Software click instrument (klopfgeist) settings, Other settings – Apple Logic Express 8 User Manual

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Chapter 39

Project Settings and Preferences

Software Click Instrument (KlopfGeist) Settings

 Software Click Instrument (KlopfGeist) checkbox: Click to activate or deactivate the

KlopfGeist metronome. It is active by default.

 Bar, Beat, and Division checkboxes: Switch on to generate separate note events for

bars, beats, and divisions.

 Note and Velocity parameters: Define the note number, and velocity, of generated

notes.

 Tonality slider: Changes the sound of the virtual metronome from a short click to a

pitched percussion sound, similar to a wood block or claves.

 Volume slider: Sets the output level of the virtual click sound.
 Output menu: Provided the audio hardware used by Logic Express offers more than

two outputs, this menu allows you to route the KlopfGeist metronome sound to a
different set of hardware outputs.

Note: KlopfGeist is a software instrument found in the Plug-in menu of instrument
channels. KlopfGeist is inserted into instrument channel 128, by default. Logic Express
automatically creates instrument channel 128 (and inserts KlopfGeist) when the
Software Click Instrument (KlopfGeist) checkbox is activated. Theoretically, any other
Logic Express or third-party software instrument could be used as a metronome sound
source—on instrument channel 128.

Other Settings

In addition to the MIDI Click object and KlopfGeist settings, the Metronome project
settings pane also offers the following options:

 Click while recording: The metronome click is automatically switched on for

recording. This is the same as activating the Metronome button in the Transport bar
during recording.

 Only during count-in: When this option is active, the recording click is only audible

during the project count in, and is then switched off.

 Click while playing: The metronome click is automatically switched on for playback.

This is the same as activating the Metronome button in the Transport bar during
playback.

 Polyphonic Clicks: The metronome sends notes, as defined for: bars, beats, and

divisions. As an example, two or three notes may be sent simultaneously at the
beginning of each measure. If this option is unchecked, the metronome will only
transmit one note at a time.

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