I find this is particularly relevant to Drummer setups, as selecting Drummer presets from the browser often adds up to half a dozen plug-ins that you may never need, and taking them all out individually is tedious. Create your own instrument setups with a more sensible set of plug-ins, if any are needed at all, and then save them into the Library where they will appear in the User section under Sounds, so you can load up your own economy version when needed (see Screen 1 above). If you've ever used the Library for instantiating instrument presets, you've probably found that they load up with all manner of effects plug-ins that you may never need - EQ set almost flat, compressors with the threshold set too high to do anything, and so on. This may not be a big deal for conventional effects plug-ins, as using the channel Settings menu may be just as fast, but I find it convenient for saving instruments. Open the Library window using the filing cabinet icon at the top left of the Main window, select Save at the bottom left of the Library window and think up a name.
One feature that many users overlook is that you can also save instrument and channel–strip settings directly to Logic's Library. Channel strips and buses each have their own settings locations, so if you click on Settings in a bus, you'll only see settings that pertain to buses. If you have a favourite combination of plug-ins, including instruments, you can go to the Settings box near the top of the channel strip, select 'Save Channel strip setting as.', then name and save your settings for future use.
You can remove them, and save your cut-down instrument channel as a preset by clicking on the Save button at the bottom.But templates extend beyond whole songs: you can also save channel settings, something you may have discovered already. Screen 1: Many of Logic's Library instrument presets include large numbers of plug-ins you may never use. You can also include external synths in your templates. What you put in your templates is of course up to you, but I find it helpful to start with three send buses to feed reverb, delay and a parallel compressor, and when it comes to instruments I often need a piano, strings, Alchemy and a couple of third–party instruments too, so I'll set these up, allocate names and icons, arrange screensets, insert mastering plug-ins on the main stereo bus, and so on, before saving as a template.
This is all automatic, so as soon as you start to record a MIDI or audio track, the plug-ins for that track spring to life.
#Logix pro x user guide software#
Yes, we've covered this before, but with the latest version of Logic Pro X (10.4.7 at the time of writing), creating a template loaded with all your more commonly used software instruments and effects plug-ins no longer comes with a CPU load penalty, as all plug-ins, other than those on the selected track or inserted into buses, now remain disabled until you actually record something onto that track.
#Logix pro x user guide series#
How many of us find ourselves doing the same thing over and over again when there is an easy way to save time? In Logic Pro X, the most obvious time-saver is to create a series of song templates for different types of project and then choose 'Save as Template' to put them in your User Templates folder. Use Logic Pro X faster with these time-saving tips.