The Basic Construction Of My Song On Logic Pro X

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Before proceeding with this blog, I suggest you go back to my previous blog to take a listen to my song as for this blog it's time to get technical!

 Getting Started:

 I begin my construction by adding at least 5 new tracks to the project.

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After adding the tracks, I brought out the Library and Channel Strip which can be done easily by pressing 'Y' on the keyboard for the Library and 'I' for the Channel Strip. Or I could just locate the symbols at the top left of the window.










From there I can test and choose the instruments that I want and Logic Pro X has such a wide variety of options. Please excuse the extra fingerstyle bass.




















Also, I can adjust the tone of the instruments by clicking the Smart Control symbol on the top left or by pressing 'B' on the keyboard.








Drum Presets:

 For the drums I chose a preset that is already in the software. I begin by selecting a drummer  (Jesse- Funk Rock) followed by a beat preset (Broken Glass). I also made some slight adjustments to the complexity and volume of the drums.











Begin Recording:

Before recording, I made sure I chose a suitable tempo for the song by adjusting it at the top of the window right next to the cycle symbol.










I decided to record the bass line first. So I started recording by pressing 'R' on the keyboard and played the bass line according to the count.




Every time after recording, I would always cycle the particular segment by highlighting the bars. The highlighted bars would be in yellow.














If I didn't like that particular recording, I would simply select that particular region, delete it and try again. Whenever I want to repeat a particular track, instead of recording again I just copy the region and paste it where I see fit. The construction of the entire song is basically a process of recording, cycling through the recorded tracks, and copy and pasting the recorded tracks.

Comments

  1. Unknown12 September 2018 at 07:44

    Well done. This is the type of detail I'm looking for and well supported with graphics. Try including short audio clips, too.

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