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Apple Logic 101: Apple Logic 8 Introduction

Apple Logic Pro three-day training course introduces students to the primary features and basic user interface of Apple Logic Pro. Students learn how to generate a customised audio and midi configuration that will seamlessly integrate with their own personal production studio. Students also create their own song using Logic Pro's comprehensive array of software instruments, Apple Loops and DSP effects. In-depth lessons will cover MIDI and audio recording, streamlined editing and arrangement techniques, user defined key commands, automation, scoring to picture and surround mixing.

Pre-Requisites: This class is designed for those who want to learn music production and composition using Logic Pro or Logic Express. Students should have a basic knowledge of Mac OS X , in addition to a basic knowledge of audio terminology.

What You Will Learn: Working with Plug-ins ; Using Audio Instruments ; Understanding Workflow Techniques ; Editing Audio Regions ; Using the Sample Editor ; Working with Apple Loops

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Topics	Description
Making Music with Logic	Launching Logic, Exploring the Interface, Navigating the Song, Zooming, Previewing and Using Loops, Building an Arrangement, Mixing, and Exporting the Mix ; Digital Audio Recording Settings, Recording a Single Instrument, Recording Additional
Recording Audio	Takes, Recording Takes in Cycle Mode, Recording Multiple Tracks, Recording Additional Takes on Multiple Tracks, Punching in and out (Auto and On the Fly), Adjusting Recording settings and Adjusting Metronome Settings
Editing Audio	Deleting Unused Audio Files, Importing Audio Files with the Browser, Comping Takes, Flatten Take Folder, Using Fades and Crossfades, Resizing an Audio Region, Moving an Edit Point, Cleaning a Noisy take, and Using the Sample Editor
Recording MIDI	Using Software Instruments, Quantizing a Recording, Using External MIDI Hardware, Merging New Recordings, Recording Additional Takes, Layering Instruments, and Splitting a Keyboard to Control Two Instruments
Editing and Programming MIDI	Importing MIDI Files ; Editing in the Piano Roll Editor ; Editing in the Score Editor ; Editing in the Hyper Editor ; Editing MIDI Continuous Controller Events ; and Cleaning a MIDI Recording
Programming Drums	Programming a Drum Beat ; Editing Velocity and Accents ; Humanizing a Pattern and Creating a Snare Roll
Manipulating Tempo and Time Stretching	Adjusting a Song's Tempo to a Loop & a Loop's Tempo to a Song ; Tempo Changes & Curves ; Time-stretching Audio ; Time-stretching MIDI ; Using Apple Loops ; Creating Blue and Green Apple Loops ; Adding Apple Loops to a Loop Browser & Using the Follow Tempo Function
Arranging the Song	Using the Grid ; Inserting Time Signature Changes ; Using the Catch Function ; Using the Skip Cycle Mode ; Cutting Regions ; Repeating Sections ; and Using Aliases to Build an Arrangement
Mixing	Preparing for Mixing ; Using the Mixer ; Individual Channel Strips for Ultrabeat ; Using the Library ; Using Plug-ins ; Using Busses ; Reading the Meters ; Exporting your Mix ; Burning a CD and Exporting Individual Tracks
Automating the Mix and Using Control Surfaces	Region- vs. Track-based Automation ; Writing and Editing Offline Automation ; Recording Online Automation ; and Using External Controllers
Scoring Movies	Basic Settings ; Importing a Movie File ; Detecting Scene Cuts ; Manipulating the Grid ; and Exporting your Movie Soundtrack
Troubleshooting Logic	Getting Sound Out and In ; Getting MIDI Out and In ; Recovering Deleted Audio or MIDI Regions ; Reading the System Performance Meter ; Basic Computer Maintenance Steps ; and Adding Third Party Plug-ins