Logic Pro: Producing Electronic Music

Learn professional techniques for producing electronic music in Logic Pro.

Introduction

• Produce electronic music with Logic Pro

1. Get Started with Logic Pro

• Review of Logic basics
• Configuring Logic preferences
• Working with a MIDI controller and musical typing
• Configuring the UI and recording preferences
• Enabling capture recording and hidden features in Logic Pro X
• Saving a project
• Electronic music production concepts

2. Arranging

• Accessing Apple Loops and Factory Content
• Timeline vs. Live Loops feature
• Recording Live Loops to an arrangement
• Recording into a cell to create Live Loop
• Arranging using Timeline and Live Loops together

3. Sequencing

• Creating a pattern region and pattern cell
• Using pattern regions for drum programming
• Advanced features of pattern regions and Step Sequencer
• Drum pattern fundamentals

4. Drum Programming

• Drum programming in Ultrabeat
• Navigating Ultrabeat's interface
• Step Sequencing and sound design in Ultrabeat
• Importing and working with audio samples
• Using Ultrabeat in multi-output mode

5. Drum Machine Designer

• Using Drum Machine Designer
• Advanced features of Drum Machine Designer
• Multi-output processing

6. Quick Sampler

• Quick Sampler overview
• Importing samples and creating slices
• Advanced features of Quick Sampler
• Creating a Drum Designer Track for slice editing

7. Sampler vs. ESX 24

• Sampler overview
• Working with basic features

8. Back to Basics

• Creating a wobble or moving bass
• Creating a bassline in house music
• Sub-bass secrets

9. Synthesizers

• Sound design and synthesis concepts with Retro
• Recording filter automation with Retro
• Sound design with Alchemy
• Advanced sound design features with Alchemy

10. Arrangement and Mixdown

• Creative MIDI and automation effects
• Essential audio effects for mixing: EQ and compression
• Essential audio effects for mixing: Reverb and delay
• Using sidechain compression
• Electronic music arrangement concepts

11. Special Multi-Effects

• Using the Remix effect
• Using the Phat effect
• Using the Step effect

12. Analog Synths

• Setting up analog gear with Logic Pro X
• Syncing Logic Pro X with an external clock

Conclusion

• Next steps