Waveform Wednesday: The Comp Tool in Logic

A very 
useful 
tool 
in 
Logic, 
the 
comp
 tool 
allows 
you 
to 
pick 
the 
best
 parts 
from
 different 
takes
 of 
the
 same
 instrument,
 pasting 
them 
together 
to
 get 
the
 ‘perfect’
 take!

 Step 
1:
 Start
 recording
 a 
few 
takes 
on 
the 
same 
track. 
Logic 
is 
very 
intuitive 
where 
you 
can 
record 
over 
the 
previous 
take 
without 
losing 
or 
destroying 
the 
takes 
before. 
A 
good
 way
 to 
do 
this 
is 
to 
turn 
on...

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Fermata Friday: Drum Notation in Finale

Putting drum notation into Finale can be a tricky thing to do. You have to deal with stems in different directions, solid and X noteheads, and making sure that the MIDI pitch you play to trigger a particular drum shows on the correct line or space of a staff. If you have tried this on your own, you may have been tempted to just write the notation in yourself, but there is a way. The first thing to do to help yourself out is to pick...

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