How to remove effect from master track?

I started messing around with the effects in the library while the "Master" track was selected.

Can you give few more details, Jack?

How did you add effects? Did you install additional audio units or plug-ins in your user library?

Or did you add audio units using the Smart controls of the Master Track? Did you change automation settings for the Master Track?

You are right, there is no "remove all effects" or "reset" command for the Master Track.

However, it is very easy to make it yourself:

1. Open a new "empty" Project. It has no effects loaded on that Master Track
2. Make the Master Track visible in the Tracks Window and select the Smart Controls Window. You can also just select a Track and click the "Master" button in the Smart Control Window to display the Master Track Effects. As you can see it is empty
3. One the Library Window (which should now display the Patches for the Master Track) and click on the "Save..." button. Enter the name "Default-Empty". This creates a User Patch for the Master Track with the name "Default-Empty"
4. Close that Project without saving and open your Project with the messed up Master Track.
5. Again, select a Track, open the Library and the Smart Control Window and click on the "Master" button in the Smart Controls Window.
6. The Library should display in the first column the item "User Patches". When you select it, you should see in the second column your Patch "Default-Empty".
7. Clicking on the "Default-Empty" Patch will overwrite the current Patch on your Master Track with the "Default-Empty" Patch, which has zero Effects loaded.
8. The Result: The Master Track is back to its default state.

The procedure is easier than it sounds, once you understand the steps and did it yourself. You basically create your own Master Patch (that is empty) and load it in your current Project.

I explain all the concepts and workflows for the Library and Smart Controls in great details in my manual "GarageBand X - How it Works".

Hope that helps

Edgar Rothermich

http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/

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BasementJack wrote:

... and seems more intuitive for messing with effects, do you generally recommend one GB version over the other for use editing podcasts?

Also, and I'll likely ask this as a separate question, but it looks like you've also got a book on Logic X - Whats the general opinion of GB 6 vs GB10 vs LogicX as it relates to podcast / interview editing?

I cannot generally recommend one or the other because it is unfortunately not a black/white decision. It all depends how much you are affected by the points in the "Good News" or "Bad New" section.

The Good New

Honestly, I never was a big fan of the user interface in GB6. It had conventions that didn't follow a standard DAW interface and concept. Besides the look (which is a personal taste) GBX now follows the new Logic workflow which is more DAW-like. However, it misses a lot of features (some of them were there in GB6) which could be a deal breaker right there.

Think about a car company that upgraded their two car models (GB6 and LP9) to the newest electric car technology (Logic Pro X). Their old cheap Diesel engine model (GB6) is now GBX, similar to the big model. The downside, however, in the GBX model, they took away the stereo, the AC and no more cup holders. So you have a nice modern electric car but with some major short-comings. If you liked your stereo system, then you might continue driving your old diesel model until they add those features again. Until then, you might be happy with the old models, especially if you rely on cup holders.

The Bad News

Besides being all new and shiny with new (Drummer) toys, there are some major, major drawbacks with the new GBX. If you are affected by those limitations, then GBX is definitely not for you.

• No1: Elimination of Podcast, Movie and Magic GarageBand features. The Podcast omission is the most baffling, because Apple could add that great feature to Logic to keep feature parity.
• No2: Logic Plugins: GB6 had access to all those non-AU Plugins. These where the original Logic Plugins and they cannot be freely accessed anymore. Major bummer.
• No3: No Aux sends. Although GB6 had a very limited Aux Send feature, it was enough for many basic Projects. Now that is pretty much gone.
• No4: No Mixer. At least this feature was also missing in GB6. However, a standard mixer is not that compacted to understand, so don't understand Apple's reluctance to introduce this important music production feature to GarageBand.

Add these to the Bad News:

No1 b: No more sound effect instrument to play custom sounds.

No1 c: No more vocal transformers.

Added to the missing podcast features, these missing features were the ones my students used most, when making a soundtrack for their movies.

This is a bummer for sure - It also doesn't sound like any of this stuff is in Logic Pro.

No, and that is probably, why it is not in GarageBand 10.0. The funny thing is,you still can use vocal transformers and sound effect instruments, of you keep GarageBand '11 installed. The GarageBand 10.0 can will show the patches for these instruments and you can use them with some restrictions. So the code is still available.