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  1. Ah bummer. I was hoping that wasn't the case. DMD is awesome and the ultimate MPC-killer. It's nice to hear from you, David! It's been a long time! Hope you're doing good!
  2. I've been struggling with this for a few months and after lots of Googling - I have not been able to find a solution to this problem. Here is what is happening: 1. I create a custom kit for DMD using the "Convert to sampler instrument..." feature in the arrange window. It chops up the samples and assigns each one to its own Quick Sampler and it gets summed up to the DMD channel. So far so good! 2. Then, I save my custom DMD kit as a User Patch so I can access it from the Library. So far so good! 3. When I start a new session in Logic and open up the saved patch - the sound is there and I can play it. So far so food! 4. However (the bad), I can't edit the sample playback because under the Q-Sampler Detail it does not show an audio file loaded. I also checked the underlying Quick Sampler for that instance and the same issue is true. I can play back the sound but the plugin itself does not show that a sample is loaded. How do I get past this? Is this a bug or am I missing a step somewhere?
  3. I'm making the leap from EXS to Alchemy to build my sampler instruments. For this question/example - imagine a multi sample instrument (drum kit, one shots, etc) with no velocity layers. I'm interested in reversing only certain samples within the editor. In EXS, you are able to click a check box in individual samples in the Editor for Reverse. In Alchemy, the only option I can find affects the entire sound source (all samples in the instrument). Is there a way to select 'reverse' for individual samples?
  4. Toggle off Record > Auto Input Monitoring. Hi David! Man, it's been a long time!
  5. As mentioned above, I tried that to no avail.
  6. I'm getting back to Logic from Ableton and I'm encountering one of the problems that spooked me away from Logic a few years ago. The short version of it - I can't consistently listen to my inputs while on playback. When the song is stopped, I can hear my input. When I press play, there is no audio monitoring (even though I have "I" and "R" - or a combination of the two selected). Sometimes it actually works, but sometimes it doesn't. I can't predict which series of clicking gets it to work consistently. I've also tried it with "focused track" input monitoring toggled and untoggled to no avail. In the screenshot below, I have an external midi track/region triggering an external synth which is coming into the input of the audio track (6) above it. You can see the meter lit up, but no actual audio comes through unless I play stop. What am I missing here?
  7. Hi David! Always great to hear from you. I like that idea of playing back at different levels. It's so often neglected and it's remarkable the stuff you uncover (especially at lower levels). Also I had to google Fletcher–Munson curves. Awesome stuff. I always learn something new everytime we talk
  8. In video form http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezh78OQkJAo In short the tip is: Walk around the room to listen to your mix! (while you're at, iPhone-video record your cool gear!) Seriously. Walking around the room gives you an immediate different sonic perspective, while also forcing you to walk away from Logic thus preventing you from being in 'tinker' mode and forcing you into 'listen' mode. I found this fun little video I made while cleaning out my iPhoto library. In case you're interested the album I was working on in the video is done! prospectmusic.com
  9. Warming up with different vowels and syllables warms up specific areas. Example (halfway thru video he talks about not moving your jaw while doing the exercises too)
  10. I fell into this category. I had been using Logic a while and wanted to "test out of" some of the Logic certification courses so I bought this book. I found myself completely reorganizing and streamlining my work flow after reading this book. It's also presented in a visually intuitive manner which is nice because it moves you along the material smoothly.
  11. I heard on a radio show that this was actually a rehearsal run and that the singer is doing vocal exercises instead of singing the lyrics for the practice run shot here. Besides the goofy-ness this guy has an incredible voice. Whatever the case may be, I can't stop staring at how perfect and tight the shirt, jacket lapel and tie are. I want his outfit sans the double breasted jacket. Single is fine.
  12. If you can afford to be involved in that program, go for it. I'm struggling through junior college only because of finances. I want nothing more right now than to stay in school but I've dropped out a few times because I couldn't afford tuition + books + rent + phone + food. In fact I've spent the last two years living from couch to couch. It sucks. If you are accepted into the program and have financial support from wherever, don't hesitate, do it. If your intentions are to educated other students, doubly so. You can obtain your real world experiences after you graduate. (soap box time) Just make sure not to employ the closed-minded "I have a big fancy degree" mindset that closes you out of listening and applying to other's ideas. Chances are there are people without any degrees who have accomplished equally impressive feats that have ideas superior to yours.
  13. I've spent the last two years working religiously on this album. Here are a few cuts from it along with bonus tracks for my fellow Logic Pro Help friends. Enjoy! Talk EP (ep/single thing w/ bonus songs) http://www.prospectmusic.com/music/TALKep.zip For more music check out my blog http://prospectnyc.wordpress.com/ Hope you like it. It was all done in Logic 8 and 9. The only non-Logic native plug in was Battery and I sampled a friend's BFD into EXS-24. Other than that. It's all Logic baby! http://www.prospectmusic.com/images/merch/talkweb.jpg
  14. I have a technical question. Do sound cards (like the RME FF800, Motu 828's, Apogee's Ensemble) process input and output audio only? Or do they also process sound internally? Example; Let's say I record a song with a FF800 interface onto a Macbook Pro. I go home and mix the track using headphones plugged directly to the laptop (no fancy interface connected). I then bounce the mix internally using Logic's bounce feature. Would the audio in the mix and in the bounce be processed differently if I had the FF800 hooked up to the Macbook Pro? Or is the interface responsible for internal audio processing as well (ie, not just converting A/D)?
  15. If you have a decent budget you can't go wrong with Ultrasone. Fantastic headphones and fantastic company. http://www.ultrasone.com/
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