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Producing Music with Logic Pro X
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(32 ratings)
190 students

Producing Music with Logic Pro X

Have fun creating, recording, mixing, and mastering a song with professional musical results
Last updated 9/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • How to produce a song from start to finish using Logic Pro X
  • How to set up and navigate around Logic Pro X
  • How to use samples, and create your own custom user patches
  • How to create and work with templates to speed up your workflow
  • How to get a groove going with custom drum kits
  • How to make your kick drum hit harder and cut through the mix
  • How to create custom synth leads to make your song truly unique
  • How to add layers and textures without cluttering up the mix
  • How to create perfect MIDI tracks from an imperfect performance with quantization
  • How to record and edit audio
  • TONS of secrets, tips and tricks from over a decade of experience producing music professionally
  • How to export your track with professional quality
  • How to solve common audio problems like clipping and distortion while producing a track
  • The fundamentals of creating a "hook"
  • How to use the Logic Pro X Drummer and Drummer tracks
  • How to mix stems
  • How to mix your track (an introduction to mixing and mastering)
  • How to share an entire Logic Pro X project with another producer vs. a completed song to share with friends
  • Tips and Tricks for working with Compressors and Filters
  • How to automate tracks and regions
  • How to bus channels in a professional workflow
  • How to work with and customize Apple Loops

Course content

1 section16 lectures2h 17m total length
  • Introduction0:53

    download the assets, including a project template and stems from the song 'one more time', and start building your beat in logic pro x while exploring flexible tempo ideas.

  • Demo Stems to Build Your Track1:45
  • Templates4:46

    Master the template workflow in Logic Pro X by creating empty projects, configuring instrument tracks and patches, and saving reusable setups for fast starts.

  • Getting a Groove Going13:03
  • Adding Chords and Arps9:04
  • Adding Bass8:26
  • Adding Leads11:28
  • Layering12:01

    Learn layering in Logic Pro X by crafting evolving sounds with timpani and synths, using presets, bouncing, reversing audio, and applying distortion, reverb, delay, and fades to build texture.

  • Saving User Patches3:42
  • Percussion14:34
  • Textures11:49

    Create wide textures by layering strings and organic samples, using kick-driven sidechain compression, tape delay, distortion, and mid-side widening to sit with the groove.

  • Automation13:05
  • Mixing9:24
  • Mixing Drums10:33
  • Exporting and Mastering9:10

    Master and export your track by using an adaptive limiter to prevent clipping, compensate for mp3 gain, and bounce or export wav and mp3 at 320 kbps for professional delivery.

  • Next Steps3:30

Requirements

  • A computer with the latest version of Logic Pro X
  • In this course we only use a laptop with Logic's "Musical Typing" window, so you don't have to have a keyboard or MIDI controller to follow along.
  • Basic music skills are a plus, but not necessary

Description

Have you ever wanted to make music but had no idea where to begin? 

We probably have a lot in common. Even though I grew up playing lots of different instruments and interested in listening to all musical genres, I never really understood how to take those musical skills and interests and create a song that I was proud of. I never even considered producing something in Logic Pro X or GarageBand because I didn't know where to begin.

My name is Derrick Mitchell, and I work as a Creative Director and Graphic Designer, but I LOVE music. I play electric and acoustic guitars in a church band on the weekends, and sometimes the drums and bass as well. While serving at the church, I've learned a ton about producing music from my friend, Solomon (Solo) Ray.

Solo has a pretty impressive resumé when it comes to musicians he's worked with and different albums that he has produced. Not only that, but his musical skills are incredible and he has performed on stages all over the world! 

I wanted to learn Solo's secrets about how to produce music in Logic Pro X so that I could build on the skills I already had and create my first track in Logic. I was able to convince Solo to help me produce this course and pull back the curtain on his creative workflow while producing songs.

Solo holds nothing back and shows you every little tip, trick, and secret he's learned from over a decade of producing music professionally.

This course is a great introduction for total beginners, but is laced with TONS of advanced techniques that even the most advanced Logic Pro X users will find helpful.

If you've ever wanted to dive into making music, then you definitely have to check out this course!

-Derrick Mitchell


Who this course is for:

  • Beginners: Anyone who loves music and wants to learn how to make their first song. This course starts from the very basics so everyone can follow along, but accelerates quickly.
  • Intermediate to Advanced producers who want to learn tips, tricks, and secrets to create even better tracks, while also learning the latest and best workflows in Logic Pro X