SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Logic Pro 10 or 11: Overview, Highlights, Innovations, and Misconceptions Connecting and configuring your devices Choice of equipment according to your budget and your needs Configuring and optimizing your Home Studio Software Preferences and Settings Downloading and managing sound libraries PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN LOGIC PRO Creating and configuring a new project Managing Logic Pro Modes (Simplified or Expert) Preferences and settings for the software and your projects Tempo, metronome, count-in, time signature and key configuration Instant backup, folder, package THE LOGIC PRO INTERFACE The different windows Main and secondary tools, Zooms, keyboard shortcuts Console Strip, Track, Region Inspectors, Using Help The library, patches, modules (plug-ins), sounds Logic Pro browsers (Apple loops, lists, etc.) MIDI, Audio Editors and Session Player The mixing table Command and display bar, the toolbar MIDI IN LOGIC PRO Instrument Track: Creating, Customizing the Track MIDI Recording Setting the metronome, count-in and latency Choose an instrument, a sound, a patch Recording modes: Live, step, folder, autopunch Editing: Tools, Piano Roll, Score Editor and Step Editor Quantization, resizing, velocity, legato, expression, modulation MIDI automation THE LOGIC PRO SESSION PLAYER The Session Player; Logic Pro's virtual instrumentalists Acoustic Drummer: Choosing a drummer, modifying elements, editing the game, swinging and humanizing Bass and Keyboard Player: Choosing a Sound, Articulations, Playing Mode and Variations Structure ULTRABEAT Ultrabeat interface, sounds and styles of the 100 drum kits Beat-Making: Internal sequencer, full view mode and pattern mode Accent, Velocity, Gate and Swing parameters Introduction to Step Sequencer associated with Ultrabeat, Pattern Regions THE APPLE LOOPS Loop Types: Audio, MIDI, Patterns and Session Player Organization, filters and search by instrument, styles and sound Browser, tempo, length, keys, modifications Creating, saving and archiving personal Apple Loops Building an arrangement with Apple Loops DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING Recording: pre-amp, AD/DA conversion, latency, buffer and monitoring Project Settings: Sample Rate and Bit Depth Track-by-track recording and multi-track recording Managing Autopunch and Replace modes Take files and alternate tracks Cycle Mode EXPLORING KONTAKT Kontakt is your gateway to an unparalleled treasure trove of virtual instruments. More than a sampler, Kontakt has powered two decades of blockbuster film scores and chart-topping hits, along with thousands of incredible instruments. AUDIO EDITING IN LOGIC PRO Take comping: audio editing and export Editing tools: Selector, resizing, fade, crop... Using Flex for Timestretch/Warp Audio quantization and transient management Flex Pitch: Correcting pitch and creating harmonies Insert silences CONFIGURING GLOBAL TRACKS IN LOGIC PRO Layout: Structure of the arrangement Markers: Landmarks and navigation Alteration: General tonality and time signature Tempo: Tempo changes in global tracks or the list editor Chord tracks associated with Player Bass and Piano sessions THE LOGIC PRO MIXING DESK The different console slices Track header components, mute, solo listens (tracks/region) Panoramic management Organize Track Stacks, Groups, VCAs Bus and auxiliary management for routing Insert and/or auxiliary processing and effects AUTOMATION General techniques for adding dynamics to your mixes Recording automations: Read, touch, latch and write Track/Region Automation and Automation Editing Assigning Controllers to Automation Parameters SHARING AND EXPORTING A PROJECT Backup: folder or package, archiving, backup, Time Machine Normalization and pre-mastering Export to the correct format depending on the final media