Logic Pro 9: Audio and Music Production

Cover Page......Page 1
Logic Pro 9 Audio and Music Production......Page 2
Copyright page......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 4
About the Authors......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 19
1.1 Introduction......Page 22
1.2 A Brief History of Logic Pro 9......Page 23
1.3 The Logical Advantage......Page 25
Effective Combination of MIDI and Audio Editing......Page 26
Flexible Audio Hardware......Page 28
2.2 What Logic Can Record......Page 30
2.3 The Arrange Window......Page 31
2.4 Editor Areas – Mixer, Sample Editor, Piano Roll, Score, and Hyper Editor......Page 32
Sample Editor (Keyboard Shortcut – W)......Page 33
Score (Keyboard Shortcut – N)......Page 34
Hyper Editor (Keyboard Shortcut – Y)......Page 35
2.5 Media and Lists Area......Page 36
2.6 Inspector Area (Keyboard Shortcut – I)......Page 38
2.7 Transport Bar and Toolbar......Page 40
2.8 Tools, Local Menus, and Contextual Menus......Page 41
2.9 Adjusting How You View the Arrangement: Zooming In and Out......Page 42
3.2 USB Devices......Page 46
USB Audio Interfaces......Page 47
USB Controller Keyboards......Page 49
3.3 FireWire Devices......Page 51
3.4 PCI Express......Page 53
Microphones......Page 54
Monitors......Page 56
Headphones......Page 57
3.6 Integration into Logic – Audio Preferences......Page 58
SATA and Internal Hard Drives......Page 61
3.8 Control Surfaces......Page 62
3.10 What Is MIDI?......Page 65
3.11 Digidesign Hardware Integration with Logic......Page 68
4.1 Introduction......Page 74
4.2 Assets and Projects......Page 75
Save As…......Page 76
4.3 Working with Tracks......Page 77
External MIDI......Page 78
4.4 An Introduction to the Audio Mixer......Page 79
Input Monitor (I)......Page 80
4.5 Using the Transport and Timeline......Page 82
Bar Ruler......Page 83
4.6 Your First Recording......Page 84
Recording in Cycle Mode......Page 86
Autopunch......Page 87
Introducing Take Folders......Page 88
Creating Duplicate Tracks......Page 89
Sorting and Organizing Tracks......Page 90
Importing Other Audio Files and CDs......Page 91
4.10 Working with Apple Loops......Page 92
Audio Files versus MIDI Files and Instruments......Page 95
4.11 Improving What the Artist Hears – Headphone Mixes......Page 96
Cue Mix......Page 97
4.12 Monitoring through Effects......Page 99
Accounting for Processing Latency......Page 100
5.1 Introduction......Page 104
5.2 The Big Picture – Forming Your Basic Arrangement......Page 105
5.3 Using the Inspector......Page 106
Making Multiple Copies......Page 107
Loops......Page 108
5.6 Snapping – Understanding Your Editing Grid......Page 109
Cutting a Region with the Scissors Tool......Page 112
Using the Marquee Tool......Page 114
Snap to Transients......Page 115
Using the Crossfade Tool to Create Fades......Page 116
Changing the Drag Mode to Create Fades......Page 118
Using the Fade Parameter to Create Fades......Page 119
5.10 Quick Swipe Comping......Page 120
5.11 Expanding the Take Folder and Creating Basic Comps......Page 121
5.12 Time Slipping a Quick Swipe Comp......Page 123
5.13 Flattening or Merging a Comp......Page 124
Unpacking a Comp......Page 126
5.15 Flex Time View and Flex Time Modes......Page 127
Monophonic......Page 128
Speed......Page 129
Flexing Multiple Audio Events......Page 130
Flexing Single Notes......Page 131
Deleting Flex Markers......Page 133
5.17 Quantizing Audio with Flex Time......Page 134
Groove Templates between Regions......Page 135
5.18 Separating Regions Based on Transient Markers......Page 136
5.19 Freezing a Flex Time Track to Save CPU......Page 137
Creating Edit Groups......Page 138
5.21 Drum Replacement......Page 140
Rendered “Off-Line” Editing......Page 142
Additional Functionality......Page 144
Accurate Region Resizing......Page 145
Marking Anchor Points......Page 146
Audio to Score......Page 147
Time and Pitch Machine......Page 148
5.24 Inserting and Deleting Sections of Your Song......Page 149
Follow Tempo......Page 150
Matching Your Project’s Tempo to an Imported Loop......Page 151
Beat Mapping......Page 153
The Audio Bin Tab versus the Audio Bin Window......Page 156
File Management......Page 157
Viewing the Bin and Grouping Files......Page 158
Packing a Folder......Page 160
Viewing a Folder’s Contents......Page 161
Hide Tracks......Page 162
6.2 MIDI Concepts......Page 164
6.3 Creating Instrument Tracks......Page 165
Browsing Instrument Settings in the Library......Page 166
Using Channel Strip Settings with Instruments......Page 169
Transposition and Velocity......Page 170
6.5 Working with External MIDI Instruments......Page 171
How Do I Monitor MIDI Sound Sources?......Page 174
My MIDI Tracks Are Playing Back Slightly Late, How Do I Rectify This?......Page 176
Recording in Cycle Mode and Overdubs......Page 177
Timestretching MIDI Regions......Page 180
6.8 Region Parameters: Quantizing and Beyond......Page 181
Q-Swing......Page 182
Gate Time......Page 183
6.10 Advanced Quantization Options......Page 185
Q-Strength......Page 186
Q-Range......Page 187
6.12 MIDI Editing in Logic......Page 188
6.13 The Piano Roll......Page 189
Correcting Timing......Page 191
Duplicating a Phrase......Page 192
Changing Velocity......Page 193
Creating New Notes......Page 195
Deleting/Muting Notes......Page 196
6.15 Quantizing Inside the Piano Roll Editor......Page 197
Editing Velocity in Hyper Draw......Page 199
Editing Other Controllers, Including Filter Cutoff......Page 200
6.17 Hyper Draw in the Arrange Area......Page 201
6.19 Intelligent Selection: The Edit Menu......Page 202
Select Highest Notes, Select Lowest Notes (Functions > Note Events)......Page 205
Voices to Channels (Functions > Note Events)......Page 206
6.21 Step-Time Sequencing......Page 207
Editing and Creating MIDI Controller Data in the Hyper Editor......Page 209
Adding New Controller Types and Hyper Sets......Page 211
6.24 Event List......Page 212
Modifying and Adding Events......Page 214
7.2 Logic’s Synthesizers......Page 218
ES2......Page 219
Sculpture......Page 220
The Oscillators (A)......Page 221
The Filters (B)......Page 222
Modulation Matrix (D)......Page 223
7.4 Working with Oscillators......Page 224
7.5 Filters, Amplifiers, and Modulators......Page 229
Cutoff and Resonance......Page 230
Changing Volume Over Time......Page 231
Bringing It All Together: The Modulation Matrix......Page 232
7.7 EFM1 and Frequency Modulation Synthesis......Page 235
Modulation on the EFM1......Page 239
7.8 Component Modeling: Sculpture......Page 241
7.9 Objects......Page 242
7.10 The String......Page 245
7.11 Waveshapers and Beyond......Page 248
7.12 Modulation and Morphing......Page 251
The EXS24 Hierarchy: Zones, Groups, and Editors......Page 256
7.14 The EXS24 Instrument Editor......Page 258
7.15 Creating a New Instrument and Importing Samples......Page 261
Pitch......Page 263
Vel. Range......Page 264
Sample......Page 265
Loop......Page 266
7.17 Working with the EXS24’s Groups......Page 267
Advanced Mapping Options......Page 268
7.18 Editing EXS24 Instruments Using the Front Panel......Page 269
Adding in the Filter......Page 270
Modulation Heaven!......Page 271
Saving Instrument Settings......Page 272
7.19 Ultrabeat......Page 273
8.1 Introduction......Page 278
Instrument Channel Strip......Page 279
Aux Channel Strip......Page 283
Stereo Output Channel Strip......Page 284
MIDI Channel Strips......Page 286
8.3 Organizing Your Mixer: What You Do and Don’t See......Page 287
Mixer Views......Page 288
Dropping Out Sections of Your Mixer......Page 291
8.4 Folders and the Mixer......Page 292
Basic Part Leveling......Page 294
Applying Equalization and Compression......Page 295
Adding in Further Plug-Ins......Page 297
8.6 Adding Send Effects......Page 299
8.7 Combined Processing Using Aux Channels......Page 302
8.8 Using Groups......Page 304
8.9 Working with Channel Strip Settings......Page 307
8.10 Automation: The Basics......Page 308
8.11 Track-Based versus Region-Based......Page 309
Write......Page 311
Read......Page 312
8.13 Viewing and Editing Automation......Page 314
8.14 The Automation Menu Options......Page 319
9.2 Different Approaches to Mastering......Page 328
Technique 2: Burn from Logic......Page 329
9.3 Bounce to Disk......Page 330
9.5 Editing Fades......Page 333
9.6 Exporting and Burning......Page 336
9.7 Mastering in WaveBurner......Page 339
9.8 Processing and Editing......Page 341
9.9 Dithering, Bouncing, and Burning......Page 343
10.2 Managing Movies......Page 354
Extracting the Movie Audio Content......Page 357
Markers......Page 358
Detect Scene Changes......Page 360
Working with Tempo and Signature Changes......Page 361
Alternatives......Page 364
Spotting Audio......Page 365
10.4 Synchronizing Logic......Page 367
Getting Locked......Page 368
Being the Master......Page 370
10.5 Score Editing and Music Preparation......Page 371
Preparing Your MIDI Files......Page 372
Opening the Score Editor......Page 373
Adding Expression and Score Markings......Page 374
Shrinking to Fit: Score Settings and Score Sets......Page 375
Printing the Parts......Page 376
10.6 Surround Sound in Logic......Page 377
Getting Started......Page 378
Bouncing to Stereo and Surround......Page 384
Exporting to DVD......Page 387
Exporting Video with Audio (Dubbing)......Page 391
11.2 Templates......Page 394
11.3 Screensets and Windows......Page 396
Link Modes......Page 400
11.4 Key Commands......Page 401
Layers and Windows......Page 403
Objects......Page 405
Cables......Page 406
Setting Up MIDI Instruments in the Environment......Page 408
Live MIDI with the Environment......Page 414
External Control with the Environment......Page 415
11.6 Input/Output Labels......Page 419
11.7 Nodes and Distributed Audio Processing......Page 420
Subject Index......Page 426