Gatlin International

Description

Apple Logic training from Gatlin International puts the power of this amazing composing tool in your hands! All training is done online so you can learn at your own pace from the comfort of your own home or studio.

Apple Logic is your one-stop shop for recording, mixing and producing songs, voiceovers, grooves and more. Imaging being able to compose the musical score for the next big Indy film right on your home computer!

This 6-lesson Apple Logic training course uses real-life production scenarios to teach you the fundamentals of recording, mixing, programming, and editing in Apple Logic.

Renowned mucis producer Mike Pandolfo will teach you the art of mixing sound using a variety of techniques including panning, compression, equalization, and reverb to instruments and vocals.

You'll also learn how to cut, edit, merge, and loop the tracks you've created.

You'll work in MIDI and learn how to use Logic's Matrix editor to quantize and humanize tracks to create new textures. You'll also learn how import music loops into your projects and how to adjust their tempos and key signatures.

Finally, you'll learn the basics of recording audio and MIDI using Apple Logic.

Whether your goal is to create kickin' house mixes or launch your career as a professional musician, the Apple Logic training class will help you make make your dream a reality.

Class projects will require you to work with a variety of different instrumentals and songs in a variety of musical genres.

Students who have experience and proficiency with other digital audio editors including Pro Tools and Cubase, are welcome to join this class. Please note that owning a pair of quality headphones is a class requirement.

Learn the art of digital music production with the Apple Logic training program from Gatlin International.

Outline

LESSON 1 Into the Mix

Lesson One begins with an introduction to music production that explains how Apple Logic is used by the pros. You'll learn how to set up a project, load in audio content, and navigate the complex Logic interface using time-saving key commands. To gain full control over your content, you'll learn how to select, solo, mute, and loop audio tracks and regions. Then you're ready to mix, exploring how to use the Mixer to set levels and apply panning, compression, EQ, and reverb. In the exercise, you'll demonstrate your mixing mastery by applying these techniques to a short composition and bouncing the finished mix to mp3 format.

LESSON 2 Arranging and Mixing

Lesson Two gives you more control over your content by showing you how to edit audio in Logic. You'll learn how to cut, copy, move, and loop tracks to create an arrangement of a song, using timecodes to position tracks precisely. You'll also deepen your mixing skills by exploring some more important techniques for mixing instrumental tracks: delay, flanger, chorus, and doubling. Finally, you'll discover the beauty of using auxiliary buses to apply plugins and post fx to several tracks at once, an approach that can make your mixing more consistent and efficient. In the exercise, you'll arrange some instrumental material and showcase your burgeoning mixing skills.

LESSON 3 Editing and Mixing Vocals

Lesson Three explores the specifics of editing and mixing vocals. First you'll address the unique challenges of working with vocal takes. You'll explore how to select good vocal takes and combine the best of several vocal takes into a composite or "comp" take. Next, you'll learn how to interpret a track's waveform and use it to clean up common problems like clicks, pops, and noise. You'll address when (and when not) to apply pitch correction to a take, and how to create fades and cross-fades. The lesson will wrap up with an examination of which mixing techniques are particularly important for vocals. The exercise will be a vocal editing and mixing project.

LESSON 4 Programming and Editing MIDI

MIDI format is an outstanding creative asset to any music producer, and recording and editing MIDI files is surprisingly easy in Logic. In Lesson Four, we'll define what MIDI is and explore its role in music production in Logic. You'll learn how to select software instruments and edit MIDI tracks using the Matrix Editor. Since a particular concern with electronic instruments is making them sound natural, you'll investigate how to edit note velocity and duration using the Matrix Editor and examine how to quantize and humanize tracks to incorporate different "grooves" or "feels." To give you taste of other ways of editing MIDI, you'll also briefly explore the Hyper Draw, Piano Roll, and Score Editors. In the exercise, you'll assign software instruments to a MIDI project, edit the tracks to improve the groove, and mix the project using everything you've learned so far.

LESSON 5 Working with Apple Loops

Lesson Five introduces the answer to budget cuts and unreliable drummersÑApple Loops. Apple Loops are short rhythmic or instrumental tracks (in both audio and MIDI format) that come with Logic. You can plug in these tracks to your projects and edit them however you wish to add dimension to your mix. The lesson shows you how to audition Apple loops, import them into a song, and trim and loop them to your nefarious desires. You can even adapt Apple loops to different tempos and key signatures. You'll demonstrate your skill with this flexible creative tool in the assignment, in which you'll build a song practically from scratch.

LESSON 6 Recording and Production

The focus of this Logic course was on mixing and production, and not recording. Nevertheless, no music producer should be without a basic understanding of recording in audio. Lesson Six show you how to set up audio tracks for recording, discussing how to control levels, use compression, and manage multiple takes. You'll explore a case study on recording and mixing and pick up pointers on developing your art as a producer. A hotlist of creative producers will give you some ideas for developing your influences beyond the course. Your final assignment will build upon everything you know as you arrange, mix, and produce an entire song working with just guitar, vocal, and keyboard tracks.

Additional Info

Languages

English

Course Length

60.00 hours

Duration of Access

Enrolled students have access to the class for six months. During this period, questions or assignments may be submitted at any time to the instructor. Each course lesson requires an average of 10 hours of study time.

Instructor

Mike Pandolfo is a music producer and creative director at the Elias Arts agency. Since 1995, Mike has produced music for the audio, film, and television industries, serving a list of clients including Mercedes, Volvo, Reebok, Sears, Old Navy, Intel, Cingular, Verizon, and Bacardi, among others.  Recent projects include scoring the critically acclaimed HBO short movie "Daddy" and creating the promotional music for Comedy Central's "The Sarah Silverman Show." Mike has served as the Director of the music production company Wonderful since 2005. A graduate of the University of Buffalo Honors Program, Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance and Composition and received the National Hispanic Scholar Awards Scholarship for music.

Prerequisites/Audience

Courses are designed for adult learners interested in building skills and portfolio for a design career. To take the course, students simply require a computer (PC or Mac), an Internet connection (56 Kbps modem or faster), and any required software. For courses with software requirements, computers must meet software manufacturers' system requirements.

Requirements/Materials Included

To take this course you'll need Apple Logic Express or Apple Logic Pro or equivalent digital audio program, a computer that meets your digital audio program manufacturer's system requirements, and a pair of high quality stereo headphones.

Certification

3 CEU

Sessions College is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Certificate programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools.