Apple Pro Training Series Logic Pro 7 and Logic Express 7

by Sitter, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780321256140
• ISBN10: 032125614X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-18
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

With a new plug-in that re-creates the sounds of 11 of the world's best-known guitar amps, distributed audio processing (which lets you tap into a virtually unlimited number of Macs), new software instruments (including a killer drum machine), and a slew of workflow enhancements, it's no wonder you're chomping at the bit to start using Logic Pro 7 and its streamlined sibling Logic Express 7. This Apple-certified guide ensures that you do-effectively, efficiently, and in as little time as possible! Veteran audio producer Martin Sitter uses step-by-step, project-based instruction and straightforward, jargon-free prose to detail the countless creative options Logic affords for audio production. After showing you how to set up Logic and begin recording audio with it, Martin details editing sequences, mixing techniques, and using Logic's software synthesizers, sampler and digital signal processors to put the perfect aural polish on their audio creations. The accompanying CD includes all the lesson files and media you'll need to complete the book's lessons.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Getting Started	1	(8)
Logic Overview
Exploring the Workspace	9	(54)
Launching Logic	10	(3)
Opening a Song File	13	(2)
Getting to Know the Arrange Window	15	(7)
Moving the Song Position Line	22	(7)
Setting a Tempo	29	(1)
About the Arrange Window Channel Strip	30	(3)
Using DSP Plug-ins	33	(9)
Using Audio Instruments	42	(8)
Using Channel Strip Settings	50	(4)
Bouncing a Song	54	(6)
What You've Learned	60	(3)
Exploring the Editing Windows	63	(30)
Getting to Know the Editing Windows	64	(12)
Working with Windows	76	(5)
Linking Windows	81	(3)
Using Screensets	84	(6)
What You've Learned	90	(3)
Understanding Workflow Techniques	93	(54)
Creating a New Song	94	(8)
Importing Audio into the Arrange Window	102	(5)
Importing MIDI into the Arrange Window	107	(2)
Zooming and Magnifying	109	(4)
Selecting with the Arrow Tool	113	(1)
Rubber-Band Selecting	114	(2)
Using the Cycle Mode	116	(4)
Using the Skip Cycle Mode	120	(1)
Dividing Regions	121	(7)
Moving and Copying Regions	128	(2)
Naming Regions	130	(3)
Hiding Tracks (Logic Pro Only)	133	(2)
Using the Catch Function	135	(2)
Using Scroll in Play	137	(1)
Using Key Commands	138	(6)
What You've Learned	144	(3)
Creating a Song
Editing Audio Regions	147	(62)
Exploring the Audio Window	148	(9)
Using the Sample Editor	157	(3)
Auditioning Audio	160	(9)
Adding Audio Files to the Arrangement	169	(3)
Editing Audio Regions	172	(6)
Setting a Region's Anchor Point	178	(3)
Repeating Audio Regions	181	(4)
Working with Sampling Rates	185	(5)
Working with Tempo and Audio Regions	190	(9)
Using Folders	199	(4)
Saving the Song as a Project	203	(4)
What You've Learned	207	(2)
Working with Apple Loops	209	(44)
Taking a First Look at Apple Loops	210	(3)
Working with Tracks	213	(10)
Looping Objects in the Arrange Window	223	(4)
Using the Loop Browser	227	(16)
Using the Global Tempo Track	243	(6)
Finishing the Arrangement	249	(1)
What You've Learned	250	(3)
Editing MIDI in the Matrix Editor	253	(34)
Getting Ready to Edit MIDI	254	(3)
Exploring the Matrix Editor	257	(13)
Using HyperDraw	270	(14)
What You've Learned	284	(3)
Editing MIDI in the Hyper Editor and Event List	287	(22)
Exploring the Hyper Editor	288	(5)
Using Hyper Sets	293	(8)
Exploring the Event List Editor	301	(6)
What You've Learned	307	(2)
Recording	309	(52)
Setting Up the Metronome	310	(2)
Setting a Count-in	312	(2)
Recording MIDI	314	(7)
Filtering MIDI Input	321	(5)
Using Capture Last Take (Logic Pro Only)	326	(3)
Setting Audio Options	329	(12)
Getting Ready to Record	341	(5)
Recording	346	(3)
Punch-Recording	349	(5)
Merging Recordings	354	(2)
Cleaning Up After Recording	356	(3)
What You've Learned	359	(2)
Mixing	361	(40)
Setting Volume Levels	362	(6)
Using the Track Mixer	368	(6)
Exploring the Fader Area	374	(5)
Creating Fades	379	(4)
Using Sends	383	(7)
Monitoring System Performance	390	(1)
Using the Freeze Function	391	(7)
What You've Learned	398	(3)
Automating the Mix	401	(28)
Using Track Automation	402	(9)
Using Live Automation	411	(15)
What You've Learned	426	(3)
Customizing Your Setup
Setting Up the MIDI Environment	429	(44)
Getting Started in Logic's Environment Window	430	(13)
Activating Logic's Sequencer	443	(7)
Creating a Standard Instrument	450	(4)
Creating a Multi Instrument	454	(4)
Using Instruments	458	(13)
What You've Learned	471	(2)
Setting Up the Audio Environment	473	(26)
Configuring Audio Hardware and Drivers	474	(4)
Exploring the Audio Configuration Window (Logic Pro Only)	478	(4)
Using Audio Objects	482	(4)
Exploring Audio Object Parameters	486	(4)
Looking at the Channel View	490	(2)
Finishing the Autoload Song	492	(4)
What You've Learned	496	(3)
Logic for Video Editors
Working with Video in Logic Pro	499	(26)
Understanding Video Files and Logic	500	(2)
Using the Global Video Track	502	(4)
Working with the Movie's Audio	506	(5)
Working with SMPTE Timecode	511	(3)
Scoring to Video	514	(6)
Exporting Audio to Movies	520	(3)
What You've Learned	523	(2)
Working with Surround Sound	525	(22)
Configuring the Playback System	526	(1)
Configuring Logic	527	(6)
Using the Surround Control	533	(6)
Finishing a Surround Mix	539	(7)
What You've Learned	546	(1)
Appendix Round-Trip Production	547	(15)
Glossary	562	(17)
Index	579