User manual APPLE LOGIC EXPRESS 7.1 WHAT S NEW

[. . . ] 1 What's New in Logic Express 7. 1 This document contains information about the improvements and changes found in the Logic Express 7. 1 Update. The descriptions in this document supersede the relevant sections of the Logic Express 7 manuals (including the Late-Breaking News. pdf ). For the latest information about product updates, tips, and techniques, visit the Logic Express website at http://www. apple. com/logicexpress. General Improvements The Logic Express 7. 1 Update introduces the following general enhancements. Plug and Play of Audio Interfaces Logic Express 7. 1 supports plug and play for audio interfaces: it's possible to connect and switch on a new/additional audio interface while Logic Express 7. 1 is running. An alert appears when you connect a new device, and will prompt you to select and confirm the audio interface/driver that you would like to use. 1 Changes to Dialogs A number of enhancements have been made to the following Logic dialogs: · Sample Editor: Audio File > Save Selection As, Audio File > Save a Copy As. Both dialogs now allow you to set the desired sample rate, stereo conversion and dither type for the destination file. [. . . ] You can choose between: · Show All: Choose this default option to display all Apple Loops on your system. · My Loops: Choose to display all Apple Loops in the ~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops and ~/Library/Application Support/GarageBand folders (~ denotes the User name). · Shared Loops on my Mac: Choose to display all Apple Loops in the /Library/Audio/ Apple Loops and /Library/Application Support/GarageBand folders. · GarageBand: Choose to display all Apple Loops installed with GarageBand. · Jam Pack x: Choose to display all Apple Loops from a specific Jam Pack. · Vendor x: Choose to display all Apple Loops from a specific third-party vendor. · Other: Choose to display all loops that you added to the loop library by dragging them into the Loop Browser. 10 Updated File Path for Apple Loops Logic Express 7. 1 uses a new location for any associated Apple Loops installations. /Library/Audio/Apple Loops Used for any Apple Loops libraries that ship with Logic Express 7. 1. This folder is also used for GarageBand versions higher than 2. 0 and any additional Jam Pack libraries (higher than volume 4). ~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops Used for user-created Apple Loops. Note: All Apple Loops libraries that were released before Logic Express 7. 1 (including the libraries that ship with Logic Express 7 and GarageBand 1, as well as Jam Pack libraries volumes 1 to 3) will use the following installation folder: /Library/Application Support/GarageBand. All Apple Loops that are already on your system, will remain in their original locations. For more information, please refer to the Logic Express 7 LateBreaking News. Control Surface Support In order to keep the Control Surface support current, the following control surfaces have been added: · Tascam US-2400 · Tascam FW-1082 · Frontier TranzPort · JL Cooper CS-32 · JL Cooper FaderMaster 4/100 · Korg microKONTROL · Korg KONTROL49 Note: For further information about the individual control surfaces, please refer to the Control Surfaces Support document--found in the Documentation folder on the Logic Express 7 Installation DVD. Modal Dialogs Display All modal dialogs (except file selector boxes) are now shown on control surfaces that feature text displays. If the dialog text does not fit into the LCD's upper row, it will start scrolling after three seconds. You can scroll the dialog text manually with the appropriate control (see assignment tables in the Control Surfaces Support document). · If there is an Enter or OK button on the control surface, it triggers the dialog's default button, where applicable. 11 · If there is a Cancel or Exit button on the control surface, it triggers the button labeled Cancel or Abort, where applicable. · All buttons (push buttons, including Enter/default and Cancel, as well as checkboxes and radio buttons, but not pop-up buttons) are shown in the display's lower row. Pressing a control surface button below the display triggers the appropriate button/ function in the dialog, if applicable. Following use of the Enter/Cancel button on the control surface or with the mouse, the dialog will disappear, and all controls and displays will return to their previous state. Mackie Control Mode Support Logic Control, Logic Control XT, Mackie Control Universal and Mackie Control Extender (all with firmware version 1. 02 or higher) no longer need to be switched to Logic Control mode, to be recognized by Logic. If you use software that requires Mackie Control mode: 1 Switch to Mackie Control mode. 2 Delete the Logic Control control surface in the Control Surfaces Setup window. Note: If you do not use software that requires Mackie Control mode, you shouldn't change anything. Mixer Windows The following enhancements have been made to the Mixer windows. Multiple Selection of Channel Strips The Multiple Selection function of channel strips in the Mixer windows has been enhanced: Clicking a channel background (without Shift held) now also allows you to select further channels by dragging over them (in the background). Hand Tool in Track Mixer and Arrange Channel Strip The Track Mixer now offers a Hand tool, which can be used to move and copy plug-ins between channel strips. 12 To move a plug-in between two Insert slots: 1 Select the Hand tool in the Track Mixer's Toolbox by clicking it. [. . . ] It will provide noticeable timing improvements on reasonably tight percussive and melodic material played in an eighth and quarter note feel. If a large amount of timing correction is needed and transients are shifted too far, you may notice a number of audio artefacts, so try to strike the balance between sound quality and timing enhancement. Important: For technical reasons, the Enhance Timing plug-in only works on audio tracks and must be inserted in the top Insert slot. As a tip for triplets, try the 1/12 note setting for played 8th note triplets. 16 New Vocal Transformer Effect The Vocal Transformer plug-in allows you to manipulate vocal tracks in many different ways. [. . . ]