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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

You have now been introduced to Logic Pro's array of Software Instruments and have seen the various MIDI editors.

The importance of MIDI Recording Preferences and how they behave with non-Cycle and Cycle recording has been explained. You now can record MIDI in a number of different ways and correct its timing by quantizing. As you have learned, MIDI is not just notes but CCs as well, which you will want to record frequently.

The Arpeggiator adds that classic synthesizer touch, while you can individualize your sound by created layered and split patches in the Library with Summing Stacks.

Groove Tracks gives your music a tight feel that you will love.

In the next chapter, we will become familiar with step entering in the Piano Roll editor when you don't want to play live. This includes how to change notes pitch, length, velocity, scale, and quantization in the Piano Roll editor. We'll add MIDI CCs in the Piano Roll editor and take a brief look at the...