If you are brave enough to run Logic in 64-bit mode, you may notice that the updated plugins do not show up under the 32-bit AU menu after the 9.1 update.
This behavior is expected and the solution is to open Logic in 32-bit mode so the updated plugins to be scanned and validated. The next time you launch Logic in 64-bit mode, the updated plugins will be available.
We want to know how you work, so we will periodically create “feedback loops” where you can jump in and share your workflow with the world.
This week we want to know how you keep your projects organized. Do you keep them all in one folder? Do you sort by artist, album, or other criteria? Get in the loop and leave your feedback in the comments.
After our thorough scientific analysis (read, “Playing with Logic for a couple of hours”), we believe that it is safe to update to v9.1. We do have a few recommendations that we have outlined below.
We recommend that Snow Leopard users continue to run Logic in 32-bit mode until more plug-ins update to 64-bit. Even though you can run plug-ins in 32-bit mode, we experienced more crashes than should be expected on a pro setup. In our testing the benefits of the additional memory available in 64-bit mode did not outweigh the cons of the crashes. When running in 32-bit mode, Logic seems to load more quickly and doesn’t appear to be any less stable than 9.0.2 in our testing.
We will be monitoring the popular Logic discussion venues and stay on top of the issues that other users find with the update. In the mean time, we will definitely be utilizing the support for longer file names to keep our files organized. If you have any suggestions for users who haven’t upgraded yet, leave them in the comments.
Apple has released version 9.1 of Logic Pro. The update is available via Software Update. This update adds 64-bit support for Snow Leopard users although all features are not available in 64-bit mode. We are downloading it now and installing. We will report back and let you know of any issues we encounter.
Additional information available here.
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In Logic 9, you can click and drag the Mute, Solo, Input Monitor, Hide, and Freeze buttons in the Arrange Window to enable or disable the button on multiple tracks. This works great if you would like to solo a group of tracks. In previous versions you had to click each button individually.
The last post mentions using the tab key to speed up track naming. However, did you know that you can highlight several tracks in the mixer and when you name them they will be numbered sequentially?
For example, lets say that you have 7 wireless microphones that you are recording for a live event. Highlight the 7 audio tracks in the mixer you would like to use, double click and name the first one “Wireless 1″. The following 6 tracks will automatically be named “Wireless 2″, “Wireless 3″ and so on. This tip can greatly speed up track naming for large projects with multiple mics.
Logic 9 has finally caught up to other DAWs when it comes to naming tracks. When naming tracks you can now press Tab to move to the next track and Shift-Tab to move to the previous track. This speeds up naming tracks since you do not have to move back and forth between the keyboard and mouse to name the tracks as with previous versions of Logic.
Have you ever written a pass of automation on a track and decided that the whole track is too loud? You can use the automation select tool, select all the automation events and then adjust them accordingly. However, us Logic Dudes like to work efficiently and that is too much mouse work!
The quickest way to trim the automation on the entire track is to cmd-click+drag the yellow bar on the track header in the arrange window. This action can be performed no matter which tool is selected. Check out the video below to see this hint in action.
When you bounce an audio file from Logic 9, the audio file contains information that can be used when the file is imported back into the project. Most DAWs use this functionality to store the original position that the file was recorded at in the original project so the files can be realigned in a new project. However, with Logic 9 the tempo and markers are also stored in the bounced file.
This comes in very handy if you need to send some stems to your bass player so he can lay down some tracks. When he imports the audio files into a new Logic 9 project he will be prompted to import the tempo and marker information from the files into his project. This will allow him to play with Logic’s click track as well as view any markers that may contain important notes.
This Blog is where you'll find the Logic shortcuts and features that we're obsessing about this week. They may be new features, old ones revisited, or just a hotkey we never knew existed.
If you have a any keyboard shortcuts, tips, or tricks you want to share, or if you just want to say "Hi!" contact us at: matt@dudesnetwork.com. We welcome any comments or suggestions!
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