LogicLab2

Lab 2: Wednesday June 18, 2008

Open: logiclab2.lso <--- this is the end point, not the start of the excercise!

How are "soft instruments" inserted? Why are they an "input"? Note that EXS24 is a general sampler engine and can implement/load arbitrary external sample data.

How does MIDI drive a "soft instrument"? What sources are there for MIDI files?

Explore the MIDI editor. How can you change phrase endings? How do enter MIDI files? How do you enter MIDI data directly (external/internal keyboards)?

Explore the SCORE editor. Is this useful? For notated scores one would normally use a program such as Sibelius. Note that Sibelius (and now Finale) also supports video in sync with the music notation.

Follow these screen shot guides to create a file like logiclab2.lso:

open logiclab1 (not logiclab2) as a starting point (use the 3track file we did made in logic lab #1)
click on the drum data area to open the midi editor - drum edit
move the last high note down to the "ruff" - ruff
click on "tool" icon - tool then click on "velocity" - tool
change midi velocity but touching and scrolling the mouse - velo_change
go back to tools and select the "pencil" - pencil
add more drum notes using the pencil - new notes
save this
using the "loop extender" by touching the track on the upper right corner, drag the drum track - drag
save this, do not close Logic yet

Note that you cannot edit notes in the "dragged" areas - these are virtual copies only. To make and editable copy you need to do copy and paste into the same track.

Now follow these screen shots to change the "sounds"

using the same file select a region by dragging a solid green line above the time line - region
open the mixer - mixer
at the very top of the drum track click to select a new "instrument sample" - roadhouse
play this to compare
save the file

You can actually use any sample in any softinst track but of course the properties and notes could mean something completely different from the original. Try it - you'll like it.