Logic Pro: Songwriting Workflow Tips
When inspiration hits, the last thing you want to do is get bogged down with setting up a new project, VSTs, track folders, etc. Wouldn't it be great if there were some shortcuts you could employ within Logic Pro to get you closer to that moment of creation? Now there is! Join Logic guru Eli Krantzberg for a one-and-a-half-hour Logic Pro video course that's jam packed with all kinds of workflow tips and tricks. You'll learn how mastering default patches, channel strip settings, templates and more can dramatically cut down on setup time and have you laying down ideas before you know it. These videos are for beginner Logic Pro users.
Videos
• Templates (04:25) - Learn how to save your own custom templates and how to assign one to open automatically when launching Logic.
• Only Load Plug-Ins Needed for Playback: Workflow Tip (05:01) - Learn to get the most out of this fantastic workflow feature without the pitfall of accidentally loading big instruments unintentionally, by using this tip!
• Hide & Seek (03:42) - See how to incorporate Logic?s Hide features with disabled instrument plug-ins to get an uncluttered Main Window view, with all of your favorite instruments still easily accessible.
• Default Presets (03:49) - Discover how to alter the sound that automatically comes up when you load a software instrument.
• Channel Strip Settings (05:57) - Explore how Channel Strip settings are used as an easy way to save and recall custom sounds that may be inspiring to you, complete with effects processing already routed in the effects send slots.
• Patches (07:08) - Discover how Patches are used to save and recall custom sounds with effects sends included, layered instruments in Summing Stacks, and multiple audio track setups. Also see how Folder Stacks can be used as useful workflow enhancements.
• Setting a Default Patch (03:50) - Learn how to set user defaults so your own customized audio or instrument patches are instantiated when the Default Patch option is enabled in the New Tracks window.
• Template Routing Suggestions (05:32) - Get an idea of some of the routing possibilities you can set up with a template in order to minimize having to fiddle with output and send fields when in songwriting/creative mode.
• Customizing the Click (07:11) - Explore ways of getting creative with your click track. This includes changing Logic?s click/klopfgeist sound, using your own region, or using a small selection of some inspiring Apple loops.
• Useful Template Defaults (04:53) - Learn about setting MIDI thru region defaults and how to combine direct monitoring with software effects returns in your headphones.
• Screenset Ideas (10:28) - Screensets, an often-overlooked Logic Pro feature, are a great workflow tool to quickly jump between different custom editing environments. Get some ideas on potential useful window combinations.
• Plug-In Manager (02:52) - Learn how to create custom folders within your plug-in list, so as to easily access your favorite instruments and effects without deep menu diving.
• Working Without a Click (05:10) - Discover how to capture MIDI and determine the tempo of a spontaneous performance using the Smart Tempo features in conjunction with the Capture As Recording function.
• Capturing Audio Without a Click (05:19) - See how smart tempo features are used to make Logic conform to audio recorded without a click and then watch as flex time is used to have the audio conform to Logic?s tempo.
• Creating Beats: Workflow Tips (05:44) - See how the MIDI record merge preference is used to loop-record beats, drum machine programming style, where one instrument is added each time through the cycle. Get some inspiration and ideas from the Step Sequencer that would otherwise be difficult to imagine and execute.
• Easy Vocal Chops (01:49) - Watch as Quick Sampler is put to work creating interesting playable and useable vocal chops with a few simple mouse clicks.
• Electronic Drum Programming: Workflow Tip (02:43) - Explore an interesting workflow tip involving multiple instances of Logic?s Drum Synth, a track stack, and customized track inspector note ranges for each instrument.
• A Gift for You (09:07) - Explore a template (available for download) with several interesting setup elements and sounds designed to get you started on your own path to creating workable useable templates that are meaningful for you.