Hunting the Logic Pro X ‘Environment’

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Today’s ‘command’ was “MIDI Environment”. I know so little. I have the chapter in the Logic Pro X User Manual.

“Environment overview
The Environment refers to the virtual environment of Logic Pro inside your computer. It provides a virtual view of your MIDI studio, giving you complete control over your MIDI setup, and includes the following objects.”

Excerpt From: Apple Inc. “Logic Pro X User Guide.” iBooks.

Off hunting for resources out there in the internet.

Logic Pro X — Route MIDI to Multiple Instruments with MIDI Environment

Logic and The Environment, Part 1: The Simple Truths

Logic and The Environment, Part 2: The Clicks and Ports Layer

Top 5 Reasons NOT to be Afraid of Logic’s Environment

Lots more to review and read.

MIDI Environment — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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  MIDI Environment

Today’s command is actually an entire section. All of the commands in the MIDI Environment are listed here.

A tremendous amount of work can be accomplished here, in fact, it is the place where we can place plugins on the input channel for recording effects to the audio track.

This is another part of Logic Pro X that I have barely scratched the surface of. A chapter to read, maybe find some tutorials. If I wanted to “abuse my tools” this is where I would probably start.

“Environment overview
The Environment refers to the virtual environment of Logic Pro inside your computer. It provides a virtual view of your MIDI studio, giving you complete control over your MIDI setup, and includes the following objects.”

Excerpt From: Apple Inc. “Logic Pro X User Guide.” iBooks.

Toggle writing Plug-in parameters Automation in Write Mode — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

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Toggle writing Plug-in parameters Automation in Write Mode

Today I have learned that I know virtually nothing about using automation in Logic. Biggest thing I learned today is that

⌘⌃E command-control-E

opens the event list for the track. You can see the automation events in this list.

I will have to spend time reading the chapter on automation, and trying to figure out when/where I might actually use it,

It’s a vast subject. Kind of overwhelming.

“Automate mix and effects settings

Automation overview
Automation refers to recording, editing, and playing back the movements of faders, knobs, and switches. Using automation, you can create changes over time to volume, pan, and other settings. You can add automation to all track types.”

Excerpt From: Apple Inc. “Logic Pro X User Guide.” iBooks.

Control Surfaces

I am committed to learning how to really “drive” Logic Pro X. Along with the software I have some hardware that can help. I’m speaking of control surfaces. Apple provides some very nice helper tools for the iPhone and iPad — Logic Remote — that makes working in the studio so much easier.

Take the simple task of recording with microphones that are not in front of the computer. How do you start and stop the recording? Simple, Logic Remote on the iPhone gives you handy transport controls. No wires required.

For the big tasks (typically) I use my Behringer X-Touch — a wonderful surface that can drive Logic Pro X like it’s a Mackie Control, or my XR18 using the Behringer XCTL protocol. Swapping between the two modes is a simple matter of pressing the SMPTE/BEATS button located at the right side of the clock display. This does make one function a little harder — changing the clock display. That happens in the “Control Surface Setup” window. Change the “Clock Display” setting to whichever display you want to use.

I should start a separate blog series like “Logic Pro X Keyboard Command of the Day” with X-Touch functions. I did just add “X-Air Edit Keyboard Command of the Day” to my daily wisdom file.

Trim Region End to Next Transient (⌃]) — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day. #LogicProX @StudioIntern1

Trim Region End to Next Transient ⌃] - control-rightSquareBracket

Exists in ‘local’ menus and contextual menus.

I understand “Trim Region Start to Next Transient ⇧⌃]”, but trim end to next transient?

I really need to be using the “Audio Track Editor” to edit zoomed regions without zooming the tracks in the arrange window. So many fewer changes of reality.

The complete chapter is here…

Edit audio regions in the Audio Track Editor

Excerpt From: Apple Inc. “Logic Pro X User Guide.” iBooks.