Welcome to housekeeping 201. Here we are going to set up and modify your preference and project settings to optimize your workflow. Most people do not take the time to examine and research these configurations, and it is to their detriment. Let me clear up one thing. The Logic Pro preference settings and project settings are different from one another. Here's how Logic Pro preference settings, define and modify preferences that apply to all projects, including future projects.

Project Settings apply to the one individual project. Although these settings are project specific, you can always summon them using the import Project Settings function. In logic, you will come to find there is more than one way to skin a cat. You can Access the import project settings by going to the main menu, File, Import logic projects. Of course, you can always hit the key command, which is currently unassigned. And lastly, you can hit the browser, which is key Command F, or this little icon right up here, find a suitable project.

Click that on OK. And then insert any and all functions that you would like for your project. And then click Add. Now that we have cleared that up, let's go under the hood and build your engine from the ground up. I'm only going to cover some of the more relevant topics here. You can examine everything else with a fine tooth comb at all. later date, I want to make sure we are on the same page, we're talking the same language, where we're looking at the same things on our screens.

In order to do that, please follow along as I select the advanced tools settings in preferences. You can hit command comma, or go to Logic Pro preferences. In the far right, in the advanced icon, make sure all of these are clicked on, accepts around. Okay, let's get started. Let's go to general. In the project handling tab, here where it says startup action, I want you to keep it on ask.

I want you to have the option to create a new empty project or select a template or what have you. Here in editing, where it says right mouse button Want you to keep it on open tools and shortcut menu. That way you can select Tools, and also have shortcuts. All right here where it says pointer tool in track provides fade tool, click zones. That's what you want. Really good for a fast workflow.

See what happens here. If I go to the end of a region, I could just create a feed automatically, without having to go to the tool first. Really good workflow. I tend to not like the marquee tool, click zone. And that's simply because, for one, it just feels a little bit cumbersome, like when I'm trying to make specific edits. And the fact that I already use my marquee tool as my secondary tool really renders it a useless feature for me.

Here where it says limit dragging to one direction. I like these both on reason is, is if I'm dragging this file all the way up to this file, I don't want it to move left or right or diagonal. In any weird way I want a precise edit. So we just go straight up just like that. Moving on to the catch tab three read these words here it says defaults for newly opened views. So what that means is, the settings and preferences will only apply to new windows.

Let's just say open this up for another screen. These settings will not affect the main tracks window or the piano roll here. If you read below, it says control click or right click on a views catch button to change these settings individually. So here is where we change settings for tracks. And here is where we change the settings for the piano roll. So what does this do exactly?

Well, let's take a look here. Look at that one. When the catch playhead is off, and I play when the playhead gets to the edge of the screen, the screen will stay here. So we continue to see the one look at the same behavior, but the catch playhead on See how it's moving here. The visible workspace is being moved to the right when the playhead reaches the right edge of the visible workspace. Okay, let's go to the audio icon here in the Devices tab.

Here where it says processing threads, the default setting is automatic. This provides a good balance between performance and reliability for your computer. For best functionality, I recommend that you choose the highest amount of cores available to you. And while you are making music, it is imperative that you only use logic and run no other programs or functions. This would include Wi Fi Bluetooth, if you choose to run any other programs, you should turn them off immediately after using here where it says sample accurate automation. We want volume pan sands and plug in parameters.

This will allow us to use automation in a much more precise manner. With all of these different features, not just volume pan sense or off, you definitely don't want that. Keep it here. here where it says automatic bus assign It uses I like to keep that above 64 or 96. What does this do? Well, if we go and load an instrument that has a lot of plugins and buses like drum machine designer per se, you'll notice that all the effects are now loaded above buss 64 so here all the effects just keeps your, your interface and your tracks window looking very clean.

So we'll leave that there. mp3 tab. Make sure all these are on the highest quality possible. In the recording icon, we're going to leave the MIDI functions both on merge and audio books. On create a folder so this is contingent on your cycle mode, key Command C being off or on. So you know having these settings makes it easy to remember.

So, when my cycle is on and I record a MIDI part now logic has created one region, they've all merged together. The same thing happens with the cycle mode off. And the same thing happens with audio. Just give you a quick example. So now you've created a take folder of all the different takes. Really good plan really good strategy makes for a good workflow.

Okay, let's move on to the display icon. I like the large inspector feature here clicked on. See all small is when it's off, and you click that baby on all of a sudden, gets a lot bigger so I dig that. I like having the playhead a little bit wider than usual. That's a personal preference. This actually will save you some CPU power.

These two here. You want to have them off, especially this one, show automation. I've also figured out that if you use the zero as spaces feature, that you can get a much more cleaner looking LCD. So go ahead and take a look right up here. All of a sudden, becomes very clear what you're looking at. on the mixer tab.

This one is critical open plug in window on insertion. Essentially, when you open a plug in, it will open automatically. If you open a bus, same thing opens automatically makes for a good workflow. Let's keep it there. Show recent plugin list in plugin menu you definitely want that. Let me highlight that here.

Here you can see what are the previous plugins that You've been using, again, all the informations there, you can retrieve it quickly. Really good workflow tip. And here where it says editors, I love this feature love to have a bright background. It's a nice contrast to the dark background in the trucks window. Okay, let's go to the automation tab here where it says move track automation with regions. I like for it to say ask, again just puts the power back in your hands.

Here where it says snap offset. Sounds a little bit tricky, but it's good to know. See how it says negative five ticks. What this means is that your automation doesn't really begin where you are suggesting it does, it actually begins five ticks before. Some people like to leave, leave this on zero. This is the default setting.

So this is where I leave it. But just be aware that if your automation one day is not working precisely, you may want to move it a little bit to the left a little bit to the right. Hope that helps. Now we're going to get project specific, and we're going to work on the project settings. I'll see you on the next video. Thank you for watching.