Going Pro with Logic Pro 8

Name: Going Pro with Logic Pro 8
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ISBN: 9781598635614

ISBN-10: 1598635611

ISBN-13: 9781598635614

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jay Asher, Jay Asher

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Logic Pro is the arguably the number one sequencer in professional studios, and among professional musicians. "Going Pro with Logic Pro 8" is an expert level book that addresses the needs of the professional Logic user. The book picks up where the manual leaves off, guiding you from initial setup of Logic Pro 8 through the recording and editing process to final delivery media; dropping power-user tips and tricks throughout the process. The book also features sidebars from well-know Logic experts, explaining how they integrate advanced techniques into their workflow. Topics covered include building custom mixers, designing templates, organizing your sound pallet, dealing with multi-computer…

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List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication date: 5/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 999
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

JAY ASHER has worked at an independent bookstore, an outlet bookstore, a chain bookstore, and two public libraries. Jays first writing award earned him a free fruit smoothie every day for an entire year. More recently, Thirteen Reasons Whywon him the Smartwriters.com Write-It-Now Award, and the 2003 SCBWI Work in Progress grant. He was also named one of the Hot Men in Childrens Literature by the librarian-run website A Fuse 8 Production.



Introduction



Make It Work: Techniques for Customizing Your Logic Pro 8 Setup for Greater Efficiency



Converting a Logic Pro 7 Template into a Logic Pro 8 Template without Headaches


Editing and Resaving a Logic Pro Template for Use in Logic Pro 8


Opening the Template in Logic Pro 8 and Finishing It



Using Software Instruments That Are Both Multi-Timbral and Multi-Output


Creating a Multi-Timbral, Multi-Output Stylus RMX and Assigning Sounds to MIDI Channels


Creating Auxes for the Multi-Output Software Instrument and Assigning the Outputs in the Software Instrument



Converting Multi-Output Software Instruments to Audio Files


Creating Audio Tracks, Assigning Their Inputs, and Assigning the Outputs of the Auxes



Customizing an Environment Layer for a "Live" Mixer


Input Channel Strips


Creating Input Channel Strips



Creating an EXS24 Instrument Loader Project


Preparing an EXS24 to Change Instruments by Playing a Note


Creating a MIDI Region for Cycling and Automatically Loading New EXS24 Instruments



Creating an Orchestral Template in Logic Pro 8 with Third-Party Libraries for the EXS24


Creating the EXS24 Software Instruments


Some Considerations



Customizing Environment Layers for Mixing in Your Orchestral Template in Logic 8


Creating the Environment Layers


Moving the Software Instrument Channel Strips to the Desired Environment Layers



Modifying Your Orchestral Template for Score Printout in Logic 8


Assigning Default Score Styles for Regions


Considerations



Becoming a Logic Pro 8 Stud: Techniques for Composing and Editing with Logic Pro 8



Advanced Quantize Techniques for Natural-Sounding MIDI Parts in Logic Pro 8


Hard Quantizing with the Region Parameters Box


Using the Extended Region Parameters for More Musical Quantization



Placing Regions Efficiently in Logic Pro 8


Using the Key Commands for Go to Position and Pickup Clock to Place Regions


Using the Event Float to Place Regions


Using the Event List to Place Regions



Using Groove Templates for an MPC3000-Like Feel


Adding the MPC3000 Quantize Choices to Your Logic Template


Working with the MPC-3000 Quantize Choices



Using Logic Pro 8's Arpeggiator


Creating the Arpeggiator in the Environment to Work with a Software Instrument


Setting the Arpeggiator's Parameters


Using Multiple Arpeggiators with a Software Instrument



Recording Two Different Software Instruments Discretely from Two MIDI Controllers with Logic Pro 8


Setting Up Logic Pro 8 and Your MIDI Controllers


Recording the Two Software Instruments Discretely from the Two Controllers


Important Things to Remember



Side Chaining in Logic Pro 8


Adding Vocoder FX to a Vocal with the Evoc 20 Polysynth and Side Chaining


Side Chaining Compressors



Creating a Tempo Map from an Audio File without Strong Transients


Considerations before You Begin


Creating a MIDI Region to Beat Map To


An Optional Test for Fine Tuning



Bringing Audio Files into a Logic Pro 8 Project and Having Them Chase Tempo


Re-recording an Audio File in a Logic Project


Creating a Tempo Ramp for the Audio File to Chase



Using Soundtrack Pro 2 as an External Sample Editor to Render Effects to an Audio Region in Logic Pro 8


Setting Up Logic Pro to Use Soundtrack Pro 2 as an External Sample Editor


Sending an Audio Region from Logic Pro to Soundtrack Pro 2 to Add Effects


Adding an Effect to a Region in Soundtrack Pro 2 and Replacing the Original Region with It in Logic Pro 8



Plotting Hits in Logic Pro 8


Converting Scene Markers to Standard Markers and Moving Them a Few Frames


Jay's Fly-by-the-Seat-of-Your-Pants Method for Plotting Hits


Considerations



Getting in Touch with Your Inner Geek: Techniques for Recording and Mixing with Logic Pro 8



Wise Gain Structure Techniques for Mixing In The Box within Logic Pro 8


Pre-Fader Metering


Controlling the Level Being Sent to the Channel



Old-School Punch-In Audio Recording with Logic Pro 8


Setting Up Logic Pro 8 for Punching In and Out on a Track without Stopping, Tape-Recorder Style


Tape Recorder-Style Recording


Newer-School Punch-In Recording



Creating a Customized Click Track


Setting Up Logic Pro 8 for Creating a Customized Click Track and Exporting It as Audio


Creating a MIDI Region for the Click and Exporting It as Audio



Using Parallel Compression in Logic Pro 8


Setting Up for Parallel Compression


An Even Easier Method



Drum Enhancement/Replacement with Logic Pro 8


Audio to Score


Using ApTrigga2 for Drum Replacement/Enhancement



Bouncing, Freezing, Exporting, and Recording to Audio Tracks: When, Why, and How


Freeze Tracks


Export


Routing Auxes to Audio Tracks for Recording



Using UAD Cards with Logic Pro 8


Using UAD Plug-Ins on Auxes and Outputs



Logic Pro 8 and the Outside World: Techniques for Integrating Third-Party Software and Hardware with Logic Pro 8



Using Kontakt as a Standalone with Logic Pro 8


Downloading and Installing Soundflower


Creating an Aggregate Device in Audio MIDI Setup


Setting Up Kontakt 3 as a Standalone


Setting Up Logic Pro 8



Using Stormdrum 2 as a Standalone with Logic Pro 8


Setting Up Stormdrum 2 as a Standalone


Setting Up Logic Pro 8



Using Reason 4 via ReWire with Logic Pro 8


Setting Up Logic Pro to Communicate with Reason


Adding a Second Reason Instrument and Routing It into Logic Pro Discretely



Using ReCycle 2 with Logic Pro 8 and the EXS24


Creating a REX 2 File in ReCycle 2


Bringing a REX 2 Loop onto an Audio Track in the Arrange Area


Bringing a REX 2 Loop into the EXS24



Using Logic Pro 8 as a Software Instrument Rack for an Akai MPC3000


Setting Up the Environment for an MPC3000 Template


Troubleshooting



Creating and Placing 2 Pops in Logic Pro 8 Projects for Audio File Alignment in a Pro Tools Session


Recording and Placing the 2 Pop


Placing the Audio Files in a Pro Tools Session (for Delivery to Post-Production)



Logic Pro 8 as a Front End for a TDM (HD) Rig


Using Both Logic Pro 8's Native Direct TDM Audio Driver and Digidesign's DAE Audio Driver


Creating a Logic Pro 8 Template with Both Direct TDM and DAE Audio Drivers Instantiated


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