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    For you Logic users, when you're recording midi drum patterns, do you record them all in one track at first, and then split them out into different tracks to keep the individual sounds separate (ex: kick, high hat, snare, sound effects)?

    Typically I'm just doing a scratch track to get an idea out, but to really polish stuff off I'm trying to get my mind around splitting everything out into individual tracks.

    Even better, is there a way to automate this so Logic splits it all out without you have to copy notes to all the new tracks?

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    • Obviously, wanting to EQ and apply different effects on different sounds, I guess it makes sense to split it all out.mg33
    • Can't you just send each drum to it's own track while you record?
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    • Yep - I always have them on their own tracks - there is a way of automatically splitting onto different tracks from ultrabeat but I don't really use that much.fadein11
    • https://www.youtube.…fadein11
    • "Press the X key to open the mixer and make sure you're selected on the Ultrabeat channel. Press the channel's multi-output button 15 times to create thefadein11
    • individual outs. Shift-click all the created tracks in the Mixer so they're all selected. Right-click and choose “Create Track”, then close the Mixer."fadein11
    • alternatively just create a new track for each sound if not using ultrabeat.fadein11
    • I've noticed that with Drummer and Ultrabeat, that you can access individual channels consisting of all the sounds.mg33
    • you can indeed - see above.fadein11
    • Sweet, thank you!mg33
    • One thing with logic is (and ableton) the amount of videos on youtube - little 3minute jobbies - and often v.good. I have used it a lot but prob only actuallyfadein11
    • know about 25% of what it can do - always hunting down those little videos. just avoid the vids that claim to tell you how to make a certain style of music lolfadein11
    • I'm sure you know this by the way - my point was I find music how to vids on youtube far better than graphic design how to's.fadein11
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