User manual APPLE LOGIC PRO 7.2 - NEW FEATURES

New Features in Logic Pro 7.2 K Apple Computer, Inc. © 2006 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Use of the "keyboard" Apple logo (Option-Shift-K) for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Apple may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Apple is not responsible for printing or clerical errors. Apple 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014-2084 408-996-1010 www.apple.com Apple, the Apple logo, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, FireWire, iBook, iMac, iTunes, Logic, Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS, PowerBook, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. 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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 Logic Pro 7.2 1 General Improvements 1 This chapter describes all general enhancements that have been made since Logic Pro 7. These changes streamline and simplify the use and setup of Logic. They include:  Plug and play of audio interfaces  Pro Tools HD 7 support  Interface enhancements  Preference and song setting enhancements Plug and Play of Audio Interfaces Logic Pro supports plug and play for audio interfaces, making it possible to connect and switch on a new/additional audio interface while Logic is running. An alert appears when you connect a new device, and will prompt you to select and confirm the audio interface/driver that you would like to use. Pro Tools HD 7 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 previous, compatible versions of Logic Pro. Note: The Pro Tools HD 7 software does not support Digidesign's MIX systems, nor does Logic Pro 7.2. 11 Interface Changes The Logic interface has been enhanced in the following areas since the release of Logic Pro 7:  Many dialogs provide additional audio file handling options.  Menus have been cleaned up, some menu items have clearer names.  Parameter boxes: Parameters that only have two states are displayed as checkboxes. Read the following sections for details. Dialog Enhancements A number of changes have been made to the following Logic dialogs:  Sample Editor: Audio File > Save Selection As, Audio File > Save a Copy As. Both dialogs allow you to set the desired sample rate, stereo conversion and dither type for the destination file. The dialogs also feature an "Add resulting files to Audio window" option. Some file dialogs feature additional file conversion settings.  Audio window: Audio File > Save Region As, Audio File > Copy/Convert File As: Both dialogs offer the file conversion menus outlined above for the Sample Editor, enabling one or multiple selected Regions/files to be converted or copied. The Copy/ Convert File As dialog also provides an "Add resulting files to Audio window" option.  Arrange window: The Audio > Convert Regions to New Audio Files dialog offers the file conversion menus outlined above for the Sample Editor.  The global File > Export > Region as Audio File dialog offers the "Add resulting files to Audio window" option.  Project: The File > Save as Project dialog and File > Project > Consolidate dialogs contain new Ultrabeat sample handling options. The pull-down menu choices include: Leave, Move and Copy. These work in the same fashion as the Audio Files, Sampler Instruments and Samples pull-down menu options. Please see the Logic Pro 7 Reference Manual for details. 12 Chapter 1 General Improvements Menu Changes File > Export > MIDI Region as Audio File was renamed to File > Export > Region as Audio File, as this describes the function more precisely (both Audio and MIDI Regions can be exported). The Audio > Audio Settings menu item was removed, as it duplicated the Logic > Preferences > Audio functionality. The Logic > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Scan and Logic > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Install menu items have been moved into the local New menu of the Setup window (Logic > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Setup). The local Matrix Editor View > White Background menu item was renamed to View > Bright Background. The Logic > Preferences > Audio > General > "Force record & convert interleaved into split stereo file(s)" preference was renamed to "Record and convert interleaved as split stereo file(s)" . The Project Manager View > Sort > Up and View > Sort > Down local menu items were renamed to View > Sort > Ascending and View > Sort > Descending. The following items in the Options > Movie menu have been renamed:  Extract Audio from Movie is now Import Audio from Movie.  Extract Audio to Arrange is now Import Audio to Arrange.  Remove Scene Cuts is now Remove Scene Markers.  Find Scene Cuts is now Create Scene Markers. The DV Mode menu of the Video song settings is now the Video Format menu. Historically, the DV Mode menu was designed for use with FireWire devices. It now works with other kinds of devices such as SDI, so a more generic name that does not just imply DV via FireWire was chosen. The (Video) Sound Output menu options have also be renamed. The Internal option is now named System Sound, indicating that audio will be output in accordance with the System Preferences. The (Video) External option is now named External Device, indicating that it does not just refer to external speakers connected to your Mac. Chapter 1 General Improvements 13 Parameter Boxes All parameters that only have two states (on/off, for example) are enabled/disabled with checkboxes. Simply click on the box to activate (checked) or deactivate (unchecked) the parameter. Parameters that have been updated to operate in this fashion include:  Region: Loop, Clip Length  Chord Memorizer Object: Cable Split  Arpeggio Object: Repeat  Display parameter in Score Editor: Interpretation, Syncopation, No Overlap, Lyric Hidden Menu and Scroll Bars in Screensets Logic Pro allows you to save the state of hidden menu bars and scroll bars in Screensets. Hidden menu bars and scroll bars are also saved when you close a window. As an example: Hide the menu bar and scroll bars of the Arrange window and close it. When you reopen the Arrange window, the menu and scroll bars remain hidden. To hide a window's local menu and scroll bars: m Option-Command click the window's title bar. This function is handy in situations where you would like to configure small floating Environment windows containing Fader Objects--used as switches, for example. 14 Chapter 1 General Improvements Preferences This section outlines changes to the Logic preferences. New Auto Hide Dock Preference The General pane of the Display preferences in Logic Pro 7.2 offers the Auto Hide Dock option. Auto Hide Dock preference Activation of this preference automatically hides the Dock while Logic is running, maximizing onscreen space for Logic windows. To activate the Dock Auto Hide preference: 1 Choose Logic > Preferences. 2 Click the Display button. 3 Activate the Auto Hide checkbox in the Dock section of the General pane. Note: This option is also available in the Logic Setup Assistant. File Format Option The Audio preferences of Logic 6 allowed you to change the bit depth of freeze files from the default 32 bit (float) to 24, or even 16, bit. The primary intent of this option was to allow the use of freeze files in place of bounced tracks, given the absence of the Export Track As Audio File function. As Logic Pro 7 offers this functionality, the Freeze File Format option is no longer required, and has been removed from the Audio preferences. Chapter 1 General Improvements 15 To export a track as an audio file: 1 Choose File > Export > Track as Audio File (or use the Export Track as Audio File key command). Set the desired bit depth and file name in the Export Track as Audio File dialog. The Export Track As Audio File function offers the same export functionality as the Freeze function in Logic 6, but track naming is more convenient and you can freely choose the file destination and format for each export. Smart Loop Handling Option In the Global > Editing preferences you will find the "SmartLoop handling of Scissor and Split by SPL" option, which determines how Logic Pro handles the cutting of looped Regions. Smart Loop Handling option This option, when activated, allows you to cut the looped area of Regions (using the Scissors or Marquee tools or Split by SPL commands). Logic Pro automatically creates Regions after--and, if necessary--before the cut, ensuring that these areas remain identical. This allows you to split looped Regions without altering playback in the looped area. If the "SmartLoop handling of Scissor and Split by SPL" option is switched off, it is not possible to cut looped areas. Direct cutting of a looped Region deactivates the Loop parameter in the Region Parameter box. 16 Chapter 1 General Improvements Song Settings The song settings contain an additional Audio pane, which offers the following two options: Playback Pre-roll When this option is enabled, all start commands will start playback a little earlier (shifted to the left). The exact pre-roll value is dependent on the current delay compensation value for plug-ins. This option ensures that transients which fall exactly on the start position are played back correctly. If this option is disabled, transients that fall precisely on the start position can be missed, or appear to be faded in. Pan Law The Pan Law value determines the amount of volume reduction to mono signals that are panned to the center position. If set to 0 dB, mono signals will seem louder when panned to the center position, in comparison with extreme left or right pan positions. If set to either ­3 dB or "­3 dB compensated" mono signals will seem equal in loudness, , regardless of their pan position:  ­3 dB: A full scale mono signal (0 dBfs) will have a level of ­3 dB when panned to the center position.  ­3 dB compensated: A full scale mono signal (0 dBfs) will have a level of 0 dB when panned to the center position (or +3 dB when panned to extreme left or right positions). Note: Songs created in older Logic versions use the 0 dB option. Be aware that switching the Pan Law value to ­3 dB will change the mix of such songs! Chapter 1 General Improvements 17 Transport Window Enhancements The horizontal view of the Logic Transport window now includes the Song End display (instead of the Free Memory display). MIDI Activity Display Song End display This allows you to set the song end directly in the Transport window--a function that comes in handy when you'd like to bounce the complete song, as the start and end positions in the Bounce dialog encompass the entire Logic song (provided that the Cycle function is switched off and no Regions are selected). Note: The Song End field--shown in the standard Transport window view--has been moved to the position formerly occupied by the Free Memory display. The Reorganize Memory function (which you could access by double-clicking the Free Memory display) has been moved to the Song Information window: Choose Options > Song Information and click the Reorganize Memory button to use this function. In former versions, a click in the Free Memory display showed the frame rate of incoming MIDI time code. This function can now be accessed by clicking the Upper (MIDI In) section of the MIDI Activity display. Clicking the lower (MIDI Out) section still initiates a MIDI Reset. Double-clicking centrally on (the entire) MIDI Activity display still initiates a Full Panic reset. 18 Chapter 1 General Improvements 2 Editing Enhancements 2 This chapter outlines the editing enhancements made since Logic Pro 7. These changes encompass a number of new or altered key commands, new track creation facilities and improved marker handling, among others. Key Command Enhancements The following section outlines all key command enhancements made since the release of Logic Pro 7. This includes several new key commands which may accelerate your workflow and a new key command warning, which can help you to keep track of key command assignments. Additional Key Commands The following tables list all key commands that have been added since the release of Logic Pro 7. 19 Global Menu Functions The following global key commands have been added. Key command Open Global Preferences Open Audio Preferences Open MIDI Preferences Open Display Preferences Open Score Preferences Open Video Preferences Open Automation Preferences Open Control Surfaces Preferences Open Surround Preferences Open Synchronization Song Settings Open Metronome Song Settings Open Tuning Song Settings Open Audio Song Settings Open Score Song Settings Open Video Song Settings Start Logic Setup Assistant Start Logic AU Manager Initialize All Except Key Commands Project Settings Clean Up Project Consolidate Project Rename Project Save as Project Save a Copy as Save as Template Function/Explanation Opens the respective preferences. Opens the respective song settings. Opens the Logic Setup Assistant. Opens the Logic AU Manager. Resets all preferences to their default values. Key commands remain unchanged. Opens the Project Settings window. Displays all unused audio files or EXS instruments in your project folder, allowing you to delete them. Moves all files associated with a project into one folder. Opens a dialog that allows you to rename your project. Saves a song or project. If the open song isn't already a project, the song is assigned project status. Allows you to save a copy of a song or project under a different name. Saves the song (inclusive of all mixer, track and environment settings) as a template, which can be used for future projects. Creates a new audio file from a Region. Creates a new audio file from all Regions on the selected track. Creates new audio files from all Regions on all tracks. Exports your song as an OMF file, allowing you to exchange audio data with other applications that support OMF files (such as Pro Tools). Export Region as Audio File Export Track as Audio File Export All Tracks as Audio File Export Song as OMF File 20 Chapter 2 Editing Enhancements Key command Export Song as OpenTL File Function/Explanation Exports your song as an OpenTL file, allowing you to exchange audio data with hardware or applications that support OpenTL files (such as Tascam HD recorders). Exports your song as an AAF file, allowing you to exchange audio data with other applications that support AAF files (Avid and Adobe products, for example). Exports your song as an XML file, allowing you to exchange audio data between Final Cut and Logic. Adds an audio file to your project. Launches the Loop Browser window. Launches the EXS24 Instrument Editor window. Opens the Audio preferences, as per the Open Audio Preferences key command. Opens the TDM DSP Usage window. Enables seamless drop-in/out recording. If disabled, there may be a slight delay. Switches metering between pre/post fader. Creates a marker based on the selected Region(s). Opens the selected marker's text edit field. Enables/disables Automation Quick Access, if you have set it up. Any automation data that is "disconnected" from the selected track will be removed. Opens the movie in a float window, ensuring that the selected movie stays "on top" of other windows. Completely removes a movie from a song. Once a movie has been opened in a song, you can use this key command to import the movie's audio tracks into the Audio window. Once a movie has been opened in a song, you can use this key command to import the movie's audio tracks into the Arrange (and Audio) window. Once a movie has been opened in a song, you can use this key command to export Arrange window audio tracks into the movie. Analyzes a movie (that has been opened in a song) for significant content changes and generates (SMPTE locked) markers for them. Removes recognized movie markers inside a defined song part. Export Song as AAF File Song to Final Cut Pro/XML Import Audio File Loop Browser EXS24 Instrument Editor Audio Hardware Setup TDM DSP Usage Toggle Punch On The Fly Toggle Pre-Fader Metering Create Marker by Regions Quick Edit Marker Toggle Automation Quick Access Delete Orphan Automation Data of Current Track Open Movie as Float Remove Movie Import Audio from Movie Import Audio from Movie to Arrange Export Audio to Movie Create Scene Markers (Auto Range) Remove Scene Markers (Auto Range) Chapter 2 Editing Enhancements 21 Key command Open Step Input Keyboard Toggle Plug-In Delay Compensation: All/ Tracks and Instruments Function/Explanation Displays the Step Input Keyboard window. Switches the Plug-in Delay Compensation preference between "All" and "Audio tracks and instruments" Arrange menu The following local Arrange menu functions (Arrange window) are also available as key commands: Key command Create Multiple Tracks Delete Redundant Audio Tracks Unpack Folder (Use Existing Tracks) Demix by Note Pitch Select All Orphan Aliases Delete All Orphan Aliases Open in Apple Loops Utility Copy ReCycle Loop Paste ReCycle Loop Search Zero Crossings Function/Explanation Opens a dialog that enables you to sequentially create the defined number of tracks. Removes unused audio tracks. Moves the contents of a folder to individual tracks. Separates the contents of a MIDI Region into individual Regions for each note. Ideal for MIDI drum parts. Aliases of Regions that no longer exist are selected. Aliases of Regions that no longer exist are deleted. Opens the selected Audio Region in the Apple Loops Utility. Self-explanatory. Self-explanatory. Enables/disables automatic searches for zero crossing points in audio files and Regions. Enabling this facility makes the creation of smooth audio loops easier. Hyper Editor The following local Hyper Editor functions are also available as key commands: Key command Create Hyper Set Create GM Drum Set Create Hyper Set For Current Events Clear Hyper Set Function/Explanation Allows you to define a limited number of MIDI controllers as a Hyper Set. Self-explanatory. A Hyper Set is created, based on controller information that exists in the selected Region(s). Removes all controller definitions from a Hyper Set. Track Mixer All Filter buttons can be switched on and off via key commands. Key command Toggle MIDI Instruments Toggle Audio Inputs Function/Explanation Shows/Hides MIDI instrument channel strips. Shows/Hides audio input channel strips. 22 Chapter 2 Editing Enhancements Key command Toggle Audio Tracks Toggle Audio Instruments Toggle Audio Aux Toggle Audio Busses Toggle Audio Outputs Function/Explanation Shows/Hides audio track channel strips. Shows/Hides audio instrument channel strips. Shows/Hides auxiliary channel strips. Shows/Hides bus channel strips. Shows/Hides audio output channel strips. Channel Strip settings The following key commands have been added: Key command Next Channel Strip Setting Previous Channel Strip Setting Next Channel Strip Setting or Plug-in setting or EXS Instrument Previous Channel Strip Setting or Plug-in setting or EXS Instrument Save Channel Strip Setting as Copy Channel Strip Setting Paste Channel Strip Setting Save as Performance Function/Explanation Loads the next Channel Strip setting in the list of settings. As above for the preceding setting. Loads the next Channel Strip or Plug-In setting (or EXS Instrument) in the list of settings. As above for the preceding setting. Allows you to save a Channel Strip setting under a new name. Copies the selected Channel Strip setting into the Clipboard. Pastes the Channel Strip setting from the Clipboard into the selected channel strip. Saves the Channel Strip setting as a numbered (and named) Performance setting, allowing you to access it via a program change message. Snap and Drag menu All Snap and Drag menu entries can be chosen via key commands. Simply search for Drag or Snap in the Key Commands window to find them. Audio window Groups can be created or deleted via corresponding key commands. Key command Create Group Delete selected Groups Function/Explanation Creates a group for all selected audio files. Removes group associations between audio files. Sample Editor The Sample Editor offers the new Go to Selection End key command, which moves the SPL to the end of the selection (within an audio file). The Goto Selection key command has been renamed as Go to Selection Start. Chapter 2 Editing Enhancements 23 Pickup Clock key commands The Pickup Clock (Move Event to SPL) and the Pickup Clock and Select Next Event key commands now also move the currently selected marker (in the Marker track) to the current song position. New Key Command Warning In circumstances where an existing local key command combination is used while assigning a new global key command, the following warning message will appear: You have three options: Cancel, Replace, or OK.  Cancel does not alter existing assignments.  Replace will substitute the existing shortcut (assigned to the chosen key command combination) with the selected function.  OK will assign the key command combination to the selected function, while retaining the existing key command/function (in a different class). Important: There is a hierarchy of key command classes, which are not merely separated into global and local key commands. As an example, there is a key command class that applies to all windows that display Regions. This class has higher priority than global key commands, but a lower priority than local (Arrange, Score, Matrix, and so on) window key commands. 24 Chapter 2 Editing Enhancements Loop Length Editing The Loop feature of Logic has been enhanced with an easy to use Loop Length Editing function. To set the length of a looped Region: 1 Move the cursor to the end of the Region that you want to loop. The cursor will change into a circular arrow (a loop) when positioned in the upper half of the Region. 2 Click-hold and drag the end of the Region to the desired length. Note: Whenever you move the cursor into the upper half of the looped area, it changes to a circular arrow, allowing loop length changes. If you want to select the looped Region (to move it, for example), click in the lower half of the looped area. You can also Shift-click in the upper loop area to select the Region. The cursor will only turn into the circular arrow (and offer the Loop Length Editing functions) when the track is of sufficient height. If the track height is minimal, Optionclick on the end of the Region to access the Loop Length Editing function. This also applies if automation data is visible on a track. Important: Deactivation of the Region Loop parameter resets the loop length. The next time the Loop parameter is used, the Region is repeated until it encounters another Region on the same track or the Song End point is reached. Creating Multiple Tracks This facility, accessible via the Tracks > Create Multiple menu option in the Arrange window (and corresponding key command), does exactly what it says. When selected, a dialog box opens, allowing you to choose the:  Driver: This pull-down menu allows you to select the audio hardware driver that you wish to use for your newly-created tracks.  Track Type: This pull-down menu allows you to choose between Audio, Audio Instrument, and Auxiliary tracks.  Number of Tracks: Type in the desired number of tracks. Eight (8) is the default. Chapter 2 Editing Enhancements 25  Mode: Simply click on the desired Mono or Stereo radio button, to create multiple mono or stereo tracks of the chosen type. The Create Multiple Tracks function is intelligent in the way it handles tracks, and underlying Audio Objects. To explain; imagine a song that contains four Audio tracks in the Arrange, but there are actually eight Audio Objects set up on the Environment's Audio Layer. Use of the Create Multiple Tracks function to add another four tracks to the Arrange will work as expected. The four existing tracks use Audio Objects 1 to 4, and the newly-created tracks use Audio Objects 5 to 8. Global Track Enhancements The following section supersedes some of the information found in the Global Tracks chapter of the Logic Pro 7 Reference manual. Beat Mapping Track The global Beat Mapping track helps make the display of audio or MIDI recordings rhythmically meaningful. It does this by defining the bar positions of existing musical events without changing their absolute time position, thus preserving their timing. On occasion, this behavior may not be desirable. As an example, for existing MIDI events that already fall on musically useful positions, which should remain unmoved when beat mapping is used for audio recordings. Such situations are catered for by the inclusion of the Protect MIDI checkbox, found in the Parameters area of the Beat Mapping track. Simply activate this checkbox to retain the current positions of existing MIDI events when using beat mapping. 26 Chapter 2 Editing Enhancements Chord Track The chord symbols displayed in the Chord track can be inserted into the Score Editor (and printed): To insert chords from the Chord track into the Score Editor: m Select the staff that you would like to use for the chord symbols in the Score Editor and choose Functions > Insert Chords from global Chord track. Inserted chord symbols are displayed in blue (printout will be black), and can only be moved within the boundaries of the chord on the Chord track. Double-clicking such a chord will launch the Define Chord dialog of the Chord track. Marker Track If you create markers from Regions (by dragging a Region from an Arrange track onto the Marker track, or by clicking the From Region button in the Marker track, for example), the corresponding marker will use the Region color. Limited Cycle Dragging Dragging the cycle area in the Bar Ruler is limited to either horizontal or vertical movements. This ensures that you do not accidentally:  move the cycle area when creating markers (by dragging the cycle area into the lower third of the Bar Ruler or into the Marker track).  create markers when you want to move the cycle area. Note: Press Shift if you want to drag the cycle area in both directions simultaneously. Arrange Region Handling The handling of Regions in the Arrange window has been improved: selected Regions that overlap with unselected Regions are shown "on top" . Chapter 2 Editing Enhancements 27 3 Working With Audio 3 Many audio editing facilities have been enhanced since the release of Logic Pro 7. Logic Pro 7.2 introduces direct playback of compressed audio files, new time stretch algorithm facilities and split stereo file renaming enhancements, among others. Direct Playback of Compressed Audio Files Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to directly play back the following compressed audio file formats:  AAC  Apple Lossless files These files are no longer automatically converted when imported into Logic. The compressed audio file is added to the Arrange window and a Region that encompasses the complete audio file is created. You can edit this Region in the same fashion as a "normal" Audio Region in the Arrange window: You can cut it, loop it, rename it, and so on. Note: It is not possible to assign fades to compressed audio files, nor can you destructively edit them. Audio Regions that point to compressed audio files are denoted by the following symbols: 29 The Project Manager can organize these compressed audio file types. The Audio File category in the Browse view now offers the Compressed subcategory. The Find mode Audio File filter also includes a new Compressed checkbox: Activate it to search for all compressed AAC and Apple Lossless audio files. You can convert compressed AAC and Apple Lossless audio files by doing one of the following: m Select the Audio Regions pointing to the desired audio file in the Arrange window, then choose Audio > Convert Regions to New Audio Files in the local Arrange window menu (or use the Convert Regions to New Audio Files key command; the default assignment is Control-F). The part of the audio file spanned by the Audio Region is converted to a new audio file. m Select the audio files in the Audio window, then choose Audio File > Copy/Convert File(s) in the local Audio window menu (or use the Copy/Convert File(s) key command). Important: Compressed audio files protected by the DRM (Digital Rights Management) scheme can not be opend in Logic. Music bought in the iTunes Music Store is usually protected by DRM. Additional Time Stretch Algorithms The Time and Pitch Machine includes three additional time stretch algorithms. You can choose them via the Arrange window Audio > Time Machine Algorithm menu or the Time and Pitch Machine in the Sample Editor.  Universal--This high-quality algorithm is able to handle any kind of audio material and is generally recommended for most time stretching tasks. The following two algorithms can, however, deliver better results in cases where the audio material exactly matches the outlined specifications.  Complex--Choose this algorithm to obtain natural sounding results when time stretching complex musical material such as orchestral music or final mixes. 30 Chapter 3 Working With Audio  Percussive--The Percussive algorithm perfectly maintains the timing of percussive material, making it a good choice for drum loops and percussive, non-harmonic material. In comparison to the Beats Only algorithm, the Percussive algorithm is better suited for percussive material that has been processed through a reverb (or contains a long "tail"). This may also apply to percussive playing styles, such as a staccato electric piano or clavinet parts. Beats Only may be the better alternative for "dry" drum recordings. Note: These three new algorithms will only appear in Logic Pro if Mac OS X version 10.4 (Tiger) or QuickTime 7 is installed on your system. Serato AU Support Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to use the pitch shift and time stretch algorithms provided with Serato's Pitch'n Time plug-in as Time Machine algorithms. You can access these algorithms via the Arrange window's Audio > Time Machine Algorithm menu or the Time and Pitch Machine in the Sample Editor. Note: The Pitch'n Time plug-in must be installed as an Audio Units plug-in for this algorithm "sharing" to be available in Logic. Working With the Follow Tempo Function Audio files created in Logic Pro 7.1 or Logic Pro 7.2 can follow the song tempo (including tempo changes) and the first key signature set in the Global tracks. As an example: If you record a bass solo at 100 bpm, you can change the song tempo to 120 bpm and the bass solo will automatically be played back at the new tempo. The function works for all audio files that were recorded in, or bounced/exported from, Logic Pro 7.1 and Logic Pro 7.2. The function only works in the parent song (the song the audio files were created in). If you drag a file recorded in a given song to another song with the Finder, the file can not follow the song tempo. Bounced/exported files can only follow the song tempo, if the "Add resulting files to Audio window" option was enabled in the Export/Bounce window prior to the bounce/export. Files copied between two songs retain the ability to follow the song tempo. The song's tempo information is used to tag the beats in the recording. The function works best if your audio files match the song tempo as precisely as possible. The longer your audio files are, the more RAM is required for this functionality to work properly. To make an audio file follow the song tempo and first key signature: 1 Select one of the audio file's Audio Regions in the Arrange window. If your audio file was created with one of the methods outlined above, the Follow Tempo option appears in the Region parameter box. Chapter 3 Working With Audio 31 2 Enable the Follow Tempo option in the Region Parameter box. All audio files that follow the song tempo and first key signature are indicated by the following symbols in Logic: Note: Follow tempo is actually an audio file tempo operation, not a Region function, but was included in the Region parameter box for convenience. It is synchronized for all Regions that make use of the same audio file. Follow Tempo and Apple Loops The Follow Tempo option does not create an Apple Loop! Remember: Apple Loops follow chord changes--should you record a solo over an arrangement consisting of Apple Loops with transposition changes over time, you might want to enable Follow Tempo for your solo, but you won't be happy with the double transpositions that will occur... To create an Apple Loop, please use either of the following options:  Choose Region > Add to Apple Loops Library in the Arrange window. This method sets transients that are based on the song's tempo information.  Choose Audio > Open in Apple Loops Utility in the Arrange window. This functionality allows you to set the transients manually--independent of the song tempo. Please see "Creating Apple Loops" on page 64 for more information on creating Apple Loops. The Region Parameter box of looped (not-one-shot) Apple Loops also offers the Follow Tempo option. If this option is disabled, the Apple Loop will not follow the song tempo and key. Disabling the Follow Tempo option for a looped (not-one-shot) Apple Loop does not convert the Apple Loop to a "standard" audio file. 32 Chapter 3 Working With Audio Export as Audio File Functions The Export Audio File functions have been enhanced in the following ways:  All Export As Audio File dialogs (Export > Track as Audio File, Export > Region as Audio File, Export > All Tracks as Audio files) feature the "Add to Audio window" option. Activation automatically adds the exported audio file(s) to the song's Audio window.  The naming mechanism of the Export > Tracks as Audio Files function has changed: All files are named after the corresponding Audio Object and track name ("Audio Object Name-Track Name.filetype extension" or simply "Audio Object Name.filetype extension" if no track name has been specified). If the resulting file name is longer than 31 characters, the naming components are abbreviated. When choosing File > Export > Track as Audio File, a name based on the selected track's name and Audio Object is created as the default name in the save dialog. Faster Overview Creation The Overview Creation dialog features an additional option which accelerates overview creation. This makes overview creation as fast as the "foreground" overview creation of Logic 6 (at the cost of slowing down other operations, but not blocking user interaction completely). Logic remembers the state of the "Faster overview calculation" option. Renaming Split Stereo Files You can now independently rename disconnected stereo files. Warning: If you rename only one file of a disconnected split stereo file pair, it will not be possible to reconnect the disconnected split stereo file. Chapter 3 Working With Audio 33 4 Working in the Mixer Windows 4 Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to switch between Channel Strip settings by sending MIDI program change messages. It also allows you to toggle the bypass status of Insert slots with one controller value. The following chapter outlines all mixing and bouncing enhancements made since the release of Logic Pro 7. This includes support of stereo ReWire Objects, the Hand tool in the Track Mixer and Arrange window channel strips, Surround Pan window and Bounce window improvements. Using Channel Strip Performances You can now switch between Channel Strip settings by sending MIDI program change messages. This allows you to select your favorite "sounds" (consisting of a complete Channel Strip setting that can contain a software instrument and effect plug-ins) by pushing a button on your MIDI keyboard. This facility is named Channel Strip Performances. Important: Only program change messages sent on MIDI channel 1 will switch between Channel Strip Performances. All program change messages sent on other MIDI channels are forwarded to Audio Units instruments, if applicable. Channel Strip Performances can be used for all Audio Object types. They are saved in the Performances subfolder (in ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/Channel Strip Settings/Audio Object name). The Performance names start with the corresponding Program Change number (as examples: 001Piano, 045FlangeGuitar, 111ArcoCelloHall). There are 128 Performances (corresponding to 128 available program change events). To create a Performance setting: 1 Configure a channel strip that you would like to have available as a performance (by opening a Channel Strip setting from the factory library and making changes according to your needs, for example). 35 2 Open the Channel Strip Settings menu by clicking the word Insert on any channel strip, then choose "Save as Performance" . 3 In the ensuing dialog, enter a Performance name, choose a program change number and click OK. You can also set the program change number by sending it from your MIDI controller. Note: By default, the dialog will suggest the lowest, unused program change number. An alert will advise you of any attempt to insert a program change number that is already assigned. Click Overwrite if you want to replace the existing Performance assigned to this program change number. As soon as an Audio Object receives a program change message on MIDI channel 1 that corresponds to an assigned Performance number, it will load this Performance. Note: If an unassigned program change value is sent, the channel strip ignores the message, and the currently loaded Channel Strip Performance setting remains in place. 36 Chapter 4 Working in the Mixer Windows All saved Performance settings appear in the Performances folder of the Channel Strip Settings menu. Multiple Selection of Channel Strips The Multiple Selection of channel strips function (in the Mixer windows) has been enhanced: Clicking a channel background (without Shift held) also allows you to select further channels by dragging over them (in the background). Chapter 4 Working in the Mixer Windows 37 Automating the Bypass Status Logic Pro 7.2 allows you to toggle the bypass status of Audio Object Insert slots with a single controller value: namely controller value 64. The addition of this feature results in the following behaviors for controllers 56 to 70:  A value of 0 switches bypass off.  Values 1 to 63 and 65 to 127 switch bypass on.  Repeated use of value 64 switches between the two bypass states. This facility allows you to switch the bypass state of Insert slots 1 to 15 with a single button, assigned to controllers 56 to 70, sending a value of 64. (Earlier versions required that two different values be sent; one to activate, and one to deactivate, the bypass status.) The following table lists the controller number used to switch the Bypass status of the corresponding Insert slot. Insert Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Controller Number 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 This feature may prove particularly useful if you use a control surface that doesn't provide feedback. Imagine the following situation: you press the button on your control surface, sending a value that switches the bypass status of an Insert slot to off. The bypass status for this Insert is reactivated (turned to on, with the mouse) in Logic. Your control surface will not reflect this change, if it doesn't support feedback, leading to nothing happening when pressing the appropriate button on your control surface. This new facility allows you to use one button to toggle the bypass status--regardless of state (bypass on/off ). 38 Chapter 4 Working in the Mixer Windows Note: This facility also applies to the Mute and Solo buttons: If controller 9 sends a value of 64, the Mute button status is switched, if controller 3 sends a value of 64, the status of the Solo button is set to on/off--dependent on the current Solo status. Support of Stereo ReWire Objects Logic Pro 7.2 supports stereo ReWire Objects. This allows you to assign ReWire stereo streams to a single Audio Object and configure the Audio Object as stereo. Note: ReWire is a system from Propellerhead Software that allows you to stream audio data between two audio applications in real time. You can use ReWire to stream audio data from Propellerhead`s Reason software into Logic, for example. Further information about ReWire is found in the Logic Pro 7 Reference Manual. To use stereo ReWire Objects in Logic Pro 7.2: 1 Start Logic, then start your ReWire application. Logic displays the audio returns of ReWire-connected applications as Audio Object channels. 2 Select the desired Audio Object in the Environment, then choose the ReWire channel in the Channel menu of the Object Parameter box. If you choose a stereo ReWire channel, the Audio Object displays the Mono/Stereo button. Chapter 4 Working in the Mixer Windows 39 3 Click this button to configure the Audio Object as stereo. The button will show two interlinked circles, indicating that it is a stereo Object. You are able to insert stereo plug-ins, as in normal stereo audio tracks. The level meter will divide into two discrete meters, the pan control will work as balance control. Note: Logic can only work as a ReWire host application, which means that you can stream audio into Logic, but you can not stream audio from Logic into another ReWired application. Surround Pan Window The following Surround Pan window enhancements have been made since the release of Logic Pro 7:  It is possible to open multiple Surround Pan windows simultaneously. 40 Chapter 4 Working in the Mixer Windows  You can save Surround Pan windows in Screensets.  The Surround Pan window provides a Link button. If enabled, the window will always show the surround setup status of the selected Audio Object. This feature works in the Track Mixer and in the Arrange window, but not in the Environment. Hand Tool in Track Mixer and Arrange Channel Strip The Track Mixer Hand tool is used to move and copy plug-ins between channel strips. Note: The Track Mixer Hand tool is identical to that found in the Audio Configuration window. All enhancements described below also apply to the Audio Configuration window Hand tool, and supersede the corresponding information in the Logic manuals. To move a plug-in between two Insert slots: 1 Click the Hand tool in the Track Mixer Toolbox. 2 Select the (source) plug-in label and drag it to the desired target slot. During the drag and drop operation, the potential destination is displayed as an orange rectangle (empty slot) or line (when placing an effect between two Insert slots--see below). Pressing Option during dragging copies the plug-in, rather than moves it. You can also use the Hand tool in the Arrange window's channel strip by pressing Command (or right-clicking) when the cursor hovers over the Instrument or Insert slot. Note: The Hand tool is the second default tool in the Track Mixer. Pressing Command while clicking enables you to switch from the Pointer tool to the Hand tool. This allows you to move plug-ins by Command-dragging them, and to copy them by OptionCommand-dragging them. If you drag a plug-in label onto a used plug-in slot in the same channel strip, the plugins are swapped. When dragged between different channel strips, the existing plug-in is replaced. Placing Effects Between Used Insert Slots If you drop an effect between two used Insert slots, the effect is inserted into a new slot between the two used slots. The effects below the insert point are shifted down by one slot. Chapter 4 Working in the Mixer Windows 41 If the effect's source location is above the destination location, all plug-ins between the source and destination locations are shifted up one position. If the plug-in's source location is below the destination location, all plug-ins between the source and destination locations will be shifted down one position. Note: If all 15 Insert slots are used, you can not place effects between Insert slots. Bouncing Enhancements The Bounce facilites in Logic have been enhanced in the following areas since the release of Logic Pro 7:  AAC bounce options are now available in a single Sound Settings window.  The Bounce dialog`s Device menu allows you to choose between any recognized CD burners connected to your system.  The default values for bounce start and end positions take a wider selection range into account. Streamlined AAC Sound Settings Window The AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) bounce options are now available in a single Sound Settings window. Note: AAC provides high-quality audio encoding, well suited for Internet, wireless and digital broadcast applications. To access the AAC Sound Settings window: 1 Choose File > Bounce from the main menu bar (or use the Bounce key command). 42 Chapter 4 Working in the Mixer Windows 2 In the Bounce dialog, activate the AAC option, choose a file name and destination, then click Bounce. The AAC Sound Settings window offers the following settings:  Format: Displays the selected compression codec.  Channels: Allows you to choose between a mono or stereo output file.  Rate: A number of predefined sample rates are available in this pop-up menu, ranging from 8000 Hz to 48,000 Hz. The Recommended option will select a rate based on choices made in the Advanced Settings.  Show Advanced Settings: Activate this checkbox to show further AAC settings in the area below.  Quality (Sample Rate Converter): Sets the quality of the sample rate conversion. Reducing the quality accelerates the conversion process, but at the expense of audio quality. Keep this set to Best whenever possible.  Bit Rate Format: You have a choice of Constant or Variable Bit Rate: Variable Bit Rate (VBR) encoding compresses simpler passages more heavily than passages that are (more) harmonically rich. Not all AAC players can decode VBR-encoded AAC data, which is why this option is set to Constant Bit Rate by default.  Target Bit Rate: Sets the bit rate for the AAC export. The more kilobits per second, the better the audio quality.  Precedence: Allows you to connect the bit rate and sample rate options. If you set Precedence to Sample Rate, the available Target Bit Rates are dependent on the selected Sample Rate. If you set Precedence to Bit Rate, the options available in the Sample Rate menu are dependent on the chosen Bit Rate setting. Chapter 4 Working in the Mixer Windows 43  Quality (AAC Encoder): Sets the quality of the AAC encoded bitstream. Reducing the quality accelerates the conversion process, but at the expense of audio quality. Set to Best whenever possible. Choosing the CD Burner The Bounce dialog in Logic Pro offers a Device menu in the Burn options, which allows you to choose between any recognized CD burners connected to your system. Start and End Position Default Values The default values for the Start and End Position fields of the Bounce dialog also take Arrange window selections into account. This means that the default Start and End Position values are set in the following ways:  If the Cycle function is engaged, they will be set to the locator positions.  If a selection (of one or more Regions) is made in the Arrange window, they will be set to the selected area.  If neither of the above is valid, the Start and End Position values will encompass the entire Logic song. 44 Chapter 4 Working in the Mixer Windows 5 Working With Video 5 A number of video functions and names have changed since the release of Logic Pro 7. This includes the following:  Exporting a specific song section to a movie is now possible.  Movie audio tracks can be imported directly into the Arrange window.  Finding and removing scene markers can be restricted to portions of a movie.  The new Remove Movie function allows you to completely remove a movie from a song.  Many video related menu items and preferences have clearer names. Working With Movie Audio Tracks Once a movie has been opened in a song, you can use the Movie sub menu to import audio from a movie (into Logic) or export audio (from Logic) into a movie. Logic Pro 7.2 enhances these functions in the following ways. Exporting Audio to a Movie The Export Audio to Movie command now takes the cycle area into account. To explain: If a cycle is active when choosing Options > Movie > Export Audio to Movie, only Audio Regions that fall within the cycle area are bounced. A new QuickTime file, spanning the cycle area, is created. This allows you to export a portion of audio to a movie. Imagine a 35 minute project where you have finished work on the first three minutes. You can now use the locators to specify a section of audio that you want to export, creating a video file of the same length, and using the same locator positions. This makes the creation of a (much smaller) file for your client's approval a simple, fast task. 45 Importing Movie Audio Into the Arrange Window You can import movie audio tracks directly into the Arrange window by using the Options > Movie > Import Audio to Arrange function. To import movie audio tracks into the Arrange window: 1 Choose Options > Movie > Import Audio to Arrange from the main menu bar (or use the Import Audio from Movie to Arrange key command). 2 Select the audio tracks you want to import in the ensuing dialog, then click OK. Note: When extracting audio from a movie file that only contains one audio file, selection is superfluous. The extracted movie audio appears as an Audio Region on the selected Arrange window track. Finding and Removing Scene Markers Finding and removing scene markers can now be restricted to portions of a movie. Choosing Options > Find Scene Markers or Options > Remove Scene Markers opens a new submenu that offers the following:  Auto Range: Logic removes or searches for scene markers--using one of the following selection criteria--in the following order: Marquee Selection, Cycle Area, Selected Regions. If none of these selection criteria is met, Logic will automatically search the entire movie.  Marquee Selection: Finding or removing scene markers is restricted to the marquee selection.  Cycle Area: Finding or removing scene markers is restricted to the cycle area.  Selected Regions: Finding or removing scene markers is restricted to the selection of one or more Regions.  Entire Movie: Logic searches the complete movie. The submenu entries are dimmed if no movie (or selection, respectively) is available in the Arrange window. Note: The Create Scene Markers (Auto Range) and Remove Scene Markers (Auto Range) key commands always use the Auto Range option (as the name of these functions suggests). Removing Movies The Options > Movies menu features a Remove Movie function, which allows you to completely remove a movie from a song or project. All references to the movie in the project or song are deleted. This function can also be initiated with the Remove Movie key command. 46 Chapter 5 Working With Video Terminology Changes The following items in the Options > Movie menu have been renamed:  Extract Audio from Movie is now Import Audio From Movie.  Extract Audio to Arrange is now Import Audio to Arrange.  Remove Scene Cuts is now Remove Scene Markers.  Find Scene Cuts is now Create Scene Markers. The DV Mode menu of the Video song settings is now the Video Format menu. Historically, the DV Mode menu was designed for use with FireWire devices. It now works with other kinds of devices such as SDI, so a more generic name that does not just imply DV via FireWire was chosen. The Sound Output menu options have also be renamed. The Internal option is now named System Sound, indicating that audio will be output in accordance with the System Preferences. The External option is now named External Device, indicating that it does not just refer to external speakers connected to your Mac. Chapter 5 Working With Video 47 6 Importing Files 6 The importation of XML and MIDI file data has been improved since Logic Pro 7. These enhancements make it easier to import Final Cut sequences and event-based MIDI data into Logic Pro. Importing XML Files The XML import procedure allows you to retain the sample rate of audio files used in your Final Cut sequences. If you import sequences that contain audio files with different sample rates, the following dialog appears: You can choose to change or keep the sample rate of your Logic project. All Final Cut sequence audio files (with a sample rate that differs from the song sample rate) are converted. Note: A Final Cut sequence is an arranged series of video, audio, graphic clips, edit information and effects, which combined create a movie. This is unrelated to the former use of the term "sequence" in Logic, which referred to MIDI Regions. Use of XML to import Final Cut sequences into Logic allows you to rapidly exchange multiple audio tracks, with all positional region information, region names, volume and pan automation data retained. 49 Importing MIDI Files Opening and importing MIDI files behaved in a similar fashion in earlier Logic versions. Both the Import and Open commands loaded all data (including global information, such as tempo events) into a new song. This may not be the behavior one would normally expect from an "import": usually an import only loads MIDI Region data (notes, controller, SysEx, pitchbend, specific meta events) into an opened song. This import behavior was available in previous Logic versions: when you dragged a MIDI file from the Finder into the Arrange window, only MIDI Region data was loaded. The MIDI Import menu command of Logic Pro 7 initiates a "true" import. To import a MIDI file, either: m Choose File > Import from the main menu bar (or use the Import key command), then select the desired MIDI file in the ensuing file selector box. Note: You can only import MIDI files if a "target" song is already open. If no song is open, the File > Import item is dimmed. The MIDI file is placed at the SPL position, rounded to bars. m Drag the desired MIDI file from the Finder into the Arrange window. The mouse position--when the mouse button is released--determines the position (rounded to the nearest bar) and destination of the first track in the imported file. Both methods only load MIDI Region data (notes, controller, pitchbend, SysEx, certain meta events), with global data (such as tempo events, signatures, chords, track names, SMPTE start and so on) being ignored. If you want to load all information contained in a MIDI file, you must open it. To open a MIDI file: 1 Choose File > Open from the main menu bar (or use the Open key command), then select the desired MIDI file in the ensuing file selector box. If a song is loaded, a dialog will ask if you want to create a new environment or copy the current environment for the MIDI file. 2 Do one of the following:  Click Copy to replicate the existing environment. The tracks of the MIDI file are automatically assigned to suitable instruments.  Click New to load the environment of the default song template (this template is based on choices made when you ran the Logic Setup Assistant). The MIDI file is loaded as a new song that contains all MIDI events--inclusive of time positions and channel assignments, names of individual tracks, names and positions of markers, tempo changes and copyright marks. 50 Chapter 6 Importing Files