Logic Pro X 10.1 / David Nahmani.
| Author/creator | Nahmani, David author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [San Francisco] : Peachpit Press, ©2015. |
| Description | xviii, 553 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Apple Pro training series Apple Pro training series. ^A766744 |
| Contents | Exploring the interface and working with real instruments. Making music with Logic Now! Creating a Logic Pro X project ; Exploring the interface ; Navigating the project ; Build up the arrangement ; Mixing the song ; Mixing down to a stereo file -- Recording audio. Setting up digital audio recording ; Recording a single track ; Recording additional takes ; Punching in and out ; Changing recording settings ; Deleting unused audio files -- Editing audio. Assigning mouse tools ; Editing regions in the workspace ; Comping takes ; Adding fades and crossfades ; Editing regions in the audio track editor ; Editing files in the audio file editor ; Aligning audio -- Working with virtual instruments. Produce a virtual drum track. Creating a drummer track ; Arranging the drum track ; Customizing the drum kit ; Working with an electronic drummer -- Recording MIDI and using controllers. Using a patch from the library ; Recording MIDI ; Correcting the timing of a MIDI recording ; Joining recordings into a MIDI region ; Recording MIDI takes ; Repeating and erasing notes on the fly ; Creating a layered sound patch ; Creating a split keyboard patch ; Mapping smart controls to patch parameters ; Using step input recording ; Processing MIDI notes with MIDI plug-ins ; Controlling logic with an iPad using logic remote -- Creating and editing MIDI. Creating MIDI notes in the piano roll editor ; Importing a MIDI file ; Editing MIDI data in the event list ; Creating and editing MIDI continuous controllers -- Building a song. Editing pitch and time. Setting a project tempo by detecting the tempo of a recording ; Using and creating Apple loops ; Creating tempo changes and tempo curves ; Adding a turntable or tape slow-down effect ; Making one track follow the groove of another track ; Change the playback pitch and speed with varispeed ; Editing the timing of an audio region ; Tuning vocal recordings -- Editing an arrangement. Previewing the song ; Copying material to fill in parts ; Rendering multiple regions ; Adding and deleting sections ; Cutting regions to remove silence or noise -- Mixing and automating a song. Mixing. Organizing windows and tracks ; Using the amp designer ; Adjusting levels and pan ; Submixing tracks and processing the submix ; Using an EQ plug-in ; Using delay and reverberation ; Using dynamic processing plug-ins ; Using a few tips and tricks -- Automating the mix. Creating and editing offline automation ; Recording live automation ; Using MIDI controllers ; Bouncing the mix -- Appendices. Appendix A. Using external MIDI devices. Configuring MIDI hardware ; Using the external instrument plug-in ; Routing external MIDI tracks -- Appendix B. Keyboard shortcuts (default for U.S. keyboard). Panes and windows ; Navigation and playback ; Zooming ; Channel strip, track, and region operations ; Project audio browser ; Piano roll editor ; Finder. |
| Abstract | Record, edit, arrange, mix, produce, and polish your audio files with this guide to Logic Pro X 10.1. The author teaches you everything from basic music production to sophisticated production techniques. Using the book's downloadable lesson files and Logic Pro X, you'll learn to record audio and MIDI data, create and edit sequences, and master mixing and automation techniques such as submixing with track stacks. You will create both acoustic and electronic virtual drum performances using the new Drummer tracks with Drum Kit Designer and Drum Machine Designer. You'll use Logic Pro X new MIDI FX and Smart Controls to control software synthesizers from a MIDI controller or an iPad. Digital signal processors will help you put the perfect polish on your audio creations. Flex Time will allow you to precisely edit the timing of notes inside an audio recording, and you'll explore the Flex Pitch feature to correct the pitch of a vocal recording. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | "Apple certified"--Cover. |
| Audience | Beginner/Intermediate. |
| ISBN | 9780134185736 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0134185730 (pbk.) |