Logic Pro X by Cousins, Mark; Hepworth-Sawyer, Russ;

Short description:

Lay tracks, mix them, and master completed projects. Use Logic’s internal virtual instruments and synthesize sound with external MIDI equipment. Find the best third-party plug-ins and external hardware for what you’re doing. Logic Pro X will help, with its comprehensive coverage of Apple’s powerful DAW. Seasoned authors Mark Cousins and Russ Hepworth-Sawyer give you more than the Logic help files ever could.

Logic Pro X leads you through every step of the music creation and production process, and related box-outs accompany each topic, giving you the quick dirt on important features and techniques. Doing something a little different with Logic? Sections on multimedia production and sound design have you covered.

Also get ample coverage of audio equipment to integrate with Logic, from hardware devices to third-party effects plug-ins and virtual instruments.

Long description:

From initial demos to mixing and mastering, seasoned authors Mark Cousins and Russ Hepworth-Sawyer show you how to get the most from Logic Pro X. By exploring the essential workflow and the creative possibilities offered by Logic’s virtual instruments and effects, Logic Pro X: Audio and Music Production leads you through the music creation and production process, giving you all the tips and tricks used by the pros to create release-quality recordings.

Using full color screenshots throughout, alongside related boxouts that expand on the key concepts, Logic Pro X: Audio and Music Production is an informative and easy-to-read guide to using Logic Pro X.

Key features include:

Production FAQs – Instructional Walkthroughs and Knowledgebases present information clearly and answer common production–specific problems.

Methods – Professional techniques for recording and editing in Logic Pro X – whether you’re dealing with real musicians or cutting-edge virtual instruments.

Workflow – Use Logic Pro X’s tools and functions in an optimal way.

Website – Access audio examples, samples (Apple Loops), Logic projects, sampler instruments, and instrument patches at www.focalpress.com/cw/cousins

Logic Pro X: Audio and Music Production covers more than just the software; it will help you make the most out of every recording session and will illuminate and inspire your creative and sonic endeavors!

"It seems everything about the application is covered somewhere in the book, from file-saving structures and organisation, to in-depth exploration of the EXS24 sampler; from synthesis and the built-in synthesisers, to working with movie files. And more...here is no better system on offer to musicians wanting to take their song from scratch demo to finished recording than Logic Pro, and this book will help those musicians as well as producers and mixers alike become true Logic ninjas, putting the stress of trying to understand the software behind them." -- Ben Trigg, Musicians' Republic

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: The Logic Concept; Chapter 2:Logic’s Interface; Chapter 3: Getting Connected; Chapter 4: Starting a Project; Chapter 5: Audio Regions and Editing; Chapter 6: MIDI Sequencing and Instrument Plug-Ins; Chapter 7: Creative Sound Design; Chapter 8: Mixing in Logic; Chapter 9: Mastering in Logic; Chapter 10: Logic and Multimedia Production; Chapter 11: Optimizing Logic