Dear all,
I’m a long time Logic user working with a big orchestral template. I’ve never liked the “one track, one articulation” way of work. In my template, I’m using the Articulation system from Logic and it suits well my workflow : one instrument track with all its articulations.
With this system, my complain was that for each track, the default Articulation is the first one in the list (Eg : for my template : mostly “Long”)
But what if want to record some Pizz or staccato, it’s a problem.
I can change the Articulation using the menu on the top of the instrument plugin window before recording or I can use Smart Controls Keyswitches window (ugly and limited to only24 articulations). This isn’t the greatest or fastest solution for my workflow…
I’ve always wanted some physical faders to be able to control dynamic, intensity or vibrato for my libraries. I’ve never found something simple suiting my needs and as a result I’ve builded the Nuances controller
I needed something simple to be able to deal with all my articulations in Logic. My goal was to use the lightest and purest solution without any scripting in Logic or any port routing and also I don’t want any additional software. I needed something working directly with all the songs I’ve already created from my template without any modification.
The result is : Articulations
Of course, it is free !
If my way of working looks like yours, it might be a great upgrade to your workflow.
You can use it freely and mod it to your taste, but please don't sell it or make money with it !
How does it works :
You will have to add a Mackie control surface to your Logic Pro configuration. This will able “Articulations” to know which track is selected on your song without external driver or third party application and on any Mac computer (intel or silicon).
Then “Articulations” will be able to get a direct access to 2 folders in your computer :
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The LogicPro’s articulation folder in order to know which articulation is available on each of your tracks
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a LibraryPicture folder containing an illustration (Jpeg or png) to get a fancy picture of the selected track’s library on your Open Stage Control screen
Articulation will then return your choice via the Logic’s Midi remote system of its articulation workflow
A big thanks to jean-emmanuel for his work !
Thanks also to LowweeK75 for his code, a lot of his work is used in this external module !!!
With the great help of Chat GPT and pieces of codes gathered at Open stage Control Community forum.
And of course, thanks to all the OSC community forum members.
Please support jean-emmanuel work on Patreon :
The purpose of this external module is to be able to control Articulations from your select track in Logic Pro via Articulation MIDI remote with Open Stage control. It can also add a fancy picture of the selected track's sound bank
Please note :
I won't guarantee it will work for you and I won't do hotline support (I'm busy writing music)
I won't be responsible for your computer smoking or for any data loss
It won't be my fault if you use this code to write either good or bad music
Enjoy !
Pierre