Assessment: LOGIC PRO X

Using shortcut keys on LPX

Logic has a manual with tutorials which can be accessed by pressing

‘Bus’ refers to 

The best way to initially explore your LPX DAW is to

MIDI stands for

When a signal comes from MIDI, 

When recording, it is important to 

Colour coding song markers and instruments 

To be properly organised, the use of colour coding is

When using ‘effects’ it is best to

Editing is essentially about

The best way to become efficient about editing is to:-

‘Artifacts’ are

A great way to put together your first rough mix is to:-

Logic has a manual with tutorials which can be accessed by pressing the ‘M’ key.

To go to the mixer window, press ‘X’.

Logic also has a tuner which can be used to tune your piano. 

Using colour code markers and labelling tracks in LPX saves time and reduces confusion when dealing with multiple tracks.

Routing is primarily about taking the sound from where it is coming from (input) and assigning it to where it needs to go (output).

‘Sends’ and ‘Bus’ is about where a sound travels in order to control signal flow and/or create an added effect.

By using ‘Bus’, the producer can control how much of the chosen sound effect gets into the track.

When a peak level is less than -5, it will create digital distortion.

Digital distortion from a vocal, cannot be undone.

Vocalists need to wear headphones so that they can hear the accompanying instrumentation but keep the vocal and instrument sounds isolated from each other in the production process.

Instruments and vocals should be recorded on the same track.

To access the colour chart, press ‘Option R’.

An EQ shows the sound spectrum of any part of a track. 

Using the EQ will lower or raise different sounds on the spectrum.

The ‘flextime’ option can stretch or shorten audio files.

‘Click Track’ keeps the whole production in time. 

The Metronome settings can not be easily customised.

Plugins should be chosen on the basis of adding value and interest to a song.