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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)

Customizing a Drum Kit Designer drum kit

Now that you understand how Drummer works, let's explore all the ways you can change the drum kit itself.

The East Bay preset in the Library opens a drum kit with an EQ, compressor, and bus send to a reverb. If you press the letter B, the Smart Controls for this preset open.

Here, you will see an easy way to adjust levels within the kit, turn off kit pieces, and adjust the amount of compression or turn it off. The Tone knob relates to the EQ, and the Room knob affects the amount of bus send to the reverb.

I suggest you cycle a Drummer region and click on the FX plugins to open them, then resize them on your screen by grabbing the lower right-hand corner. Now, adjust the Smart Control knobs in real time, listening to the changes in the sound and observing the changes you see in the plugin windows. Fifteen minutes of doing so will teach you more than I can about processing drum kit sounds in 200 words in this book:

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