Logic Pro 8: Audio and Music Production

Logic Pro 8: Audio and music production......Page 4
Copyright page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
About the authors......Page 13
Acknowledgements......Page 14
1.1 Introduction......Page 16
1.2 A brief history of Logic Pro 8......Page 17
1.3 Why choose Logic Pro 8?......Page 19
Studio v. Express: the many flavours of Logic......Page 18
Installing Logic Studio......Page 20
2.2 What Logic can record......Page 24
2.3 The Arrange window......Page 25
2.4 Editor areas – Mixer, Sample Editor, Piano Roll, Score and Hyper Editor......Page 27
2.5 Media and Lists area......Page 30
2.6 Inspector area (keyboard shortcut – I)......Page 32
2.7 Transport and Toolbar......Page 34
2.8 Tools, local menus and contextual menus......Page 35
2.9 Adjusting how you view the arrangement: zooming in and out......Page 37
What is a Region?......Page 26
3.2 The studio environment......Page 40
3.3 USB devices......Page 44
3.4 FireWire devices......Page 46
3.5 PCI Express and ExpressCard......Page 50
3.6 Audio communication and drivers......Page 51
3.7 Control surfaces......Page 57
3.8 Digidesign hardware and integration with Logic......Page 61
3.9 Distributed audio processing and external DSP solutions......Page 63
Latency and Monitoring......Page 52
Audio in the Audio MIDI Setup......Page 56
ReWire Connectivity......Page 64
Setting Up Aggregate Audio Devices......Page 65
4.2 Assets and projects......Page 68
4.3 Working with tracks......Page 71
4.4 An introduction to the Audio Mixer......Page 73
4.5 Using the transport and timeline......Page 76
4.6 Your first recording......Page 78
4.7 Overdubs and punching-in and -out......Page 80
4.8 Creating further tracks and track sorting......Page 83
4.9 The Audio Bin and importing......Page 84
4.10 Working with Apple Loops......Page 86
4.11 Improving what the artist hears – headphone mixes......Page 90
4.12 Monitoring through effects......Page 93
What are assets?......Page 70
More about the Metronome......Page 79
Importing REX2 files......Page 87
5.2 Editing on the Arrange area......Page 96
5.3 Regions: repeating, looping, aliasing and cloning......Page 104
5.4 The Inspector......Page 106
5.5 The locators and cutting/inserting time......Page 107
5.6 Strip Silence......Page 109
5.7 Quick Swipe Comping......Page 111
5.8 Tempo-based editing......Page 114
5.9 Editing multiple tracks......Page 119
5.10 Region management......Page 124
5.11 The Sample Editor......Page 127
5.12 The Audio Bins......Page 131
5.13 Making Apple Loops......Page 134
Grouping Multiple Drum Tracks......Page 123
Editing Across Multiple Drum Tracks......Page 136
6.2 MIDI concepts......Page 140
6.3 Creating instrument tracks......Page 141
What is MIDI?......Page 142
6.5 Working with external MIDI instruments......Page 148
6.6 Making a MIDI recording......Page 153
6.7 Editing and arranging MIDI regions......Page 156
6.8 Region parameters: quantizing and beyond......Page 158
6.9 The MIDI Thru function......Page 161
6.10 Extended region parameters......Page 162
6.12 MIDI editing in Logic......Page 163
6.13 The Piano Roll......Page 164
6.14 Typical editing scenarios in the Piano Roll......Page 166
6.15 Quantizing inside the Piano Roll editor......Page 172
6.16 Working with controller data using Hyper Draw......Page 173
6.18 Going further: the Piano Roll's edit and functions menus......Page 176
6.19 Intelligent selection: the edit menu......Page 178
6.20 Functions: quick-and-easy note modifications......Page 179
6.21 Step-time sequencing......Page 182
6.22 The Hyper editor......Page 183
6.24 Event List......Page 186
EXS24 virtual memory and disk streaming......Page 170
Using multi-output instruments......Page 181
Demixing......Page 184
EXS24 data management......Page 189
EVP88......Page 144
EVB3......Page 149
EVD6......Page 155
ES E, ES P and ES M......Page 160
EXS24 Main Interface......Page 165
7.2 Logic's synthesizers......Page 192
7.3 Understanding the ES2......Page 194
7.4 Working with oscillators......Page 198
Filter Types......Page 202
7.6 Global parameters and output effects......Page 207
7.7 EFM1 and frequency modulation (FM) synthesis......Page 208
7.8 Component modelling: Sculpture......Page 213
7.9 Objects......Page 214
7.10 The string......Page 217
7.11 Waveshapers and beyond......Page 219
7.12 Modulation and morphing......Page 222
7.13 Creative sampling......Page 226
7.14 The EXS24 instrument editor......Page 228
7.15 Creating a new instrument and importing samples......Page 230
7.16 Changing zone properties......Page 232
7.17 Working with the EXS24's groups......Page 236
7.18 Editing EXS24 instruments using the front panel......Page 238
7.19 Ultrabeat......Page 242
Waveshapes......Page 196
Oscillator Sync......Page 199
Vector Synthesis......Page 205
ES2 Filter Routing......Page 209
Wavetable Synthesis......Page 212
Recycle Files and the EXS24......Page 229
8.2 Channel strips: understanding your virtual console......Page 246
8.3 Organizing your mixer: what you do and don't see......Page 254
8.4 Folders and the mixer......Page 257
8.5 Beginning a mix......Page 260
8.6 Adding send effects......Page 264
8.7 Combined processing using aux channels......Page 267
8.8 Using groups......Page 269
8.10 Automation: the basics......Page 273
8.11 Track-based versus region-based......Page 274
8.12 Automation modes......Page 276
8.13 Viewing and editing automation......Page 279
8.14 The automation menu options......Page 284
Distortion Effects......Page 248
To Gate or Not To Gate … That is the Question......Page 252
Helpers … Handy Little Plug-Ins......Page 259
Compressor......Page 262
Channel EQ......Page 265
Convolution Reverb and Space Designer......Page 268
PlatinumVerb......Page 275
Using Delay......Page 278
Vocal Processing......Page 281
Clipping Faders: Good or Bad?......Page 255
Parallel Compression......Page 271
Saving CPU: Freezing and More …......Page 283
Compression Circuit Types......Page 285
Adding Compression......Page 286
Plug-In Delay Compensation (PDC)......Page 288
9.2 Different approaches to mastering......Page 290
9.3 Bounce to Disk......Page 292
9.4 Audio mastering in Logic......Page 295
Linear-Phase EQ......Page 296
9.6 Exporting and burning......Page 298
9.7 Mastering in WaveBurner......Page 301
Limiting......Page 303
9.9 Dithering, bouncing and burning......Page 304
Pre-Mastering......Page 293
Dithering......Page 294
POW-r......Page 312
Multipressor and Multiband compression......Page 300
Other mastering tools......Page 305
Editing and assembling a CD in WaveBurner......Page 308
Audio mastering and CD burning......Page 310
10.2 Managing movies......Page 314
10.3 Global Tracks......Page 318
10.4 Synchronizing logic......Page 327
10.5 Score editing and music preparation......Page 330
10.6 Surround sound in logic......Page 336
10.7 Delivery formats......Page 343
Surround Sound Plug-Ins......Page 341
11.2 Templates......Page 348
11.3 Screensets and windows......Page 349
11.4 Key commands......Page 355
11.5 The Environment......Page 357
11.6 Input/Output (I/O labels)......Page 373
11.7 Nodes and distributed audio processing......Page 374
Adding new MIDI devices to the Environment......Page 366
A......Page 378
D......Page 379
F......Page 380
M......Page 381
O......Page 382
S......Page 383
V......Page 384
Z......Page 385