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August 3, 2018

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.

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  1. Keith Potger says

    September 1, 2018 at 4:53 am

    Great tips Chris. I can use all of this episode to make sure I don’t have unidentified flying objects in my projects. Thanks. Keith

    Reply
    • chris.vandeviver says

      September 2, 2018 at 7:41 pm

      So glad to help Keith! Love the term “unidentified flying objects” too, hah. Wish I had thought of that 🙂

      Reply

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