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Contents Preface 7 An Introduction to the Logic Studio Effects 8 About the Logic Studio Effects 11 About the Logic Studio Documentation 11 Additional Resources Chapter 1 13 Amps and Pedals 13 Amp Designer 30 Bass Amp 31 Guitar Amp Pro 37 Pedalboard Chapter 2 53 Delay Effects 53 Delay Designer 74 Echo 74 Sample Delay 75 Stereo Delay 77 Tape Delay Chapter 3 79 Distortion Effects 80 Bitcrusher 81 Clip Distortion 82 Distortion Effect 83 Distortion II 83 Overdrive 84 Phase Distortion Chapter 4 87 Dynamics Processors 88 Types of Dynamics Processors 89 Adaptive Limiter 90 Compressor 94 DeEsser 96 Ducker 98 Enveloper 100 Expander 3 101 Limiter 102 Multipressor 105 Noise Gate 108 Silver Compressor 109 Silver Gate 109 Surround Compressor Chapter 5 113 Equalizers 114 Channel EQ 117 DJ EQ 118 Fat EQ 119 Linear Phase EQ 123 Match EQ 129 Single-Band EQs 131 Silver EQ Chapter 6 133 Filter Effects 133 AutoFilter 139 EVOC 20 Filterbank 143 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator 155 Fuzz-Wah 159 Spectral Gate Chapter 7 163 Imaging Processors 163 Binaural Post-Processing 164 Direction Mixer 167 Stereo Spread Chapter 8 169 Metering Tools 169 BPM Counter 170 Correlation Meter 170 Level Meter Plug-in 171 MultiMeter 176 Surround MultiMeter 182 Tuner Chapter 9 185 Modulation Effects 186 Chorus Effect 186 Ensemble Effect 188 Flanger Effect 189 Microphaser 189 Modulation Delay 192 Phaser Effect 193 Ringshifter 4 Contents 199 Rotor Cabinet Effect 201 Scanner Vibrato Effect 203 Spreader 204 Tremolo Effect Chapter 10 205 Pitch Effects 205 Pitch Correction Effect 209 Pitch Shifter II 210 Vocal Transformer Chapter 11 215 Reverb Effects 216 Plates, Digital Reverb Effects, and Convolution Reverb 216 AVerb 217 EnVerb 220 GoldVerb 223 PlatinumVerb 227 SilverVerb Chapter 12 229 Space Designer Convolution Reverb 230 Getting to Know the Space Designer Interface 231 Working with Space Designer’s Impulse Response Parameters 235 Working with Space Designer’s Envelope and EQ Parameters 241 Working with Space Designer’s Filter 243 Working with Space Designer’s Global Parameters 249 Automating Space Designer Chapter 13 251 Specialized Effects and Utilities 251 Denoiser 253 Enhance Timing 254 Exciter 255 Grooveshifter 257 Speech Enhancer 258 SubBass Chapter 14 261 Utilities and Tools 261 Down Mixer 262 Gain Plug-in 263 I/O Utility 265 Multichannel Gain 265 Test Oscillator Contents 5 An Introduction to the Logic Studio Effects Preface Logic Studio has an extensive range of digital signal processing (DSP) effects and processors that are used to color or tonally shape existing audio recordings, software instruments, and external audio sources—in real time. These will cover almost every audio processing and manipulation need you will encounter in your day-to-day work. The most common processing options include EQs, dynamic processors, modulations, distortions, reverbs, and delays. Less common are simulations of amplifiers and speaker cabinets, which enable you to “play” your instruments or other signals through a range of vintage and modern sound reproduction systems. Guitarists will also benefit from a number of classic pedal effect emulations. Further advanced features include precise signal meters and analyzers, a test tone generator, noise reduction, pitch correction, imaging, bass enhancement, and time-altering processors and utilities. As you can see, many of the included processors and utilities don’t really fall into the “effects” category, but they may prove to be invaluable in your studio. All effects, processors, and utilities provide an intuitive interface that simplifies operation, enabling you to work quickly. Outstanding audio quality is assured when needed, or—at the other end of the spectrum—extreme processing is possible when you need to radically alter your audio. All effects and processors are highly optimized for efficient CPU usage. This preface covers the following: • About the Logic Studio Effects (p. 8) • About the Logic Studio Documentation (p. 11) • Additional Resources (p. 11) 7 About the Logic Studio Effects The Logic Studio applications are designed for particular types of audio or music work. Similarly, the Logic Studio effects are also designed for specific uses. Given these unique properties and uses, each application provides a custom collection of suitable effects and utilities. Some points to note: • Surround versions of effects, and surround-related parameters that are documented in this manual, are only available in Logic Pro. • Channel strip settings that include effects not available in some applications are not compatible with those applications. • MainStage is a live application, and therefore, does not include effects that introduce audible latency. • WaveBurner does not provide a project tempo, and therefore, does not support tempo-based effect parameters (such as sync). Effect category Included effects Logic Pro MainStage WaveBurner Amp Modeling Amp Designer Yes Yes Yes Bass Amp Yes Yes Yes Guitar Amp Pro Yes Yes Yes Pedalboard Yes Yes Yes Delay Delay Designer Yes Yes Yes Echo Yes Yes Sample Delay Yes Yes Yes Stereo Delay Yes Yes Yes Tape Delay Yes Yes Yes Distortion Bitcrusher Yes Yes Yes Clip Distortion Yes Yes Yes Distortion Effect Yes Yes Yes Distortion II Yes Yes Yes Overdrive Yes Yes Yes Phase Distortion Yes Yes Yes Dynamics Adaptive Limiter Yes Yes Yes Compressor Yes Yes Yes DeEsser Yes Yes Yes Ducker Yes Enveloper Yes Yes Yes 8 Preface An Introduction to the Logic Studio Effects Effect category Included effects Logic Pro MainStage WaveBurner Expander Yes Yes Yes Limiter Yes Yes Yes Multipressor Yes Yes Yes Noise Gate Yes Yes Yes Silver Compressor Yes Yes Yes Silver Gate Yes Yes Yes Surround Yes Compressor EQ Channel EQ Yes Yes Yes DJ EQ Yes Yes Yes Fat EQ Yes Yes Yes Linear Phase EQ Yes Yes Yes Match EQ Yes Yes Yes Single-Band EQs Yes Yes Yes Silver EQ Yes Yes Yes Filter AutoFilter Yes Yes Yes EVOC 20 Yes Yes Yes Filterbank EVOC 20 Yes Yes TrackOscillator Fuzz-Wah Yes Yes Yes Spectral Gate Yes Yes Yes Imaging Binaural Yes Post-Processing Direction Mixer Yes Yes Yes Stereo Spread Yes Yes Yes Metering BPM Counter Yes Yes Yes Correlation Meter Yes Yes Yes Level Meter Yes Yes Yes Plug-in MultiMeter Yes Yes Yes Surround Yes MultiMeter Tuner Yes Yes Yes Modulation Chorus Effect Yes Yes Yes Ensemble Effect Yes Yes Yes Preface An Introduction to the Logic Studio Effects 9 Effect category Included effects Logic Pro MainStage WaveBurner Flanger Effect Yes Yes Yes Microphaser Yes Yes Yes Modulation Delay Yes Yes Yes Phaser Effect Yes Yes Yes Ringshifter Yes Yes Yes Rotor Cabinet Yes Yes Yes Effect Scanner Vibrato Yes Yes Yes Effect Spreader Yes Yes Yes Tremolo Effect Yes Yes Yes Pitch Pitch Correction Yes Yes Yes Effect Pitch Shifter II Yes Yes Yes Vocal Transformer Yes Yes Yes Reverb AVerb Yes Yes Yes EnVerb Yes Yes Yes GoldVerb Yes Yes Yes PlatinumVerb Yes Yes Yes SilverVerb Yes Yes Yes Space Designer Yes Yes Yes Convolution Reverb Specialized Denoiser Yes Yes Yes Enhance Timing Yes Exciter Yes Yes Yes Grooveshifter Yes Yes Speech Enhancer Yes Yes Yes SubBass Yes Yes Yes Utility Down Mixer Yes Gain Plug-in Yes Yes Yes I/O Utility Yes Yes Multichannel Gain Yes Test Oscillator Yes Yes 10 Preface An Introduction to the Logic Studio Effects About the Logic Studio Documentation Logic Studio comes with various documents that will help you get started as well as provide detailed information about the included applications. • Logic Pro User Manual: This onscreen manual provides comprehensive instructions for using Logic Pro to set up a recording system, compose music, edit audio and MIDI files, and output audio for CD productions. • Exploring Logic Pro: This booklet provides a fast-paced introduction to the main features and tasks in Logic Pro, encouraging hands-on exploration for new users. • Logic Pro Control Surfaces Support: This onscreen manual describes the configuration and use of control surfaces with Logic Pro. • Logic Studio Instruments: This onscreen manual provides comprehensive instructions for using the powerful collection of instruments included with Logic Pro and MainStage. • Logic Studio Effects: This onscreen manual provides comprehensive instructions for using the powerful collection of effects included with Logic Pro, MainStage, and WaveBurner.