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Contents Preface 7 An Introduction to the Logic Pro Effects 7 About the Logic Pro Effects 8 About the MainStage Documentation 8 Additional Resources Chapter 1 11 Amps and Pedals 11 Amp Designer 28 Bass Amp 29 Guitar Amp Pro 35 Pedalboard Chapter 2 51 Delay Effects 51 Delay Designer 71 Echo 71 Sample Delay 72 Stereo Delay 74 Tape Delay Chapter 3 77 Distortion Effects 78 Bitcrusher 79 Clip Distortion 80 Distortion Effect 81 Distortion II 81 Overdrive 82 Phase Distortion Chapter 4 85 Dynamics Processors 85 Types of Dynamics Processors 87 Adaptive Limiter 88 Compressor 92 DeEsser 94 Ducker 96 Enveloper 98 Expander 3 99 Limiter 100 Multipressor 103 Noise Gate 106 Silver Compressor 107 Silver Gate Chapter 5 109 Equalizers 110 Channel EQ 113 DJ EQ 114 Fat EQ 115 Linear Phase EQ 119 Match EQ 124 Single-Band EQs 127 Silver EQ Chapter 6 129 Filter Effects 129 AutoFilter 135 EVOC 20 Filterbank 139 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator 151 Fuzz-Wah 155 Spectral Gate Chapter 7 159 Imaging Processors 159 Direction Mixer 162 Stereo Spread Chapter 8 165 Metering Tools 165 BPM Counter 166 Correlation Meter 166 Level Meter Plug-in 167 MultiMeter 173 Tuner Chapter 9 175 Modulation Effects 176 Chorus Effect 176 Ensemble Effect 178 Flanger Effect 178 Microphaser 179 Modulation Delay 181 Phaser Effect 182 Ringshifter 188 Rotor Cabinet Effect 190 Scanner Vibrato Effect 192 Spreader 4 Contents 193 Tremolo Effect Chapter 10 195 Pitch Effects 195 Pitch Correction Effect 199 Pitch Shifter II 200 Vocal Transformer 203 Vocal Transformer Chapter 11 205 Reverb Effects 206 Plates, Digital Reverb Effects, and Convolution Reverb 206 AVerb 207 EnVerb 210 GoldVerb 213 PlatinumVerb 217 SilverVerb Chapter 12 219 Space Designer Convolution Reverb 220 Getting to Know the Space Designer Interface 221 Working with Space Designer’s Impulse Response Parameters 225 Working with Space Designer’s Envelope and EQ Parameters 231 Working with Space Designer’s Filter 233 Working with Space Designer’s Global Parameters Chapter 13 241 Specialized Effects and Utilities 241 Denoiser 243 Enhance Timing 244 Exciter 245 Grooveshifter 247 Speech Enhancer 248 SubBass Chapter 14 251 Utilities and Tools 251 Gain Plug-in 252 I/O Utility 254 Test Oscillator Contents 5 An Introduction to the Logic Pro e efac r Effects P MainStage 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 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 and keyboard players will also benefit from a number of classic pedal effect emulations. Further advanced features include precise signal meters and analyzers, noise reduction, 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. This preface covers the following: • About the Logic Pro Effects (p. 7) • About the MainStage Documentation (p. 8) • Additional Resources (p. 8) About the Logic Pro Effects 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 sound. All effects and processors are highly optimized for efficient CPU usage. 7 About the MainStage Documentation MainStage comes with various documents that will help you get started as well as provide detailed information about the included applications. • MainStage User Manual: This manual provides comprehensive instructions for creating MainStage concerts and using MainStage with your instruments, microphones, and other music gear when you perform live. • Exploring MainStage: This booklet provides a fast-paced introduction to the main features and tasks in MainStage, encouraging hands-on exploration for new users. • Logic Pro Instruments: This manual provides comprehensive instructions for using the powerful collection of instruments included with MainStage. • Logic Pro Effects: This manual provides comprehensive instructions for using the powerful collection of effects included with MainStage. • Working with Apogee Hardware: This manual describes the use of Apogee hardware with MainStage. Additional Resources Along with the documentation that comes with MainStage, there are a variety of other resources you can use to find out more. Release Notes and New Features Each application offers detailed documentation that covers new or changed features and functions. This documentation can be accessed in the following location: • Click the Release Notes and New Features links in the application Help menu. MainStage Website For general information and updates, as well as the latest news on MainStage, go to: • http://www.apple.com/logicpro/mainstage Apple Service and Support Websites For software updates and answers to the most frequently asked questions for all Apple products, go to the general Apple Support webpage. You’ll also have access to product specifications, reference documentation, and Apple and third-party product technical articles. • http://www.apple.com/support For software updates, documentation, discussion forums, and answers to the most frequently asked questions for MainStage, go to: • http://www.apple.com/support/mainstage 8 Preface An Introduction to the Logic Pro Effects For discussion forums for all Apple products from around the world, where you can search for an answer, post your question, or answer other users’ questions, go to: • http://discussions.apple.com Preface An Introduction to the Logic Pro Effects 9 Amps and Pedals 1 MainStage features an extensive collection of guitar and bass amplifiers and classic pedal effects. You can play live—or process recorded audio and software instrument parts—through these amps and effects. The amplifier models re-create vintage and modern tube and solid-state amps. Built-in effect units, such as reverb, tremolo, or vibrato, are also reproduced. Accompanying the amplifiers are a variety of emulated speaker cabinets, which can be used as a matching set or combined in different ways to create interesting hybrids. Also emulated are a number of “classic” foot pedal effects—or stompboxes—that were, and remain, popular with guitarists and keyboardists. As with their real-world counterparts, you can freely chain pedals in any order to create the perfect sound. This chapter covers the following: • Amp Designer (p. 11) • Bass Amp (p. 28) • Guitar Amp Pro (p. 29) • Pedalboard (p. 35) Amp Designer Amp Designer emulates the sound of over 20 famous guitar amplifiers and the speaker cabinets used with them. Each preconfigured model combines an amp, cabinet, and EQ that re-creates a well-known guitar amplifier sound. You can process guitar signals directly, which allows you to reproduce the sound of your guitar played through these amplification systems. Amp Designer can also be used for experimental sound design and processing. You are free to use it with other instruments, applying the sonic character of a guitar amp to a trumpet or vocal part, for example. The amplifiers, cabinets, and EQs emulated by Amp Designer can be combined in a number of ways to radically or subtly alter the tone. Virtual microphones are used to pick up the signal of the emulated amplifier and cabinet. You can choose from three different microphone types, and you can reposition them. 11 Amp Designer also emulates classic guitar amplifier effects, including spring reverb, vibrato, and tremolo. The Amp Designer interface can be broken down into four general sections in terms of different kinds of parameters. Amp parameters Effects parameters Amp parameters Microphone parameters • Model parameters: The Model pop-up menu is found at the left of the black bar at the bottom. It is used to choose a preconfigured model, consisting of an amplifier, a cabinet, an EQ type, and a microphone type.