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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)

Loading instruments into Sampler

You can load patches that work with Sampler from the Library, just as we did in Chapter 5, Recording MIDI.

Because the Library is contextual, if you have a Sampler already instantiated, you will see patches that work with Sampler. As you know, it will load however not only the sampler instrument but also some FX plugins, which you may or may not want.

If you prefer, hold the mouse down where you see Factory Default on the Sampler interface and scroll down to see Factory instruments, GarageBand instruments, and any third-party libraries you have purchased or instruments you created.

Scroll down to Factory instruments and load any instrument that interests you.

Since this a beginner's book, I am not going to go deep into all the controls that you can use to edit this sound, but notice that we see five panes:

  • The Synth pane contains options for global pitch, panning, volume, and filters for the sound, as you will find in any of...