Well, we’ve made it! Another trip around the sun is nearly complete. I hope the last year has been a creative one for you. Here in the U.S., December marks the season of “shop ’til you drop.” AKA: the Holiday Season. Right after Halloween (October 31st), businesses rev up for holiday sales. The radio starts […]
Songwriting
Build Your Own Sampler Instruments Easily With the EXS24 in Logic Pro X
How do you feel about sampling in music? Is it a bright and fertile future for music producers? Or is music stuck in a cycle of rehashing old material? Personally, I believe sampling opens up whole new worlds of opportunity for us. The slam of a car door can be altered into a magnificent […]
Try Out This Simple Technique to Add Some Ear Candy to Your Logic Mixes
Can you imagine life before Logic, Drummer, Spotify, or music streaming? It’s hard to believe that not too long ago the world was a pretty different place! You and I can literally write a song today using only the tools in our Mac and Logic: Drummers for immediate drum beats Amp and Bass Designer […]
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Producing Your Own Music at Home
Sorry for the lack of posts the last couple weeks! I’ve had tunnel vision trying to plow through all the commitments on my to-do list. And a huge to-do on my list has been to finish the mixes for a personal project I started about 18 months ago: Write and produce a hip hop record […]
Painting in MIDI Drums with Logic’s Paint Brush Tool
For a lot of us, Logic is all about MIDI. With its huge selection of synths, keys and virtual instruments – it’s a songwriter’s dream. But drawing in MIDI notes is never fun, is it? You pull up the Piano Roll, select the Pencil Tool, and then painstakingly etch in each note. Some notes […]