I.M. Groot Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 How do you record in a loop? Let's say you want to record the same vocal part five times. Instead of recording five separate tracks and then merging them together, can you do it all at once by looping the recording? Like Bobby Huff does in this video: What's the process for doing this in Logic? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Use the cycle area function: https://support.apple.com/zh-sg/guide/logicpro/lgcp59e41e86/10.6/mac/10.15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.M. Groot Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 I tried using the cycle area function, but it only resulted in one voice being audible at the end, not all the voices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMLZ Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 See if this helps: Preferences > Recording > Cycle on: Audio - Create Tracks and Mute. Once you're done recording, select all the regions and unmute them by pressing Ctrl+M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.M. Groot Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 Thanks, but the problem I'm having is that when I record in a loop, it creates several "takes", stacked on top of each other. But when I play it back, I only hear one of the takes. Is there a way I can hear all of the takes at once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Thanks, but the problem I'm having is that when I record in a loop, it creates several "takes", stacked on top of each other. But when I play it back, I only hear one of the takes. Is there a way I can hear all of the takes at once? This has been answered already: See if this helps:Preferences > Recording > Cycle on: Audio - Create Tracks and Mute. Once you're done recording, select all the regions and unmute them by pressing Ctrl+M. [attachment=0]Screenshot 2021-10-14 at 07.20.44.png[/attachment] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.M. Groot Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 Yep: tried it. Didn't help. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Yep: tried it. Didn't help. Can you explain what didn't work? Because there is no other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution JakobP Posted October 16, 2021 Solution Share Posted October 16, 2021 Change your preferences so you create a take folder when cycle recording. When done recording, click the comp and select "Unpack to New Tracks". Done. The "Create Tracks and Mute" option does only create tracks assigned to the same channel strip, making it impossible to play all tracks simultaneously... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 The "Create Tracks and Mute" option does only create tracks assigned to the same channel strip, making it impossible to play all tracks simultaneously... Same channel strip? Probably created to not to eat up tracks? I'm asking because I always use create take folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakobP Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Yeah, I also use take folders, so had to try it. Your guess is as good as mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Interesting, so it's just a different graphical representation of take folders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.M. Groot Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Yep: tried it. Didn't help. Can you explain what didn't work? Because there is no other way. Sorry triplets, you're right, I should have been more thorough with my response. It didn't work because I could only hear one of the takes: it didn't play them all at once. Thanks again for your help! It looks like JakobP may have come up with a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.M. Groot Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Change your preferences so you create a take folder when cycle recording. When done recording, click the comp and select "Unpack to New Tracks". Done. The "Create Tracks and Mute" option does only create tracks assigned to the same channel strip, making it impossible to play all tracks simultaneously... This appears to be as close to a solution as we're going to get: thank you JakobP! It still involves creating multiple tracks -- as opposed to just one track, with all the takes combined -- but at least you don't have to create the multiple tracks beforehand, and do the whole process in several separate takes, which is something. I do wonder why Logic Pro doesn't have a feature like the one Bobby Huff used in the video I posted: it looks to me like he just recorded in a loop and then had a track full of the combined takes when he stopped recording, which seems like a good feature to have. Anyway, thanks again to everyone here who helped out with this question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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