Completely revised and updated for Logic Pro 9 and Logic Express 9, this Apple-certified guide shows you how to record, produce, and polish music files with Apple’s professional audio software. Veteran music producer David Nahmani’s step-by-step, instructions teach you everything from basic music creation to advanced production techniques using Logic’s software synthesizers, samplers, and digital signal processors. Using the book’s DVD files and either Logic Pro 9 or Logic Express 9, you’ll begin making music in the first lesson. Whether you’re looking to use your computer as a digital recording studio, create musical compositions, or transfer that song in your head into music you can share, this comprehensive book/DVD combo will show you how.
- DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files
- Focused lessons take you step-by-step through professional, real-world projects
- Accessible writing style puts an expert instructor at your side
- Ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts help you master techniques fast
- Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time
- Chapter review questions summarize what you’ve learned and prepare you for the Apple Certifi ed Pro Exam
Author(s): David Nahmani
Edition: Pap/Dvdr
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 505
Acknowledgments......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 7
Getting Started......Page 12
Building a Song......Page 20
Lesson 1 Make Music with Logic Now!......Page 22
Opening Logic......Page 23
Exploring the Interface......Page 26
Starting a Project with Apple Loops......Page 29
Navigating the Project......Page 34
Building an Arrangement......Page 40
Mixing the Song......Page 55
Exporting the Mix......Page 64
Lesson Review......Page 67
Lesson 2 Recording Audio......Page 70
Setting Up Digital Audio Recording......Page 71
Recording a Single Track......Page 75
Recording Additional Takes......Page 86
Recording Multiple Tracks......Page 90
Punching In and Out......Page 96
Changing Recording and Metronome Settings......Page 104
Lesson Review......Page 109
Lesson 3 Editing Audio......Page 112
Comping Takes......Page 113
Assigning Mouse Tools......Page 121
Editing Audio Regions in the Arrange Area......Page 124
Deleting Unused Audio Files......Page 132
Quantizing an Audio Drum Recording......Page 135
Manipulating the Waveform with the Flex Tool......Page 139
Editing Audio Destructively in the Sample Editor......Page 142
Lesson Review......Page 149
Lesson 4 Recording MIDI......Page 152
Recording MIDI......Page 153
Quantizing MIDI Recordings......Page 157
Merging Recordings into a MIDI Region......Page 159
Recording MIDI Takes......Page 167
Using Punch Recording......Page 169
Using Step Input Recording......Page 171
Filtering Incoming MIDI Events......Page 176
Lesson Review......Page 178
Lesson 5 Programming and Editing MIDI......Page 180
Programming in the Piano Roll Editor......Page 181
Editing a MIDI Recording......Page 189
Using the Score Editor......Page 192
Editing Notes with a MIDI Keyboard......Page 198
Editing Note Velocity Using Hyper Draw......Page 201
Editing MIDI Continuous Controller Events......Page 204
Editing in the Event List......Page 216
Lesson Review......Page 221
Lesson 6 Programming Drums......Page 224
Programming a Drum Pattern in Ultrabeat......Page 225
Changing the Groove in the MIDI Editors......Page 240
Creating a Snare Roll Using the Hyper Editor......Page 248
Converting a MIDI Sequence into an Audio Region......Page 257
Converting an Audio Region into a Sampler Instrument Track......Page 259
Lesson Review......Page 262
Lesson 7 Manipulating Tempo and Time Stretching......Page 264
Matching the Project Tempo to an Audio Region’s Tempo......Page 265
Working with Apple Loops......Page 268
Inserting Tempo Changes and Curves......Page 273
Creating Apple Loops......Page 277
Change the Playback Pitch and Speed with Varispeed......Page 280
Time Stretching and Tempo Matching with Flex Time Editing......Page 283
Creating a Turntable or Tape Slowdown Effect......Page 290
Lesson Review......Page 293
Arranging and Mixing......Page 294
Lesson 8 Arranging and Preparing for the Mix......Page 296
Previewing the Song......Page 297
Using Existing Material to Fill In Parts......Page 300
Adding and Deleting Sections......Page 319
Muting Elements......Page 323
Cleaning Up Noisy Recordings......Page 326
Lesson Review......Page 337
Lesson 9 Mixing......Page 340
Using the Amp Designer......Page 341
Using the Pedalboard......Page 350
Adjusting Levels......Page 355
Choosing Pan Positions......Page 362
Choosing EQ Settings......Page 366
Using Delay and Reverberation......Page 372
Using Dynamic Processing Plug-ins......Page 378
A Few Tips and Tricks......Page 386
Lesson Review......Page 387
Lesson 10 Automating the Mix and Using Control Surfaces......Page 390
Creating and Editing Offline Automation......Page 391
Recording Live Automation......Page 403
Using Control Surfaces......Page 412
Exporting the Mix......Page 416
Lesson Review......Page 418
Lesson 11 Troubleshooting and Optimization......Page 420
Making Backups......Page 421
Solving Audio and MIDI Routing Problems......Page 432
Optimizing Hardware Performance......Page 447
Addressing Unexpected Behaviors......Page 452
Lesson Review......Page 456
Appendix A: Using External MIDI Devices......Page 458
Configuring MIDI Hardware......Page 459
Transport Controls......Page 470
Tools......Page 471
Channel Strip, Track, and Region Operations......Page 472
Views......Page 474
Automation......Page 475
Finder......Page 476
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C......Page 480
D......Page 481
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