Logic-Pro

 

1. Before you start recording Audio on a machine hosted on the network, make sure that the Audio Recording Path is correct. Either click and hold the Record Button in the Transport bar and Select Recording Settings (Option *) or choose File Project Settings Recording…  You can set the recording path by clicking on the Set…  Button.
      

    

    

    

2. Enable Cycle Mode and record multiple takes of your instrument to create a Take Folder.
3. Here is a Take folder based on an example with 4 Takes. A Take folder is a Region containing all the takes that you recorded indicated by the arrow in the top-right corner.
      

   (The vertical white lines indicate edit points that I already made. They line up with the edges of each blue comp area already created, as you will se in the next screenshot. Double Click the Take Folder to view all the Takes:
   

4. Each blue selection is created by placing the cursor on a comp and dragging left or right. You can see that the cursor changes to 2 arrows. You can reposition a blue area by click-holding and dragging it. Only these blue areas will be heard.
5. To adjust  / fine tune borders, place the cursor at the edge of a blue selection and the cursor will change to 2 black bar handles.Zoom right in to make accurate adjustments at zero crossing points using the zoom tool shortcut – holding down command and Option(Alt) and dragging a frame around the join. 
6. Quick Edits:  

To move a selected comp area to another take:
Click on the waveform of an unselected area to move the existing “comp” from another take.

To remove a comp selection:
Shift-Click the comp

To remove all comp selections from as Take:
Shift-Click in the Region Header of the Take.

If the Take does not contain any comp selections, all unselected areas in other takes are selected in the take you clicked.

To remove a complete take from a take folder, do one of the following:

Select it by clicking in its track header, then choose Delete Take from the Take Folder

menu (or press Backspace).

 

Click it with the Eraser.

 

To store a comp, do one of the following:

Close the take folder by clicking its disclosure triangle in the upper left corner.

Choose New Comp from the Take Folder menu.

The comp is stored in the Takes and Comps menu (and is given a default name “Comp nn”).

To rename a comp or take:

Choose Rename Comp or Rename Take (dependent on whether a comp or take is

selected) from the Takes and Comps menu.

Type the desired name in the dialog that opens

7. If you are unsure of the result, you can create more Comps by accessing the Comp Menu. Click on the Arrow in the top-right of the Take Folder to view menu options.

Choose New Comp from the menu and make alterations to your selections. 

8. The Menu is divided into 3 sections:

A list of Takes ( these can be renamed using the Text tool on each take in the Arrange Area)

A list of Comps ( You can make quick A/B comparisons by playing one Comp and then choosing another Comp from the Menu to compare it to)

A list of Editing Functions

i.    New Comp – Creates a NEW COMP

ii.   Rename Comp – To rename the Selected comp (viewable in the Arrange)

iii.  Delete Comp – Delete the selected comp.

iv.   Delete all other comps –  Keeps the selected Comp and deletes all ot

v.  Flatten  - Flattens the selected comp (deleting all comps) dividing the blue selections into separate regions with cross-fades applied.

 vi.     Flatten and Merge – Flattens the selected Comp and performs a digital mixdown, thus creating a new audio file that is added to the Audio BIN.

vii.     Export to New Track – Exports a ‘Flattened Cross Faded’ region set to a new track in the Arrange area.

viii.     Unpack – Unpacks all comps from all Takes onto separate Tracks. Each Track shares the SAME Channel Strip.

 ix.     Unpack to New Tracks – Unpacks all comps from all Takes onto separate Tracks. Each Track uses a SEPARATE Channel Strip.

 

I often make use of the Take Folder and associated Comping functions by selecting independently bounced audio files relative to the same channel strip and implementing the Region > Folder > Pack Take Folder Command (Ctrl Command F).

 

-MC-

 

 

Tags: Arrange, Comping, Recording, Region