Darren Burgos Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Hi everyone, Some of you know me already from the Electronic & Dance Music Production in Logic Pro class I teach for Logic Pro Help. I want to start posting tips and tricks here, so here's my first: Use the Hyper Editor to step enter notes limited to a particular scale There are many artists that are not musically trained and have no idea what notes to play when composing. A musical scale is mostly composed of 7 notes. Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti…then back to Do. 1) Use the pencil tool to create an empty region in the arrange window on a virtual instrument track with an instrument on it. Double click the region and draw in the notes of your scale. If you want more than one octave to work with when in the hyper editor, repeat the scale up and down a few octaves when drawing in the notes. Command-A to select all the notes after entering them. http://logicprohelp.com/tipsimages/tip1shot1.png 2) In the Hyper Editor, choose Hyper > Create Hyper Set For Current Events. http://logicprohelp.com/tipsimages/tip1shot2.png 3) In the Inspector, click the Hyper Set menu, and name the Hyper Set (the key scale/feeling/whatever). http://logicprohelp.com/tipsimages/tip1shot3.png You now have an awesome custom Hyper Set to draw notes in limited to the scale of your choice that can be used on existing regions or new ones you create with the pencil tool. When entering notes in the Hyper Editor you can instantly move up/down to adjust the notes velocity. Each note can have a separate divisional setting, Pen Width and can even be delayed easily back and forth in time via the Hyper Editor Info Window (bottom left of the Inspector)!…try that in the Piano Roll. http://logicprohelp.com/tipsimages/tip1shot4.png Have fun! Darren Burgos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis Graham Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 this is great thanks Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Burgos Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Absolutely! I'll be posting a new one about once a week. I've been using Logic since version 2 and like David N, am considered an expert in the application. If this tip didn't tickle your interest, stay tuned, there's many more to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmeoff Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Killer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rundfunk Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 This is great, thanks Darren, looking forwards to more of your tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtified Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 For some reason I cannot get the "Pitch" check box to show up? Is there a setting missing that I might not know of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 For some reason I cannot get the "Pitch" check box to show up? Is there a setting missing that I might not know of? Make sure the "Status" is set to "Note". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amit Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I can not see the Hyper set Menu in the Inspector. Is there some thing that i need to do to view it?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I can not see the Hyper set Menu in the Inspector. Is there some thing that i need to do to view it?. Make sure the Hyper Editor has key focus (click its background). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveastanga Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I've been messing about with this after googling the mixolydian & pentatonic blues scale notes (in a given key). It really is fun. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 This is amazing thank you! I am learning theory, but this will certainly make it much easier in the meantime (even when i know it). I am wondering if there's any way to save that hyper set for all projects so i'd just have a library of keys that i can choose from. That's amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUncannyValley Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I am wondering if there's any way to save that hyper set for all projects so i'd just have a library of keys that i can choose from. Funny, I just stumbled upon Darren's post and wondered the exact same thing. I happen to know a lot of theory but I'm working on speeding up my workflow and this is a great method for me and the work I do. I know this is relatively old thread but if anyone has the knowledge 1=1? and I seek, perhaps you could post and/or direct us to another thread/topic or forum? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 You can import Hyper Sets from one project to another using File > Project Settings > Import Project Settings... You can create a template with the desired Hyper Sets (you can import hyper sets from projects to your template if you wish). Any project created from that template will have the Hyper Sets readily available. Any project created from another template, you can import the hyper sets from that template to the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUncannyValley Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Very cool, I didn't know about that. Thanks David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 You're welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlepore Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 This is great! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthified Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It's 2016 now, and I can't seem to find a menu item for "Create Hyper Set". Does anyone know if this feature still exists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It's 2016 now, and I can't seem to find a menu item for "Create Hyper Set". Does anyone know if this feature still exists? Yes but it has been renamed: choose Lanes > New Lane Set for Current Events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthified Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Nice! thanks David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 You're welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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