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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)

Getting familiar with the Step Sequencer

Open Logic Pro and choose New from Template and you will see that with 10.6, in Project Chooser, we have a new category called Tutorials and that there is a tutorial for the Step Sequencer. Let's begin by employing this project:

Figure 8.1: The Step Sequencer tutorial

As you can see, there are 21 tracks. Each has notes in the Note Pad. In the upper right-hand corner of the Note Pad, there is an arrow you can click on to move to the next entry.

I suggest that you spend some time with this project over a period of time as you work with the Step Sequencer to gain a deeper understanding if you find this feature attractive for what you want to accomplish musically.

But you don't need me for that, so let's open a new project with an empty software instrument channel strip, with Open Library checked. Navigate to Electronic Drum Kit and select Brooklyn Feels.

Click on DMD in the channel strip in the inspector...