Monthly Archives: August 2015

Logic Pro X 10.2, MainStage 3.2 Released with Alchemy, Other Features

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I’m not going to lie to you. I don’t really know much about Alchemy as I’ve never tried it before Apple acquired it. But everyone says how great and powerful it is, so there you go. Checking the Logic Pro X 10.2 Release Notes, there is a huge list of fixes, changes, and performance improvements to the app besides the addition of Alchemy. This list is much more than what the App Store shows. (On the other hand, the MainStage 3.2 Release Notes are similar to what you see in the App Store update.) It will be a while before everyone has a chance to try Logic Pro X 10.2 and see what they did, and if they fixed issues some people were running into consistently.

This is a good article about changes to Alchemy and Logic that may be of interest to Alchemy users.

Ars Technica has a rundown of what Alchemy is.

Here is a good thread about the new features at Logic Pro Help’s forums.

Leave Me Alone! – Disable alerts when using Logic Remote

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I was recently doing some tracking using the convenient Logic Remote app (see link elsewhere on this page to download it for free from the App Store). Even though my studio is small and the computer was only slightly out of reach from where I had the mic set up, using Logic Remote allowed me to see if my levels were okay as well as start and stop recording much easier.

But while I was tracking, I felt my iPad vibrate and thought I heard an alert. How annoying! Fortunately, it was during a silent part in the vocals so I could edit it out later. But still, I wondered, how can I avoid that in the future? Then I remembered, I could use Do Not Disturb to silence calls, alerts, and notifications from the iPad. There’s a full explanation at the link, but the short version is to swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open Control Center, and then tap the crescent moon. Note that if you have Do Not Disturb set up to allow calls from particular people or repeated calls, those will get through. You will also want to have Silence set to “Always” and not “Only while iPad is locked.” Otherwise, Do Not Disturb will allow everything through because your iPad is unlocked when you’re using Logic Remote. It might be a good idea to set your iPhone to Do Not Disturb during tracking as well!

[Feature request for Logic Remote I need to share with Apple: It needs a mode to display and enter notes. I often put the lyrics in the notes in Logic Pro, and it would be really helpful to be able to read the lyrics from there while I’m using the app to control tracking. I’m sure other people would like the ability to edit and read notes on their iPad as well for other reasons.]