JamesDKimble

Of course one would want to use a clean, specially chosen, fully generated digital mp3 from, say iTunes, to mix and master one's own creation against for gain, EQ, reverb matching, etc. Preferably 128k, but 56k would get the job done....only problem is, neither GB8 or Logic Pro8 will let me pull it directly from iTunes, due to the DRM encoding. Not surprising to most of us that you can't sneak it in from the finder window either. Is there some standard trick to accomplish this feat or will I actually end up laying an audio track down by playing it out my iPod into the interface? Suppose I could just play the reference song in the iTunes player as I'm mixing my song in Logic....but I fear that would be like comparing apples and oranges. need

Hey gang...this newbie geek has a question...does anyone think Logic Express 8 plug ins are sufficient for mastering ones' own simple demos? I'l be burning free give away EP CDs that don't even need to be Redbooked or coded, as such, in order to get folks to my web site and iTunes, etc, to consider purchasing a download or two. Of course, sounding fat and polished is always a good thing. Obviously, Logic Pro has the mastering goodies needed, but IS it within the realm of possibility to polish hard rock/pop with Express' scant mastering fx and presets if I leave it all in wav files and AAC (uncompressed files so to speak)? Then all I want to do is upload to a duplicating house for a cheap batch of 1000 or so to leave around town. Hopefully, this attracts grateful listeners to my sites where I'll have the mp3 dithered versions of all my songs available. Can this DAW do it all alone or is it an absolute must to get the full Logic Pro suite....maybe Ozone4 is the better call over Waveburner, since I'm skipping the coding for freakin' SoundScan, that I don't feel is necessary. BTW, this is an awesome blogsite. RSVP, thanks

Ever been practicing in a particular region with the cycle on and then start recording a good take...suddenly it gets run back over by the SMPTE when you didn't want it to? Of course you can go in and fish your take out of the folder, but what a pain in the ass...yeah, you gottta remember the green strip. I think it's a great feature, though.

Dude...the pun made my night. Thanx Like I posted on a new thread, the problem I have with Line 6 gear is they all sound great when practicing or monitoring, but I've yet to lay a decent overdrive model track that is even close to being usable in Logic using Pods or Tone Port. Clean guitar and vocals tend to work out great, though. Still my stuff gets kinda heavy and the chunky models I choose just won't take so well despite all the tweeking intuition I can come up with. TOO MUDDY!!! Much as I hate to admit it, could be the answer is a good affordable firewire interface and just use the Gear Box Gold plug-in if your stuck on Line 6 models. And my problem is...I am. Good Luck!

Calling all audiophiles who are using Toneport UX2 with Gearbox 3.7 (not the plug-in) into Logic Pro 8 a la Mac. I am quite blessed not to be having any functional hang-ups or issues per se as far as playing and monitoring go, but the final results for recording are a bit disappointing at the end of the day. After purchasing the Triple Pack of add-on models, man I thought I'd never come back to Earth. These are the best amp emulators out there just short of maybe Wave's GTR. But hell, that one is really designed for clean playing and if you ask me Gearbox mows right over it and Guitar Rig 2 for just plain awesome choices of overdrive, crunch, and plexi-type modes...great when practicing! So why can't I get good play back results in Logic Pro, the best and richest sounding DAW out there? Honestly, I've tried all these various combinations in my chain attempting to capture my favorite models chosen just for the song, and I can't get no satisfaction. It seems the best way if using USB 2.0, is to come in dry with flat EQ and mid tweeked tone knobs (basically 12:00) and use Logic's plethora of fine compression, EQ, and reverb goodies...even the presets are a great way to start. The problem is when I use even the fattest of overdrive models in Gearbox, it just plays back too damn muddy and thin. So I'll end up trying to doctor the track with compression boosting and shaping, and maybe the expander, and after a desperate attempt with GB's 31 band AU graphic EQ, those desired bad ass power chords just ain't coming through so hot on their own tracks. The cleans, however, are beautiful and Logic's Pro Amp has great presets and effects to render them quite delicious. Of course there has always been a classic dilemna in the world of digitally recorded guitar since the good old days of amp miking. But hey, I'm still a novice looking for some good advice from the experts and I'm sure someone's gonna tell me I need to go firewire and buy the plug-in license. Frankly, that's seems somewhat arcane to remedy a problem that shouldn't even exist according to Line 6's big promises for Toneport when it came out in late '05. I heard USB 2.0 and the upcoming 3.0 are supposed to be rising to meet the challenge of single track layering for the DIY musician. Now, the vocal pre-amp models are fine...and I love the effects. Just using a $100 Digital Reference mike, I'm getting more than adequate results. That goes for Acoustic guitars too. But please don't tell me that after buying the UX2 and all the extra model packs, that the only answer is to get a FireBox and buy the plug-in or POD Farm just to make the overdrive models commit to my DAW better. There must be a better way through tweeking finesse to solve this problem. Please help! Signed: Desperate and Frustrated.