Producing with Logic Pro X

There are a lot of professional audio tools – what makes Logic different?

There are a number of (legal) ways to get Logic Pro X, and a few that will save you some cash. Here is how to get it as cheap as possible.

In this video, I’ll walk through the installation process for Logic Pro X.

Next, let’s take a look at the interface and how it works.

The Arrange Area is where we will be putting the majority of our audio and MIDI content.

Next, let’s look at the Editing Area.

There are a few tricks to the Logic toolbar, so let’s take a minute to see how we can use it for maximum efficiency.

Every audio program has a transport, but knowing the ins and outs of Logic’s will be important.

Next, let’s look at the Inspector Area.

This is a feature that I love in Logic – lists of all your media, and all your MIDI events.

Last but not least: The Mixer.

One of the great features of Apple Loops is the ability to sync to the beat with nearly no effort.

Now that we have a track started, let’s add a bass line using one of Logic’s synths.

Let’s add a synth, some percussion elements, and finish up the arrangement of our track.

I’m not a fan of memorizing a ton of key commands, but these few are essential to working quickly in Logic.

Now let’s setup a loop area in Logic to look at a section of our track.

Markers can be super useful for a lot of different reasons.

Now, I would like to move back to the toolbar, and look a little deeper at some of the customizations we can make to it.

We shouldn’t forget the most basic editing tools that we need – cut, copy, and paste.

Before we dive into mixing our track, let’s make sure we are ready for mixing.

Before we mix, let’s get a good baseline on our levels.

Let’s explore our audio effects that are built-in to Logic Pro X.\

Every track in Logic already has an EQ on it!

This is something I always try to do in other programs, and never works as well as it does it Logic.

If we are going to do any recording, we need to make sure we are all setup correctly before we start.

What are we going to record?

This is an often overlooked component of recording, and not setting it right can lead to terrible feedback.

Ok, let’s fire this up and recording some sound!

Recording MIDI requires some different setup work than Audio. So let’s look at that.

Now that we are setup correctly, let’s start recording!

If we want to get our track out of Logic, and into SoundCloud, iTunes, Spotify, an email, or anywhere else, we need to Export it.

There are good and bad ways to do this. Let’s make sure you do it a good way.

One last aspect to exporting in Logic is the ability to Normalize. You might want to do this (you probably do), but you should know what it’s doing to your track.

Thats it for now!

Here is the full session for the track we just made. Play with it, build on it, or just have fun with it.