Thread: LOGIC 8 QUESTION

when i mix vocals...... why cant i cut out a piece of the audio track and change the volume of just that piece? it sucks to always use automation or create new tracks for all these little pieces.

i can click on that piece and it opens in the sample editor, but all the alterations i make in the sample editor automatically apply on the entire audio track.

Originally Posted by Fuego

when i mix vocals...... why cant i cut out a piece of the audio track and change the volume of just that piece? it sucks to always use automation or create new tracks for all these little pieces.

i can click on that piece and it opens in the sample editor, but all the alterations i make in the sample editor automatically apply on the entire audio track.

you have to use the audo editor

there is no audio editor, just the sample editor.

there has to be an audio editor

you can - just go to (on the main screen)

click on VIEW

HYPERDRAW

VOLUME

lock in the points at the same volume level at the end of the 1st piece and the beginning of the 3rd piece (the 2nd being the audio slice u separated)

then just lower the levels for that one middle slice

You can do it I use Logic for Mixing and Mastering as well as PT.

If you still did not find the audio editor all you have to do is double click on the wave file and it will open up the editor.

homie is right, double click on the wav file it will open up the sample editor, from there you can go into FUNCTIONS>>>GAIN CHANGE>> and set the gain higher or lower to your taste !

you may find automation annoying but it's the best solution. making 'gain' changes (sometimes destructive) can create more problems than it's worth.

volume automation is one of the most powerful tools (along with processing automation) and can take the place/compliment of dynamic processing, especially to avoid over compressing a signal, and the random peaks which cause some to slam too much from a limiter.