Logic pro x. Global tracks chord

Hi Organism... I agree with you... I'll submit my disappoint immediately...

It seems to me this is another example of a trend in Apple software since Mountain Lion - simplify by removing tools that are important to long-term and power users. A couple of other examples would be the loss of "Save as"

and useful scroll bars.

Larry

Scroll bars (and the vanishing thereof) are an option you can turn back on if you wish in System Preferences...

System Prefs/General/Show Scroll Bars = Always

Thank you, Art of Sound. I understand and appreciate the intent behind your response. However, I respectfully disagree. In System Prefs you can turn on a sort of scroll bar, but one that is a significantly anemic variation of the species. It is half the width of the pre-existing version, and lacks the arrow buttons that were so useful to people who have a lot of files in a lot of folders. That is why I specified "useful scroll bars."

I am also aware that there are utilities out there to restore "Save As" to OS X. There is another utility that corrects Maverick's annoying habit of not allowing you to save files where you want to, making file save a two-step process of saving the file somewhere near where you want it, and then dragging it to the right place. There are probably utilities to resolve all my gripes. But why should they be necessary?

I've been using Macs since the Plus, so I have seen a lot of operating system changes come and go. With the possible exception of a short period while the programmers caught up when the kernal was changed to UNIX, I can't think of another example, either in the Apple programs that I used, or the operating system, when functionality was lost up until Lion. I admit to being mystified. I can't see how this benefits either Apple or its customers. Perhaps I am overly sensitive because the downgrades have occurred in functions that I happen to use a lot. Nonetheless, I wish Apple would emerge from its habit of secrecy and explain what their thinking is. It has been suggested in other places that the goal is to merge OS X and IOS. This seems to me like a dumb idea, but I don't run the world's richest tech company. I just want to use the products effectively and efficiently.

Larry

My apologies Larry,

I actually misread your comment about the scroll bars and thought you were refering to their constant 'vanishing act' rather than the lack of functionality, which I whole heartedly agree with you on.

Cheers..

Nigel

Btw.., are you aware that in many apps.. the "Save As.." function can be regained very simply by holding down the Option key....when accessing the File menu... or using the SHIFT+OPT+CMD+S key command

Test it in Textedit for example....

Not sure why they made such a change but at least the same functionality is still there, with a simple key press...

I knew about the Option key version, not the other. Thanks for adding to my repertoire. It's paradoxically almost more frustrating having it be there, but not normally accessible in the menu. Again I raise my nose toward the western sky, pointed at Cupertino and force out a wolf-like howl:

"WWWWwwwwwhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?"

😕

Larry

Heh.. I know exactly what you mean!

🙂

Cheers.

Nigel

Hi, any news about the "Chords" feature in Logic Pro X?

Have you found a simple and pratical way to assign a chord progression ( with minor, seventh, ecc chords) to Apple loops? Thank you

Lorenz musicdreamer wrote:

Hi, any news about the "Chords" feature in Logic Pro X?

Have you found a simple and pratical way to assign a chord progression ( with minor, seventh, ecc chords) to Apple loops? Thank you

No... and no.....

Note: I suspect the Global Chord feature is gone forever..... I could be wrong (and it wouldn't be the first time..) but somehow I don't think so this time around....

Anything now? Cubase has been leading with their extraordinary chord track feature, and I'm surprised LPX hasn't caught up by now. My bet is that they're certainly aware of what Cubase is able to do, and is thus working towards something... but why the long wait?

Composer With Question wrote:

... but why the long wait?

As I said in my last post....

I suspect the Global Chord feature is gone forever.....

...and I have neither seen nor heard anything that contradicts that opinion to date...