Logic Pro Distortion Plugins Explained
Join Logic Pro guru Eli Krantzberg for a Logic Pro video course covering Logic Pro's built-in distortion plugins, such as Overdrive, Distortion, Phase Distortion, ChromaGlow, and more. In this fun, engaging series, you'll learn every feature and function of the plugins, hear demonstrations of what you can do with these sound-shaping (and mangling) tools, including plenty of tips and tricks along the way. By the end of this Logic Pro course, you'll be a Logic Pro distortion expert yourself, ready to make use of any or all of these plugins in your very next song. These Logic Pro videos are designed for Logic Pro users interested in native distortion plugins.
Videos
• Overdrive (08:13) - Learn all about this field effect transistor (FET)-style saturator and see one of my favourite tricks to contour the envelope of the saturation.
• Distortion (05:35) - Hear how this lo-fi distortion, generated by a bipolar transistor, creates a more nonlinear series of harmonics for a fuzzier, more aggressive style of saturation than the unipolar FET-based Overdrive plug-in.
• Bit Crusher (10:00) - Explore the glorious sounds of lo-fi digital distortion effects and see how to use them for either subtle emulation of vintage lower-resolution digital hardware or to generate more drastic creative aliasing and distortion effects.
• Clip Distortion (08:42) - Discover this unique nonlinear distortion effect that runs the signal internally through an unusual combination of serially connected filters, resulting in unpredictable responses across the harmonic spectrum.
• Phase Distortion (07:45) - Learn all about this unique effect, based on a modulated delay line, where a delayed copy of the incoming signal passes through a low pass filter and modulates its own phase position.
• Distortion II (08:38) - Explore this characterful and versatile emulation of a Hammond B3 distortion circuit at work on a variety of tracks.
• Getting Started with ChromaGlow (07:51) - Get an introduction to this versatile saturation module that emulates the nonlinear response and subtle compression found in different types of analog gear.
• Tips & Ideas (06:39) - Discover some of my personal preferences and practical uses of the individual distortion plug-ins in a variety of real-world musical situations.