Learn Audio Editing

Make a blank template that you can reuse for importing audio file recordings

Setting up marquee tool, fade tool click zones and project synchronization.

How to use the scissor tool or split clip to separate clips

Zoom in and out to see the audio waveform more closely

Rename audio files and access the key commands section

How to gain stage your regions or clips

Use these tools for workflow enhancements

Access the audio editor for deeper audio editing

Create silence with your region or clip

Increase the gain of your audio files

How to reverse audio files

Creating markers to help you change the timing of the audio

Find where audio files are placed

Slick editing key command for Logic

Different audio file drag options for Logic and Ableton

Use the key commands menu in Logic and Ableton to customise shortcuts to speed up your workflow

Learn a quick technique to create new audio files that imprint gain changes, flex / warp markers and fades

Convert audio regions or clips into new audio files without absorbing any flex / warp marker or fade edits

Converting audio files to new ones and imprinting any plugin processing

Raising the db levels of audio that is low in gain, lining up and navigating on the grid, shortcut for removing silences, adding fades and organising the location of your audio files in groups and folders

Creating silence, adding fades, placing audio on the grid, changing grid sizes, joining clips to create a new audio file with crop and consolidate, organising audio files into folders and changing the gain

Learn how to create on flex makers in Logic and create them to move the timing of audio

Looking deeper into manually, automatically and groove templating your flex markers so that the music sounds in time

Learn how to access the clip view to create flex makers in Ableton to move the timing of audio

Learn how to modify a vocal performance at the source level from Logic’s audio file editor using silence, fade, changing the gain and navigating swiftly

Modify a vocal performance in Ableton using silence, fade, changing the gain and consolidating

A systematic approach to help sync melodies of multiple instruments that need to be aligned in time when played together using a reference region. Strategy worksheet provided

Make a double of the reference to edit parts that don’t sound right. Strategy worksheet provided

A systematic approach to help sync melodies of multiple instruments that need to be aligned in time when played together using a reference region. Strategy worksheet provided

Make a double of the reference to edit parts that don’t sound right. Strategy worksheet provided

With all the flex marker edits are done it’s time to start converting the audio files into new ones and this lesson will show how i edit each region for the Trombone

Dragging till the right sometimes doesn’t get things necessarily on the bar so it’s important to over drag and to use simple naming conventions

If the audio bin looks very hectic for naming you can also do the naming at the region level

Remove unnecessary notes with silence function and give natural sounding starting notes with a fade in

Sometimes merging looped regions can cause unexpected issues

Make precise cuts even if you are not sure to ensure your loops play through correctly

Deleting unnecessary files, unused regions and organising within and outside of the project

Check all files in the project are the same as the folders that files have been allocated to

Hack to get samples to autowarp to the right bpm quickly

Transfer files from Logic to Ableton and sync them well in terms of bars and audio length

Playback the song to check the sounds are all synced and if the right number of tracks have been created

Save your audio files into your sound library so you can reuse recordings for future projects and learn how to tackle missing files in both Ableton & Logic Pro

Download a copy of the shortcuts guide to audio editing for free in the resources