Studio Help Files: Email Questions April 2, 2008
Posted by ConnorSmith in : General Announcements, Project Studio, Troubleshooting , trackbackI’ve been getting a lot of questions via email. I thought I might post some of them here (with the answers) in case someone else is having the same problem. Feel free to email me questions, or for a faster response, post in the comments of an article (if that article deals with your question) or just in the comments on the “About” tab above.
From Brendan M.
…my question is how do I bring an audio apple loop with a key change into logic’s arrange page and have it retain the key change I executed in the loops browser? At the bottom of the loop browser I change playback of a selected loop from C to G# but when I drag the file into arrange it plays in C. Can this be done in LP8?
Answer:
From what I understand, that “play in” dialog box in the bottom corner of the loop browser is only for previewing. When you drag it into your Logic song, it will conform to whatever key you have chosen in the timeline. I attached a screen shot. In the bottom right corner of the shot, you can see the key (Bm). If you double click that, you can change it to whatever you want (or you can draw in subsequent changes later in the timeline).
From John H.
…so do you have any information on when Digidesign will release a Leopard-compatible version of Pro Tools LE??? We’ve been waiting since October. I am having problems with PT and stuff. how Long do I have to wait?
Answer:
Well, we’ve covered this pretty thoroughly on the site, but I would look for it soon. Apple is about to release 10.5.3 (within a few weeks probably) and Digidesign has suggested that they will release the 7.4 update at the same time. (It will be a free “dot” release for anyone who has a registered copy of 7.4). Hang in there! If you need help getting things to work on your system in the meantime, let me know, and I will do what I can to help.
From Ryan N.
…I need a MIDI controller, I’ve never really played piano or keyboards or anything like that. I mainly use Garageband and sometimes other stuff at other places, but the keyboard will stay at my house. I [have] about $100 to spend but not much more. Whats a good deal or what should I buy do you think. Oh and smaller too, my desk isnt that big.
Answer:
Well, there isn’t too much available in the $100 price range. I would suggest saving up for something in the $170 range, such as the M-Audio Oxygen 61 key controller. Thats a great entry level controller with some extra knobs and faders to assign to parameters in your DAW. If you think that’s still going to be out of your price range, you might check Ebay or some other used places for a good deal. ‘
I’ll try to do some more here soon. Please feel free to keep the questions coming (especially in the comments on the site, its faster)
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heres a question i have a lower end cam corder say like a 400 dollar from best buy and i want to record audio using pro tools but the concert is too long and is causing syncing issues any ideas on how to lock sync