Core Logic
Project #2: Core Logic
STUDENT OUTCOMES:
Creating & Setting-up a New Project in Logic ProX
Selecting, Auditioning & Dragging Loops
Loop library Navigation
Auditioning Loops
Searching by Loop Name
Instrument, Genre, Style Descriptors
Selecting Favorites
Trimming, Resizing & Splitting Regions
Bouncing a finished project to an Audio file
Learn to use 'Hot Keys' for more efficient workflow
DIRECTIONS:
Create & design your first 16-32 bar project in Logic using the pre-selected loops listed below, personalizing and editing the tracks as much as you like utilizing the Student Outcomes listed above.
Use at least 3-4 of these loops
Skyline Piano
Skyline Bass
Fine Line Beat
Barricade Arpeggio
Good Life Beat
Deal Breaker Arpeggio
Add any additional loops of your own choosing
Utilize search bar in Loop Library
Suggested Plug-ins (Optional):
Bass Amp Designer (on Skyline Bass)
Space Designer [reverb] (on Skyline Piano)
TIMELINE: 5-7 class meetings
Hot-Keys
Should be able to use by the end of this project.
Loop Library (O)
Inspector Panel (I)
Transport
Play (Space Bar)
Start at the Beginning (Return)
Forward/back 1 bar (. or >) (add shift for 8 bars)
Rewind (, or < )... (add Shift for 8 bars)
Turn Cycle on/off (C)
Cut/Split Regions (⌘T)
Copy (⌘C)
Paste (⌘V)
Record (R)
Mute (M)
Solo (S)
Show/Hide Automation (A)
Instrument Library (Y)
Submission
SUBMISSION:
In the main window of Logic, scroll all the way to the right & drag the small, grey arrow in the top-right over to where your song ends.
Take a screenshot of your project (shift ⌘ 3).
Bounce (⌘B) the entire project to audio/m4a.
Add the m4a audio file to your Elec Music Folder in your Google Drive.
Click the Share Button (person with + sign) > change the view settings to Allow Anyone > copy URL link.
Go to your Google Site > go to Pages
Pages > Projects > Add a page (if it's not already there)
Rename Page to "Core Logic"
Select Embed & paste the URL code
Upload the screenshot to your Site
Provide a brief write-up about your project in the Description section.
What strategies did you use? Trimming, Extending/Shortening Loops, Additional Loops?
Was there a defined style you were going for?
What was successful and what was challenging about this project?
CA #1: Generate musical ideas for various purposes and contexts.• Enduring Understanding: The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians’ work emerge from a variety of sources. • Essential Question: How do musicians generate creative ideas?
CA#2: Select and develop musical ideas for defined purposes and contexts• Enduring Understanding: Musicians’ creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent. • Essential Question: How do musicians make creative decisions?
CA#9: Support evaluations of musical works and performances based on analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.• Enduring Understanding: The personal evaluation of musical works and performances is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria. • Essential Question: How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)?