Helps in scoring and composing, and employing mixing, editing, and production techniques, and more. This work is aimed at composer, producer, songwriter, engineer, studio programmer or those who simply want to create and produce music in their Logic-based home studio. It provides instruction you need to begin creating your audio master works.

If you want to do more than simply use Logic to improve the audio in your video projects-if you want to start actually creating and producing music with it-this Apple-certified guide provides the key. Whether you're a composer, producer, songwriter, engineer, studio programmer or simply want to create and produce pro-quality music in your Logic-based home studio, you'll find all the self-paced, step-by-step instruction you need here to begin creating your audio master works immediately. As both a professional musician and a former employee of eMagic and Apple (the former and current makers of the software), author David Dvorin knows Logic like no one else. Here, he uses project-based tutorials to reveal all of its secrets, including its newest: advanced DSP techniques and the ability to layer MIDI instruments and split channels. In short order you'll be scoring and composing; jamming with Logic's software instruments; employing advanced mixing, editing, and production techniques; and more. A companion CD includes trial Logic plug-in software and the lesson files needed to complete the book's exercises.

Table of Contents
Advanced Setup
Lesson 1 Speeding Up Workflow Lesson 2 Managing Your I/O Setup
Advanced Production Lesson 3 Creating and Managing Takes Lesson 4 Tempo and Pitch Matching Lesson 5 Working with Software Instruments
Advanced Editing Lesson 6 Working with the Arrangement
Lesson 7 Advanced Audio Editing
Lesson 8 Advanced MIDI Editing
Advanced MixingLesson 9Working with Mixer Channels
Lesson 10 Controlling Signal Flow
Lesson 11 Automating the Mix
Lesson 12 Working with Notation
Lesson 13 Scoring to Picture
Appendix Round-Trip Production