Logic 2 Test Prep

Front 1

What are project templates?

Back 1

Project templates are premade project files containing various configurations specific to certain session tasks, such as composing and mixing.

Front 2

What are some of the ways you can customize a project file?

Back 2

Project files can be customized by adding buttons to the toolbar and Transport bar and by maximizing various areas of the workspace.

Front 3

What is the advantage of an unlocked screenset?

Back 3

An unlocked screenset can be advantageous during the editing stage because it allows a dynamic view of the current data.

Front 4

Identify two strategies for creating key commands that help you remember them.

Back 4

Assign a key command only if you find yourself performing a menu command often. Assign keys that provide a clue to the function of a command, such as a key with a graphic representation or the first letter of the function.

Front 5

Are all key commands accessible via menus?

Back 5

No. Some useful functions are accessible only via key command, indicated by a bullet preceding the name in the Key Commands window.

Front 6

In what ways can you quickly access the Tool menus?

Back 6

You can access the Tool menus quickly by using alternate tools, using the Esc key to display the Tool menu at the pointer location, and using a two-button mouse.

Front 7

In what ways can you back up and share your settings?

Back 7

Custom key commands, plug-in settings, and channel strip settings can be backed up to traditional storage media, as well as to a Bonjour account on a local network or a MobileMe account accessed via an Internet connection.

Front 8

Which important aspect of an audio file determines how the Apple Loops Utility manipulates timing?

Back 8

Transients. They must be defined accurately through automatic and manual means to achieve the best results when creating Apple Loops.

Front 9

Which two attributes of a Logic project determine how Apple Loops are conformed?

Back 9

The project’s key and tempo determine how Apple Loops are conformed.

Front 10

Which offline Logic feature is used to exercise detailed control over an audio file’s pitch (in addition to its timing), including the natural resonances (formants) of a given sound?

Back 10

The Time and Pitch Machine provides detailed control over pitch and time, and it uses pitch shifting to preserve the natural resonances of a given sound.

Front 11

What works on audio input, dynamically intonating a performance in real time by aligning it to a pitch quantization grid?

Back 11

The Pitch Correction plug-in intonates audio input in real time, dynamically intonating a performance by aligning it to a pitch quantization grid.

Front 12

Flex time uses what as a point of reference when time compressing or expanding?

Back 12

Flex markers are used as points of reference for time manipulation, and they may be created independently of, or on top of transient markers.

Front 13

When making region-based time adjustments on audio like quantizing, flex time uses what to adjust the timing in relation to the time grid?

Back 13

When making region-based time adjustments like quantizing, flex time uses both flex markers and transient markers as timing references aligning to Logic’s time grid.

Front 14

Flex time transient markers can only be edited where?

Back 14

Flex time transient markers can only be edited in the Sample Editor.

Front 15

How are speed fades created?

Back 15

Speed fades are created with the Fade tool and specified within the Region Parameter box.

Front 16

True or false: Varispeed can alter both pitch and time of an entire project.

Back 16

True. Varispeed can alter both pitch and time of an entire project (including MIDI regions).

Front 17

Which global track lets you graphically align Logic’s time grid to a rubato part?

Back 17

The Beat Mapping track allows the accurate rescaling of the time grid to a rubato part.

Front 18

True or false: Both audio and MIDI regions can be beat- mapped.

Back 18

True. Both audio and MIDI regions can be used as the basis for beat mapping.

Front 19

Which direction does signal flow in the ES2?

Back 19

Signal flow moves from left to right, which helps with understanding the instrument as well as locating controls.

Front 20

Each of the three oscillators in ES2 offers what in addition to
analog-style waveforms and modulation options?

Back 20

Each oscillator offers 100 Digiwaves.

Front 21

When in FM mode, Oscillator 1 acts as the carrier, and Oscillator 2 acts as what?

Back 21

Oscillator 1 acts as the carrier, and Oscillator 2 acts as the modulation source.

Front 22

When in Ring Modulation mode, Oscillator 2 acts as the carrier, and Oscillator 1 acts as the what?

Back 22

Oscillator 2 acts as the carrier, and Oscillator 1 acts as the modulation source.

Front 23

When using oscillator synchronization, which oscillator is the master?

Back 23

Oscillator 1 is the master when using oscillator synchronization.

Front 24

How can the ES2 filters be configured?

Back 24

The filters can be configured in either series or parallel.

Front 25

In the ES2, modulation is assigned where?

Back 25

Modulation is assigned within slots of the modulation router.

Front 26

The ES2 vector envelope can be assigned to what two targets?

Back 26

The ES2 vector envelope can be assigned to Mix (Triangle) and the X-Y (Planar) pad.

Front 27

Individual samples are referenced and mapped within what?

Back 27

Samples are mapped within sampler instruments.

Front 28

What contains the settings for how a sample will be played
back, including key ranges?

Back 28

Zones contain the settings for how a sample will be played back, including key range.

Front 29

Which tuning parameter in the EXS24 Instrument Editor would be used to tune by cents, Coarse or Fine?

Back 29

Zones contain the settings for how a sample will be played back, including key range.

Front 30

Are loop points set within zones or groups?

Back 30

Loop points are set within zones, as they refer to specific
samples.

Front 31

What parameter in the EXS24 Instrument Editor is used to smooth out transitions between the end points and start points of a loop?

Back 31

The Xfade parameter allows you to assign a crossfade between the end and start points of a loop, making it smoother.

Front 32

How are groups used in the EXS24 Instrument Editor?

Back 32

Groups are used to assign common parameters to multiple zones.

Front 33

Are filter and envelope offsets set within zones or groups?

Back 33

Filter and envelope offsets are set within groups.

Front 34

What do multi-output instruments do?

Back 34

Multi-output instruments (such as Ultrabeat and EXS24 mkII) can route individual sounds to separate channel strips for isolation or further processing.

Front 35

What is the basis for sound generation in Sculpture?

Back 35

Sculpture utilizes a string acted upon by objects as the basis for sound generation.

Front 36

Routing to the filter and distortion circuit is done by enabling what?

Back 36

You can route to the filter and distortion circuit by enabling the Signal Flow buttons, located around each oscillator’s Volume knob.

Front 37

In order to define the target parameter for Step mode, you need to do what?

Back 37

You need to click a control first in order to define it as the target parameter for Step mode.

Front 38

How can you edit multiple tracks of a drum recording?

Back 38

Using Mixer groups, create an Edit group with phase-locked editing enabled.

Front 39

How can you quantize an acoustically recorded drum kit?

Back 39

Assign drum tracks to a phase-locked edit group and then enable quantization parameters in the Region Parameter box.

Front 40

How can you quickly replace bad sections of audio with good sections?

Back 40

Cut and paste material using marquee selections that are precisely tuned using the Snap to Transient commands.

Front 41

What features exist within Soundtrack Pro that are not found in Logic?

Back 41

Actions, Paste Mix, and Frequency Spectrum view.

Front 42

How do you move audio edited in Soundtrack Pro back to Logic?

Back 42

Save over the exported audio file, making sure the file type
and bit depth match the original.

Front 43

How can you replace the sound of a drum instrument?

Back 43

Apply the Drum Replacement/Doubling command to convert audio tracks into a MIDI track that will trigger sampled instruments.

Front 44

How are aliases used?

Back 44

Aliases are used for duplicating material that needs to automatically update when the original is edited.

Front 45

What does the Region Parameter box do?

Back 45

The Region Parameter box allows real-time control over various playback parameters, enabling you to transpose and adjust the feel of events in a MIDI region.

Front 46

How can you quickly modify the timing a MIDI region?

Back 46

The Region Parameter box allows real-time control over various playback parameters, enabling you to transpose and adjust the feel of events in a MIDI region.

Front 47

What are the Q-Velocity and Q-Length parameters used for?

Back 47

Q-Velocity and Q-Length can be used to conform MIDI notes to the length and velocity values defined in a quantization template that is selected using the Quantize parameter.

Front 48

What does the Invert Selection command do in a MIDI editor?

Back 48

The Invert Selection command selects all regions (in the Arrange area) or events (in a MIDI editor) that are not currently selected and deselects any regions or events that are selected.

Front 49

What does the Select Equal Subpositions command do in a MIDI editor?

Back 49

The Select Equal Subpositions command selects all regions or events with a similar bar or beat relationship to the selection.

Front 50

Where can you access the transform functions?

Back 50

The transform functions can be accessed via the main Window menu, or via the Functions > Transform menu in all MIDI editors.

Front 51

How are the transform functions useful?

Back 51

The transform functions contain many helpful operations for processing MIDI data, such as humanizing performances.

Front 52

What does Separate by MIDI Events do?

Back 52

Separate by MIDI Events separates combined parts recorded in a single MIDI region into individual regions for further editing.

Front 53

What track data can you import from one project to another?

Back 53

You can import track content, channel strip configuration (including plug-ins and routings), and automation data from one project into another.

Front 54

Explain the difference between the Mixer’s Arrange, All, and
Single view modes.

Back 54

The Mixer’s Arrange view adapts to the Arrange area’s track list, and vice versa. The All view mode displays all the channels existing in a project’s Environment, and it can be used to create an alternative mixer with commonly accessed channels. The Single view displays the entire signal flow from a selected channel, including send channels and output.

Front 55

Notes can be created for both the project and what?

Back 55

Notes can be created for both the project and tracks.

Front 56

Which insert plug-in aids in accurate stereo placement within a mix?

Back 56

Stereo tracks can be accurately balanced and their images
adjusted by means of the Direction Mixer plug-in.

Front 57

A plug-in’s Show Channel Strip and Show Insert menus allow what?

Back 57

A plug-in’s Show Channel Strip and Show Insert menus allow navigation from plug-in to plug-in within the same window, making it easier to copy and paste settings between plug-ins.

Front 58

Which tool allows you to change the insert order, thereby affecting signal flow?

Back 58

The Hand tool allows you to change the insert order by dragging and dropping plug-ins within a single channel, or from channel to channel.

Front 59

How do you link the controls of multiple channels while mixing?

Back 59

Use groups to link the controls of multiple channels while mixing.

Front 60

How do you temporarily disengage a group?

Back 60

Engage the group clutch (press Command-G or, in the Mixer’s menu bar, choose Options > Group Clutch).

Front 61

What is the most efficient way to apply effects processing to multiple channels at once?

Back 61

Use aux channels as submixes to apply effects processing to multiple channels.

Front 62

Side chaining plug-ins allows you to do what?

Back 62

Side chaining plug-ins allows you to control an effect on one channel by the signal from another channel.

Front 63

Sends can be configured in what three ways?

Back 63

Sends can be configured post-fader, pre-fader, and post-pan (and fader).

Front 64

How do you insert an external effects processor into the signal chain?

Back 64

Insert external effects processors into the signal chain using the I/O plug-in.

Front 65

When bouncing regions or tracks in place, a channel’s audio signal can be rendered to a new audio file with and without what?

Back 65

When bouncing regions or tracks in place, a channel’s audio signal can be rendered to a new audio file with or without plug-ins, effect tail, and volume and pan automation.

Front 66

How can you automate an aux channel?

Back 66

Aux channels are automated by first adding them to the Arrange window with the Create Arrange Tracks for Selected Channel Strips command.

Front 67

Snap automation is enabled where?

Back 67

Snap automation is enabled in the Arrange area’s Snap menu.

Front 68

How is automation data scaled?

Back 68

You can scale automation data by Command-dragging the value fader for the automation parameter.

Front 69

What must be done in order to apply automation to multiple tracks at once?

Back 69

In order to apply automation to multiple tracks at once, the channels must be grouped.

Front 70

Where do you assign MIDI controls to Logic’s transport?

Back 70

MIDI controls are assigned to Logic’s transport in the Key Commands window.

Front 71

How do you assign MIDI controllers to plug-in parameters
and channel controls?

Back 71

MIDI controllers are assigned to plug-in parameters and channel controls in the Controller Assignments window.

Front 72

How are layers used within the Environment?

Back 72

How do you cable an object from one layer to another?

Front 73

What does the Physical Input object represent?

Back 73

The Physical Input object represents the ports of your MIDI interface or MIDI controller (with direct MIDI­−to­−USB connection).

Front 74

What does the keyboard object do?

Back 74

The keyboard object displays incoming MIDI notes as well as generating new ones from its output.

Front 75

What does the monitor object do?

Back 75

Monitor objects display MIDI events passing from their input to their output in a list form.

Front 76

What does the Sequencer Input object represent?

Back 76

The Sequencer Input object represents the connection to Logic’s sequencer.

Front 77

How do you cable an object from one layer to another?

Back 77

The Sequencer Input object represents the connection to Logic’s sequencer.

Front 78

What does an arpeggiator object do?

Back 78

An arpeggiator object arpeggiates harmonic input (chords), outputting each note individually in a selectable pattern.

Front 79

What does a chord memorizer object do?

Back 79

Chord memorizer objects map a single note to a set of up to 12 user­−selected notes.

Front 80

What does a delay line object do?

Back 80

Transformer objects primarily change one type of MIDI data to another. They can also act as a MIDI filter, track automation splitter, SysEx mapper, and condition splitter.

Front 81

What does a transformer object do?

Back 81

Transformer objects primarily change one type of MIDI data to another. They can also act as a MIDI filter, track automation splitter, SysEx mapper, and condition splitter.

Front 82

What does a cable switcher object do?

Back 82

Cable switcher objects are used to manually direct the signal flow out of multiple outputs.

Front 83

What does a touch tracks object do?

Back 83

What does a touch tracks object do?