What is the plug in chain order in logic express 9? Is the top of the chain the first plug in or the last? I ask because I was under the impression that the bottom was the beginning, but am second guessing myself. Also, in the pedalboard plugin, the chain runs left to right (left is where it is plugged into your guitar respectively and right is the last place before it goes to the amp), correct?

how would i get a slow pulsing guitar effect? one that fades in and out between pulses, or perhaps pans from side to side between pulses? any ideas? thanks.

I need some help. I am going away for a while and will not have room to pack a bass guitar in my suitcase (w/o paying gobs of money to have another carry on). I was hoping to just use logic express 9 to create a bass that sounds like a real bass guitar, since I like the sound. Does anybody know how to do this? By bass guitar I mean something warm and smooth like you would find in the bands warpaint or do make say think * NOT something picked, plucked, or jazzy I have tried some of the synth bass sounds with no success. The "basement bass" seems to be the best, but there is a weird pluck attack noise. Thanks for the help

***if you need to hear more of the sound i am going for, i have some stuff recorded. this is NOT a plug for my band. i genuinely need help recreating this sound. http://jodyzupancic.bandcamp.com/track/mother my crappy laptop speakers mute the bass, but when i use headphones i can hear it.

Save from cutting down on cpu usage, why would you want to send reverb to an aux channel? If reverb is supposed to make the sound bigger, would you pan the reverb channel to the opposite side as the instrument? How would you make multiple sounds sound big while just using one aux reverb? I am asking because I am trying to learn how to get a big, ambient sound in my tracks, and I think my reverb does not sound as good as it should. I do not send the reverb, i just place a reverb on each strip. A "typical" song for me has about three guitar overdubs, bass guitar, and drums. ALSO: Can I use a different mic/amp on the reverb track? For example, ribbon mic on the guitar track, condenser on the reverb track (for the purpose of brining out different frequencies). Or does it not work that way? Could I eq the reverb track to emphasis different frequencies? Any help greatly appreciated. Sorry about the long question, but I just need a few things clarified. Thanks in advance!

Thank you. When you say coherant reverb, do you mean that all the reverb times are similar, or do you mean so that the reverb has a certain spot on the stereo spectrum?

I have been reading that 80-85db is the ideal listening level for mixing/mastering. I downloaded an SPL meter on my phone, and I blasted the volume in my headphones and it seemed to only reach 70 db or so. It hurt my ears to blast the headphones this loud. Wondering a few things: Is there an SPL meter in logic express 9? Are my headphones (sony mdr v6) good enough to mix on? How do I mix at this volume when it hurts my ears?! I also read that you should listen at two dedicated volumes. What two volumes do you listen at?

sound meter (droid app)

Looking for honest criticism for a mix I am doing on a song I wrote and for somebody to do it. Please let me know as it would be of great help in my learning process.