Logic 8

djk · Post by **djk** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:58 pm

Just got logic 8 today, its so huge i don't really know where to start, any tips? thanks

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:01 pm

I'd get the Apple Pro Training books. They'll take you through it all step by step.

Or, just keep plugging at it, trial and error. Make some tunes. That's how most people learn.

djk · Post by **djk** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:19 pm

Are they the manuals that came with the box? Or a seperate thing?

deadly · Post by **deadly** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:54 pm

This book to get you started:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logic-Pro-Expre ... 287&sr=8-1

These videos are good too:
http://www.macprovideo.com/browse/logic

This Youtube channel for random bits and pieces:
http://uk.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=SFLogicNinja

John Locke · Post by **John Locke** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:15 pm

http://www.youtube.com/user/SFLogicNinja

djk · Post by **djk** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:28 pm

Cheers for that! can get started now

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:39 pm

read the manual. seriously. read the manual. it's extremely well written and covers 90% of what you'll get into. the plug-in manual is especially good-- do the tutorials in there!

djk · Post by **djk** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:05 pm

Are you talking like the huuuge manual

, it came with like 5 hahaha

whineo · Post by **whineo** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:24 pm

DJK wrote:Are you talking like the huuuge manual , it came with like 5 hahaha

Yup - the big fucker - but the reading is not that heavy to understand if you have used a sequencer before. Honestly the manual is expertly written
best way to use it - start making a tune - drop some of the millions of samples that come with it in an audio track.... hmmm ? how do i make an audio track you ask yourself? check the manual of course! from this stem a whole heap of follow on questions you will be asking yourself ... all of which will be answered by the manual.

as mentioned above several times - http://www.youtube.com/user/SFLogicNinja

this is also a hive of information http://www.logicprohelp.com/

djk · Post by **djk** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:22 am

Yeh, im pretty comfortable with basic cubase 4, they seem quite similar but also so different hahaha, and it is a beast !

fiziks · Post by **fiziks** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:52 am

You don't have to read that giant fucking manual. If you've used cubase before you should be fine after you learn the basics (ie how to insert an audio instrument, how to add sounds to the sampler, etc).

The exs24 is your sampler. It's got multi-outs for routing drums to auxillary channels. Learn about that first. Fat eq is what I use eq wise most of the time(find what suits you though). That and high pass or low cut filters for cutting frequencies.

When you make your first tune, look up at the top of the timeline and click the slightly greyed rectangle. It will turn green, that's your loop...eh thing. Click it on and off to listen to looped segments of your track.

Once you get the hang of it, you'll love it!

Post questions here if you get stuck.

doomproduction · Post by **doomproduction** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:01 pm

welcome

djk · Post by **djk** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:14 pm

helped immensely, safe

edit: Been looking at the kits available in logic, are these widely used?

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:56 pm

dunno about the kits - i use a couple of them occasionally - but in general i think logic 8 is incredible. i got it in january, and i've been churning out the tunes ever since - and i still haven't installed another synth or sample plugin. the scope of stuff it comes with is immense and the synths are really good too

djk · Post by **djk** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:10 pm

yeh the synths are mental, some of the leads are siiiick haha, im not churning out tunes yet, trying to get round the learning curve

spent two hours today just fucking about and having an explore gonna try and get a bit deeper with the manuals after, hopefully its the start of good things

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:31 pm

ooh here's a tip - if you can, try and get into the habit of using samplers for your audio bits rather than just dropping them straight into the DAW. I have always been in the habit of constructing my drum loops with loads of audio channels, just as individual audio hits. which is fine until you've copied and pasted it for 200 bars and then it uses up all your machine's RAM and slows everything down!

djk · Post by **djk** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:11 pm

safe, yeh ive only used cubase 4 on a basic level, like creating audio tracks, basic sample editing etc so stll pretty new to it all, but i am loving it hahahahah got big ideas for some dubstep tracks, just trying to put them into practice

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