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LP00001 1 Contents Preface 7 8 11 11 11 12 14 15 17 18 19 19 25 25 26 27 29 29 30 31 31 33 33 33 35 35 37 38 39 40 New Features in Logic Pro 7.2 Logic Pro 7.2 Features Overview General Improvements Plug and Play of Audio Interfaces Pro Tools HD 7 Support Interface Changes Hidden Menu and Scroll Bars in Screensets Preferences Song Settings Transport Window Enhancements Editing Enhancements Key Command Enhancements Loop Length Editing Creating Multiple Tracks Global Track Enhancements Arrange Region Handling Working With Audio Direct Playback of Compressed Audio Files Additional Time Stretch Algorithms Serato AU Support Working With the Follow Tempo Function Export as Audio File Functions Faster Overview Creation Renaming Split Stereo Files Working in the Mixer Windows Using Channel Strip Performances Multiple Selection of Channel Strips Automating the Bypass Status Support of Stereo ReWire Objects Surround Pan Window Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 3 41 42 Chapter 5 45 45 46 46 47 49 49 50 51 51 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 57 59 60 64 77 80 80 81 81 83 83 83 84 84 85 85 85 86 86 86 Hand Tool in Track Mixer and Arrange Channel Strip Bouncing Enhancements Working With Video Working With Movie Audio Tracks Finding and Removing Scene Markers Removing Movies Terminology Changes Importing Files Importing XML Files Importing MIDI Files Control Surface Support Additional Control Surface Support Working With the Track Control Bar New Key Repeat Function Intermediate Stop at Default Value Modal Dialogs Display Mackie Control Mode Support Controller Assignments Editor Enhancements Using Apple Loops Green and Blue Apple Loops Adding Apple Loops Working With the Loop Browser Creating Apple Loops Global Tracks and Apple Loops Converting Apple Loops to Audio Files Apple Loops and Sample Rates Fading Apple Loops Apple Loop File Paths Updated File Paths Preferences Song Templates Plug-in Settings GarageBand Instruments Channel Strip Settings EXS Instruments EXS Sample Conversion Space Designer Impulse Responses Ultrabeat Samples User Icons Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 4 Contents 86 86 86 87 87 Chapter 10 89 89 91 94 94 95 95 95 100 101 103 106 106 107 109 110 111 112 113 113 114 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 117 119 I/O Labels Control Surface Plug-ins Tuning Tables DNA Grooves Default Directories Plug-in Enhancements Working With the AU Manager Working With Plug-in Delay Compensation Processing Audio Units When Running the Node Application Adjusting Plug-in Parameters With the Mouse Wheel Support of Generator Audio Units Plug-ins Replacing Setting-Compatible Plug-ins Ultrabeat Sculpture EVB3 EXS24 mkII EVP88 GarageBand Instruments Bass Amp New Ducker Plug-in New Speech Enhancer Plug-in Enhance Timing Effect Grooveshifter Pitch Correction Vocal Transformer BPM Counter Match EQ Mix Slider of Platinum Verb and Tape Delay Test Oscillator Space Designer Audio Units Multi-Channel Instrument Support MIDI Learn Mode Conversion of EVP73, EXSP24, and ET1 Audio Units Plug-ins WaveBurner Enhancements Corrections to Logic Pro 7 Documentation Chapter 11 Appendix Contents 5 This document describes features not covered in the Logic Pro 7 manuals. It contains detailed information about the improvements and changes found in the Logic Pro Updates that have been released since Logic Pro 7. Important: The descriptions in this document supersede the relevant sections of the Logic Pro 7 manuals! For late-breaking information about Logic Pro 7.2, please refer to the Late-Breaking News document. This document is published online and may be updated as additional information becomes available. You can access the Late-Breaking News document by choosing Help > Late-Breaking News in Logic. For the latest information about product updates, tips and techniques, visit the Logic Pro website at http://www.apple.com/logicpro. This document combines the Logic Pro 7.1 and Logic Pro 7.2 new features descriptions and the Logic Pro 7.0 and Logic Pro 7.1 Late Breaking News document. This is to provide a single, unified reference that contains all new feature descriptions and changes that would otherwise have been spread across four separate manuals. If you are only interested in changes made since Logic Pro 7.1, please refer to the following section. It provides a high-level feature list for Logic Pro 7.2. For detailed information about these features and changes, follow the links to the respective sections. The updated documentation also includes a comprehensive Apple Loops chapter. This provides a one-stop-shop for all topics relating to audio in this format. Preface 7 New Features in Logic Pro 7.2 Logic Pro 7.2 Features Overview This section provides a summary of the Logic Pro 7.2 features. For more information on these features and their use, see the corresponding chapters in this document. Playback of compressed file formats Logic Pro 7.2 allows the direct playback of compressed file formats, such as AAC. These files no longer need to be automatically converted when imported. For detailed information, see "Direct Playback of Compressed Audio Files" on page 29. Channel Strip Performances Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to switch Channel Strip settings via MIDI program change messages. For more information, see "Using Channel Strip Performances" on page 35. Toggling the Insert slot bypass status Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to toggle the bypass status of Audio Object Insert slots using MIDI controller value 64. For more information, see "Automating the Bypass Status" on page 38. Support of stereo ReWire Objects Logic Pro 7.2 now offers support for stereo ReWire Objects, providing additional flexibility and simplifying use of ReWired applications such as Reason. For more information, see "Support of Stereo ReWire Objects" on page 39. Auto Hide Dock preference Logic Pro 7.2 offers a new Auto Hide Dock preference, allowing you to hide the Dock while running Logic, making more screen space available. For more information, see the "New Auto Hide Dock Preference" on page 15. Enhanced Control Surfaces support Logic Pro 7.2 now supports the iControl GarageBand control surface distributed by MAudio. For information about individual control surface assignments, or how to change the default assignments, please refer to the Control Surfaces Support document--found in the Documentation folder of the Logic Pro 7 Installation DVD. Furthermore, Logic Pro 7.2 offers the Track Control Bar: This is a colored bar that indicates Arrange window tracks that are actively being accessed by a control surface. For detailed information, refer to "Working With the Track Control Bar" on page 52. Key Command functions triggered via controller assignments now support key repeats: the key command function is continuously executed for as long as the button or switch is held down. For details on working with the Key Repeat function, see the "New Key Repeat Function" on page 53. 8 Preface New Features in Logic Pro 7.2 Key command changes The Logic Pro 7.2 Update features the following key command changes:  Go to Song Start--New  Remove Movie--New  Save as Performance--New  Go to Selection End--New. This Sample Editor key command sets the SPL to the end of the selected audio file section. The Goto Selection key command has been renamed as Go to Selection Start. The Pickup Clock (Move Event to SPL) and the Pickup Clock and Select Next Event key commands can now also be used to move the currently selected marker (in the Marker track) to the current song position. For a complete list of all key command changes since the Logic Pro 7.0 release, please read about the "Key Command Enhancements" on page 19. New Ducker plug-in This plug-in automatically reduces the level of a music mix while an announcement (a voice-over) is being made. Once the announcement has finished, the music mix volume will return to its previous level. Details on working with the Ducker plug-in can be found in the section entitled "New Ducker Plug-in" on page 109. New Speech Enhancer plug-in This plug-in enhances the intelligibility and sound of speech recordings made with built-in Macintosh microphones, such as those found in iBooks and PowerBooks. For details on working with the Speech Enhancer plug-in, read about the "New Speech Enhancer Plug-in" on page 110. Loop Browser offers new sound effects categories Logic Pro 7.2 ships with a number of additional Apple Loops designed for use as sound effects. These loops can be found in the Loop Browser's new Sound Effects view-- which displays new Loop Browser buttons, with special tags for effects and jingles. You can activate this Loop Browser view by clicking the View button that features the Bell icon. Clicking the Note icon switches to the Button view of previous Logic versions. For further information, see "The Loop Browser Interface" on page 60. Follow Tempo option for Apple Loops The Region Parameter box of looped (not-one-shot) Apple Loops now offers the Follow Tempo option. If this option is disabled, the Apple Loop will not follow the song tempo and key. For information on Follow Tempo, please read "Working With the Follow Tempo Function" on page 31. For information about Apple Loops, please refer to "Using Apple Loops" on page 57. Preface New Features in Logic Pro 7.2 9 Serato Audio Units plug-in support Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to use the pitch shift and time stretch algorithms provided with Serato's Pitch 'n Time Audio Units plug-in as Time Machine algorithms. For further information, see "Serato AU Support" on page 31. Digidesign Pro Tools HD 7 DAE support Logic Pro 7.2 only supports Pro Tools HD 7. Older versions of Pro Tools (including Pro Tools 6) are no longer supported. Users of older Pro Tools versions must use previously compatible versions of Logic Pro as well. For further information, see "Pro Tools HD 7 Support" on page 11. State of "Faster overview calculation" option is saved Logic now remembers the state of the Faster overview calculation option in the Overview creation dialog. For further information, see "Faster Overview Creation" on page 33. Enhanced AAC Sound Settings Window Logic Pro 7.2 features an improved, unified AAC Sound Settings window that simplifies the creation of this compressed file type. For more information, see "Streamlined AAC Sound Settings Window" on page 42. Horizontal Transport window now shows Song End display The horizontal view of the Logic Transport window now includes the Song End display (instead of the Free Memory display), allowing you to set the song end directly in the Transport window. This is useful in situations where you'd like to bounce the complete song, as the start and end position in the Bounce dialog encompass the entire Logic song if no other selection is made. You can read about "Transport Window Enhancements" on page 18. Support for up to 32 mono outputs for Audio Units instruments Logic now supports up to 32 mono outputs for multi-channel Audio Units instruments. For further information, read about "Audio Units Multi-Channel Instrument Support" on page 115. WaveBurner enhancements Logic Pro 7.2 includes WaveBurner 1.2. WaveBurner 1.2 offers the following enhancements:  The new Maximum Zoom In command allows you to set the display to the highest possible zoom level--in just one step.  The new Set Time Format Globally preference allows you to synchronize time format changes in the Region list, Track list and Wave View area. A complete list of all WaveBurner enhancements since WaveBurner 1.1 can be found in the section entitled "WaveBurner Enhancements" on page 117. 10 Preface New Features in ...