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The anatomy of Logic There are several windows in Logic. They all allow you to access different parts of the application and give you great flexibility in handling your projects.  a. Arrange view Arrange view allows you to see the names, numbers, and waveforms of each audio track and MIDI track you have recorded. You can customize the view by adding or removing tracks as you see fit. You can adjust the placement of the different tracks, the duration, speed, etc., of what you have recorded, and so on. You can decide which track to record on, delete bad takes, and cut, copy and paste to assemble a recording. 
b. Mixer view The mixer view imitates an analog mixing console. You can adjust input levels, output levels, effect sends and returns, busses, and synth settings. You can also customize the layout of this window by adding or removing channels. 
c. Matrix edit window With the Matrix edit window, you can program MIDI information into Logic by hand (rather than playing it on a keyboard). You can place notes on a MIDI event list and assign a synth voice to perform it. MIDI MIDI, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface, can be used to program a synthesizer to play sounds in a way that imitates a human performance. Logic has a few excellent synths built in, including the EXS24 and others. The MRC audio lab has an 88-key MIDI input keyboard that can be used to record a performance. To record a MIDI performance, select a MIDI track to record by double-clicking on one of the Audio Instrument tracks in the Arrange view: 
This will put the track in ?record ready? mode, and the mixer window will pop up with the track you have selected highlighted. Select a synth voice by clicking and holding on the unmarked button above the channel fader. Choose from mono, stereo, and multi-channel synths. In this example we will use a Stereo synth, the EXS 24. 
Once you have selected a synthesizer to use, you must select a voice. Do this by clicking on the ellipsis button on the top center of the synth window. A menu will appear, letting you choose from different voices. Once you have selected a voice, you are ready to record. 
Go back to the Arrange view. Position the cursor where you want to begin recording. On the transport control bar (or on the mixer), hit Record. Logic will bring the cursor back 4 beats early and count off with the metronome, and then you can record the performance. 
Audio To record on an audio track, place the microphone in front of the sound source you want to capture. The microphone is plugged into input 1 on the MOTU interface, so you can adjust the input gain with the knob on channel 1. Make sure to turn the phantom power switch to the on position before connecting a condenser microphone.
You can monitor your recording by connecting headphones to the MOTU
and adjusting the volume normally.
Mixing Mixing is the process of adjusting the output volume of each sound so that each signal is at the right level relative to all the other signals, and the process of adding effects or coloring each sound. To adjust the levels of your recorded sounds, you can use the Mixer view in Logic or the eMagic mixer. If you are using the eMagic mixer, make sure to use the input select buttons at the top of the mixer to select the channels you want to adjust.  In either case, you can control the output levels by moving the fader on a channel up and down to raise and lower the volume. If you do this on the mixer while the track is playing back, you can create automated fades by adjusting the track's volume over time.  Adding effects There are 2 ways to add effects to a track: as an insert or on a buss. Insert effects are applied only to one track. The types of effects commonly used for inserts include dynamic control like compression and gating. Bussed effects are used in a send and return fashion: the original sound is sent to the buss where the effect is added, and the buss returns the effected sound to the original track. A buss can affect as many tracks as you send to it. Nearly all modulation effects, like reverb, chorus, delay, etc., get used this way. Using effects this way preserves processor power on the computer and is less likely to cause the computer to crash than using many inserts. a. Insert effects To apply an insert effect to a sound, select the appropriate track on the channel strip. In the mixer view there are two Insert buttons at the top of the strip. Click and hold on one of those, and a menu will appear. Select the effect you want to use. 
Once you have selected the effect, a window will open in which you can adjust the parameters of that effect. Close the window once you have the effect set the way you want it. 
b. Buss effects To apply one effect to several tracks, place the effect on a buss. In the mixer view, go to Buss 1 and create an insert effect on the buss. 
To use this to affect a track, go to the track in the mixer view. Click and hold on one of the buttons on the I/O portion of the channel strip. Select Buss 1 as the destination (leave output 1 selected as well as an additional output). 
Adjust the send level with the knob above the I/O buttons. On buss 1, adjust the output level to hear the effect when you play the recording back. Bouncing a final mix Once you have everything set the way you like it, you are ready to create a stereo 2-track master of your recording. Identify what outputs all the tracks are getting sent to. By default they are sent to output 1. On the output channels, push the Bounce button on the bottom of the strips you are using.  You will be prompted to choose a save destination and name for your recording. Choose your folder on the Data Disk. Logic will play the song back from start to finish and record it as a separate recording. |
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