Logic Pro X For Dummies

Crank your sound up to X with Apple’s premier recording software and Logic Pro X For Dummies!

Apple’s Logic Pro X levels the playing field, making high-quality studio recordings accessible for any musician. It’s a professional-level tool with a user-friendly interface and loads of new features to keep you more organized so you can focus on creating rather than computing. Record live audio and MIDI tracks and edit faster with the new Mixer. Create your own drum kit, or work with the native virtual session drummer. Add flavor to your sound with new Pedalboard stompboxes, and fine-tune it all with Flex Pitch. You’ll let loose with Logic Pro X and let your creativity flow with help from For Dummies.

Written by veteran music and audio professional Graham English, Logic Pro X For Dummies jumps right in to using Apple’s high-end recording software so you can focus on doing what you do best—making music. From navigating the user interface to working with real and virtual instruments, recording tracks, editing audio, adding plug-ins, and everything in between, you’ll learn how to turn your musical inspiration into a fully-engineered and mastered demo.

• Shows you how to create a project, record live audio and MIDI tracks, import video, and mix songs like a pro
• Covers editing audio and adding effects and plug-ins to achieve your ideal sound
• Walks you through the entire audio engineering process from mix-down to mastering and exporting your final cut
• Includes information on how to use iPad and its touch interface to create amazing sound

If you’re serious about your sound, Logic Pro X For Dummies is your ultimate guide to achieving the quality you’ve been dreaming of and turning the volume up on all your musical endeavors.

Table of Contents

Part I: Leaping into Logic Pro X
Chapter 1: Getting Logic Pro Up and Sprinting
Chapter 2: Examining Logic Pro Projects
Chapter 3: Exploring the Main Window and Tracks Area
Chapter 4: Embracing Tracks and Regions

Part II: Digital Recording and Using Prerecorded Media
Chapter 5: Introduction to Digital Audio and MIDI
Chapter 6: Recording Audio
Chapter 7: Recording MIDI
Chapter 8: Adding Media to Your Project

Part III: Making Music with Virtual Instruments
Chapter 9: Making Beats with Drummer and Ultrabeat
Chapter 10: Playing Virtual Vintage Instruments
Chapter 11: Sound Design with Synths and Samplers
Chapter 12: Conducting a Virtual Orchestra

Part IV: Arranging and Editing Your Project
Chapter 13: Arranging Your Music
Chapter 14: Editing Audio Tracks
Chapter 15: Editing MIDI Tracks

Part V: Mixing, Mastering, and Sharing Your Music
Chapter 16: Mixing Your Project
Chapter 17: Automating Your Mix
Chapter 18: Mastering Your Final Track
Chapter 19: Bouncing and Sharing Your Music

Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Use an iPad with Logic Pro X
Chapter 21: Ten Tips to Speed Your Workflow