psmitty88

Hey Everyone, I think I accidentally grouped some midi regions in a project, but I'm not sure what I did. I was writing strings and doing "option click" to drag/copy midi from, say, the violins to the violas, and then edit the viola part into 3rds or 6ths and retaining the bow strokes and execution from the violin midi. I did that with 2nd violins, cellos, etc. But now when I double click on, say, the cello midi (where the piano roll was edited by me) it brings up the 1st violin piano roll (those notes). I literally can't further edit what I already edited. Did I accidentally group these midi events and, if so, how do I undo that? Or did I enable something else? Or is option click not the best way to go about what I'm trying to do? THANKS in advance. -Peter

Thanks, guys. This helps. I've opted to go with a certified refurbished 2018 machine, 2.6 ghz, 16gb Ram, and 6-core i7. I just bought a 1TB SSD from g-drive. They're having a sale. I'll put the plugs on that and with USB-C I imagine it will be pretty seamless.

So, I've been working pretty well for a few years on my 2015 MacBook Pro. 2.2 ghz, 256SSD, 16gbRAM. Running 10.12.6 (Sierra) and latest Logic X. Have all my plug-ins on a LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt 2 HD (spinning drive), and save my projects on an external SSD through the USB 3.0 port. Interface is an Apogee Element 46 (Thunderbolt 2).I'm also running Sibelius 7.5, but that supposedly works fine with Mojave if I upgrade. My daughter spilled salad dressing on this machine about 7 months ago, and the damage is starting to show up. Keys not working intermittently, etc. Apple techs opened it up last week and I had standing liquid in there on the left side and corrosion. I'm typing on this machine now and it's mainly working fine still, but it needs to be replaced soon. I'm debating whether to replace with refurbished version of the same machine or to go with a MBP post-2018. The only hiccup in my current flow is that large midi projects with my CSS strings can get pretty slow. I'm wondering if that's my LaCie spinning drive. Would having the plug-ins on a solid state drive through the USB 3.0 port be faster flow than the HDD LaCie on the (faster) thunderbolt 2 port? Or is the computer itself (processor speed, quad-core, etc) the culprit? I find it very hard to get clear answers as to what exactly creates fast/ more robust work-flow for Audio production. Processor speed vs. speed of delivery for the plug-in drive? I'm tempted to get another 2015 MBP for cost (and because that laptop is so well-designed), but I fear painting myself in a corner because of it's age and needing to switch up again in a couple of years. The adpaters for USB-C seems like not a huge deal. I try to get as much life out of these things as possible. I need mobility for work travel, so I'm not looking at desktops. Thanks in advance! This forum is the best.

I always keep my stereo output and master output (mixer) in Logic at 0.0 in the mixer. Is there another level output in Logic?

Also, why are bounces so much louder than playing the mix in logic? Is that adjustable? I'm playing my bounces not in iTunes, simply using the "preview" function on my Mac

I know. I press play, with he cycle mode highlighted, and it's louder/wetter and then when I take it off cycle mode while it's still playing, the sound returns to what I had intended with my mix

When I highlight the selection and press set locators on the tool bar, the sound changes, gets louder and wider/wetter

sorry on the toolbar is what I meant

Ah, ok good to know. I always used cycle mode to bounce (using the "set locators" button on the control bar). I'll try what you said. Does cycle mode affect the sound? I never noticed before.

Hi, I'm running 10.4.4 Logic X. When I use the set locator function, I notice it alters the sound, makes it louder and adds space, like a mastering. Is there a way to disable this? I had everything sounding how I wanted, and then I use set locators to bounce the mix and the sound is suddenly different. Thanks, Peter

Ah, much better! Now I can treat them with slightly different eq, etc. Thanks!

Hi, I have been mixing some solo piano recordings of mine that were recorded in protools. When I import the wav files (two tracks, two mics on the piano) into logic, it automatically recognizes them as a stereo file and merges them into a single stereo track. On the channel strip on the left, there is the option to change from a single circle to an overlapping circle (mono-stereo). It seems to affect the sound a lot when I enable the stereo overlapping circle, but it also seems to be playing it as a stereo file, even when the mono circle is enabled. Ideally, I would like to split the stereo file into it's original, two separate mono tracks, and then pan them on my own. How do I "un-merge" these audio files? Thanks! -Peter

I like that workaround! Thanks!

Thanks, guys. Very helpful. Since I'm most likely not doing an inordinate amount of takes, I think my best bet is to just give each new take it's own software instrument track (and keep the audio on a comp track). Seems cleanest, since I hope to get it right (in the playing) without having to go too crazy with the takes.

Hey, Going to be doing some tracking today with a keyboard, sending audio signal from the keyboard into logic audio track, but also sending midi into a software inst. track to give myself flexibility with the sound later. I seem to remember that midi tracks don't comp in the way that audio tracks do-- or did Logic fix that? Will I be stuck with whatever the last midi "take" was? Probably fine if that's the case, since the last one is usually the take. But I'm just trying to avoid having to send to multiple midi tracks. Thanks! -Peter