Thursday 12 May 2011

How To Use Logic Pro 8

If you are an aspiring musician, at some point in time you know that you would have to record or give a sample of your music for you to be heard. Although there are a lot of products in the market today that can enable you to do that, none comes in comparison with using the Logic Pro 8 program. By using logic, not only are you the musician, but you will also be the engineer and the producer as you will do everything from recording your music to mixing it down to achieve a final result. If you want to learn how to use Logic Pro 8, listed below is a guide on how you can learn the basic controls and uses of the program.

* Before you begin. Make sure that the computer you are using is capable of handling a complex program such as the Logic Pro 8. A common vessel is the Mac Os X, which can run the program without any problems. However, make sure that you also install updates provided by the server in order to avoid crashes and bugs in your system. If you have not installed the software, make sure that you do so that you may begin. After installation, open the program to load the interface. If you are unfamiliar with any of the software’s functions, read the user manual the software came with.
* Using the program. Basically, the Logic Pro 8 is used by musicians from all over to record and produce music. With that in mind, you can open a new project to start recording tracks. On the left corner of your screen, a bar will appear with the current track you are recording with. For example if you are recording a guitar track with a microphone or with a plug directly connected to your CPU, rename the track to “guitar 1”. Start recording the music with the click of a mouse and you will notice that the bar will begin to respond to the frequency and sound waves that the guitar produces. Do this for other instruments as well. Once you finish with the recording, you may edit the tracks to improve the sound quality.
* Other functions. If you do not want to record with a live instrument, you may use the musical instruments that the software provides. There are a lot of choices and however realistic they may sound, they are just MIDI files. You can also record vocals with this program as part of the recording process and tweak the track if ever there are notes that the singer misses by using a pitch corrector.


There is no limit to what you can do with Logic Pro 8 when it comes to audio and music recording. By simply familiarizing yourself with the program, you are able to produce music that can be similar to what professionals create. In a short period of time, you may be able to do this as a profession and bring good music to the world! Good luck!

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