General Audio project settings in Logic Pro for Mac

General Audio project settings are used to determine the audio behavior in Logic Pro for Mac.

• Sample Rate pop-up menu: Use to choose the sample rate for the project.

  The default sample rate is 48 kHz for a new Logic Pro installation or when you reset the settings.

• Spatial Audio pop-up menu: When you choose Dolby Atmos, all channels set to Stereo Output are automatically set to Surround.

• Apple Loops: High quality checkbox: This setting enables a newer, better-sounding Apple Loops playback algorithm introduced with Logic Pro X 10.4. The setting is unselected when you open projects created in older versions of Logic Pro to ensure that they sound like they did originally.

When Enable Complete Features is selected in Advanced settings, the following settings are available:

• Surround Format pop-up menu: Choose the surround format for your project. For more information on surround formats, see Overview of surround formats.

  • Quadraphonic

  • LCR (Pro Logic)

  • 5.1 (ITU 775)

  • 6.1 (ES/EX)

  • 7.1

  • 7.1 (SDDS)

  • 5.1.2

  • 5.1.4

  • 7.1.2

  • 7.1.4

• Pan Law pop-up menu: The Pan Law changes the signal level when panned between the center and left or right to achieve a steady level when panning across the stereo field. You can choose from the following options:

  • 0 dB: Setting the pan knob to the center, hard left, or hard right routes the track’s signal to the output channels without any level changes. A signal panned to the center position may sound louder than signals panned hard left or right.

  • –3 dB: When panned to the center, a track’s signal is routed to the left and right output channels with a –3 dB level decrease. Moving the pan knob hard left or right routes the signal to the left or right output channel without any level change.

  • –3 dB Compensated: When panned to the center, a track’s signal is routed to the left and right output channels with the same level. Moving the pan knob hard left or right routes the signal to the left or right output channel with a +3 dB level increase.

  • –4.5 dB: When panned to the center, a track’s signal is routed to the left and right output channels with a –4.5 dB level decrease. Moving the pan knob hard left or right routes the signal to the left or right output channel without any level change.

  • –4.5 dB Compensated: When panned to the center, a track’s signal is routed to the left and right output channels with the same level. Moving the pan knob hard left or right routes the signal to the left or right output channel with a +4.5 dB level increase.

  • –6 dB: When panned to the center, a track’s signal is routed to the left and right output channels with a –6 dB level decrease. Moving the pan knob hard left or right routes the signal to the left or right output channel without any level change.

  • –6 dB Compensated: When panned to the center, a track’s signal is routed to the left and right output channels with the same level. Moving the pan knob hard left or right routes the signal to the left or right output channel with a +6 dB level increase.

• Apply Pan Law compensation to stereo balancers checkbox: Applies the Pan Law compensation chosen from the Pan Law pop-up menu to Stereo Balance controls. For more information on Stereo Balance controls, see Set channel strip pan or balance positions.