Organizing in LPX – The Critical Steps to Successful Sessions

 

I’ve noticed a weird phenomenon over the years when it comes to audio projects.

Somehow, some way, Logic projects will turn into a rat’s nest of disorganization.

Maybe you’re better than me. But try as I may, my aspirations for organization somehow go out the window midway through a recording or writing session.

Everything starts well enough! I try staying on top of my name and color schemes.

But when ideas spark the creative fire, somehow staying organized falls out of my thoughts.

So these days I have a very strict policy for organizing my Logic sessions. Since I’m handling projects not just for myself, but for clients too, I can’t chance losing things.

Years from now a client or artist will say (it already happens):

“Hey! Any chance can I get some of the stems from that one song we did 5 years ago?”

If I had stuck to my old, bad disorganized habits, I’d have to try and find those stems in a mess of:

• “Riff 2”
• “Stuff”
• “Ah Ha 43”

Ugh… that’s painful to admit.

Now I’m a total fanatic about organizing my Logic Pro sessions. And you should be as well.

So in today’s video I share my particular workflow for organizing in LPX:

• Specific naming structures for projects
• Auto-coloring tracks
• Naming tracks for easy recognition
• Adding Icons
• Cutting Dead Space
• Using Markers so you know where you are in the mix

How do you choose to organize your LPX projects? I’d love to hear in the comments below.