10.6

43Logic Pro Instruments
Bloom
Bloom produces a burst of frequencies based on the source sound. Note that this effect
requires a small amount of calculation time to collect and release a group of frequencies.
As a result, there may be a gap between playing a note and hearing the effect.
Tip: Try single note samples with a strong initial attack, such as a piano, and set Mix to
a value that introduces the effect as part of the tail of the sound.
• Mix knob: Set the balance between the original signal and the processed sound.
• Threshold knob: Set the amount of lower amplitude frequencies heard in the effect.
• Attack knob: Set the time it takes for effect-generated frequencies to fade in.
• Shift knob: Move the emphasis of the effect from lower harmonics (negative values) to
higher harmonics (positive values). When centered (0), the original frequency balance is
used.
Blur
Blur produces a frequency blurring effect.
Tip: Try a melodic loop with pitch variations to best hear the impact of this effect.
• Mix knob: Set the balance between the original signal and the processed sound.
• Length knob: Set the time period that frequencies are sustained (blurred over time).
• Variance knob: Set the degree of variation for frequency selection (frequencies that are
blurred).
• Gate knob: Determine the impact of the source sound envelope on the effect and the
number of audible frequencies. For example, when used on a loop, higher settings
produce a simplified sound with more frequent gaps in the effect output.
Cloud
Cloud produces what might best be described as a cloud of frequency grains, resulting in a
textured chorus effect.
Tip: Try this effect on vocal samples.
• Mix knob: Set the balance between the original signal and the processed sound.
• Threshold knob: Set a sustained emphasis on the highest amplitude harmonics.
• Attack knob: Set the time it takes for frequencies emphasized by the Threshold setting
to fade in.
• Simplify knob: Reduce lower amplitude frequencies to enhance prominent frequencies,
lessening detail in favor of an increasingly pure tone.
Gate
Gate is best described as a combination of a square wave LFO and envelope follower
modulation for frequencies in the spectrum. Depending on your settings and source
material, this can either produce a choppy sound or a smoother one.
Tip: Drum loops are an ideal starting point when learning uses for this effect.
• Mix knob: Set the balance between the original signal and the processed sound.