Logic Plug-Ins Explained
This astounding collection of 30 in-depth tutorials compatible with Logic 8 & 9, is dedicated to the most popular plug-ins found in the powerhouse DAW, Apple Logic. From EQ to Compression, Delay Designer to Space Designer and more, this collection will demystify them all and get you plugged into Logic.
Videos
• Intro to Channel EQ (07:44) - Learn about the different types of EQ bands available in the Channel EQ, as well as how to navigate their parameters.
• Low Cut & High Pass (06:24) - Discover how low cut and high pass filters perform, as well as how to create resonance and excite a narrow frequency range with the Channel EQ's low cut filter parameters.
• Hi Cut, Lo Pass, & Shelving EQ (09:19) - See the similarities and differences between the different types of filtering and how they are used to subtly shape the frequency spectrum in different ways.
• Parametric EQ (12:59) - Learn how to use the parametric, or bell curve, bands of the Channel EQ for subtractive, sweetening, and corrective equalization.
• Basic Compression (11:41) - Discover how the basic compression parameters threshold, ratio, attack, release, and make up gain work and how they are applied to drum, bass, and keyboard sounds.
• Compression Parameters (11:49) - Explore the other sound shaping parameters of the compressor, as well as creative ways to handle the clipping that may occur during the compression stage.
• Sidechain Compression (09:12) - Learn how to set Logic's compressor plug-in to be triggered by an alternate sound source from the track it is processing, and to use it to act on a specifically defined frequency range.
• Delay Designer - Pt. 1 (05:53) - Get an overview of the major parts of the Delay Designer interface and it's main working paradigm.
• Delay Designer - Pt. 2 (14:15) - See how to create and edit rhythmic patterns using Delay Designer's powerful filtering, resonance, transposition, panning, and feedback features.
• Ultrabeat Assignment Section (09:19) - Get an introduction to the instrument's overall interface, along with an overview of how to manage and import sounds in Ultrabeat's assignment section.
• Ultrabeat Synthesizer Section (10:01) - Get an introduction to the instrument's overall interface, along with an overview of how to manage and import sounds in Ultrabeat's assignment section.
• Ultrabeat Step Sequencer (11:55) - Learn the basic pattern creation and editing operations of Ultrabeats's step sequencer, including some cool randomization features to funkify your patterns!
• Multipressor (11:27) - See how Logic's built in multi band compressor works and hear it applied to a dance music mix.
• Space Designer - Pt. 1 (10:56) - Learn about Logic's convolution reverb plug-in, and how to load in, handle and manipulate different impulse responses.
• Space Designer - Pt. 2 (11:34) - Discover how to edit and shape the various envelope and filter play back parameters available in Space Designer.
• Tape Delay (12:20) - Learn about this plug-in's unique delay features and how it can be used to generate both rhythmic repeats, and tight delays.
• EVD6 - Pt. 1 (12:37) - See how to shape and control the tonal characteristics of Logic's great clavinet emulation plug in.
• EVD6 - Pt. 2 (10:44) - how to use the powerful and versatile effects section of the EVD 6 to further shape and sculpt the instrument's sound.
• Tremolo (09:06) - Learn about Logic's Tremolo plug and how it can be used to modulate the amplitude of the left and right signals to create interesting panning envelopes synced to rhythmic values.
• ES1 Oscillators & Filter (13:01) - Explore the first software instrument ever introduced in Logic, and unravel the basics of classic subtractive synthesis.
• ES1 Modulation (12:24) - Learn how to use the ES1 LFO and modulation envelope parameters to modulate and shape the sound over time.
• ES1 Sidechaining (06:30) - See how to use the ES1 sidechain input to have it gate audio from an external track and run it through it's filters.
• Guitar Amp Pro (10:12) - Discover how Logic's guitar amp emulation plug-in works, and how to customize the controls to get the most variety possible.
• EVP88 (10:47) - Learn about Logic's electric piano modeling instrument and how to use the controls to color, shape, and add personality to the sounds.
• EXS24 (10:09) - Get an overview of the parameter and instruments editor windows, and how some of the main features of this plug-in work.
• Pitch Correction (10:10) - Discover how to use and abuse Logic's pitch correction plug-in for both corrective and creative means.
• Noise Gate (10:45) - See how to use Logic's Noise Gate plug-in for gating out unwanted or low level noise, as well as for generating pulsing rhythms via it's sidechain function.
• Power Plug-In Chain (09:14) - Stretch your imagination as we look at ways of combining different plug-ins serially on a bus being fed by several different instruments.
• Parallel Processing (09:10) - Learn how to feed and split the output of instruments across multiple busses, allowing for the parallel use of plug-ins at each destination.
• Managing Plug-Ins (13:28) - Learn some of the basic techniques, key strokes, and key commands for working with plug-ins, as well as how to create and where to store your own personal settings.