Logic Pro

Logic 8
This three-day hands-on course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic user interface of Logic Pro, and shows them how to create a customized audio and midi configuration that will seamlessly integrate with their own personal production studio. Students will create their own song using Logic Pro's comprehensive array of software instruments, Apple Loops, and DSP effects. In-depth lessons will cover MIDI and audio recording, streamlined editing and arrangement techniques, user-defined key commands, automation, scoring to picture and surround mixing. This class is designed for those who composite using Logic Pro.

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Course Outline | Logic Pro 101 — Introduction

Course Outline - Day 1

Exploring the Workspace

  • Opening a Song File
  • Getting to Know the Arrange Window
  • Moving the Song Position Line
  • Setting a Tempo
  • About the Arrange Window Channel Strip
  • Using DSP Plug-Ins
  • Using Audio Instruments
  • Using Channel Strip Settings
  • Bouncing a Song

Exploring the Editing Windows

  • Getting to Know the Editing Windows
  • Working With Windows
  • Linking Windows
  • Using Screensets

Understanding Workflow Techniques

  • Creating a New Song
  • Importing Audio into the Arrange Window
  • Importing MIDI into the Arrange Window
  • Zooming and Magnifying
  • Selecting With The Arrow Tool
  • Rubber-Band Selecting
  • Using The Cycle Mode
  • Using the Skip Cycle Mode
  • Dividing Regions
  • Moving and Copying Regions
  • Naming Regions
  • Hiding Tracks (Logic Pro Only)
  • Using the Catch Function
  • Using Scroll In Play
  • Using Key Commands

Editing Audio Regions

  • Exploring the Audio Window
  • Using the Sample Editor
  • Auditioning Audio
  • Adding Audio Files to the Arrangement
  • Editing Audio Regions
  • Setting a Region's Anchor Point
  • Repeating Audio Regions
  • Working With Sample Rates
  • Working With Tempo and Audio Regions
  • Using Folders

Working with Apple Loops

  • Taking a First Loop at Apple Loops
  • Working With Tracks
  • Looping Objects in the Arrange Window
  • Using the Loop Browser
  • Using the Global Tempo Track
  • Finishing the Arrangement

Course Outline - Day 2

Editing MIDI in the Matrix Editor

  • Getting Ready to Edit MIDI
  • Exploring the Matrix Editor
  • Using Hyperdraw

Editing MIDI in the Hyper Editor and Event List

  • Exploring the Hyper Editor
  • Using Hyper Sets
  • Exploring the Event List Editor

Recording

  • Setting up the Metronome
  • Setting a Count-In, Recording MIDI
  • Filtering MIDI Input
  • Using Capture Last Take (Logic Pro Only)
  • Setting Audio Options
  • Getting Ready to Record
  • Recording, Punch-Recording
  • Merging Recordings
  • Cleaning up After Recording.

Mixing

  • Setting Volume Levels
  • Using the Track Mixer
  • Exploring the Fader Area
  • Creating Fades, Using Sends
  • Monitoring System Performance
  • Using the Freeze Function

Automating the Mix

  • Using Track Automation
  • Using Live Animation.

Course Outline - Day 3

Setting Up the MIDI Environment

  • Getting Started in Logic’s Environment Window
  • Activating Logic’s Sequencer
  • Creating a Standard Instrument
  • Creating a Multi Instrument
  • Using Instruments.

Setting Up the Audio Environment

  • Configuring Audio Hardware and Drivers
  • Exploring the Audio Configuration Window (Logic Pro Only)
  • Using Audio Objects, Exploring Audio Object Parameters
  • Looking at the Channel View
  • Finishing the Autoload Song.

Working with Video in Logic Pro

  • Understanding Video Files and Logic
  • Using the Global Video Track
  • Working with the Movie’s Audio
  • Working with SMPTE Timecode
  • Scoring to Video
  • Exporting Audio to Movies

Working with Surround Sound

  • Configuring the Playback System
  • Configuring Logic
  • Using the Surround Control
  • Finishing a Surround Mix.

Course Details

Introduction

Name
Logic 101
Price
$995
Date
4/21/08 - 4/23/08
Length
3 days
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What's Included?

Included In The Cost Of The Course: Course Book, Breakfast And Lunch, And Certification Test Voucher!

Instructor

Rich Baim

An Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Premiere Pro with over twenty years of video editing experience. Rich has a Master of Science degree in Instructional Media and was one of the beta testers for Premiere Pro 1.5. He currently works in the eLearning department at a technology center and specializes in streaming media for health education. Rich emphasizes real-world problem solving and provides "hands-on" experiences for students.

Margaret A. Gaeddert

Margaret "Margee" Gaeddert, is a certified professional designer and owner of G Art & Design in Oklahoma City. A 30 year career in design as an art director, graphic designer, illustrator, and web designer has awarded her regional, national and international awards. She has worked with Fortune 500 and 1000 corporations such as AOL, Avon, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Sony Music, CNBC.com and Gucci. Local corporations include American Fidelity, KOCO Television, Metropolitan Library Association and Sperry Van Ness. She teaches design at the University of Central Oklahoma. Gaeddert enjoys serving on the board of the Oklahoma Watercolor Association, and two design advisory boards supporting education in Oklahoma. She holds a bachelor's of fine arts degree and is an accomplished award winning fine artist in watercolor media, calligraphy and caricature art.

Jason Gaines

Mr. Gaines is a certified professional in both Logic Pro 8 and Soundtrack 2. He is currently in demand as an instructor of both applications. Current projects include independent film work and collaboration on the television series, LA Ink. Jason Gaines is a New York City based trumpeter, composer and arranger. He has performed and recorded with some of the most influential performers in the jazz idiom including Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Gerald Wilson and others. He holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music, New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University.

Foster Johnson

Foster Johnson is the Owner and Lead Creative for Foster Johnson Studios. He has 10 years of professional creative development and leadership experience in interactive, print and advertising, executing creative direction, art direction and team strategy. An architect of numerous web based commerce and database connectivity solutions, as well as e-commerce, telecoms, entertainment, advertising, publishing, photography and video for broadband. Johnson is an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) with expert level application skills in Adobe Creative Suite 3, including: Flash using ActionScript 3.0, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects Pro, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Captivate 3.0, LiveCycle ES as well as QuarkXPress and web application development using advanced CSS, SQL, AJAX, XML, RSS, Google AdSense and AdWords.

Rick Allen Lippert

Rick Allen Lippert is president of Lippert Media in Oklahoma City with 30 years experience on both sides of the camera. Specializing in industrial production, he has won numerous awards for his writing, producing, and directing for clients such as the Oklahoma Arts Institute, Oklahoma City University, the City of Oklahoma City, the University of Central Oklahoma, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.His commercial clients include CompSource Oklahoma and Dane Design. Rick has been using Final Cut Pro since version 1.25. As an adjunct instructor, he teaches video production at Oklahoma City Community College and media writing at the University of Oklahoma.

Brian Mays

Brian Mays has 5 years of teaching at the University of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Community College, 9 years of day-to-day web and print design at OPUBCO Communications Group, and 2 years as president of Oklahoma’s AIGA chapter. When Brian was young he picked up a pencil and drew Disco Mickey Mouse. Then about 15 years ago Brian was stricken with The Graphic Designer’s Curse and could not look at print and digital design works without mentally deconstructing and reconstructing them to figure out how they were built.

Kiri Roberts

Kiri Christopher Roberts is the creative director of One Media USA, a media production house located in Albany, NY. Born in Zimbabwe, Kiri migrated to the UK where he received a Masters in Audio Production from the University of Westminster in London. With a diverse international experience he has worked on music production, TV commercials, documentary films, music videos and currently ‘Frozen River’ the movie. Kiri is also a contributing writer for the Edit-Well magazine whose editor is Larry Jordan of LA. Kiri balances his time between his business and as a trainer for Apple Pro Apps. He is an Apple Certified end user and trainer for Motion 3, FCP6, STP2 & Logic 8.

Luis Sierra

Luis Sierra is an experienced Apple Certified Trainer for Color and all levels of Final Cut Pro 6. He teaches custom classes in DVD Studio Pro 4 and Motion 3. Luis attended the Macintosh Learning Center in New York City. He continued his education at an Apple Certified Training Center and became their IT/Editing Systems manager for 3 years and then the Apple Certified Instructor in Miami. He has also worked in technical support for video editing systems at National Trade Shows such as the Digital Media DC Conference in Washington, DC, the Avid Government Training Symposium in Washington DC, and NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) in Las Vegas NV. Luis brings real world experience into the classroom and shares it with his students.

Luisa Winters

Luisa Winters has been in the professional videography industry for 17 years. An awards winning videographer / editor, her tips make editing and compositing more productive, faster, and far more inventive. Luisa is a featured instructor for NAB, Government Video Expo, DV Expo, CES, NAB - NY and PMA. An accomplished videographer, editor, 3D animator and graphics designer, her compositions have been seen on broadcast TV as well as in private video productions. She has created and edited scores of video and web projects for dozens of corporate, government, and educational, commercial and private clients. Luisa has conducted training sessions and master classes for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Flash and Encore DVD. Luisa is a Johns Hopkins University Graduate and is fluent in both English and Spanish.

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