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HIT KIT LOGIC SOFTWARE MANUAL

Now that you've installed Hit Kit you may want more information about how to use it!

Here you can download
E-Magic's Logic manual which is packed with information on how to use the Software. (You will need Winzip to open the downloaded document).

See the index on the right, which will give you an overview of what you will find in the manual. If you want to download it in full (It is 182 pages) then click here. It will then download to your desktop.

If you want more information about what is contained in each section of the manual then click here. Each chapter of the manual is available to download separately.

1: Features (1.7mb PDF)

1.1 What is Logic Hit Kit? 13
1.2 Three Kinds of Tracks 14
1.3 The MIDI Sequencer 15
1.4 Flexible MIDI Input 16
1.5 Automatic MIDI Notation 16
1.6 General MIDI 17
1.7 Audio Tracks with Sample Editor 18
1.8 Synthesizer and Sample Player Included 18
1.9 Multimedia 19
1.10 Graphical Interface 19
1.11 About this Manual 20

2: Sound Cards, Audio Hardware and MIDI (528k PDF)

2.1 Sound Card: Mac OS X 21
2.2 Sound Card: Mac OS 9 22
2.3 Sound Cards: Windows 22
2.4 MIDI Installation 24
2.4.1 Interface Connection 24
2.4.2 MIDI Cabling 24

3: Getting Started (549k PDF)

3.1 Mac OS X 27
3.2 Mac OS 9 27
3.3 Windows 30
3.3.1 Getting Started With Logic Hit Kit 30

4: Using Logic Hit Kit (620k PDF)

4.1 The Mouse 35
4.1.1 Basic Functions 35
4.1.2 Mouse Input 36
4.1.3 Tools and the Toolbox 38
4.2 Window Functions 41
4.2.1 Relationships Between Windows 43
4.3 Selection Techniques 44
4.4 Edit Operations 45
4.4.1 The Clipboard 45
4.5 General Functions of the Editors 46
4.6 Song Administration 48
4.6.1 New Song 48
4.6.2 Loading a Song 48
4.6.3 Checking/Repairing Songs 49
4.6.4 Saving Songs 49
4.6.5 Closing a Song 49
4.6.6 Quitting the Program… 49

5: Transport Functions (620k PDF)

5.1 Transport Window 51
5.1.1 Display Options 51
5.1.2 Parameter Fields and Indicators 53
5.1.3 Transport Functions 56
5.1.4 Mode-Buttons 57
5.2 Bar Ruler 59
5.3 Cycle Mode 61

6: Arrange Window (710k PDF)

6.1 Structure of the Arrange Window 63
6.1.1 Tools 64
6.2 MIDI Tracks 64
6.3 Arranging Sequences 68
6.4 Sequence Parameters 73
6.5 Quantization 77
6.5.1 The Different Types of Quantization 78
6.6 Reset Functions 80

7: Audio Basics (505k PDF)

7.1 What You Need to Know 81
7.2 Basic Principles and Terminology 81
7.2.1 Audio File 81
7.2.2 Regions 82
7.2.3 Anchor 82
7.2.4 Audio Track 83
7.2.5 Audio Object 83
7.2.6 Sample Editor 83
7.3 Production 84
7.3.1 Starting a Recording 84
7.3.2 Basic Operation 86
7.4 In General 87
7.4.1 Tempo and Timeline 87
7.4.2 Data Formats 87

8: Working with Audio in the Arrange Window (540k PDF)

8.1 Regions 89
8.1.1 Generating Regions 89
8.1.2 Copying Regions 91
8.1.3 Moving Regions 91
8.1.4 Changing Borders 92
8.1.5 Region Parameter Box 92
8.1.6 Region Anchor 93
8.2 Recording 94
8.2.1 Setting Tracks to Record Audio 94
8.2.2 Recording Modes 94
8.2.3 Bounce to Disk 95

9: Software Instruments (842k PDF)

9.1 Audio Instruments 97
9.2 The ESP Synthesizer 98
9.3 The EXSP1 Sample Player 101
9.3.1 Filter Section 103

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10: Mixer and Effects (797k PDF)

10.1 An Adaptive Track Mixer 107
10.1.1 Resetting Parameters 108
10.2 The MIDI Channel Strips 108
10.3 The Audio Channel Strips 112
10.3.1 Display Features 112
10.3.2 Stereo Objects 114
10.4 Bouncing 115
10.5 The Effects 116
10.5.1 Chorus 117
10.6 Mixer Automation 117

11: The Event List (582k PDF)

11.1 Opening the Event List 119
11.2 Display 120
11.3 Operation 121
11.4 Event Editing 122
11.5 Event List Structure 124
11.6 Event Type Structure 126

12: The Matrix Editor (504k PDF)

12.1 Display 132
12.2 Editing Notes 132
12.2.1 Creating Notes 132
12.2.2 Moving Notes 133
12.2.3 Copying Notes 133
12.2.4 Deleting 135
12.2.5 Selection Techniques 135
12.2.6 Quick Selection of Event Editor 135

13: The Score Editor (822k PDF)

13.1 Opening the Score Edit Window 137
13.2 General Appearance of the Score Edit Window 138
13.3 Logic Hit Kit’s Notation Concept 140
13.3.1 Staff Display in Relation to Position and Length of Sequences in the Arrange Window 141
13.3.2 Logic Hit Kit’s Basic Elements for Score Display 141
13.3.3 Input Methods in the Score Edit Window 142
13.4 MIDI Real Time Recording in the Score Window 142
13.5 Mouse Input 143
13.6 The Partbox – Inserting Notes 145
13.6.1 Ties 145
13.6.2 Triplets 146
13.6.3 Automatic Rest Display 146
13.6.4 Key Signature 146
13.6.5 Time Signature 146
13.7 Text: Input and Display 147
13.7.1 Text Appearance 147
13.7.2 Text Input 147
13.7.3 Editing Text 148
13.8 Move, Copy and Paste in the Score Edit Window 148
13.9 Editing Notes 151
13.9.1 Changes in the Event Parameter Box 151
13.9.2 Changing Several Selected Objects Simultaneously in the Event Parameter Box 151
13.9.3 Deleting Objects in the Score Window 152
13.10 The Display Parameter Box 153
13.10.1 The Parameters in the Display Parameter Box 154
13.11 Score Styles 157
13.11.1 Distance Between Staves 158
13.11.2 Using the Multi-Stave Score Style “Piano” 158
13.12 Display Levels 159
13.13 Adapting MIDI Sequences for Score Printout 160
13.14 Printout 162

14: The Sample Editor (583k PDF)

14.1 The Sample Editor 163
14.2 Layout of the Sample Editor 164
14.3 Display 165
14.3.1 Overview 165
14.3.2 Relationship between the Windows 166
14.3.3 Waveform Display 167
14.4 Using the Sample Editor 168
14.4.1 Controlling Playback 168
14.4.2 Selection Commands 169
14.4.3 Working with Regions in the Sample Editor 170
14.4.4 Edit Commands 171
14.5 Functions 172

15: Video and MIDI Files (466k PDF)

15.1 Playing with Digital Video Files 175
15.1.1 Video on a Macintosh 175
15.1.2 Video on a Windows PC 177
15.2 MIDI Files 178