Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, GAmoore@... wrote:
>
> You have always been able to do something pretty similar. Go into
cycle mode
> (select a region, make sure the green bar is lit on the bar list at
the top
> then record) and play your midi on a midi track. There is a preference
to create
> new tracks with each pass or not, otherwise it overlaps them I think.
In each
> case, it automatically mutes the previous pass and so you can have
like 20
> new tracks for the same midi channel capturing each take. At then end
you can
> unmute these tracks, and cut and paste freely. You can also select
notes in a
> single take in the matrix editor, use a key command to set the
locators by
> events and it will only select around those notes, then use a key
command to cut
> along the locator boundaries. then go to the arrange window and move
this
> straight down to a new track. in this way you can get all the best
bits note by
> note. you can also use the mute or solo tools (unmute all first before
using solo
> tool) to audition the various takes captured to each track, in the end
just
> pack them all into a folder, or delete them and delete the extra
tracks.
>
> one cool thing about logic is that you can just play the cycle too,
even
> without recording, and if you like what you played, stop or pause
logic
> immediately, then use the key command to capture the last take. Logic
will have recorded
> it even if its not in record mode. However, if you loops around to the
start
> again, then it will start a new take and you will have lost the
previous one.
> So better to put it in record mode.
>
> > I purchased Logic Pro to take advantage of the cool swipe comp
feature.
> > Works great with
> > audio files, but I can't get it to work with MIDI. I can't even do a
new
> > MIDI take into the same
> > track. IMHO this is a total deal-breaker for Logic Pro. I hope I
don't have
> > to go back to DP5!
> >
> > Or am I missing something ?
> >
> >
> >
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