Logic Pro 101

Ryan Rey is a composer, guitarist, educator, and San Francisco native. He teaches courses in Logic Pro X, music theory, piano, and sound for picture at Pyramind; studio recording and AV technology at Diablo Valley College; and a variety of subjects online through Pyramind’s Mentorship Network. Rey is currently director of the concert series Seventh Avenue Performances. He is also on the board of directors for Ninth Planet. Rey plays guitar and has composed for production music library CrimeSonics.Harry Gold is a Bay Area-based blues and jazz guitarist, pianist, arranger, and singer. He is also an audio engineer and an Avid Certified Instructor for Pro Tools and Sibelius. Gold works as an adjunct professor at Academy of Art University, where he teaches classes in Logic, Pro Tools, music production, score preparation, arranging, and composition. He also operates Fools Gold Studios in Berkeley, California.

• Acknowledgments Introduction. Welcome to Apple Logic Pro About This Book Course Prerequisites .Course Organization and Sequence The NPT Digital Media Production ProgramHow Can I Learn More?Conventions and Symbols Used in This BookChapter 1. Logic Pro BackgroundThe Logic Pro Digital Audio WorkstationLogic Pro History and EvolutionAudio Characteristics: Waveform, Frequency, and AmplitudeConverting Audio to DigitalLogic Pro System ConfigurationsShortcuts and Naming Conventions Review/Discussion QuestionsExercise 1. Selecting Your Audio Production GearChapter 2. Getting Started with Logic Pro Target Systems Software Installation and OperationLogic Pro File StructureStarting Logic Pro The Logic Pro Menu Structure Logic Pro Windows and ViewsReview/Discussion Questions Exercise 2. Identifying the Primary Logic Pro Windows and Views Chapter 3. Logic Pro Basic Controls Playback in the Main WindowRegion Editing in the WorkspaceZooming and Scrolling in the Main WindowSelections and Rulers in the Main WindowQuick Help TipsReview/Discussion QuestionsExercise 3. Primary Tools and ControlsChapter 4. Creating Your First ProjectProject ChooserCreating and Configuring a Logic Pro ProjectWorking with TracksControlling PlaybackSaving, Locating, and Opening Logic Pro FilesReview/Discussion QuestionsExercise 4. Creating a ProjectChapter 5. Importing and Working with MediaConsiderations Prior to ImportImport MethodsOther Methods of Importing Audio FilesImporting VideoReview/Discussion QuestionsExercise 5. Importing AudioChapter 6. Making Your First MIDI RecordingMIDI BasicsMIDI in Logic ProSetting the Base Meter and TempoPreparing to Record MIDIUsing Virtual InstrumentsRecording MIDICreating and Editing MIDI PerformancesReview/Discussion QuestionsExercise 6. Working with MIDIChapter 7. Making Your First Audio RecordingBefore RecordingPreparing to RecordRecording and Managing AudioOrganizing after RecordingReview/Discussion QuestionsExercise 7. Recording AudioChapter 8. Selecting and NavigatingWorking with Selections in the Tracks AreaAdjusting the View of Your TracksAdjusting the Project ViewOrganizing Your ProjectUsing Markers for Locations and SelectionsUsing Arrangement MarkersLiving in ColorSubmixing WorkflowsUsing Track Stacks to SubmixReview/Discussion QuestionsExercise 8. Recording, Configuring, and Adding Markers to an ArrangementChapter 9. Editing Your MediaSelecting Playback OptionsUsing the Grid, Division Value, and Snap SettingsEditing RegionsFlex Time and PitchMoving and Resizing RegionsCreating Fade EffectsUndoing Your WorkReview/Discussion QuestionsExercise 9. Editing AudioChapter 10. Mixing and Creating a BounceBasic Mixer TerminologyWorking in the MixerUsing Plug-In ProcessorsApplying Mix AutomationBacking Up Your ProjectCreating a Stereo MixdownReview/Discussion QuestionsExercise 10. Automating Shared Effects and Exporting a Stereo MixFinal Project 1. Creating a Musical ArrangementFinal Project 2. Creating a Mix