Logic 301: Advanced Music Production in Logic Pro 9

This three-day course teaches invaluable real-world techniques for music production and editing, mixing, notation, and scoring to picture with Logic. Throughout the class, students learn numerous professional secrets for streamlining production workflows and constructing a mix to meet the most exacting standards. Experienced Logic users and newcomers alike will find invaluable methods for manipulating tempo and pitch, fine-tuning audio and MIDI tracks, processing MIDI data, managing signal flow, assigning physical controllers, and getting the most out of Logic’s revolutionary software instruments.

Pre Requisites:


  • Basic knowledge of Mac OS X, Basic knowledge of audio terminology is required. Ideally, students will have attended a Logic 101 course. Delegates will need to have passed the Logic Level 1 examination as well as Level 2 to achieve Apple Certified Pro (Logic) Level 2 certification.

What you will learn:


Customizing the Interface and using Key Commands, Managing I/O Setups and creating and Managing Takes Working with Software Instruments, Creating and Using Markers, Designing sound with Sculpture, Advanced MIDI editing

Certification:


Delegates will need to have passed the Logic Level 1 examination as well as Level 2 (included with this course) to achieve Apple Certified Pro (Logic) Level 2 certification.

Logic 301: Advanced Music Production in Logic Pro 9

Speeding Up Your Workflow Using Project Templates, Creating Your Own Template, Customizing the Interface, Using Key Commands, Accessing the Tool Menu, Saving a Project Template, Opening and Creating Projects Automatically, and Backing Up and Transporting Your Setup

Working with Time and Pitch Creating Your Own Apple Loops with the Apple Loops Utility, Using the Time and Pitch Machine, Using Pitch Correction, Using Flex Time, Using Speed Fades, Making Tempo Adjustments with Varispeed and Working with Rubato Passages

Synthesis with the ES2 Understanding the User Interface, Exploring the Oscillator Waveforms, Using Oscillator Modulation to Create Interesting Sounds, Sculpting Your Sound Using the Filters, Using Modulation and Exploring the Output/Processing Section

Sampling with the EXS24 mkII Creating Sampler Instruments, Using the EXS24 Instrument Editor, Creating Loop Points, Using the Parameter Window, Creating Multiple Zones from Regions Transients, Using Filters and Modulation to Process the Sound, Using Groups and Routing Individual Sounds for Processing

Sound Design with Sculpture Understanding the String, Using Objects in Sculpture, Adjusting the Pickups, Processing the Sound, Using Modulation in Sculpture and Saving and Trying Presets

Building Drum Sounds with Ultrabeat Selecting Sounds in the Assignment Section, Exploring the Sound Generators, Processing with the Filter and Bitcrusher and Automating Parameters in Step Mode

Working with the Arrangement Navigating the Arrangement, Using Markers, Using Global Edits and Working with Folders

Advanced Audio Editing Smoothing Transitions with Crossfades, Fixing Clicks in the Sample Editor, Creating New Parts from Existing Ones, Editing with Mixer Groups, Repairing Drums with Marquee Transient and Editing Drums in Soundtrack Pro

Advanced MIDI Editing Using Aliases, Working with Region Parameters, Selecting MIDI Events for Editing, Using Transform Functions and Separating MIDI Events

Managing the Mix Importing Channel Strips and Data, Working with the Mixer, Creating Production Notes, Panning Stereo Tracks, Switching the Contents of the Plug-in Window, Changing Plug-in Locations, Using a Plug-in’s Extended Parameters and Using Mixer Groups

Controlling Signal Flow Using Aux Channels as Submixes, Applying Send Effects to Submixes, Using Side Chain Effects, Positioning Sends Pre or Post Channel Strip Controls, Incorporating External Effects Processors and Bouncing in Place

Controlling the Mix Automating an Aux Channel, Copying Automation Data Between Tracks, Scaling Automated Values, Applying Automation to Multiple Tracks at Once and Using Control Surfaces

MIDI Processing in the Environment Navigating within the Environment, Creating Environment Objects, Creating Signal Chains and Using Touch Tracks Objects

Certification Exam Students take an end user exam to earn Apple Certified Pro, Logic Pro 9 Level Two status