Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Check out MacProAudio's Logic V9's flexitime tutorial..
SteveH shows how to get audio tracks all in sync using Flexitime and  
the "beat mapping" features.
NB you will need Logic v9 of v course to do this.

Steve

NB Disclaimer - FYI I have no relationship with MacProVideo I just  
enjoy their tutorials and find them very helpful.

On 13/09/2009, at 5:55 AM, Andy Brook wrote:

>
> I've made loads of progress recently, with thanks to all the experts
> here for sharing their knowledge, so I thought I'd pass on something
> which might be of use!
>
> I'm writing a dance song for a music competition, and I wanted a
> pumping sound in the pad. I found this tutorial on youtube, which just
> happens to be by the Freemasons demonstrating how they put together
> 'Uninvited' (which also happens to be my favourite song of the
> decade). I found it incredibly useful
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxeBrJP52vY
>
> I had my song set up, and I was using an older version of it as a
> guide, which I loaded up as an audio file. It was at 144bpm and I
> wanted the song to be slower - 138bpm. I put the parts of the song in
> whilst working at 144 and when I had it all in place I deleted the
> audio files.
>
> I copied a drum kick to an audio file to use as the sidechain input
> for the pumping pad, and spent ages making sure that the pumping sound
> was totally in time with the beat. Actually, I couldn't tell the
> difference between the release that I chose and the automatic one.
>
> Happy with what I'd done, I listened to the whole track and found that
> the pumping was totally out of synch, which I couldn't understand.
>
> In the end I worked out what was wrong - I had made the audio file for
> the kick at 144bpm and was playing it at 138bpm. I made another audio
> file at the right speed. Problem solved!
>
> Does anyone have any other tips on this subject? The Freemasons seem
> to put the sidechain in loads of different tracks, but for me this
> makes the song sound wierd. Should I use it for bass? Vocals?
>
> Andy B
> 



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