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Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro

You're reading from   Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro Explore synchronization techniques for film, TV, and multimedia composers using Apple's flagship DAW

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837636891
Length 412 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: An Introduction to Scoring to Picture
2. Chapter 1: Understanding Film Music Industry Standards FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Understanding Film Scoring Terminology 4. Chapter 3: Reviewing QuickTime Video and Video Components 5. Part 2: Project Setup and Navigation
6. Chapter 4: Setting Up a Movie in Logic Pro 7. Chapter 5: Syncing Logic Pro to Picture 8. Chapter 6: Working with Hit Points and Scene Markers 9. Part 3: Methods of Scoring to Picture
10. Chapter 7: Creating Tempo Maps 11. Chapter 8: Working with Beat Mapping 12. Chapter 9: Working with a Time Signature 13. Part 4: Synchronizing Music to Picture
14. Chapter 10: Scoring a Commercial 15. Chapter 11: Shaping the Score and Exporting to Video 16. Chapter 12: Advanced Concepts for Dealing with Timing in Film Music 17. Index 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Editing tempo points

Any tempo changes made inside the Tempo track are visible as dots and called tempo points (also referred to as knots). Tempo points can be edited or adjusted evenly or gradually between the selected tempo points.

The individual tempo point can be moved up or down by clicking and dragging it to the preferred bpm. If you need to adjust multiple tempo points at the same time, you can hover your mouse over the selection and Logic Pro will select all the points.

If the tempo points are white, that means they are selected; if they are shown in blue, it means they are not selected. The highlighted tempo points in the Tempo track can then be moved up or down to the preferred bpm:

Figure 8.29: Edited tempo points in the Tempo track

Figure 8.29: Edited tempo points in the Tempo track

There is an additional feature in Logic Pro that allows you to create a constant tempo across multiple tempo points. Once all of the tempo points are highlighted, you can click on the Tempo track drop-down...

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