Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Hmm I thought there was but maybe I am wrong.
I guess the other way would be place it once.. Repeat it X times then  
mute (or remove) the ones that you don't want to hear.  There is not a  
lotta point in this except to keep the spacing exact x beats etc

Steve Currington
de Composer
Wellington, New Zealand


On 9/09/2009, at 9:30 AM, GAmoore@... wrote:

> I don't think you can make a loop and mute certain parts and have it
> continue. You can get that affect in several ways...basically stop the
> looping by dragging the upper right corner, or have infinite loop,  
> then
> put an empty object in its path to stop it. Then to restart you need
> another instance (copy or alias) of the original or something new.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Currington <steve@...>
> To: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, Sep 8, 2009 2:12 pm
> Subject: Re: [Logic_Cafe] Logic Express and MIDI
>
> 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 the20
> 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?=2
> 0To 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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