Logic Pro X
Design sounds
with Logic Pro’s
Track Stacks
L
ogic Pro X’s Track Stacks is a creature of
many talents. It can organise large numbers
of audio tracks into easily navigable folders,
offering control over such things as volume,
pan and effect sends from a single channel
strip. When used with MIDI tracks, however, the
potential for sound design is enormous, as it
allows you to combine sounds from a multitude ofdifferent synths and effects and not only sum their
audio outputs into a single channel, but also play
them simultaneously using your MIDI keyboard
as if they were a single software instrument.
This gives you a quick way to escape the preset
jungle and sculpt synth sounds you wouldn’t hear
anywhere else, without any real knowledge of
synth sound design. Intrigued? Read on...Quickly blend presets into huge,
unique sounds with Track StacksStack exchange
Build massive, unique synth sounds with Track Stacks
Logic’s Track Stacks lets you combine sounds from a multitude of synths...Limited addition
It’s a good idea to place some sort of dynamic control – ideally, a
Compressor or Limiter plugin – across the insert of your stack’s
channel strip to stop the volume level of the summed signals
getting out of hand as you stack them up. Once done stacking
sounds, you can always trim each individual track’s volume down
as you blend them together.Knowledge base
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Make your sound even bigger by
changing the transpose values of
each track within the stack. Add
height by transposing up an octave
or two, or create depth by dropping
down to the octave below.Save yourself
You can save your stack as a patch
for use in future projects. Just
open the Library pane and click
the ‘Save’ button in the lower-right
corner to save the stack to your
User Patches folder.Stack Master
Click the triangle in the Stack Master’s
track header to open and close the
stack – included tracks are indicated by
a grey graphic border. Just double-click
on a stack’s name to rename it.Special treatment
You can still treat the tracks
within the stack as you would any
other MIDI track – you can add
individual compression or effects
for instance, and the effects will
all be summed together in the
output of the stack.Logic Pro X
Design sounds
with Logic Pro’s
Track Stacks
L
ogic Pro X’s Track Stacks is a creature of
manytalents.It canorganiselargenumbers
of audiotracksintoeasilynavigablefolders,
offeringcontroloversuchthingsasvolume,
panandeffectsendsfroma singlechannel
strip.WhenusedwithMIDItracks,however,the
potentialforsounddesignis enormous,asit
allowsyoutocombinesoundsfroma multitudeofdifferent synths and effects and not only sum their
audiooutputsintoa singlechannel,butalsoplay
themsimultaneouslyusingyourMIDIkeyboard
asif theywerea singlesoftwareinstrument.
Thisgivesyoua quickwaytoescapethepreset
jungleandsculptsynthsoundsyouwouldn’thear
anywhereelse,withoutanyrealknowledgeof
synthsounddesign.Intrigued?Readon...Quickly blend presets into huge,
unique sounds with Track Stacks
Stack exchange
Build massive,uniquesynthsoundswith TrackStacks
Logic’s Track Stacks lets you combine sounds from a multitude of synths...Limitedaddition
It’sa goodideato placesomesortof dynamiccontrol– ideally,a
CompressororLimiterplugin– acrosstheinsertof yourstack’s
channelstripto stopthevolumelevelof thesummedsignals
gettingoutof handasyoustackthemup.Oncedonestacking
sounds,youcanalwaystrimeachindividualtrack’svolumedown
asyoublendthemtogether.Knowledge base
Download
available
20Timeneeded
Developer
Apple, IncDifficultyRegister interest
Make your sound even bigger by
changing the transpose values of
each track within the stack. Add
heightbytransposingupanoctave
ortwo,orcreatedepthbydropping
downto theoctavebelow.Saveyourself
Youcansaveyourstackasa patch
forusein futureprojects.Just
opentheLibrarypaneandclick
the‘Save’buttonin thelower-right
cornerto savethestackto your
UserPatchesfolder.Stack Master
Click the triangle in the Stack Master’s
track header to open and close the
stack – included tracks are indicated by
a grey graphic border. Just double-click
on a stack’s name to rename it.Special treatment
You can still treat the tracks
within the stack as you would any
other MIDI track – you can add
individual compression or effects
for instance, and the effects will
all be summed together in the
output of the stack.