"themiddleman" <forums@logic-users.org> wrote: >Anybody got any nuggets of wisdom regarding twaeking >OSX to get better performance for doing music only on >your computer? > >I've disabled Widgets to free up more RAM but is there >anything else anybody can recommend? > >I'm using a Powerbook G4 1.67 Ghz, 120MB 5200rpm, 2 GB RAM Replace your internal drive with a 7200RPM. Even if you aren't recording or playing back audio on the internal drive, it makes a difference to the overall speed of the laptop. f-erenc szabo, smarty pants Z+E+R+O+B+E+A+T "NOW POWERED BY THE MIRACLE OF THE TRANSISTOR!" <http://home.goodmedia.com/~zerobeat>

Can I put in a vote for doing another group buy on the Sonalksis plug-ins soon. Is it possible to give any clue as to whether or not this may be possible soon? I've asked about this in several emails to LUG, though I could be posting to the wrong address! I've never had a reply. How do I email to a real person?

Petr wrote: >All the Logic instruments are perfectly usable, but they just dont >sound as good as the real instruments, IMO. However, even better >virtual instruments cannot sound like the real thing when you dont >have the right keyboard - the clavinet has a special shallow >keyboard, the Rhodes has a very stiff keyboard and the Hammond organs >have more or less that "waterfall" keyboard, that can be played by >your breath. If you run them through a guitar amp like most people originally did way back when it will sound a lot better. Anybody who has ever owned or toured with a Rhodes or a Clavinet knows that there's a reason that those instuments slowly disappeared - the tuning. Furthermore most of them were modified so a real Rhodes sound to one person is a horrible one for another which makes comparing sounds hard. I also have Magnetica, EVP88 and the real deal and to tell you the truth I don't even have the real thing in my studio anymore because I never used it. I don't have a B3 or a Leslie but a lot of the organ sound comes from the volume pedal and register skills that good organ players have and not so much the actual sound so again it's not possible just to press the keyboard and then judge the sound. I completely agree that the keyboard plays a massive part in the performance like the Hammonds with their very light keyboard, almost like a toy keyboard.

I have a Logic session where the session tempo is set to 60bpm but the midi is playing back at 78 bpm. I can't edit my midi because it doesn't match the session so it doesn't lighn up to the grid. I need to be able to change the session tempo to 78bpm without having it change the midi. Is there a way to do this? I looked a little bit at the Beat mapper but that would require drawing connecting lines to creat lots of tempo changes and what I need is more exact then that. Hans Jensen

hi, i have been using logic express for about 6 months, and there's still a problem that's plaguing every project i do. i sequence external midi devices with logic, then record the audio from those devices back into logic. the strange thing is, the audio shows up in the timeline earlier than the midi info. it's like logic is sending the midi info out early or something. midi latency is set to zero. this makes editing the audio a pain because i have to slide everything late to get it to line up with the timeline. any ideas? thanks, greg

> > > If you run them through a guitar amp like most people originally > did way back when it will sound a lot better. Anybody who has ever > owned or toured with a Rhodes or a Clavinet knows that there's a > reason that those instuments slowly disappeared - the tuning. For the Rhodes, it was the weight. The DX7 came out with its excellent Rhodes emulation, and Rhodes were gone seemingly overnight. In fact, (real keys players might disagree- I'm a guitarist) there's no question in my mind that guys would have preferred to continue to play a real Rhodes to a DX7 if they had weighed the same- at least the guys who did their own schlepping, which would have been the guys playing through guitar amps. For the Clavinet, which I always thought was a cool sound, I think it was more that it was just limited to a funky style that had its day and then passed. And again, if you don't have a roadie, why bring another keyboard if it's not an essential one? Sorry. OT, I'm sure. Just remembering the old days, I guess. James Irelan

On Aug 30, 2006, at 3:17 AM, gbrown wrote: > Message posted by gbrown <gbrown@thebeatshaman.com>: > > i am running logic pro 7.2.2 on a macbook pro 15" 2.16 Ghz 1GB RAM. > i am > using a motu 828 mkII firewire interface with the latest driver 1.4.1 > installed. i am trying to slave logic to an external midi clock > coming from > an akai mpc2000xl via a motu midi express xt. logic will recognize the > external midi signal and automatically enter midi sync mode when > the master > play button is activated but very quickly goes out of sync, not > only the > audio coming from logic is out of sync but testing the sync with > just the > metronome from the mpc with the metronome in logic. Hi, I believe Logic is not very good in beeing slave to MIDI Clock. It slaves better to MTC (Time Code) but the MPC cannot give that. I never could slave Logic to MIDI Clock only allright if there were some audio instruments running. So you would go better keeping Logic as the master. The MPC should slave fine to Logic's Clock. maxim

I personally haven't layed my hands on the SH-201 yet but am very curious. Currently I love my MIDI controller setup so wouldn't be using it for that. I run a Keystation Pro 88, and the mackie control, extender, and C4. They were pretty much built for Logic. The C4 has been great for rockin VST settings and Plugins. How are the sounds on that thing? How is the GUI for the VST part of it?

I ordered Logic Pro and was wondering can I uninstall Logic Express? If so how? I know I can delete the app from application folder but are there other items that should be deleted? also will Pro install duplicates of things like loops sampler instruments etc,, Any suggestions would be appreciated.

> I need to be able to change the session tempo to 78bpm without having it change > the midi. Is there a way to do this? Hey Hans, Yes, select your MIDI Region(s), then go to Region > Lock SMPTE position, then change your tempo. The MIDI won't move.

On 31 Aug 2006, at 17:07, Joe Albano wrote: > > You have to install psync (a Unix utility) and enable incremental > backup in CCC's Preferences--CCC will fetch psync and install it for > you when you turn inc.b/u on, or you can get it manually from > Bombich's site, I believe.. Or use SuperDuper! instead, it has incremental backup built in (they call it Smart Copy), and works a treat for creating bootable clones of your hard drive. (But it isn't the most flexible for other types of backup.) Cheeri, Calum.

> > You can actually 'unmix' the GM track by midi channel to create > > individual midi instrument tracks - determined by the midi channels > > actually used in the GM track > > Could you please describe how to do this? Thanks > > Dave Shirk > > Look under the "Region" menu - select "Split/Demix" - choose "Demix by event channel" (or "note number" to separate drum tracks) cheers Keith

On 31 Aug 2006, at 20:23, Dave Shirk wrote: > On Aug 31, 2006, at 3:53 AM, keith murrell wrote: > > > You can actually 'unmix' the GM track by midi channel to create > > individual midi instrument tracks - determined by the midi channels > > actually used in the GM track > > Could you please describe how to do this? Thanks > > Dave Shirk > > > "Look under the "Region" menu - select "Split/Demix" - choose "Demix by event channel" (or "note number" to separate drum tracks)" ... maybe I should mention that the Demix function applies to the region of the GM track between the L + R locators ... so make sure you set them to include the entire song ... the new midi tracks may also include 'default' volume / effects settings which will reset every time you restart the track ... you may want to delete / edit these settings to allow you greater choice over the final settings .... hope this helps Keith

Good day all, hope this finds everyone well. Is there any way to control the tempo with a Logic Control unit? I tried mapping a controller to a tempo fader and Logic didn't handle it well. Seemed to be a new glitch related to the Global Tempo track. Anyway, i would prefer to do it with the Logic Control unit. (maybe with the 'User' section ???) thanks........... Steven

Does anyone know where I can get hold of a "Logic Express 7 to Logic Express 7.1 Upgrade Kit" cd? I was left behind during the whole updating process. Any links, addresses or tips would be great rsz

On Aug 31, 2006, at 6:16 PM, keith murrell wrote: > >>> You can actually 'unmix' the GM track by midi channel to create >>> individual midi instrument tracks - determined by the midi channels >>> actually used in the GM track >> >> Could you please describe how to do this? Thanks >> >> Dave Shirk >> >> > Look under the "Region" menu - select "Split/Demix" - choose "Demix > by event channel" (or "note number" to separate drum tracks) > > > cheers > > > Keith > Keith, Thanks for the info. I never knew that one. Dave Shirk

> Message posted by Tim York <timyork@dsl.pipex.com>: > > Can I put in a vote for doing another group buy on > the Sonalksis plug-ins > soon. > > Is it possible to give any clue as to whether or not > this may be possible > soon? > > I've asked about this in several emails to LUG, > though I could be posting to > the wrong address! I've never had a reply. How do > I email to a real > person? > > Sign me up! The Sonalksis mastering plugins are easily the most transparent of the tube emulating compressor/limiter plug-ins I've demoed so far. Warmth without coloration (or an i-Lok). Two snaps up!

On Aug 31, 2006, at 2:40 PM, James Irelan wrote: >> > In fact, (real keys players might disagree- I'm a guitarist) there's > no question in my mind that guys would have preferred to continue to > play a real Rhodes to a DX7 if they had weighed the same- at least > the guys who did their own schlepping, which would have been the guys > playing through guitar amps. Heh. Back in the early 80s I worked with a keyboard player who also was a B3 tech; he added a second set of tone wheels to his B3. We used to haul that down the stairs (complete with snow in the winter) to the basement club we regularly played, along with a Leslie cabinet. All I know is that if he hadn't been a B3 God, we never would have hauled that stuff around. Made my dual 15" bass rig seem downright lightweight in comparison. It's amazing we never got injured...

> Message posted by Tim York <timyork@...>: > > Can I put in a vote for doing another group buy on the Sonalksis plug-ins > soon. AFAIR, (and Jeremy may have better information on this), when the Sonalksis Group Buy was negotiated, Sonalksis' intention was to do only one such promotion. This was stated at the time on the Group Buy announcement: "This is a special one-time-only group buy with Sonalksis - after this they will never have a group buy again with the LUG or anyone else!" > Is it possible to give any clue as to whether or not this may be possible > soon? Unfortunately, we cannot give any information in advance of any possible group buys. kind regards Mark Cahill

On Aug 31, 2006, at 11:27 PM, Dave Katz wrote: > Heh. Back in the early 80s I worked with a keyboard player who also > was a B3 tech; he added a second set of tone wheels to his B3. We > used to haul that down the stairs (complete with snow in the winter) > to the basement club we regularly played, along with a Leslie cabinet. > > All I know is that if he hadn't been a B3 God, we never would have > hauled that stuff around. Made my dual 15" bass rig seem downright > lightweight in comparison. It's amazing we never got injured... yep, with those movers bars you strapped on the sides. Beginning of my back problems. And of course, no way around it back then, if you wanted that B3 sound. James

On 1/9/06 10:22 AM, axissport wrote: > I ordered Logic Pro and was wondering can I uninstall Logic Express? If so > how? I know I can delete the app from application folder but are there other > items that should be deleted? also will Pro install duplicates of things like > loops sampler instruments etc,, Any suggestions would be appreciated. AFAIK, the Logic installer will overwrite most if not all LE (LE uses a subset of the Logic Pro files) support files. Just dump the LE application and you should be fine. michael

> >Anybody got any nuggets of wisdom regarding twaeking > >OSX to get better performance for doing music only on > >your computer? > > Hi, Just saw the post in an email digest, so don't know if these have been mentioned, but you can use Monolingual to remove all unused languages from your HD, which can be up to 1gb. Also Shadowkiller removes the shadows from OSX and is meant to help. I use it but I have not done before/after tests. Alos, set display to 1000's, not millions. you can find the programs via google easily. On an entirely differnt note, there was an argument going on about summing ages ago, and not to get back into that, but I recently switched to a MH 2882 and the difference in sound mixing through it, seperating the outs from Logic into it, and then recording the mix back into logic via AES/EBU is a massive improvement over Logic's internal bounce. Anyone else agree? C

Well, I have not played with the SH-201 yet Craig. I spent most of my night just watching video demos of it and also some of Korg Radias's synth. The layer of the SH-201 looks so much like our synths. I have owned the keystation pro 88 and I loved it but I sold it for the ozonic (bad move at that time). I am still looking for something closer to the piano feel that I can use : maybe a Studiologic by Fatar tpe of midi controller keyboard with a C4... I will keep you posted as I need to get a controller in a few days I know this is not part of the discussion but Korg's Radias sounds and looks awesome hence are you currently mixing hardware synths/logic ??? My problem with hardsynths is that they are limited. With Logic's Sculpture for instance, you can create unique sounds and tweak them to infinite possibilities that you cannot do with hardware. Any thoughts LUG ??? Impatiently waiting for some feedback :)

Hi all, I'm currently working on some pluggos built in Max that I want to use in Logic. Basically, these pluggos are inserted in logic tracks, and generate MIDI data that I would like to route to AU instruments, or, even better, to the sequencer input to be able to record it. Unfortunately I couldn't find a way so far to output MIDI from an insert in Logic. Can anyone help ? Are there some Pluggos developers on the list that could share their experience with Logic ? From what I've gathered, there are some shortcomings that make Logic not such a good host for those plugs. Thanks in advance ! Best regards, -- Axel Balley JazzMutant www.jazzmutant.com

Hi everyone, I have a quite basic question. I'm recording a band via a mixer which outputs are led to a Motu traveler and then everything is transferred to Logic via firewire. Now my problem is that I set the levels in my mixer so that I sometimes reach the orange but never the red. I apply the same to the traveler were the dynamic seems to be quite weel used. My problem is that in logic I usually end up with very small waves that I usually end editing with audio energizer. As I understand the problem today, for percusive instruments, the peak of the signals makes the average signal quite low... any solution proposition, better explanation? Regards Fred