March 2010

Disable Solo Latching?

by Matt on March 24th, 2010 in Workflow Enhancement

By default Logic allows you to solo multiple tracks simultaneously.  This is the same as enabling Solo Latch in Pro Tools.  However, what if you want the solo on another track to be disabled when soloing another track?  There is not a setting to completely disable this functionality, but there is a work around.

Have you ever noticed the Solo button in your transport bar?  Apple simply calls it Solo, but it is better described as a “Selected Region Solo Mode”.  When enabled only selected regions will be played.  This mode works with any combination of selected regions in the arrange window.  You may be wondering how selecting regions can be any quicker than clicking the solo button on and off?  Well, here’s how…

When you click a track header in the arrange window all the regions for that track are selected and all other regions are deselected.  Therefore, to solo another track all you need to do is click the track header.  Much quicker than enabling and disabling the solo button when trying to find the track that was recorded with the noisy cable!

Logic 9.1.1 Update Released

by Matt on March 18th, 2010 in Uncategorized

Apple has released version 9.1.1 of Logic.  There are several items listed in the release notes.

Not sure why Apple thinks this is necessary…

“Newly created software instrument tracks now include an EVP88 instrument plug-in by default.”

More information on the update here.

Custom Mixer Views Using the Environment

by Matt on March 8th, 2010 in Environment, Workflow Enhancement

Do you have problems viewing all of your tracks in Logic using the mixer window?  Did you know that you can customize environment windows to view several tracks at once?  Well you can!  Here’s how…

Open the Environment and create a new empty layer. You can name this layer anything you like.  Make it relevant to the channels you will include in your custom mixer.

Once you create the layer you can begin placing the channels you want into the layer.  (Be sure to create all the tracks you need in the arrange window first.)  Then go to the main Mixer layer in the Environment and select the channels you would like to include in your new layer. You can hold Shift to select multiple tracks at once. …Read More