Making Music with Logic Pro

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 320 pages
• Published by: PC Publishing July 30, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1870775929
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1870775922
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.8 pounds

Product Description
This book introduces all the features of Apple Logic, but never loses sight of your objective--using the program to make great music. Apple Logic is often considered to be a complicated program, but by taking a step by step 'logical' approach, the book makes it easy to use the program's features to the full.

It describes the installation of the program, gives a practical introduction to setting up and using Logic and leads you through your first recording. It describes how to use the Arrange page, the Event list, Matrix, Audio and Hyper editors and how to use the Score editor to print out your music.

There are sections on audio and MIDI recording and editing, mixing, Virtual instruments and effects, mastering, effects plug-ins and audio processing. There are chapters on choosing and using MIDI and audio interfaces and choosing the right hardware.

In short it's all you need to get up and running with Apple Logic!

Stephen Bennett is a composer and post-production engineer who uses Logic every day. This is the book he wishes had been available when he first got to grips with the fascinating software that is Logic.

Reader Reviews
If you are looking to use MIDI with Logic Pro or Logic Express, this book will be extremely helpful. Almost all of the meaty, in-depth sections are centered around software instrument manipulation, significant in-depth information about MIDI "sends" and the like. For this type of purpose, the book is pretty good. If you're interested in dealing with "real" instruments (piped-in guitars, microphone-based sound, and other analog inputs), the book is very thin. The book is highly focused on Pro (as the title indicates). If you're using Express, you'll have to be selective about what you read and choose to "try out." I did learn quite a bit about Logic Pro from this book. Although the instructions were sometimes laborious and esoteric, I did get a better handle on using the UI artifacts in Logic. That said, remember that although Logic Pro is an industry standard and is one of the leading recording software packages - it is not for the faint of heart or the computer-phobic. Logic Pro is to GarageBand (for example) as Photoshop is to MS Paint and Quark is to Notepad. Comment | Permalink | (Report this)