Want to produce professional quality music and audio using Logic Pro X?
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Want to produce professional quality music and audio using Logic Pro X?
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By the end of this course, you will be able to use every feature of Logic Pro X with confidence. This will allow you to quickly and easily write, edit, mix and produce great music that sounds professional, polished and impressive.
Everything you need to know about music production in Logic Pro X
Spend less time fighting with the DAW and more time focusing on the music.
Discover the quickest and easiest ways to write music in Logic Pro.
Consistently produce mixes that sound clear, powerful, and professional by following my step-by-step mixing system using stock plugins.
Learn how to put together a song in under 120 seconds using Apple Loops and MIDI (even if you don’t know how to write music).
Stay in the creative flow and prevent mistakes from ruining your workflow and inspiration (by avoiding the common pitfalls that most people fall into when producing music in Logic Pro).
Write more music and edit more audio in less time by learning the little-known features of Logic Pro that will significantly speed up your workflow.
Learn how to record and edit audio to a professional standard in less time than any other DAW (because Logic Pro is super easy to use).
The Complete Guide to Logic Pro X
Logic Pro X is a powerful piece of software. Learning it on your own or from free material on YouTube can take years, and it’s unlikely that you will ever explore the more powerful, advanced features.
For a fraction of the cost of Logic Pro X, you could take this course and avoid all of the wasted time and frustration that comes with figuring it out on your own.
If you are willing to invest in the software, it’s a no-brainer to spend a bit more on developing your own skills and knowledge. Then you can focus on the music production process instead of feeling held back by the software.
This great piece of software is used by professional musicians and engineers around the world. It’s simple user interface makes it an absolute joy to use. It’s the easiest DAW to learn, yet it is also one of the most powerful.
Not only will you learn about composing music in Logic Pro, but you will also learn about recording, editing, mixing and mastering audio. Every single step of the audio production process is covered and can be performed within the software.
After covering the absolute basics of digital audio production and sound recording, we’ll dive deeper into each topic.
Why should you take this course?
Basic audio production, music production and sound recording are taught, so you can take this course even if you are an absolute beginner.
Absolutely everything is covered, from beginner to advanced topics, so don't hesitate to take this course even if you have been using Logic Pro for years.
Produce, edit and mix your own music as you progress through the course with numerous activities and challenges scattered throughout.
The entire course is taught by a single experienced teacher - no confusing teacher changes halfway through.
Downloadable resources such as check lists, cheat sheets, project files and project templates are all included.
Personal support and access to the instructor. Get your questions answered.
Small one off payment, no subscription.
High quality information, all in one place. No more trawling YouTube for good tutorials.
Access anywhere, 24/7.
Over 14 hours of material.
Delivered in a way that’s entertaining and enjoyable.
No questions asked 30 day refund policy.
An intro to this section.
What 'DAW' stands for and why you need a DAW to process music and audio.
The benefits of Logic Pro, and why it's better than other DAWs.
How to open up Logic Pro X and start a new project.
Learn the purpose of each section of the interface.
Learn the channel layout and understand signal flow.
Learn about analogue vs. digital audio. How is audio converted into a digital signal and shared?
Learn each piece of the recording chain.
The entire process of producing a song.
Lean how sound travels around the environment. learn about reverb and reflections. Learn about the frequency spectrum (this is important).
Learn how volume is measured.
An introduction to balancing, panning, EQ and compression.
Common audio terms that you will come across.
Test yourself on this section.
Learn more about this great producer who uses Logic Pro X.
An introduction to Apple Loops and how to use them.
How to move around the workspace and work with audio.
Using the transport controls, the main key commands and cycle mode.
Using the marquee tool to delete sections and create breaks. Adjusting structure and moving parts around.
Organising your mix. Balancing, panning, plugins and exporting.
Compose a song using Apple Loops and export a finished audio file.
An introduction to the topic for the next two sections.
Creating channels, changing settings, recording.
Learn about monitoring the audio that you are recording, and using the built in tuner.
Learn about general recording best practices.
Recording new takes and punch recording.
Important settings worth noting.
Getting rid of unused audio.
Learn about the various mouse tools.
Comping your tracks and adding fades.
How to acces the Audio File Editor, how to use it and its benefits.
Using anchor points and the flex tool.
Learn how to turn on and use Groove Tracks.
Understand the various snap modes available in Logic Pro X.
An introduction to the topic for the next few sections.
A brief overview of what Drummer is and how to get started.
Arranging the drums to fit the structure of a song.
Adjusting the drummer style and sounds.
Using electronic Drummer profiles.
Creating MIDI tracks and regions from a Drummer part.
Create a song using Drummer and Apple Loops in under 5 minutes.
Learn about the track type and how to use virtual instruments.
An introduction to this synthesizer and how to use it.
Using external devices and recording MIDI.
Merging new performances into existing MIDI regions.
Learn about quantization and how to apply it in Logic Pro X.
Recording multiple MIDI takes and comping them.
How to setup Logic Remote on your iOS device.
Choose your favourite synth line, import it into Logic pro and replicate it.
How to create layered sounds and programmer a split keyboard.
Mapping external hardware to control specified parameters.
Learn about this recording mode and its uses.
An introduction to these functions and their uses.
Learn about MIDI plugins and their functions.
Learn about the piano roll editor and its uses.
Learn how to use the event list to find mistakes and remove unwanted events.
Learn how to auto tune MIDI to the right scale.
Learn how to use the MIDI draw to write in controllers.
Learn how to import MIDI files.
Learn about the environment and its uses.
Learn how to create objects in the environment.
Learn how to control signal chains and signal flow.
Learn how to use touch track objects to trigger MIDI regions.
Learn more about the region inspector.
Using MIDI aliases to replicate parts and make editing easier.
There are many powerful transform functions that you can harness.
Using the select menu you can select specific MIDI notes quickly and easily.
Sometimes you need to separate your MIDI notes onto their own channels.
Time to write a song!
An introduction to this topic.
Adding markers is an important part of the preparation phase.
It's important to keep your project organized.
Setting project tempo, detecting tempo from audio, changing the tempo during the song, adding tempo curves, adjusting BPM, meter, key signature and key changes.
Using Varispeed to record at a slower pace or lower pitch.
Manually tuning vocals using built in tools.
Using flex to adjust the timing of audio.
Combining these tools to create new sounds.
Create your own sounds using sound design.
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