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618Logic Pro Instruments
Create cymbals in Ultrabeat
It’s not far from the hi-hat to the crash cymbal. The main difference between a hi-hat and
crash cymbal sound is the length of the decay time. Correct assignment of the envelopes is
the key to producing different cymbal sounds.
• In Logic Pro, select the Cym 1 and Cym 2 sounds in the Tutorial Kit and try different
envelope assignments and settings for Cutoff and Volume in the noise generator, Cutoff
and Volume in the main filter, and so on.
Create metallic sounds in Logic Pro Ultrabeat
If you want to create metallic sounds with Ultrabeat, the ring modulator and the Model
oscillator are the ideal tools.
Use the ring modulator to create metallic sounds
1. In Logic Pro, load the Standard Tutorial sound.
2. Activate a phase oscillator and the Model oscillator. Choose a pitch for each oscillator
above C3 so that a slightly detuned interval is created.
3. In the Material Pad of the Model oscillator, choose a setting with plenty of overtones, as
in the figure below.
4. Set the volume of each oscillator to a value of −60dB, and click “ring mod” to turn on
the ring modulator.
You’ve just created a bell-like sound that you can filter with a high resonance value if
required.
Note: You can find a similar sound listed as Ring Bell at a pitch of A2 in the Tutorial Kit.
Tips for extreme Logic Pro Ultrabeat sounds
Ultrabeat features very fast envelopes and advanced LFOs which can be used for extreme
modulations of the oscillator and filter parameters.
Do any of the following:
• Try modulating as many targets as possible.
• Use a quick envelope to drive the filter to self oscillation for a fraction of a second.
• Use a few LFO cycles at a much higher rate than other cycles.
• Experiment with the Dirt parameter or the bit crusher.