在Logic Pro中使用的触摸轨道

One of the more unexplored areas of Logic Pro, the Environment, holds some of the most rewarding features. One of these, Touch Tracks, is widely unexplored'¦ until now, thanks to David Earl!  

触摸曲目是一种方式来发挥多个MIDI地区,甚至文件夹,包含使用键盘控制器的MIDI信息。这本来是一个非常有趣的方式来试听一首歌曲时,世界的逻辑是所有的MIDI。我们可以采取的一首歌的整个部分,并发挥他们在我们喜欢的任何顺序。

现在,我们生活在世界上的音频和MIDI,触摸轨迹似乎少一些令人兴奋的。特别是因为我们需要使用环境窗口去。即便如此,触摸轨道环境对象的可能性已经变得有趣又因为转换成​​音频采样轨道的能力。

我只是告诉你他们是如何工作,以及看到什么可能性,你想出了!


步骤1 - 建立在环境的触摸轨道

OK,首先第一件事情:我们需要开放的环境窗口,并从本地的菜单,选择

Create a Touch Tracks object


我们提出了触摸曲目的画面。触摸曲目对象自动成为可在Arrange窗口的分配轨道,触摸曲目窗口弹出浮动,甚至当我们关闭此环境窗口。


步骤2 - 分配触摸跟踪Arrange窗口

在安排窗口,采取一个新的轨道(它可以是任何东西,不被目前使用),并保持控制下来,而选择的曲目列表中的图标。这将使我们看到触摸轨道环境层,并重新分配相应的轨道。

Assign Touch Tracks in the Arrange area


第3步 - 把一些内容

去苹果循环浏览器,并选择一些绿色的Apple Loops拖入Arrange窗口。尝试钢琴,贝司,鼓组合。也许添加合成垫。敲你自己了。


第4步 - 填充触摸轨道

现在只需将开放触摸曲目窗口上的MIDI地区。务必拖动区域由一个键盘上的触摸轨道窗口左侧。下面有什么,它看起来应该像如果你拖到C3,D3和E3的地区:

Touch Tracks populated with regions on C3, D3 and E3.


第5步 - 测试出来

现在设置结束后,去年地区在安排播放头,打游戏。要确保你有在Arrange窗口中选择触摸轨迹跟踪。而逻辑是在播放模式下,你将能够在一段时间触发一个MIDI地区。现在每个区域分配给自己的组。你应该把所有的组设置关闭或0允许所有地区打一次。

您可能会注意到其他触摸轨道音符值改变一些设置。我通常会忽略它们。

现在,我们已经确定的触摸轨道工作,静音Arrange窗口中的地区。可以专门用于触摸轨道。


第6步 - 尝试一个文件夹

如果打包成一个文件夹的地区,你可以打一个键上的整个文件夹。尝试选择在安排窗口的所有地区,静音,到使用地区的文件夹装

现在整个文件夹,将发挥在触摸曲目单的关键。请记住这个文件夹可以调换,现在作为一个整体,它可以有不同的结果。你需要确保督察鼓轨道, 没有移调

Make sure 'No Transpose' is selected.


这将让您获得换位以及鼓。


其他设置

请一定要尝试其他设置在触摸曲目:

  • Groups: any regions or folders assigned to the same group will mute each other when playing back. This is similar to a hi-hat mode, where a closed hi-hat silences an open one.
  • Velocity: At 100%, your velocity will increase or decrease the velocity of the entire region. When set to ‘off’, the region plays exactly as it was created in the Arrange window.
  • Trigger: This Determines whether the region loops, toggles, or behaves as a gate when the key is released.
  • Start: Always be on the beat when you trigger a region, or leave it free.


虽然触摸轨道可以稍微challenginglike一个延消息,因为你发布一个关键地区结束前... (awkward!),也可以是一个很大的乐趣。我强烈建议和他们一起玩。



David writes music for all media including advertising, branding, movies, television, and games. He works for such clients as Sega, LucasArts, Microsoft Game Studios, Landor and Associates, Beyond Pix, Rich Pageant, and Nextel. He also teaches at an Apple Certified training facility in San Francisco called Pyramind and has long bee... Read More

Discussion

Gary Hiebner
Great tip. Sounds like Touch Tracks can be used to try out different arrangement ideas on the fly. Can't wait!
jamr
How does the routing of the touch track device suppose to work? It would seem a common thing to do as with transformers etc... I haven't been able to get a positive result from the steps you provided nor any additional steps I provided... something simple I am missing here?
Rounik
Hi jamr,

If you follow all the steps above this should work great. Some things to remember:

- Make sure the "Touch Tracks" track is selected in the Arrange area.

- Logic's Transport must be running for this to work as Touch Tracks is a "real-time" Environment component. Hit play!

- Ensure you are pressing the correct keys on your MIDI keyboard/capslock keyboard that correspond to the notes which you have dragged the MIDI regions (or Green Apple Loops) onto in the Touch Tracks window.

Hope this helps
R
sflogicninja
Jamr,

The routing of the Touch Tracks object as shown is a bit different than how you would normally route a transformer object.

If you would like to trigger the Touch Tracks object within the environment, try routing from a keyboard object, or create a button and reassign the output from controller values to note values and have those note values match the corresponding touch track notes.

Also, do make sure you are in play, as all objects in the environment widow receive their timing only when Logic's clock is running.

If you provide some details as to what you have tried, I will try to address your issues tomorrow.

*bows*
jamr
"Something simple" just likes to play me like a slapped ass. I was populating the touch track itself and was wondering why the apple loops turned white when I dragged to the assignment window. Also the track mixer disappeared. :) After I wrote the reply, I left and made some popcorn. When I got back, I was slapped by the step 4 diagram and realized what I had done. After I assigned one of the other tracks to the touch track of course all worked just like you said it would. Happy day.

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