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Jumpstart Logic Pro 10.6

By : Jay Asher
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Jumpstart Logic Pro 10.6

By: Jay Asher

Overview of this book

Logic Pro is Apple’s flagship application for music creation, found in many professional music studios across the globe. It is a powerful digital audio workstation that comes with all the software tools that you need to create music that sounds great. In the previous version, Logic Pro 10.5, Apple had added impressive features to what was already a full package of tools, loops, FX plug-ins, and software instruments. Providing a comprehensive introduction if you’re new to Mac computer music creation, this practical guide will show you how to use Logic Pro and have you up to speed in no time. You’ll not only understand what Apple’s Logic Pro software can do but also get hands-on with using it to accomplish various musical tasks. The book starts by getting you up and running with the basic terminologies. As you progress, you’ll explore how to create audio and MIDI musical parts. To build on your knowledge further, the book will guide you through developing an automated mix. In addition to this, you’ll learn how to bounce mixes and audio files for distribution. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-versed with Logic Pro and have the skills you need to create professional-quality music.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Summary

In this chapter, we covered different ways of soloing and muting tracks and regions. You have learned how to use the Marquee tool to copy, repeat, and move regions and parts of regions in the Tracks area, and how the Snap settings and modes affect the result. Also, you are now familiar with techniques for importing audio files and working with them in the Audio Track Editor, while the destructive Audio File Editor was briefly discussed.

In the next chapter, we will become familiar with how to record MIDI parts with Logic Pro’s many Software Instruments and view and edit them in Logic Pro’s MIDI editors. You will also learn about Logic’s Arpeggiator and how to create layered and split sounds with Summing Stacks, that you can save in the Library.