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New Logic Studio Training Wiki

We’ve listened to all of your supportive and passionate feedback and the one thing that keeps coming up is the need for a TOC or a categorized index of all our tutorials. And that’s why we’ve created a wiki for you!

But first I want to make something clear (and it might help you overcome any of your Logic Studio fears). We launched this site almost two years ago with the idea that we wouldn’t try to duplicate the other tutorials that already exist. There’s some great stuff out there, and most of it gives the impression that you have to learn A before you can start doing B. And for the most part, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

We’ve spoken to many Logic Studio users and they all have different needs. If you’re a guitar player that wants to record, how much MIDI do you need to master before you can begin laying down tracks? Answer: none. And if you’re an experienced film composer that’s switching from another DAW, do you really need to watch a multi-tutorial course on how a piano roll editor works before you can begin scoring? I doubt it.

So that’s why we won’t tell you to start at point A without knowing your individual needs (not that there’s anything wrong with that way of doing things, but we just wanted to give people something different). And that’s one reason why we’ve resisted publishing a linear table of contents. To us, the ideal linear method is to go back to our first tutorial and watch them all in order while writing love notes to your Logic Studio Trainers.

Another reason we’ve resisted a linear method of learning is that tutorials can belong to multiple categories. A tutorial on channel strips can relate to the Arrange Window, the Mixer, multiple editors, and much more. Too much choice had condemned us to decision making paralysis.

But we’ve finally found the cure!

Instead of setting an index in stone and forcing you to watch tutorials that don’t relate to your needs, we built a flexible wiki. It will always be a work in progress but it should become a deep, hyperlinked knowledge resource for Logic Studio.

We have plans to open it up to user editing and we will encourage feedback and contribution.

We’re pretty confident that you’ll get a lot of use out of the wiki and will come back to it again and again as you sharpen your Logic Studio chops. We’re also pretty confident that you’ll thank us. A lot. But not more than we thank you for being subscribers!

The Logical Drummer

Now you can discover how to program realistic drums and put some life into your music!

This 5-part tutorial on drum programming will show you how to pull the perfect beat from Logic Studio. While centered around rock drumming and using Native Instrument’s Battery 3, this tutorial can be applied to programming realistic drums in other genres of music and software instruments.

Here’s what you’ll learn in The Logical Drummer:

Part 1: Overview, Setup, and Organization (15:06)

• How to integrate third party software, like Native Instrument’s Battery 3
• How to set up a multiple mic kit for flexibility in mixing
• How to mix with a multi-output instrument
• Arrange window and Mixer organization tips
• How to mix in groups

Part 2: Setup, Organization, and Mixing (14:50)

• How to set up NI Battery 3 so individual kit pieces can go into the logic arrange window
• How to set up a drum kit with multiple outs and apply different effects on each of the drum elements

Part 3: Sequencing Drums with a Multi-Timbral Software Instrument (26:35)

• Controlling battery with multi-timbral software instrument
• Audio routing tips
• How to improve quantize with extended parameters like quantize strength
• How to use the Transform Humanize Function
• Hyper draw tips

Part 4: Sequencing Drums with the Hyper Editor (36:31)

• Sequencing tips when using single software instruments
• How to set up a mapped instrument in the environment
• How to sequence drums using the Hyper Editor
• Environment tips, like the MIDI thru tool
• More quantize tips

Part 5: Creating Realistic Drum Parts (27:07)

• How to sequence rolls, flams, and roughs
• More tips for the Transform Humanize Function
• Recording techniques like auto-punch, creating take folders, and cycle mode
• Hyper editor tips
• Automation techniques

The Logical Drummer, designed by David Nunez, is sure to give you hard-hitting information and inspiration. We’ll even give you 7 days to try it out. If you’re not satisfied, just let us know before the 7 days are up and we’ll give your money back.

Buy it today for only $19.95!

This course is can be downloaded or streamed online. Watch it on your iPhone/iPod or computer anytime, anywhere!

Logic Studio In Action With A.R. Rahman: Scoring “Slumdog Millionaire” with Logic

A great score composed in Logic Pro. And a really good interview with A.R. Rahman:

An artist who has redefined contemporary Indian music, A.R. Rahman is an icon in the world of cinematic scoring and one of the world’s top 25 all-time selling recording artists.

Link: Scoring “Slumdog Millionaire” with Logic: An Interview with A. R. Rahman