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Logic Pro

Topic: Music Production

SMART GOAL SPECIFIC SENTENCE: I will learn about Music Production using Logic Pro

HOW TO SAVE: click "File" in the top left > Save Project > Choose your Period Folder in Documents > change the name of the file to something you remember > Save

Start with your drums

- Add a Drummer Track (easy) or record a drum beat using a drum machine instrument track (hard)
- Adjust your beats per minute (bpm) to create the tempo (speed) for your song
- You can loop your drum beat to repeat it (I'd make it about a minute long)

Add another track

- Record your own Instrument
- Add an Audio track if you want to use Prerecorded Loops

What I'll Learn

I CAN understand what a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) is and how it is used

I CAN use loops and instruments to create my own tracks

I CAN layer tracks (drums, chords, melody) with the same tempo to create full songs

Stuff I'll Need

USB MIDI Keyboard

Logic Pro Software

Tutorial videos to learn the tools

Patience and resilience to push through

Day 1

Watch the tutorial! The tools and buttons are tricky and there is a lot to rememeber!

Day 3

Use other tutorials to add/perfect more tracks

Day 2

Skim through the tutorial again, reminding yourself of the tools and how the program works

Day 4

Use effects or automation! Have an intro/outro! Make a full song

Where is this used in the real world?

Writing Songs

Artists use DAWs like Logic Pro to create songs you hear in music

Movie Soundtracks

Composers use DAWs to line their songs up with movie scenes

Radio Hosts

Radio hosts need to keep listeners entertained, and lead into the next song

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