LOGIC PRO X - Beat Breaker
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- This week, I’m taking a first and fairly deep dive into Logic’s Beat Breaker plug-in. This allows us to think of a piece of audio in slices and to apply Time/Pitch manipulation, Repeats and Volume offsets to each slice. As its name suggests, Beat Breaker has been designed with on-the-fly beat loop manipulation in mind. But having taken a tour of Beat Breaker’s Modes over a wonky hip-hop groove, I’ll show you how it can also be used to transform synth pattern sequences, paying particular attention to the Mix dial and the Automation capabilities which lie within.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Understanding Slices
03:31 Volume offsets
05:53 Repeat Mode
07:24 The value of the Mix control
09:35 Time Mode - waveform analysis
10:39 Time manipulations
13:28 Exploring De-click
14:23 Moving slices and turning them on/off
15:14 Understanding Patterns
16:30 Listening through revised Beat pattern
17:47 Using Beat Breaker on a sequence pattern
19:18 Testing De-click
20:13 Mix dial down on synth pattern
21:01 Mix Automation
22:09 Pattern Automation
23:20 Automated playback
24:11 Summary
Hands down the best Logic Pro channel around. Thank you Jono!
Those are very kind words. Thanks Marcel.
Agreed!
Yes, certainly the best there is!
99% of the people found this video interesting and instructive. The other 75% found it entertaining and illuminating.
Cheers Jono - great info as always.
I got my maths degree from the University of FishCow… 😉
Did I ever tell you I invented Maths Degrees?@@jonobuchananmusic
I just discovered you through the Articulations video and I was stunned to see that you don't have 500k+ subscribers! Instant sub for me, keep it up!
Thanks so much, it's great to have you with us. New episodes on this channel every Wednesday and a new Short every Saturday. Enjoy the back catalogue!
Despite the fact that I am currently using Version 10.6.1 of Logic Pro X on a vintage 27-inch (Late 2013) iMac with modest macOS Catalina, I have watched this delightful and fun video with great enthusiasm. Thanks again Jono. You are doing a wonderful job. Take care and keep up the good work!.. :)
Thank you so much, I’m glad it was entertaining, even if not of immediate use! And thanks so much for your continued support, it’s greatly appreciated.
Awesome.. thanks so much... definitely the best overview and demo of this effect I've seen. Great job Jono! : )
Thanks Christian, that’s much appreciated.
Brilliant!
Thanks Peter!
YES THE MOMENT WEVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR BABY!! I have a feeling this tool has some extreme potential for people, becoming one of their new main workflow tools to spice things up.
Ha! I agree, the plug-in definitely has that potential. Hope you’re having fun with it.
Thank you very much, Jono, for this very instructive video! I have learned a lot from it!
Thanks BF, delighted to hear that!
Great stuff as usual :]
Thanks!
OMG! I haven’t even watched this yet, I can’t wait!!! It’s like a late Christmas gift!!! Thanks Jono!🎉
Sincerely,
Giddy as Hell!
Goodness, I hope you still feel the same way after watching!
Indeed I do! Thank you for posting!
One question, please? 84.9999 tempo? 🤔Was that the native tempo of that Apple Loop?
The good stuff Jono. I think that it'd be great if they'd added a 'trigger-probability' to each step so that an individual pattern could subtly alter each time it ran -but they didn't, so it can't. :)
They didn't indeed - not yet. But that's an excellent idea for BeatBreaker's development. I think the randomisation possibilities available in the Pattern Region Editor suggest that there's a good chance BeatBreaker will evolve along similar lines. Fingers crossed. Loving your Instagram, by the way. Amazing and beautiful work.
great showcase... thanks mate
Glad it was helpful!
Wow 👏🏽
Thanks!
Thanks JB - a bit of work required but an interesting plug in . Thanks for the tutorial 👍🏻
Hi Lee. Indeed, but even in its current form, it’s got some great-sounding potential.
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Thanks!
Hi Jono, thank you for these tutorials! Is there a way to make all audio (or midi) in the same key? In production process id like to audition different patterns of bass for example, but I bring them from previous projects all in different keys? Otherwise I need to transpose everything manually.
Good question. To the best of my knowledge, there's no automatic key detector option when you import a MIDI clip or audio file. I think the best option for you will be to add the music files (both Audio and MIDI) to the Apple Loop library. Here, each one can be tagged with key and tempo information, meaning that when you import each file, it can conform to the key (or chord) of your current project. So you'll get the result you want, but you will have to spend some time tagging and creating that database of clips in advance. I hope that helps.
@@jonobuchananmusic thank you so much, ok I need then to build the database of my favorite stuff in loop library.
At first, Beat Breaker feels like overkill and chaos, but you’ve demonstrated ways to be more nuanced with it. As always, an excellent presentation. I’m going to experiment with my Moog Matriarch with more stretched out effects from Beat Breaker. Could be interesting. Thanks, Jono! Cheers.
Hi Gary. Absolutely, that could be VERY interesting. Glad the video was helpful.
@@jonobuchananmusic I recorded a simple 2-bar sequence and beat tracked it so BB could also track it. The Gate presets are fun. One pattern anticipated the downbeat on every other cycle of BB - it was a nice groove. Next I'm going to experiment with playing the Matriarch live so I can mess with filter sweeps etc. while BB does its thing - if that's even possible . . .
I realized after I thought of it that BB needs to scan ahead so that's a no go.
I just found beat breaker acting having brought replicant 3, freezr xD & then audio modern has a small archived glitched plugin called automaton :D I have so much rand possibility's.. I just need infiltrator & I can glitch anything xD
All glitch bases covered! 😉
@@jonobuchananmusic SO much glitch over kill xD hahaha
Cheat code!
Unlocked! ; )
i get lots of clicks and pops while using this plug in, what can i do?
and it isnt helping with the 100 % de clicking
Sorry to hear that, Adam. A few things could cause that, depending on the type of material you're Beat Breaking. But I wonder if it's a I/O Buffer Size issue. The faster the processor is set, the less time it has for processing and this can lead to the introduction of artifacts. Head to Logic Pro > Settings > Audio and turn the I/O Buffer size up to maximum, just to test whether that gets rid of the clicks and pops. If it does, make the buffer size lower and keep dropping it until it's at its lowest possible setting without re-introducing the clicks. I hope that fixes it for you.
Hi Jono.
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am i the only person thinking that plugin is awfully designed and not intuitive at all? theres so many similar ones out there and they managed to make the most clunky version of it :( gross beat from wish basically lol. great video presentation though
Hi. I actually like the design of Beat Breaker but I agree that it's perhaps not quite as intuitive as it might be. That said, I do think the Volume and Repeat panes are pretty self-explanatory and it's mostly the complexity of Time page which requires some thought. The bigger thing for me is that the porting of this plug-in from iOS means that the amount of mouse work required to create the lines you might want isn't as smooth as it could be. Perhaps the design and its tactility will be updated (in time) together? Thanks for your kind words about the video!
@@jonobuchananmusic I was wondering the same since the iOS version has been the “test ground” for features later added to the Mac version. I’m hoping it will get some improvements over time, same with the mastering assistant and Alchemy Sampler. Such great features!