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by Jay Asher
Jumpstart Logic Pro X 10.5
Create professional music with Apple's flagship digital audio workstation app
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Chapter 1: Beginning with Logic Pro X 10.5
Important information for beginning with Logic Pro X
What are Audio and MIDI?
Selecting essential hardware for Logic Pro X 10.5
An audio interface
A MIDI controller
Monitor speakers
Monitor headphones
Preferences versus Project Settings
Opening Logic Pro X for the very first time!
Changing Logic Pro X's default opening behavior
Summary
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Logic Pro X Interface
Logic Pro X windows, menus, and terminology
The Main Window
Tracks versus Channel Strips
The Logic Pro X Library
The Toolbar
Customizing the Control bar and Toolbar
Logic Pro X's included content
Exploring the Browser
The Project Browser
The Media Browser
The All Files Browser
Apple Loops and the Loop Browser
Saving your project
The Left-click and Command-click tools
Snap
Changing the key and transposing regions
Summary
Chapter 3: Recording Audio
The Project Templates
Setting Preferences
Audio Preferences
Recording Preferences
Display Preferences
Project Settings
Setting levels
Recording with a Cycle
Cycle recording with Take Folders
Quick Swipe Comping
Project Alternatives
Region Gain
Other Cycle audio recording options
Recording without a Cycle
Tape recorder style punching in/out
Recording without a click with Smart Tempo
Saving a template
Summary
Chapter 4: Editing Audio
Soloing and muting tracks and regions
Mute/solo buttons on the Track Header
Mute/solo buttons on the channel strip in the Mixer
Region solo button in the Control Bar
Renaming and colorizing tracks and regions
Zooming in and out on regions
Copying and repeating regions
Copying by holding Option + dragging
Copying parts of regions with the Marquee tool
Editing with Shuffle Mode
Repeat Regions
Looping regions
Working with an imported audio file in the Audio Track Editor
Audio Track Editor
Audio File Editor
Summary
Chapter 5: Recording MIDI
Logic Pro X's Software Instruments
Logic Pro X's built-in help
GarageBand versus Logic Pro instruments
Viewing a MIDI region in the Logic Pro MIDI editors
MIDI continuous controllers
Recording MIDI with Merge
Let's get started!
Advanced Quantize parameters
Setting a default quantization setting
Other techniques for recording MIDI
Recording MIDI with Replace
Recording MIDI with Cycle and Merge
Recording MIDI with Cycle and Create Tracks
Recording MIDI with Cycle and Create Track Alternatives
Recording MIDI with Cycle and Take Folders
Recording MIDI with CCs
The Arpeggiator MIDI FX plugin
Creating patches
Creating a layered patch with Summing Stacks
Creating a split layered patch with Summing Stacks
Groove Tracks
Summary
Chapter 6: Step Entering and Editing MIDI
Step entering in the Piano Roll Editor
The Velocity slider
The Velocity Tool
Scale Quantize
Time Quantize
Using the Step Input Keyboard
MIDI Transform
Time Handles
Entering MIDI controller steps in the Piano Roll Editor
Creating a crescendo by MIDI velocity
Creating vibrato with modulation
A brief look at the Step Editor
Summary
Chapter 7: Logic Pro X's Drummer
Getting familiar with Drummer and the Library
Arrangement Global Track
Converting a Drummer region into a MIDI region
Customizing a Drum Kit Designer drum kit
Producer Kits
Adding a percussionist
Drum Machine Designer
Drum Machine Designer editor
Drum Synth
Drummer Loops
Summary
Chapter 8: Logic Pro X's Step Sequencer
Getting familiar with the Step Sequencer
Pattern Regions
Creating Steps in the Pattern Region
Editing rows and sounds
The Step Sequencer Local Inspector
The Pattern Browser
Pattern Loops
Summary
Chapter 9: Working with Sampler, Quick Sampler, and Auto Sampler
Loading instruments into Sampler
Working with Quick Sampler
Loading Apple Loops to Quick Sampler
Importing existing audio files into Quick Sampler
Recording into Quick Sampler
Exporting drum slices to create a Drum Machine Designer track
Getting familiar with Auto Sampler
Summary
Chapter 10: Working with Live Loops
Understanding Cells and Scenes with a Starter grid
Editing cells
Creating scenes from cells
Recording into cells
Recording a performance to the Tracks area
Logic Remote
Novation Launchpad and Launchkey MIDI controllers
Remix FX
Overview
Capturing Remix FX with Automation
Summary
Chapter 11: Working with Audio Files, Tempo, and Pitch
Adjusting a project's tempo with an imported audio file using Smart Tempo
Fixing the timing of audio files with Flex Time
Fixing the pitch of a vocal with Flex Pitch
Varispeed
Summary
Chapter 12: Getting the Arrangement Right
What really matters in your arrangement?
Know your genre
Know your strengths and weaknesses
Creating a Project Alternative
Adding a section to your arrangement
Insert Silence at Locators
Repeat Section Between Locators
Deleting a section of your arrangement
Cut Section Between Locators
Consolidating regions and converting MIDI to audio files
Bounce Track In Place
Bounce Regions In Place
Bounce and Replace All Tracks
Export Tracks and Regions
Freeze tracks
Summary
Chapter 13: Organizing for the Mix
Getting familiar with Folder Stacks
Creating Folder Stacks
Folder Stacks and the Mixer
Mixer views
Tracks view
Single view
All view
The Environment – a brief overview
Creating customized Screensets
Creating a locked custom Screenset
Duplicating a custom Screenset to create another
Creating Markers
Creating markers in the Marker track
Navigating your project with Marker key commands
Creating a Cycle from a Marker
Editing Markers in the Marker List
Giant Beats and Giant Time display
Summary
Chapter 14: Mixing Your Project in Logic Pro X
The goals of a mix
Volume
Panning
Balance versus panning
Working with FX plugins
Plugin categories
Managing FX plugins
Problem-solving with EQs
The Channel EQ
Controlling dynamics
Compressors
Limiters
Noise Gates
Modulation plugins
Delays
Reverbs
Mixing as you go versus starting from scratch
Other considerations
Summary
Chapter 15: Automating Your Mix
A brief history of automation
Offline Region automation
Region panning automation
Plug-in bypass automation in a region
Live Track automation
Automation modes
Volume automation with Touch mode
Volume automation with Latch mode
Automatic lane creation with either Latch or Touch mode
Trimming automation
Real-time Trim
Copying automation
Copying automation within a track
Copying automation between tracks
The track automation Event List
Deleting automation
Customizing MIDI controllers for automation
Summary
Chapter 16: Delivering Your Music for Distribution
Bouncing a stereo mix
Opening the Bounce window
PCM file formats
MP3s and M4As
Realtime versus offline
Exporting tracks to send to a mix engineer
Mastering your mix
The changed role of the mastering engineer
Can you master your own tracks in Logic Pro X?
Summary
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