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A Complete Beginner

Post by Diva » Mon May 24, 2010 3:57 am

Hi guys,

I just got Logic Studio 9 today and I must say, it humbled me. I consider myself a tech-savvy person, but have never done any sort of production before. Can any experienced Logic users point me in the direction of good, comprehensive tutorials? I am a total beginner--I just spent 1.5 hours trying to get a single note to crescendo(and failed lol, I can't figure out the transformer).

Thanks!

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by deadly_habit » Mon May 24, 2010 4:02 am

the stickies man
use em
also welcome

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by narcissus » Mon May 24, 2010 4:08 am

yes, welcome to your new obsession. be prepared to pay lots of attention and listen closely. pretty soon you'll be crescendoing and decrescendoing notes in 2 seconds

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by nowaysj » Mon May 24, 2010 8:06 am

Tech-savy.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by Conflux » Mon May 24, 2010 1:01 pm

youtube sf logic ninja he's got some good videos

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by Diva » Mon May 24, 2010 7:05 pm

Thanks for the replies guys. I've going through the stickies a bit and have found some useful stuff.

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by press » Mon May 24, 2010 7:10 pm

read the manual three times. get a book on mixing music read it four times. get a book on synthesis read it. get a book on mastering read it. then read the logic manual again. then practice practice practice.
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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by +3 » Tue May 25, 2010 5:00 am

press wrote:read the manual three times. then read the logic manual again. then practice practice practice.
This.

Logic's heavy equipment. I had been producing for years on FL Studio, but it took me many months of reading the manual and making very elementary-sounding tunes before I was back up to speed. And when Logic 9 came out, I took a week off production and worked through those tutorials as well. It's worth your time in the end, but there are no short cuts.

Pull the book out, and use it while you're working.

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by D-cred » Tue May 25, 2010 5:09 am

Sorry to do a slight hijack... but do you think reading the manual for FL is as important? Just curious because I have not done so, purely trial and error/ tutorials.

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by +3 » Tue May 25, 2010 5:20 am

D-cred wrote:Sorry to do a slight hijack... but do you think reading the manual for FL is as important? Just curious because I have not done so, purely trial and error/ tutorials.
I learned FL inside and out simply by playing with it, but that was many years ago. They've added so much now, perhaps you should. But either way its nothing like trying to learn Logic by blindly opening projects and "hoping" to achieve what you want--you can forget it. At least at first. Working through the Quick Start guide page by page and following their directions will slingshot your progress way faster than Forum stickies and random button mashing.

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by nowaysj » Tue May 25, 2010 5:23 am

I've been using fl for over 10 years. I could stand to read the manual again. There is still old shit I never got around to using. And there is a tun of new stuff that I've not used.
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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by D-cred » Tue May 25, 2010 5:33 am

Alright, thanks for both of your opinions. I'll get to reading the manual in the next week. Finals for school right now. And my hopeful plan for the next year is to use FL for about a year and then when I graduate about this time next year to get a Mac and start using Logic. Hopefully by then I will have acquired a decent amount of knowledge to make the transition slightly less painful than jumping straight into Logic.

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by nowaysj » Tue May 25, 2010 5:41 am

I would work with one or the other. All that time you spent of fl will largely be lost in logic. Best to jump on the beast you intend to ride as soon as possible. Don't feel that logic is more professional than fl, btw. Logic is not a step up from fl. It is a step to the side.
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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by +3 » Tue May 25, 2010 7:51 pm

nowaysj wrote:I would work with one or the other. All that time you spent of fl will largely be lost in logic. Best to jump on the beast you intend to ride as soon as possible.
This This This :W:

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by nowaysj » Tue May 25, 2010 8:01 pm

+3 wrote:This This This :W:
Just don't forget this part :) :
nowaysj wrote:Don't feel that logic is more professional than fl, btw. Logic is not a step up from fl. It is a step to the side.
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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by +3 » Tue May 25, 2010 8:07 pm

yeeaahh that was edited out on purpose :lol:

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Re: A Complete Beginner

Post by nowaysj » Tue May 25, 2010 8:20 pm

I noticed :a:
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