Books

Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro 8 and Logic Express 8

David Nahmani

Fully revised for Logic’s new interface and boasting all-new projects and media files, this Apple-certified guide shows you how to record, produce and polish your musical creations with Apple’s professional audio software. Veteran music producer David Nahmani uses step-by-step, project-based instruction and straightforward explanations to teach everything from basic music creation to advanced production techniques.

Using the book’s DVD files and either Logic Pro 8 or Logic Express 8, you’ll begin making music in the first lesson. From there, you’ll learn to record audio and MIDI, edit sequences, master mixing techniques, and use Studio Instruments and Studio Effects to put the perfect aural polish on your audio creations. A special troubleshooting section helps you set up and optimise your studio and Logic system effectively.

Whether you’re looking to use your computer as a digital recording studio, create musical compositions and cutting-edge surround mixes, or transfer that song in your head into living music, this comprehensive book/DVD combo will show you how.

Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro 8 Beyond the Basics

David Dvorin

There’s a reason many of the world’s top producers, composers and engineers make Logic Pro the centerpiece of their music studios. In this Apple-certified guide, author David Dvorin shows you why, taking you step by step through Logic’s powerful advanced features. Starting with advanced set-up in Logic’s brand-new interface, Dvorin covers everything from music production and editing to notation and scoring to picture. Along the way, he reveals real-world techniques for mixing, editing and producing, and shares professional secrets for streamlining production workflows and constructing a mix to meet the most exacting standards.

Experienced Logic users and newcomers alike will find invaluable methods for manipulating tempo and pitch, fine-tuning audio and MIDI tracks, managing signal flow, and getting the most out of Logic’s revolutionary audio instruments. A companion DVD includes the lesson and media files needed to complete the book’s exercises, plus free trial Logic plug-ins from leading manufacturers.