Derok

Help With Audio Comps In Logic 8

I want to know if anyone has experienced unexpected shifting of takes from a prepared audio comp in the Arrange window of Logic 8.

I am having a very frustrating experience working with an audio comp of a keyboard part that was recorded from three different takes.

Toggling the region that contains the different takes and creating one beautiful take (a comp) from those takes in Logic 8 was quite easy and simply amazing.

BUT, here comes the frustrating part. I realized that there were certain parts of my playing that occurs in the middle of phrases that I didn't want, so I decided to first, split the region (comp) in various sections, toggle each region and fade out the playing that I didn't want from the takes.
This didn't seem to be a problem, because after I did the editing of the takes, closed each section
of the chopped region, I listened to the perfect keyboard part that I wanted. I did a SAVE on my
arrangement and listened a couple of more times NO PROBLEM. I closed Logic for a couple of hours.

After reopening Logic and listening to my project I'm hearing parts of my audio keyboard comp are missing-specifically, from the last chopped region of the comp. Some of it plays....some of it doesn't. I toggled the region open and found two of the takes sitting about 20 bars further down
the arrange window than from when I had initially saved my arrangement. This wouldn't bother me, but the takes can't be manipulated like a region. They are somehow clipped to the arrange window. This is why I don't understand how they moved in the first place!!!

Does anyone know if there is a way to "unclip" the takes and manipulate them in the arrange window so I can place them back in their initial positions of the comp. This would be a HUGE help. Or, can someone possibly tell me why the takes shifted.

I'm thinking I probably should have merged all the split regions of the comp after I heard everything OK; but who knows if that would have made a difference in the saving of the keyboard part or not. This has happened TWICE, and it was a lot of editing!!!!. So, I just want to understand what could possibly be going wrong and.....Happily finish my project!!!

I would REALLY appreciate anyone's expertise on this delimna. And, to those who actually read this whole post and can be of help.....

Many thanks,
D.

.sf2 Inside Of Exs24

Hi,

I just recently discovered this exciting world .sf2 files; and would like to use
them inside of Logic's EXS24 sampler. I've read the plug-in reference manual,
and I've even seen this subject on a post from a couple of years ago. Both
sources mentioned placing the .sf2 file inside of the Sampler Instruments folder
via Library/ Application Support/ Logic/ Sampler Instruments then open up the
EXS 24 and the file should show in drop down menu of the sampler.
Nah.... it hasn't worked. All of the other Sampler Instruments show but the .sf2
doesn't.

Can anyone who has used .sf2 files explain to me how they used them inside
of the EXS24? What could I possibly be doing wrong? I would really appreciate
any feedback on this topic. There' s seem to be very little information on how
to do this, if it's even possible.

Thanks,
derok

Rewire Reason W/logic Pro 7.2

Hello,

I am happy to say that I just received the Logic upgrade of 7.2. It's great to know that the Rewire ACTUALLY WORKS in this version....and only ONE track is needed to get a STEREO Mix........beautiful. My question has to do with importing Reasons tracks individually into Logic's mixer tracks. Is this possible? I would like to basically take each of the Reason mixer's tracks and move them into Logic's mixer to keep the tracks separate and continue all of my mixing in Logic instead of going back and forth between the two programs.
I would really appreciate any help anyone can give. Hopefully there is a solution (that I can't seem to figure out).

Thanks,

D.

Follow Tempo Function In Logic????

Hello,

I would like to know if anyone has ACTUALLY used the Follow Tempo Function for audio in Logic's version 7.1. It's a real mystery to me. I understand that this function should be accessed and enabled in the Region menu of the arrange window....but.....I haven't actually found the submenu that will allow me to enable this function. I want to know if any other Logic users are in doubt as to how this function is enabled; or is everyone else happily timestrectching their recorded audio in real time. If you are....I want some of that action! Help me out! Please.....

Thanks,
d.

Like Ambisone In Logic Pro..?

Hello,

Are there Logic Pro users who have stumbled upon ANY plugin that functions in a manner similar to the VST plugin called Ambisone. It has been a couple of years since I decided to exclusively use Logic in OSX; and I must say...I REALLY miss that 360 degree panning and wide stereo placement capability that sounded sooooooo good with Ambisone. I would appreciate any tips or methods that other logic pro users have utilized in order to get the same type of effect in Logic Pro OSX.

Thanks,

derok