The Complete Logic Pro
When you complete the Complete Logic Pro, you'll be a complete Logic Pro Jedi.
"The greatest harm lies in doing nothing."
~Luke Skywalker
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Contents
Logic Pro - The Big Picture
What does Logic Pro do? Why does it exist? How the heck does it fit in to my music and audio goals?
Logic Pro is a powerful digital audio workstation responsible for Billboard-charting hits. Now, you are responsible for understanding Logic Pro and wielding its power to produce your very own masterpiece.
No more latency. Please continue.
- Introduction to Logic Pro
- Introduction to Digital Audio and MIDI
- Hardware Interface
- 32- and 64-Bit Modes
- Installing Logic Studio
Logic Pro Quick Start
Getting up and running with Logic Pro doesn't need to be a complicated and time-consuming process. It's pretty simple and shouldn't take longer than an hour.
- Creating and Opening Projects
- Understanding Projects
- The Arrange Window
- Understanding Regions
- Creating Tracks
- Adding Media to Your Project
- Recording Audio
- Recording MIDI
- Navigating Your Project
- Building Your Arrangement
- Editing Your Arrangement
- Mixing Your Project
- Bouncing Your Project
The Arrange Window
You were given a brief overview of the Arrange Window in the Logic Pro Quick Start. Now, you'll take a deeper look at the Arrange Window and what it can do.
- An Overview of the Arrange Window
- The Arrange Area
- The Toolbar
- The Inspector
- The Transport Bar
- The Media Area
- The Audio Bin
- The Loop Browser
- The Library
- The File Browser
- The Notes Area
- Project Notes
- Track Notes
- The Lists Area
- The Event List
- The Marker List
- The Tempo List
- The Mixer
- The Sample Editor
- The Piano Roll Editor
- The Score Editor
- The Hyper Editor
- Local Menu Bars
- Tool Menus
- The Bar Ruler
- Cycle Mode
- Global Tracks
- Working with Folders
- Screensets
Tracks and Channel Strips
Tracks are listed in the Arrange Area. Each Track has a corresponding Channel Strip in the Mixer.
- The Track Header
- Creating Tracks and Channel Strips
- The New Tracks Dialog Box
- Track Parameters
- Deleting Tracks
- Selecting Tracks
- Moving Tracks
- Naming Tracks
- Assigning Tracks
- Zooming Tracks
- Muting Tracks
- Soloing Tracks
- Record-Enabling Tracks
- Freezing Tracks
- Hiding Tracks
- Protecting Tracks
- Bounce In Place
Recording Audio
Audio recording was introduced to the original Notator Logic in 1994. The Sign by Ace of Bass was the #1 song that year. While I can't confirm that the song was referring to the emergence of computer audio recording, I can confirm that it was a breakthrough year for Logic.
Flash forward about 20 years and you've got an extremely powerful and affordable Digital Audio Workstation that's being used to create chart-topping hits by scores of major artists.
- Setting the Project Sample Rate
- Setting the Project Bit Depth
- Setting the Metronome
- Software Monitoring
- Choosing the Recording Path
- Recording File Types
- Recording a Single Take
- Recording Additional Takes
- Recording Multiple Takes
- Multitrack Recording
- Punch Recording
- Locators
- Recording in Replace Mode
- Deleting Audio Recordings
Recording MIDI
Logic Pro was created as a powerful MIDI sequencer. You'll learn how to Record MIDI, Filter MIDI Events, Multitrack MIDI Recording, Using the Caps Lock Keyboard, and much more.
- Recording a Single MIDI Take
- Recording Additional MIDI Takes
- Recording Multiple MIDI Takes
- MIDI Multitrack Recording
- MIDI Merge Recording
- MIDI Replace Recording
- Capture as Recording Retrospectively
- Filtering MIDI Events
- MIDI Punch Recording
- MIDI Step Input Recording
- Using the Step Input Keyboard
- Using the Caps Lock Keyboard
Editing Audio
Editing audio in Logic Pro is extremely powerful and intuitive. You'll learn about Audio Takes, Flex Time, the Sample Editor, the Digital Factory, and much more.
- Take Folders
- Previewing Takes
- Toggling Take Folder Editing Mode
- Comping Takes
- Editing Comps
- Resizing Take Regions
- Cutting Take Folder and Take Regions
- Moving Take Folders and Take Regions
- Duplicating Comps
- Creating New Comps
- Renaming Takes or Comps
- Deleting Takes or Comps
- Exporting and Moving Takes or Comps to New Tracks
- Flattening and Merging Take Folders
- Unpacking Take Folders
- Packing Regions into Takes
- Using Flex Time
- Flex Modes
- Flex Markers
- The Flex Tool
- Making Tempo and Pitch Adjustments with Varispeed
- The Sample Editor
- Navigating Audio Files in the Sample Editor
- Selecting Audio in the Sample Editor
- Using the Pencil Tool
- Trimming Audio
- Silencing Audio
- Changing Audio Levels
- Normalizing Audio
- Audio Fades
- Creating Backups in the Sample Editor
- The Digital Factory
- Time and Pitch Machine
- Groove Machine
- Audio Energizer
- Silencer
- Audio to Score
- Quantize Engine
- Audio to MIDI Groove Template
Editing MIDI
Logic Pro gives you many tools to edit your MIDI. You'll learn about the Piano Roll Editor, the Event List, the Hyper Editor, the Score Editor, the Transform Window, and much more.
- The Piano Roll Editor
- The Piano Roll Grid
- The Piano Roll Info Display
- Creating and Editing Note Events
- Piano Roll Snap Settings
- Hyper Draw
- The Event List
- Filtering the Event List
- Creating and Editing Events in the Event List
- The Hyper Editor
- Creating and Editing Events in the Hyper Editor
- Event Definitions
- Hyper Sets
- The Score Editor
- Displaying MIDI in the Score Editor
- Using Display Settings
- Creating and Editing Events in the Score Editor
- Printing a Score
- The Transform Window
- Transform Sets
- Humanize Preset
- Transform Window Parameters
- MIDI Out
- MIDI Activity Display
- Converting MIDI to Audio
Mixing
To open the Mixer, use the key Command+X, choose Window > Mixer, or use Command+2. If you want to open the mixer in its own window, drag the mixer tab.
- Channel Strip Types
- Channel Strip Controls
- Mixer Groups
- Muting Channels
- Soloing Channels
- Adjusting Levels
- Choosing Pan Positions
- Using Effects
- Routing Audio with Insert Effects
- Routing Audio with Send Effects
- Controlling Signal Flow
- Using Aux Channels
- Applying Send Effects to Submixes
- Output Channel Strips
- Surround Panning
- Binaural Panning
- MIDI Channel Strips
- Saving MIDI Channel Strip Settings
- Mixer Views
- Mixer Track Notes
- I/O Labels
Automating the Mix
Logic allows for easy, track-based automation providing control over almost all elements of an entire mix, including volume, panning, aux send levels, as well as all parameters of plugins and software instruments.
- Displaying Automation
- Automation Modes
- Creating Automation
- Selecting Automation
- Editing Automation
- Deleting Automation
- Automating MIDI with Hyper Draw
- Creating and Editing Offline Automation
- Recording Live Automation
- Using Control Surfaces
Bouncing Your Project
All channels from a project may be rendered to a single or multiple audio files, as well as be burned directly to disc using the Bounce function. All parameters and automation are recorded in the bounce file.
