using Score Sets to Create Scores and Parts
- Printing the Score
- Exporting the Score as a Graphic File
- Customizing the Score Editor’s Appearance
- Project Settings for Score Display
- Score Preferences
- Working With Video
- Synchronizing Logic Express
- Working With Plug-in Latencies
- Working With Split Channel Audio File Formats
- Working in the Environment
- Using the Environment
- The Environment Objects
- Standard Instruments
- Multi Instruments
- Mapped Instruments
- GM Mixer
- MMC Record Buttons
- Keyboard
- Monitor Object
- Channel Splitter Object
- Arpeggiator
- Transformer Object
- Delay Line Object
- Voice Limiter Object
- Chord Memorizer Object
- Touch Tracks Object
- Physical Input and Sequencer Input Objects
- MIDI Click Object
- Internal Objects
- Alias
- Ornament
- Macros
- Faders
- Fader Operation
- Working With Object Groups
- Special Functions
- Recording and Playback of Fader Movements
- Fader Styles
- Fader Functions: MIDI Events
- Fader Functions: Range, Val As
- Fader Functions: Filter
- Vector Fader
- Special Faders Overview
- Cable Switchers
- Meta Event Faders
- SysEx Faders
- Creating a SysEx Message
- Setting the SysEx Data Format
- Channel Strip Objects
- Project Settings and Preferences
- Saving Project Settings and Preferences
- Project Settings
- Preferences
- Learning More, Service, and Support
- Glossary
- Index
Index 1047
Recording 965
saving 962
Score 811
Clefs & Signatures 824
Colors 830
Global 812
Guitar Tab 820
Layout 826
MIDI Meaning 828
Numbers & Names 816
Synchronization 849
Audio 853
General 850
MIDI 855
opening 849
Unitor 857
Tuning 967
Video 841
Protect MIDI checkbox (Beat Mapping track) 687
pull-down menu 56
punch in/out 1018
punch recording
Autopunch 387
in Cycle mode 389
Punch on the Fly setting 386
Q
quantization 477, 1018
applying MIDI region template to audio file 547
event-based
in Score Editor 483
Quantize tool 484
resetting 484
groove template. See groove template
region-based
applying destructively 482
choosing quantization grid 478
extended parameters 480
fine-tuning quantization grid 480
swing 479
Quantization menu 483
Quantize button 483
Quantize parameter (Region Parameter box) 478
Quantize tool 484, 1018
Quick Swipe Comping feature 392
QuickTime. See movie
R
radio button 55
RAM 1018
Ramp Time parameter 611
RCA connectors 92
Record Enable button 378
recording
audio 367
arming track 378
Autopunch function. See punch recording
bit depth 370
deleting 391
file name 376
file type 376
format (channel) 377
in Cycle and Replace mode 389
maximum file size 376
monitoring 373–375
mono 377
overview 367
preparations 368
project tempo 390
recording folder 375
Replace function 389
sample rate 369
starting 380
stereo 377
takes. See take recording
Broadcast Wave file 982
count-in 380
Discard Recording and Return to Last Play
Position command 381
during external synchronization 847
in Cycle and Autopunch mode 389
metronome 371
MIDI 396
controller events 622
into existing region 399
multiple tracks 400
recapturing 399
Record Enable button states 401
single MIDI region 396
software instrument live mode 401
takes 397
via step input 402
overview creation 287
preventing track selection change 586
Record/Record Repeat command 381
Record/Record toggle command 381
Record button, configuring 381
simultaneous audio and MIDI recording 379
tempo event 672
Recording Delay parameter 101
Recording File Type menu 376
Recording Folder setting 375
ReCycle file 267
converting into Apple Loop 289, 643
Copy as ReCycle Loop function 290
importing 288
Paste ReCycle Loop function 290
transferring between Logic and ReCycle 290
Red Book audio CD 635
redoing an editing step 185