Hi, several months ago I mentioned here about my Logic Drums To Anything drum mapping script/language:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Logic_Studio/comments/1ihgyvx/drum_mapping_in_2025_unified_approach_to_go_from/

Since then received some questions about GGD, why included script not working, etc. So here are some things to keep in mind:

1. The included script in any versions before 2.1 was for GGD OKW Architects. For this script to work you need to be using default Invasion map:

Notice Snare Hit is D0. Sometimes GGD sets it to E0... So be sure it is D0.

Also notice Ride Choke is E3. At first when you load Invasion map Ride Choke is not set. So make sure it is E3.

And just look at each note in screenshot and make sure in GGD you have same note assignments.

1. I think GGD purposefully uses weird CC numbers for high hat control so they can sell you their special mapping plugin. GGD OKW by default is set to use CC # 66 or something weird. Set that Hi_HAT CC NO. to 4! That is what script expects. Otherwise Logic high hat opening/closing won't translate to GGD.

2. A GGD library like Modern and massive differs from GGD OKW. That is why in 2.1 version of Logic To Anything download I have a specific GGD MnM script. Here is Modern and Massive:

This is its default MIDI map. Notice they don't have Hat CC assigned. Probably so they can sell their special MIDI mapping plugin...

You want to set that. My script for GGD MnM assumes that Hat CC note is G2. Otherwise Logic high hats opening/closing won't translate to MnM.

1. Like OKW, MnM uses weird default Hat CC #. It uses 18. Makes no sense. Set it to 4! Script assumes that. Otherwise Logic high hats opening/closing won't translate to MnM.

With these changes, it should always look like this when using the included script:

1. With both these GGD libraries, even if I save a MIDI map preset, if I close Logic, go back in, reload GGD, reload my preset, some things go back to GGD default, like with the Hat CC #, or with some note not being assigned. So with GGD - always make sure all notes are assigned as my example scripts expect, and that Hat CC is always 4!

I also have a video that talks about these GGD nuances and all the specifics of making sure all is well with Logic playback in GGD:

https://youtu.be/RIhY3Mwzr0c

thanks

As I hear from more and more people using my Logic Drums To Anything MIDI Scripter plugin, which I mentioned here a little while ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Logic_Studio/comments/1ihgyvx/drum_mapping_in_2025_unified_approach_to_go_from/

I understand some times things can seem confusing. So here are some important points that should help guarantee the included example script for SSD5 works for any SSD5 kit.

1. The included script for SSD5 I wrote using the Classic -> Classic Rock -> Classic Absolute Rock kit. That said, in many cases with other kits it will work out of the box (read below which explains when it wouldn't work out of the box).

2. The script assumes you are using the SSD5 Standard MIDI map.

3. Script assumes CC # 4 for high hat control (in SSD5 that is default).

4. Based on my examining of various SSD5 kits, they vary in what Toms and Cymbals are loaded, but... even if something isn't loaded, it plays back as something else. For instance, if Floor Tom 1 not loaded, it plays automatically in SSD5 as Floor Tom 2. If Xtra Rack Tom not loaded, it plays as Rack Tom 2 automatically.

Here is what I see for Classic Absolute Rock:

In this case Floor Tom 1, not loaded, but plays in SSD5 even if you play that Floor Tom 1 note - it just plays back Floor Tom 2.

Here is Classic Deluxe 3: It has Floor Tom 1 and 2, but Xtra Rack Tom not loaded. Yet Xtra Rack Tom hits still play in SSD5 as Rack Tom 2. That is just how SSD5 works, and it is useful since it means default script can work with many kits.

1. My included script factors all this in. It is helpful to open the script as I have a lot of useful comments in it. I comment about what is loaded in the kit used for the example script. For instance:

The included script maps to these toms as

So even if a tom is not loaded in a SSD5 kit, above mapping still works because of how those non loaded tom notes still produce tom sounds in SSD5.

1. Some kits may have the XR, XL cymbals. If so, they are easy to add to the mapping. There are two ways:

A. Add to the Logic Right and Left Cymbal mappings. For instance, the script has

You could edit to be

This way a Logic left crash plays as either the regular SSD5 left crash or the XL crash. Similar with the right crash.

B. Or if you want to edit Logic MIDI and manually place those XR, XL hits, you could use user defined notes in Logic to trigger these hits in SSD5. The included script already has these entries:

1. The script uses articulation switching in several ways. For instance, SSD5 has crash tip articulations. You can mark up the Logic MIDI, adding an articulation ID 3 (or edit in script to be whatever AID you want). These entries in the included script show this:

If you prefer to use randomization, so that a Logic crash triggers either and edge or tip in SSD5, then you would edit the target_note parameter to be

for example,

'target_note': 'CrashLeft_Edge, CrashLeft_Tip'

or

'target_note': 'CrashLeft_Edge:3, CrashLeft_Tip'

if you want edge to be 3 times more likely.

Similar use of articulation switching for toms. That is shown in above tom mapping screenshot where articulation switching used to play the rimclick sounds.

Summary: If some kit is similar to these examples (that is, only differ in what toms are loaded) then the included script will work out of the box.

If you use some other kit that has XR, XL cymbals, or other custom user notes in SSD5, then editing would be needed.

I know this can seem confusing. My drum mapping approach basically amounts to a drum mapping language. That is why it works for any imaginable third party library.

If something isn't clear, if you need help editing a script, I am always reachable!

Also I have YouTube video about all these SSD5 nuances here:

https://youtu.be/r6LaVV2V9hY

have fun,

Brian

Hey folks!

Apologies if there is some master thread/post on this already. Are there any great resources for folks interested in learning how to mix in logic?

For background, I've been playing music for a while, and have been messing around with more home recordings (alt rock, instrumental, type stuff).

There's a ton of stuff online, but wondering if there was one (or a handful of) resource you all would specifically recommend.

Thanks again for all your help!

I just got done setting up my mic to record some guitar. When done I went to pan the track and it suddenly got really distorted?? I tried creating a new track, same thing. closing and re opening logic? same thing. any one got any clue how to fix this?

Has anyone done this course? Are there better focused premium courses? I know, YouTube exists, but I have a hard time focusing and learning, when jumping between different videos.

Does anyone have other recommendations of paid online courses for basic Logic Pro learning?

Edit: Thank you for all of the suggestions! This is a wonderful community. :)

I don't 'like' the original but my friend made me do this and i thought it turned out pretty good. I'm still kinda new to making songs so i'd like to know what i can do to get better

I wanted to see what other things you have found useful to your experience with logic as a guitar player. Are there any features you can’t live without or that have changed your experience as a musician? Are there any features you would add? Plugins you would recommend?

Thanks, just getting back into playing guitar and would love to learn more.

I have been trying to download this plugin called cassette drums and I have tried everything and nothing will work . I seem to have this issue with any plugin that doesn’t automatically attach itself to the Logic Pro plugins folder when I unzip it and I feel that I am missing out on key sounds

Basically, I’m trying to create spikes for accurately firing Trigger and I have my kick audio split at the transient markers so there are like 200 different-length audio regions.

Is there a way to trim the end of each of those regions so that they’re each only around 2-3 cycles long? In cubase, it’s just a button at the top but I can’t seem to find it in Logic.

hi! i’m open to all forms of constructive criticism from songwriting to production, please let me know what you think can be better :)

Basically I want to put a kind of hissing static noise over a part of a song where it would build up to drown out the other parts of the music and then stop suddenly, like a reverse cymbal crash(which I’ve tried but haven’t found one that sounds like what I want). I’m trying to find something in the included instrument patches. I’m asking here because googling this unsurprisingly gets me a lot of results about unwanted hiss or static sounds.

Im running Logic Pro trial 11.1.2 and I want to use the quick sampler feature but when I search it up in the plug in manager it is greyed out. what do I do? ive already tried rescanning and resetting as well as rebooting my computer. Im on macOS Sonoma 14.4.1

Anyone using the Ableton Move and transferring to Logic? I own both Ableton and Logic and was wondering if anyone has tried this workflow. I like my OP-1 for travel but all the updates to the Move have me tempted, especially if the workflow is easier.

I prefer to track drums without a metronome, the human feel reigns supreme in my opinion.

I got wondering if it would be possible to add a click track to match the imperfect drum track for the purchase of adding midi tracks or adding effects that are timed to midi. Or just for general editing.

I know I can edit the master metronome track manually, but that’s tedious.

Is it possible to analyze the transients to add a click track? Essentially the opposite of flex mode.

Hey there, recording a podcast and am struggling here. I have the Shure MV7X going XLR into a Focusrite 2i2. The gain at about 70%.

In logic however, I'm not seeing any waveform at all. It has audio and in fact comes in solo at -9.7db at peak.

What can I change to make more visible waveforms? It's hard to edit anything this way.

Logic 11.2.2. MacOS Sequoia 15.6.1

Hey everyone, if you listened, thank you! I’m trying to improve my engineering and songwriting skills so any feedback you can give is much appreciated. I don’t really have anyone to send my music to and this community has been amazing!

Posting this as a warning and to get feedback from anyone who may have experienced something similar.

I was testing the XRider plugin from NuroAudio (trial version) on a single channel in Logic Pro. After bouncing a track for car testing, I reopened the session and found that all Synthesizer V plugin data (lyrics, AI vocals, etc.) had disappeared.

Even more alarming — I then opened older versions of the project, including local files and Proton Drive backups from before XRider was ever installed, and they also loaded with Synth V plugin completely empty.

• These projects had different lyrics and had worked fine before.
• Only Synth V plugin state is gone — everything else in Logic (audio, automation, other plugins) is fine.
• Synth V now works again in new projects — proving this isn’t a system-wide issue, but something changed during the time XRider was installed and rendering.

NuroAudio support claims XRider couldn’t have affected anything outside its own channel — but the timing and scope of this issue point to host-level interference, likely involving:

• Plugin state save/recall failure
• AU cache corruption
• Invalidation of shared plugin memory/resources

If anyone else has had similar plugin state issues — with XRider or other gain-riding plugins — please speak up. This wiped out months of Synth V programming, and I want to prevent this from happening to others.

Thanks for any feedback 🙏 🎹

One of the many quite dangerous bugs that really have made me consider changing my DAW.

On some particularly straining projects, I tend to freeze almost all tracks. Now I've noticed, frozen tracks and non-frozen tracks don't stay in sync - if I freeze and unfreeze a track it will play in a slightly different time.

Anyone else have the same thing, or found a fix?

My goal is to generate playbacks with the AI players automatically—ideally by running a script that:

1. Adds chords to the chord track
2. Exports the result to an audio file

I’ve been experimenting with AppleScript to open and control the app, but it behaves inconsistently and doesn’t fully work yet.

Has anyone here managed to get a reliable workflow for this, or found a better approach?

*** Using the latest Mac OS (Sequoia 15.6.1) and Logic 11.2.2.

So I have an M2 Macbook Air, which has two USB-C ports. I'm trying to switch this to my main rig, but this means I'll have an external drive hooked up, as well as a UA Apollo Solo interface and a UA Octo Satellite. So that's three USB devices, but only two slots... I could use a hub and stick two devices on it, but I'd expect a bottleneck there. Does anyone have advice on which two devices to stick on a hub? Or any other advice to handle this situation (sans buying a new computer)?

Looking for any feedback to see if I am headed in the right direction. I am having hell with eq and volume trying to mix and master on my own to train my ears.

https://reddit.com/link/1n73j63/video/mgrl6noh6vmf1/player

I decide to switch from FL Studio to Logic Pro so I exported all my midi files from the FL project, but whenever I try to open them on a Logic session, literally nothing happens. I drag and drop the files, but they won't load. I just end up with an empty track. Tried importing from the File menu as well instead of dragging and dropping, but doesn't work either.

Importing midi files created on Logic Pro works though. Is there a way to work around this? I really don't want to have to redo the whole track manually from scratch.

Logic Pro version is 11.0.1 trial mode (still trying to see if I like it) and macOS is Sonoma 14.6.1