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Alternatively, all the MIDI tracks
can be merged into a single "Format 0"
track to minimize the playback noise by using only
1 QuickTime Synth:
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Select
all the MIDI Regions and merge them
(Glue tool or Region>Merge>Regions).
When prompted, click the Convert button
(to change the MIDI channels) in the
dialog box.
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Change
the MIDI QuickTime track to an Audio
Instrument track and select DLSMusicDevice
(Stereo>AU Instruments>Apple).
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In
the Object Parameter Box (on the left
of the Arrange Window), change the
Audio Instrument's MIDI channel to
All.
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Adjust
the playback level (Audio>Audio
Mixer or template Screenset 9) to
avoid clipping.
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Initiate
the Bounce process (File>Bounce
or click the Bounce button on the
Audio Mixer's Output channel strip).
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Adjust
the Bounce settings as needed (Destination:
MP3, Start and End Positions, Save
As, Where, etc). Click the Bounce
button to begin the process.
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Bounce Dialog Window:
Various options for bouncing such as file
type (wave, mp3, audio cd, etc), bounce
location, bit rate and surround bounce format
can be set in this window.
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Solution
#2 - Record the audio output of the QuickTime Synth:
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Connect an audio
cable from the computer's audio output
to its input.
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Uncheck the Software
Monitoring option (Audio>Audio Hardware
and Drivers), if applicable, to avoid
audio feedback.
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Record enable/arm
an Audio Track. Adjust the playback/record
levels to avoid clipping (use the F4/F5
keys).
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Record the sequence
into the Audio Track - a PCM audio file
(AIFF, wave, etc) will be created.
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Initiate the Bounce
process (File>Bounce or click the
Bounce button on the Audio Mixer's Output
channel strip).
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Adjust the Bounce
settings as needed (Destination: MP3,
Start and End Positions, Save As, Where,
etc). Click the Bounce button to begin
the process.
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After everything
has been completed, recheck the Software
Monitoring option (if needed).
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Q: Several new ICOM students downloaded the Logic
preferences file but placed it into the wrong
folder. How do you verify that the downloaded
preferences file is actually working?
The easiest verification will be to check the
File menu - the Close command should indicate
^W (i.e. Ctrl-W), a 2-key combination that is
simpler to use than the Logic default. If the
Close command shows a 3-key combination (Option-Command-W),
this default setting indicates that the downloaded
preferences file is inactive.
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The Shorter Close:
The downloaded preferences file provides
a 2-key Close command (left picture) while
Logic's default is a 3-key Close command
(right picture).
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Besides containing Logic's audio settings, the
downloaded preferences file also provides several
additional Key Commands, some of which are for
functions that are not available in Logic's menus.
These functions can only be accessed through Key
Commands. As an example, the function - Align
Object Positions Vertically (to align chord symbols
in the Score Editor, for MT010 Assignment 2) -
can only be accessed via the Key Command, Shift-A.
The downloaded preferences file should not be
dragged into the same folder as the Logic song
template (a common mistake made by many students).
Once again, the correct location for the Logic
preferences file is:
Users/your user account/Library/Preferences/Logic
Q:
What are the updates in the new Logic templates
this month (the only question without "How
do you…";)?
The updated Logic song templates have been added
with 2 new Score Styles - Treble 0+2 and Bass
0+2. These additions will allow 2-voice polyphonic
notation to be inserted into the staves, simply
by using MIDI channel 2.
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Score Style Window:
Notes on channel 2 are assigned to Voice
2 while all other channels are assigned
to Voice 1. The voice settings can also
be adjusted easily for scores with occasional
polyphonic passages (by setting Voice
1 Stem to Auto and Voice 2 Rest to Hide).
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Both the new Logic Pro and Logic Express templates
(v1.2) can be found in the Logic
7 downloads section.
As the semester holidays are fast approaching,
Logic Notes with Sze will also be taking a break
next month. But I will be back the following month
in July 2007. See you then and have a nice holiday.
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