Logic Pro - Apple Pro Training: Professional Music Production (for Logic Pro 11), 2nd Edition

Logic Pro - Apple Pro Training: Professional Music Production (for Logic Pro 11), 2nd Edition

by David Nahmani
Released December 2024
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
ISBN: 9780135402979

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Book description

The Apple-Certified Way to Learn

Record, arrange, produce, mix, and master music with this bestselling, Apple-certified guide to Logic Pro. Veteran producer and composer David Nahmani uses real-world professional Logic Pro projects to guide you through step-by-step instructions and straightforward explanations, ranging from basic music creation to sophisticated production techniques.

Using a project-based approach, this book shows you how to record audio and software instruments, create musical content, and build arrangements. Youll explore Session Players to create professional drum, bass, and keyboard performances, and use the Chord track to edit your songs chord progressions. Youll use Sample Alchemy, Beat Breaker, and Quick Sampler to create stutter effects and vocal chops, and learn ear-candy production techniques, such as parallel processing and turntable start and stop effects. Youll use Flex Time to stretch audio and correct the timing of recordings, and youll tune vocals with Flex Pitch. Youll add the warmth and coloration of analog audio equipment with the mix, and automate the song with ChromaGlow, mix a song using EQ, compression, delay, reverb, and other plug-ins to achieve a professional sound. Finally, youll automate the mix and prepare the song for distribution on streaming services with Mastering Assistant.

  • Downloadable real-world, professional Logic Pro files to follow along with the projects

  • AI-driven tools in Logic Pro 11

  • Step-by-step hands-on exercises

  • Accessible writing style that puts an expert mentor at your side

  • Ample illustrations that help you quickly master techniques

  • Lists of keyboard shortcuts used in each lesson

  • Tips to improve your workflow

  • Online personal support on the authors website

The Apple Pro Training Series is Apples official self-paced learning resource. Books in this series offer downloadable lesson files and an online version of the book. Additional information on this and other books in this series can be found at www.peachpit.com/apple. For more on certification, visit training.apple.com.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyight Page
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Contents at a Glance
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Getting Started
    1. The Methodology
    2. System Requirements
    3. Prepare Your Logic Pro Workstation
    4. About the Apple Pro Training Series
    5. Resources
  8. Lesson 1. Master Essential Navigation Skills
    1. Navigate the Project
    2. Zoom In and Out
    3. Explore the Panes of the Main Window
    4. Key Commands
  9. Lesson 2. Edit and Arrange Regions
    1. Add Apple Loops
    2. Edit Regions
    3. Mix the Song
    4. Key Commands
  10. Lesson 3. Use Effect and Instrument Plug-ins
    1. Insert Plug-ins
    2. Load and Edit Patches
    3. Set Up Parallel Processing
    4. Reorder and Copy Plug-ins
    5. Save User Patches and Settings
    6. Key Commands
  11. Lesson 4. Record Audio and MIDI
    1. Record Audio
    2. Record Multiple Takes
    3. Punch In and Out
    4. Delete Unused Audio Files
    5. Record MIDI
    6. Key Commands
  12. Lesson 5. Create a Virtual Drum Track
    1. Select a Drummer Style
    2. Edit Session Player Regions
    3. Arrange the Drum Track
    4. Key Commands
  13. Lesson 6. Create a Virtual Bass Track
    1. Loop Chord Progressions and Preview Bass Player Styles
    2. Edit and Arrange Bass Player Regions
    3. Key Commands
  14. Lesson 7. Create a Virtual Keyboard Track
    1. Preview Keyboard Player Styles
    2. Edit and Arrange Keyboard Player Regions
    3. Create a String Pad Track
  15. Lesson 8. Work with Chords
    1. Preview Chord Progressions
    2. Create Custom Chord Progressions
    3. Key Commands
  16. Lesson 9. Create Content
    1. Use the Step Sequencer
    2. Program MIDI in the Piano Roll
    3. Edit Audio Regions and Add Fades
    4. Key Commands
  17. Lesson 10. Sample Audio
    1. Extract Vocal and Instrument Stems
    2. Create Quick Sampler Instrument Tracks
    3. Create Vocal Chops
    4. Use Beat Breaker
    5. Use Sample Alchemy
    6. Key Commands
  18. Lesson 11. Edit the Timing and Pitch of Audio
    1. Adapt the Project Tempo to the Tempo of an Audio File
    2. Match an Audio File to the Project Key and Tempo
    3. Create Tempo Changes and Tempo Curves
    4. Make a Track Follow the Groove of Another Track
    5. Change the Project Playback Pitch and Speed with Varispeed
    6. Edit the Timing of an Audio Region
    7. Tune Vocal Recordings
    8. Key Commands
  19. Lesson 12. Mix a Song
    1. Use Saturation to Add Character
    2. Organize Windows and Tracks
    3. Adjust Volume, Pan, EQ, and Reverb
    4. Build a Lead Vocal Chain
    5. Use a Few Tips and Tricks
    6. Key Commands
  20. Lesson 13. Automate, Master, and Export the Mix
    1. Automate Mixer Parameters
    2. Master Your Project with the Mastering Assistant
    3. Export the Master to a Stereo Audio File
    4. Key Commands
  21. Appendix A. Skills Review
    1. Questions
    2. Answers
  22. Appendix B. Keyboard Shortcuts (Default for U.S. Keyboard)
    1. Channel Strip, Track, and Region Operations
    2. General
    3. Library
    4. macOS
    5. Mixer
    6. Navigation and Playback
    7. Panes and Windows
    8. Piano Roll Editor
    9. Project Audio Browser
    10. Step Sequencer
    11. Zooming
  23. Index

Product information

  • Title: Logic Pro - Apple Pro Training: Professional Music Production (for Logic Pro 11), 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): David Nahmani
  • Release date: December 2024
  • Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
  • ISBN: 9780135402979