Description
Session 1 – Introduction to Logic
- Acquiring Logic, installing extra content
- Installing KeyCommands file and changing preferences for use as a visually impaired user
- Setting up Zoom on the Mac (mobile Zoom won’t work as well for these lessons)
Session 2 – Basic Recording
- The creating session dialog (setting initial tempo, time signature, and track types to start project with) and configuring the metronome/click
- Configuring the hardware and software, testing with a quick recording
- Recording audio tracks
- Recording software instruments/Midi
- Saving your project/basic file management
Session 3 – Getting Familiar with Logic Sounds
- Using the library to go through Logic sounds
- Instantiating a Logic or 3rd party software instrument like Komplete Kontrol to a track
- Brief overview of Midi FX
- Using a track stack to play multiple instruments at once or to create a split
Session 4 – Getting Familiar with Logic’s Interface & Track Types
- Overview of the interface, inspector, library, mixer, smart controls, etc.
- Manipulating tracks and regions with the inspector
- Looking at the Logic Electronic Drum Tracks and how it differs from other software instrument tracks
- Looking at the Note Repeater. Useful for snare and hi hat rolls
Session 5 – Drummer
- Introduction to the Drummer
- Building out an electronic drum track using the Drummer
Session 6 – Loop Browser and Working with Non-AppleLoops
- Using the Loop Browser
- Importing audio, Midi or non-AppleLoops to a project
- Working with Loops with non-embedded tempo and different ways to snap it to tempo (Adapt Tempo, FlexTime, etc.)
- Transpose audio up and down Like Midi (FlexPitch)
Session 7 – Navigating and Editing the Project
- Different ways to move through the project timeline
- Selecting tracks and regions
- Track sorting, splitting regions, copying, cutting and pasting, deleting regions and tracks
- Other important editing commands (nudging, shuffling, moving regions to playhead, etc.)
Session 8 – Piano Roll & Event List
- Discussion on piano roll and event list and when each can be useful
- Using the piano roll to edit Midi
- Using the event list to edit Midi more in depth
Session 9 – Step Recording & Step Sequencer
- Introduction to step recording
- Introduction to step sequencing
Session 10 – Introduction to Sampler (formerly EXS24)
- Discussion of sampler and quick sampler and their differences
- Cover basic importing/recording/editing to chop a region and convert it into a sampler instrument
- Covering importing by region or by transient, assigning to a key and saving the instrument so it can be recalled
- Recording something with the new instrument. Covering when to convert it back to audio and adjusting tempo with flextime
Session 11 – Introduction to Quick Sampler
- Cover basic importing/recording/editing to chop a region and convert it into a quick sampler instrument
- Cover the different options on import into quick sampler and when each is appropriate
- Saving the instrument so it can be recalled
- Looking at settings like flextime for the instrument
- Recording something with the new instrument. Covering when to convert it back to audio and adjusting tempo with flextime
Session 12 – Arranging with Locators PT 1
- Starting a beat utilizing all the tools we’ve covered
- Building out the rest of track quickly/playing with arrangement ideas with locators
Session 13 – Arranging with Locators PT 2
- Finish building out the rest of track quickly/playing with arrangement ideas with locators
Session 14 – Starting the Mix
- Overview of DAW signal flow (channel strip, sends/aux, etc.)
- Discussion on the different elements of a mix
- Discussion of gain staging
- Creating the static mix
Session 15 – Continuing the Mix with EQ
- Instantiating and using an EQ across all the tracks, and using it to enhance them
Session 16 – Continuing the Mix with Compression
- Instantiating and using a compressor across all the tracks, and using it to enhance them
- A brief discussion/demonstration of side chaining
Session 17 – Spatial effects (Delays & Reverbs)
- Discussion of insert and send effects, and how they differ from each other, and when and how to use them
- Instantiating spatial effects, reverbs, delays, and using them throughout the mix
Session 18 – Stereo Output/Master and Other Effects
- Overview of De-esser, saturation and other effects
- Limiter and basic mastering
Session 19 – Automation
- Automating track parameters like volume, pan, send level, and fade out for end of song
- Automating effects parameter
Session 20 – Bouncing/Exporting Archiving
- Bouncing the completed project
- Discussion of different file formats for exporting and sharing options built into Logic
- Exporting multi tracks, stems and options for long term archiving, sending files to someone else to mix or for collaboration
Session 21 – Creating Templates and Saving Patches
- Saving patches of sounds you enhanced/created
- Creating a template so you have good starting points going forward
Session 22 – Q&A and What’s Next
- Answer questions about what we covered and where one can go from here with these skills, beat leasing, music licensing, etc.
