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[DigitalMusicProduction]

Hi

Being new to Logic how do i assign the same EQ effect to four individual tracks in a project?

Example, one piano track recorded with 3 additional recorded parts in 3 othere regions due to editing, but all belonging to the same piece, how then do i assign the same EQ effect to all 4 region parts?

Thanks.

[desmond]

Do you mean you have each of those piano parts coming up on different mixer channels, or you have multiple piano instruments?

If so, to avoid over-complicating things, I suggest you keep those tracks in the main window separate by having them all coming up on the same single mixer channel (in Logic, you can have as many arrange tracks as you need all using the same single instrument/mixer channel).

Right-click on the track header for each additional track, choose Reassign, and select the one/first piano instrument - now all those MIDI tracks feed one instrument on one channel, not multiple instruments.

Then you'd just EQ that one channel.

Alternatively, if you want to keep four (or whatever) pianos going, you can set the output of those channels to a bus, and put an EQ on on that bus.

[G-Doubleyou]

You could save a channel strip preset, or create a preset from the plug.

[DigitalMusicProduction]

It seems my work flow was impractical and fragmented, I've now merged all individual region parts to one region as a cohesive whole, therefore i can now assign EQ to the whole region instead of adding EQ multiple times to multiple regions.

Thanks for your support everyone.

[desmond]

Note the terminology - you don’t add plugins to regions, you add plugins to the mixer channel the regions on that track are playing through.

[DigitalMusicProduction]

Note the terminology - you don’t add plugins to regions, you add plugins to the mixer channel the regions on that track are playing through.

I'm still at the confusing stage of mastering the intricacies of Logic,

However you mention assigning plugins to the channel strip, this I'm cofused about. There is an instrument channel strip in the inspector, also an instrument channel strip in the mixer, alongside channel strips (stereo out) and (master)

I've also noticed when assigning a reverb there will be a dedicated channel strip for that also. Therfore if I'm working exclusively with one instrument, piano VI, can i not simply assign all plugins on the instrument channel strip in inspector? As opposed to having to assign all plugins to individual channel strips in the mixer?

[desmond]

However you mention assigning plugins to the channel strip, this I'm cofused about. There is an instrument channel strip in the inspector, also an instrument channel strip in the mixer, alongside channel strips (stereo out) and (master)

It's the exact same channel, just available in different screens for convenience.

I've also noticed when assigning a reverb there will be a dedicated channel strip for that also. Therfore if I'm working exclusively with one instrument, piano VI, can i not simply assign all plugins on the instrument channel strip in inspector? As opposed to having to assign all plugins to individual channel strips in the mixer?

It doesn't matter in which window you add plugins to a channel strip, you're doing the exact same thing in either case.

[Dr Huge Longjohns]

There are a couple of additional ways to do this if you want to keep the tracks separate: use a Track Stack and just eq The summed track, or simply copy the eq from one track to the other by alt dragging in the mixer window.

[desmond]

There are a couple of additional ways to do this if you want to keep the tracks separate: use a Track Stack and just eq The summed track, or simply copy the eq from one track to the other by alt dragging in the mixer window.

I don't recommend this though in this case, as you are just running multiple instruments, and using potentially more memory and CPU.

It's like wanting another few notes up the high end, and wheeling another piano into the studio to handle it, and then having to make sure you process the second piano the same as the first to make it sound the same.

In Logic you can have multiple MIDI tracks all feeding one instrument, and that's the correct way to have multiple regions/tracks/parts playing one instrument. Simple, only one set of processing and resources required.

[DigitalMusicProduction]

It's the exact same channel, just available in different screens for convenience.

It doesn't matter in which window you add plugins to a channel strip, you're doing the exact same thing in either case.

In that case for more convenience i could use the instrument channel strip in Inspector to assign all plugins and work strictly from there?

As metioned in previous posts being a piano purist I'm not engaged in using multiple sample library's working with multiple instruments as i only write for the piano, therfore I'm assuming just one channel strip would be all i need to work from?

What are the dedicated Stereo out and Master channel strips for?

[desmond]

In that case for more convenience i could use the instrument channel strip in Inspector to assign all plugins and work strictly from there?

It's just the single mixer channel for the currently selected track, but if you only need to get to that channel, then no you don't really need to open the mixer, as you're not really doing any "mixing" with just one source.

As metioned in previous posts being a piano purist I'm not engaged in using multiple sample library's working with multiple instruments as i only write for the piano, therfore I'm assuming just one channel strip would be all i need to work from?

I don't know what you're doing. If you're using multiple libraries and multiple instruments in your pieces, then you will have multiple channels.

What are the dedicated Stereo out and Master channel strips for?

The stereo output channel is where your finished mix ends up, and where you bounce down your project to it's final audio file.

Forget about the master channel strip, and leave it's fader at it's default position, it's not relevant to you and may just confuse you.

[DigitalMusicProduction]

The stereo output channel is where your finished mix ends up, and where you bounce down your project to it's final audio file.

Little confused there, after the initial recording stage i then proceed to edit EQ and maybe add a mastering preset? However immediately after that i select bounce file from Logics drop down menu. Therefore when you mention the above, how does that relate to my project being bounced? As I'm not using the stereo out channel strip, rather manually selecting to bounce the project.

[desmond]

Little confused there, after the initial recording stage i then proceed to edit EQ and maybe add a mastering preset? However immediately after that i select bounce file from Logics drop down menu. Therefore when you mention the above, how does that relate to my project being bounced?

When you select File -> Bounce, that's exactly the same operation as clicking on the Bounce button on the main stereo output channel. You audio file *is* the audio from that stereo output channel, as that's where all channels in the mixer ultimately get mixed to.

As I'm not using the stereo out channel strip, rather manually selecting to bounce the project.

You *are* using it, that's what you are listening to, and that's what you are hearing. Have a look at your piano channel - the output of that channel will be set to "Output 1&2", indicating that the destination of the audio produced on that channel is being routed to the main stereo output. If you change the output of your piano channel to, eg, "No Output", then the sound on that channel won't go anywhere, and you won't be able to hear anything.

[Dan LB]

The bounce, in this case, is derived from the audio passing through the master bus.

If you have more than one channel of audio being mixed together, regardless of whether that audio is coming from a virtual instrument or an audio recording, that mix of audio sources comes through the master bus*. Further processing can be applied here to the entire mix should you desire.
When you bounce the project to an audio file, it’s this audio that is saved.

However, it seems that you are only using one channel, so you’re not mixing in any other sources. Nevertheless, the audio from that one source is passing through the master bus and that is what ends up as the bounced file. So as desmond says, you are using it.

I think it would be extremely worthwhile looking to get a one on one tutorial from someone who can teach you the basics in a few hours.

*other signal routing options are possible but that is beyond the scope of this reply and doesn’t apply to your current circumstances. I’m just simplifying.

[DigitalMusicProduction]

I think it would be extremely worthwhile looking to get a one on one tutorial from someone who can teach you the basics in a few hours.

I'm luving the concept of digital music production and Logics large platform of information, however i think it would be wise to heed your advise.

Thanks again to everyone for your support,
will be back again soon.