Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

I am also pretty sure there is also a way to do a loop (for a long  
period say 15 times and then mute specific looped "regions" within  
that long loop but I forget how to do that.

Steve Currington
de Composer


On 9/09/2009, at 3:48 AM, GAmoore@... wrote:

> 1/ You can drag the bottom or the top of a midi region. The bottom
> changes the size and the top changes the looping ... but only if you
> are zoomed in enough. You can also use a key command to turn on  
> looping
> (infinitely) for a region without any dragging at all - which I use  
> all
> the time. You can also use a key command to repeat a region any number
> of times.
>
> 2/ You can also look into ALIASes of loops. Thats what you are looking
> for.
>
> 3/ you can just copy and paste. Its slightly easier if you set up a
> cycle loop for the first chorus. Then if you select the tracks you  
> want
> to copy it will only select ones that fall within the cycle zone. Then
> simply option + click drag these to the right to make a new chorus,
> then again and again.
>
> 4/ I think Apple loops are single track (stereo) audio tracks with
> timing info imbedded. Not what you are looking for here. although if
> you had audio for your chorus and wanted to change the timing from one
> chorus to the next it might be useful. I think you can save loops
> anywhere. You can also save the entire project with loops that are  
> used
> in it. Check the manual for that. I just make a library of loops and
> have a folder for each song to keep the audio organized.
>
> ===========================================
> 1) LOOPING INDIVIDUAL TRACKS
> If I create and layer a couple=2
> 0of MIDI tracks - I found out to to drag
> each of them out but instead of extending the Track, the track loops.
> Perfect. If the track I want to loop is selected, then hovering over
> the right hand side says Loop OFF and it essentially draws the track
> out but no loop. If the track is NOT selected, then hovering over the
> right edge of the track shows a loop icon and dragging it out loops
> it. Is there a more technical way to do this? IE: if a track is
> selected and you drag it out, you add length but if it is not
> selected, dragging extends as a loop?
>
> 2) REPEATING A TRACK
> So now, I have an 8 bar track that I loop 2 times. Perfect. After n
> bars of silence now, I need to start the loop again. I guess I can
> copy the root 8 bars and then extend them as a loop from the new
> location - but is there a way to do this in Logic that would be more
> like a reference to the original 8 bars? If I improve the original 8
> bars, I don't want to have to go around to every copy of the 8 bars
> and 'improve' 'them also? What would you call that? A reference?
>
> 3) REPEATING A SECTION
> For clarity, I am referring to a group of tracks as a SECTION. Lets
> say I've got the Chorus completed ... 24 tracks of pure goodness.
> Well, that chorus is going to come back around 4 times. How, in Logic,
> can I 'repeat' that section such that, a change to the original
> section would be represented in all the new, linked or ref
> erenced
> setions? To further complicate, what if I'd like to add a unique lead
> line to chorus iteration 4 ... does the SECTION expand out in the
> tracks window such that I could easily add another track and not mess
> up the SECTION?
>
> 4. I did notice something called Apple Loops. Does that work for MIDI
> as
> well as Audio? Would that feature apply to any of my questions here?
> Would I create a SECTION as described and then save it off as an Apple
> Loop - and then can I drop that anywhere in the song? I was
> disappointed in that it appears you create a loop and then it gets
> stored in a central repository ... well that's not good. I need that
> loop stored or archived with the song. I don't want to use it in other
> programs on the Mac - I want to use it in my song.
>
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