Logic Pro X Know-How: Advanced Mute & Soloing
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6:03 Track & Channel Strip Headers
Review the basic functions and behavior of the track and channel strip solo and mute buttons.
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4:08 Buttons & Modifiers
See how to use the Option key for exclusive solo/mute mode, the command key to change the state of all tracks at once, and the control key for solo safe mode.
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4:14 Soloing Regions
Learn how to use the Control Bar and/or key commands to solo or solo lock individual or multiple regions on different tracks simultaneously.
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5:30 The Solo Tool
See how the Solo Tool is used for soloing and scrubbing audio and MIDI in the Main, Audio, and Score Editor Windows.
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2:02 Clear & Recall
Learn about two useful key commands; one to to clear and recall groups of solo’d tracks, the other to un-mute all muted tracks.
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3:20 Solo & Mute Groups
See how Logic’s Groups functions are used to establish unique solo and/or mute groups.
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6:45 The Mute & Power Buttons
Explore the similarities and differences between these two functions that are used to suppress audio output.
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3:09 Muting Regions
Explore a few different ways of accessing the Mute Tool, and see how region display coloring changes based on how they are muted.
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7:17 Muting & MIDI
Learn how to control the score display of muted regions and tracks, and explore a few MIDI note selection techniques useful for muting groups of notes based on pitch.
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5:47 Solo & Mute FAQ
Learn about a few inconsistent and/or less obvious solo and muting behaviors within Logic Pro X.
Product Overview
Do you use Apple Logic Pro X? Join Eli Krantzberg as he reveals the power of LPX’s advanced Mute and Solo options that will make using Logic faster and more easy!
From Track and Channel Strip Headers, to Buttons and Modifiers, Eli has you covered. You’ll learn all the deep Mute and Solo features and functions Logic has to offer.
Spend some time with the Solo Tool, Solo and Mute Groups, Power Buttons,and learn how to quickly and efficiently Mute and Solo Regions, MIDI and much more. See the individual tutorial descriptions below for more info.
If you use Logic Pro X, you’ve got to know this stuff… Watch “Logic Pro X Know-How: Advanced Mute & Soloing” today!
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Submitted 2 years ago
Good
Pretty good! Its just missing something. You should make an example where there are multiple tracks inside summing stacks inside the folder stacks then bussed into auxes and ends up into a Audio track with (i) monitoring or recording on. I cant seem to use solo safe on these instances. I just use mutes if I dont wanna hear the track and its a hassle. Thanks!
Response from Customer Service:
I'm very sorry you only thought is deserved a 3.5 star rating. We felt the tutorial was very detailed and Eli is one of the best in the business. I am happy to add a customer request for a part 2 covering more esoteric and specific setups like the one you mentioned.
All the best and I hope you learned a lot about mute and solo'ing in Logic!
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Submitted 2 years ago
very helpful Eli
Control S / Control M will definitely help me out work faster
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Submitted 2 years ago
decent course
very well explained...loved the automating of mute and solo feedback for improvement...some key commands don't work for my logic X and i couldn't find them either...would make sense to run through key command in global key command section. wasn't able to get multiple grouping to work on my logic X...would like to be able to post questions and have them answered. single grouping was fine but being able to solo and mute 2 different sets of tracks, i couldn't figure out how to do it.
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Submitted 3 years ago
Excellent tutorial!
Great set of tutorials to better understand everything about mute and solo in Logic Pro X. I'll definitely try and incorporate some of the tricks into my workflow.
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Submitted 3 years ago
Use the Pause Button and Take Notes
This is jam packed full of incredibly useful information. The mute and solo functions can be rather confusing. The problem with this video series is that it all blows by too fast to just watch and retain. This is unusual for Eli. Constantly throughout he does something while narrating, all very clearly, and each and every point I'm going, 'What the what, now?' It's all simple and valuable stuff, but be ready to repeatedly pause and take notes and try it on your own — back and forth — until you get each thing clearly. 5 stars because of the value of the content, less stars ultimately for the seemingly rushed presentation.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Producer, Audio Engineer, Musician, Sound Designer
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Reviews
Submitted 2 years ago
Good
Pretty good! Its just missing something. You should make an example where there are multiple tracks inside summing stacks inside the folder stacks then bussed into auxes and ends up into a Audio track with (i) monitoring or recording on. I cant seem to use solo safe on these instances. I just use mutes if I dont wanna hear the track and its a hassle. Thanks!
Response from Customer Service:
I'm very sorry you only thought is deserved a 3.5 star rating. We felt the tutorial was very detailed and Eli is one of the best in the business. I am happy to add a customer request for a part 2 covering more esoteric and specific setups like the one you mentioned.
All the best and I hope you learned a lot about mute and solo'ing in Logic!
Submitted 2 years ago
very helpful Eli
Control S / Control M will definitely help me out work faster
Submitted 2 years ago
decent course
very well explained...loved the automating of mute and solo feedback for improvement...some key commands don't work for my logic X and i couldn't find them either...would make sense to run through key command in global key command section. wasn't able to get multiple grouping to work on my logic X...would like to be able to post questions and have them answered. single grouping was fine but being able to solo and mute 2 different sets of tracks, i couldn't figure out how to do it.
Submitted 3 years ago
Excellent tutorial!
Great set of tutorials to better understand everything about mute and solo in Logic Pro X. I'll definitely try and incorporate some of the tricks into my workflow.
Submitted 3 years ago
Use the Pause Button and Take Notes
This is jam packed full of incredibly useful information. The mute and solo functions can be rather confusing. The problem with this video series is that it all blows by too fast to just watch and retain. This is unusual for Eli. Constantly throughout he does something while narrating, all very clearly, and each and every point I'm going, 'What the what, now?' It's all simple and valuable stuff, but be ready to repeatedly pause and take notes and try it on your own — back and forth — until you get each thing clearly. 5 stars because of the value of the content, less stars ultimately for the seemingly rushed presentation.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Producer, Audio Engineer, Musician, Sound Designer
1. When did you start dabbling in music?
I started playing drums in high school at age fourteen. Like most kids my age around then, I was into progressive rock. Genesis, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Yes. They rocked my world. A few short years later though, my musical life changed. While studying music in college I discovered Charlie Parker, Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt, and John Coltrane. Milt Jackson spoke to me in such a profound way that it left me no choice but to take up vibraphone.
These great players, along with drummers like Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Art Blakey, and Elvin Jones changed not only the way I thought about drumming, but also music - and by extension, life - as a whole. I realized life was meant to be a creative endeavor. The idea of improvising based on a loose set of guidelines and rules permeated into my psyche even when I wasn't holding a pair of drumsticks or mallets. But if I am going to be perfectly truthful, I have to hold Henry Miller and Woody Allen equally responsible for shaping the way I view and experience the world around me.
2. What training have you had?
I am currently an Apple certified Logic Pro. Young and cocky, and armed with only a partial University degree, I dropped out of school and began playing steady commercial hotel engagements and jazz gigs when I could. This went on for many years until I decided it was time to complete my degree - which I ultimately did with a major in Political Science and a minor in music.
It was at this point that I formed my current band Nightshift. We are going in to our twenty third year now - playing commercial one nighters like weddings, corporate events, etc. Don't turn your nose up at it though - it has allowed me a wonderful quality of life. It gave me the freedom to go back to school and complete a post graduate degree in Communications Studies - all the while supporting myself by playing weddings.
3. When did you get into recording?
It was in this graduate program - in the early nineties - that I found myself drawn to the fledgling emerging universe of hard disc recording and midi sequencing. Based on nothing more than the recommendation of one of my band mates who had an old Atari, I jumped in head first and bought a Mac LC ll, along with a version 1.1 of what was then Notator Logic. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But, in hindsight, it was a decision of epic importance in my life - shaping my future as much as the music of Milt Jackson and Charlie Parker did fifteen years prior.
I opened up my own commercial home studio in 1998 and began doing a variety of projects, working on radio jingles, artist CD projects, and whatever came my way. A couple of years later a colleague called me up - desperate. He was working at a post production house and one of the editors had just quit. They were doing audio post for a weekly TV series and needed a Pro Tools editor - and fast! And so, once again, I jumped in head first into what would ultimately open up my world even more - the world of Pro Tools.
4. People you have worked with/for?
Focusing on Logic, I built up a small but loyal client base and my phone kept ringing for Logic tech support and instruction. Film composers and studio owners all over the city were calling me. Even the music stores were giving out my phone number at this point! This kind of stuff becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. The more of it you do, the more calls you get to keep doing it. At least that's the way it should be!
As my Logic chops kept growing, I was hired by an old buddy of mine, Len Sasso, who was then an associate editor at Electronic Musician magazine, and began writing some columns for them. I had a blast doing them - and really learned to focus and express my thoughts in a concise and clear manner. This lead to a collaboration with LA based composer Terry Michael Huud on the 2006 film called Civic Duty - which was certainly one of the highlights of my professional life as a composer.
5. Why are you so good at training people?
I wake up every day excited to boot up, and create. Whether it's instructional videos, creating music, working with a studio client, performing with my band, or teaching at the schools - my days are filled with what I love doing. Enriched by the stimulation and creative freedom this modern music making software brings to my life. I bring that excitement and passion to each and every training product I create. My years of experience both using and teaching these programs has taught me the best way to make the user comfortable with these complex programs.
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