Apple Logic (1.1) - Manual (Page 48)

48 Chapter 5 MIDI Regions
2 Check the Auto Mute in Cycle Record box.
Selecting this setting causes each previous take to be automatically muted when the
cycle repeats. This way, you can record one passage after another, without being
distracted by (that is hearing) your previous takes.
3 If you would like to hear the metronome while recording, you should enable it now in
the Transport window.
To start recording:
1 Select the ES1-4 Track List entry by clicking on it. Simply selecting the track will arm it
for recording.
2 Play your MIDI keyboard; you should hear the lead sound. You can start playing the
cycle, and do a little experimenting on the keyboard while listening.
3 If you don’t like the current key, you can transpose it in the Region Parameter box as
desired.
Note: MIDI THRU always appears in place of a Region name in the Region Parameter box,
when no Region is selected in the Arrange window. Any changes made to the MIDI
THRU settings, in the Region Parameter box, affect the notes received at Logic’s MIDI
Input, and will be applied to any subsequently recorded MIDI Regions.
4 When you’re confident enough to record the solo, begin recording by clicking * on the
numeric keypad, or by pressing the Record button on the Transport window.
5 Anything you play will now be recorded, and a MIDI Region will be created on the
selected track.
6 Allow Logic to continue running. After reaching the right cycle boundary, the SPL will
jump back to the left cycle boundary.
Allow the section to repeat, recording on each pass, until you feel that you have one or
two good takes. Logic will create a new track automatically, for every cycle repetition,
and will move previously recorded tracks down the Track List.