I'm considering buying LPX but am confused - does it have a conductor track or allow for multiple time signature changes and tempo changes within recordings?
Can one tap tempo, quantize the tap tempo regionally and set markers to delineate different sections? Just trying to figure out where the limitations are before buying and investing time in learning it.
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), 3.4GHz i7 27" 3TB Fusion 32MB
Yes.. it's called the Tempo Track.... and is one of the various global tracks...
Logic Pro X: Tempo track overview
Apart from setting specific tempos at set points in time.. you can also create gradual changes in tempo over time...
Thanks just what I was seeking - with that info I also found info on the "gradual" change - called Tempo Curve - https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13208?locale=en_US
Looks like the time multiple signature info is also here - https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13198?locale=en_US
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However... it's not quite the same as DP's conductor track, for instance, you can't tap-tempo/conduct a playing track and record the taps in the conductor track.
I have at one time or another run into a display problem when using multiple time signatures. Example: The screen shows a region with data at bar 65, but the data it shows is not the data being played, The time signatures caused a display, dis-placement. That was in Logic 8 and early versions of 9, don't know if it's still there or not.
Pancenter wrote:
However... it's not quite the same as DP's conductor track, for instance, you can't tap-tempo/conduct a playing track and record the taps in the conductor track.
...which is a feature I have always wished was in LP.......
Pancenter wrote:
... you can't tap-tempo/conduct a playing track and record the taps in the conductor track.
Are you sure?
How about:
I don't say that it works great, but technically it is possible.
Hope that helps
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Additional:
Tap Tempo was completely broken for a while.. in LPX 10.0.7 and 10.1
Apparently it was fixed in 10.1.1 although I still find it a little.... temperamental at times... 🙂
Also I believe you cannot record Tap Tempo in playback mode.. only in stop mode iirc..... (Not in front of my LPX setup so cannot test/confirm)
Edgar,
It's completely functional in DP, Logic's tap tempo changes (working or not) with every upgrade including incremental... in other words, it's not a professional feature.
To add:
What makes it different is that DP's conductor track records the tap tempo keypress and plays them back, I can't say anything really because of the NDA, I beta tested the PC version a while back. Feels "clinical" next to Logic but only in the beginning, very functional software.
Does Logic Pro X have a Digital Performer type conductor track?
