| | | Preface |
| | | Acknowledgments |
| | | How to use this book and CD |
| | | | Equipment needed |
| | | | The scheme of things |
| | | | The CD |
| | | | The projects |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Logic's environment |
| | | | General MIDI |
| | | | Built-in synthesizers and plug-ins |
| | | Chapter 1. MIDI sequencing: make it easy on yourself |
| | | | Slow it down |
| | | | Break it down |
| | | | Cycle record |
| | | | To quantize or not to quantize |
| | | | Editing get rid of the bum notes! |
| | | Chapter Project 1 . some rock 'n' roll piano |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Take 2 |
| | | | Take 3 |
| | | Chapter 2. Get real with MIDI |
| | | | Listen and learn |
| | | | Learn how to listen |
| | | | Get a life! Play with others |
| | | | Sequencing examples |
| | | | Quantization |
| | | | Dynamics |
| | | Chapter Project 2 . a rock score |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Take 2 |
| | | | Take 3 |
| | | | Take 4 |
| | | | Take 5 |
| | | | Take 6 |
| | | | Take 7 |
| | | | Take 8 |
| | | | Take 9 |
| | | | Take 10 |
| | | | Take 11 |
| | | Chapter Project 3 . a jazz funk score |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Take 2 |
| | | | Take 3 |
| | | | Take 4 |
| | | | Take 5 |
| | | | Take 6 |
| | | | Take 7 |
| | | | Take 8 |
| | | | Take 9 |
| | | | Take 10 |
| | | | Take 11 |
| | | | Take 12 |
| | | | Take 13 |
| | | | Take 14 |
| | | | The Mix |
| | | Chapter Project 4 . a classical score |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Take 2 |
| | | | Take 3 |
| | | | Take 4 |
| | | | Take 5 |
| | | | Take 6 |
| | | | Take 7 |
| | | | Take 8 |
| | | | Automated mix |
| | | Chapter 3. Finding and developing ideas |
| | | | Finding new ideas |
| | | | At the computer? |
| | | | Away from the computer? |
| | | | Don't doodle! |
| | | | Developing your ideas |
| | | | Know where you are heading |
| | | | Keep moving work creates work |
| | | | Repetition and variation |
| | | | Keep it simple details later |
| | | | Review your work less is more |
| | | Chapter Project 5 . a computer game track |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Take 2 |
| | | | Take 3 |
| | | | Take 4 |
| | | | Take 5 |
| | | | Take 6 |
| | | | Take 7 |
| | | | Take 8 |
| | | | Take 9 |
| | | | Take 10 |
| | | | Take 11 |
| | | | The mix |
| | | | Pan settings |
| | | | Volume levels |
| | | | Reverb settings |
| | | | Chorus |
| | | Chapter 4. A look at musical form |
| | | | Simple three part forms |
| | | | Jazz standards |
| | | | Pop songs |
| | | Chapter 5. The building blocks of composition |
| | | | The phrase |
| | | | Melody |
| | | | Harmony |
| | | | Rhythm |
| | | Chapter 6. Melody making |
| | | | Cell construction |
| | | | Musical questions and answers |
| | | Chapter 7. Audio recording |
| | | | Recording vocals |
| | | | Recording electric guitars |
| | | | Recording acoustic guitars |
| | | | Recording brass and woodwind |
| | | | Recording strings |
| | | | From microphone to audio track the signal route |
| | | Chapter Project 6 . a football theme |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Take 2 |
| | | | Take 3 |
| | | | Take 4 |
| | | | Take 5 |
| | | | Take 6 |
| | | | Take 7 |
| | | | Take 8 |
| | | | Take 9 |
| | | | Take 10 |
| | | | Take 11 We record an audio track |
| | | | The mix |
| | | Chapter 8. Creating illusions a big band radio jingle |
| | | | Audio and MIDI tracks combined |
| | | Chapter Project 7 . a TV sitcom theme |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Take 2 |
| | | | Take 3 |
| | | | Take 4 |
| | | | Take 5 |
| | | | Take 6 |
| | | | Take 7 |
| | | | Take 8 |
| | | | Take 9 |
| | | | Take 10 |
| | | | The Mix |
| | | Chapter 9. Minimalism |
| | | Chapter Project 8 . a minimalist soundtrack |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Take 2 |
| | | | Take 3 |
| | | | Take 4 |
| | | | Take 5 |
| | | | Take 6 |
| | | | Take 7 |
| | | | Take 8 |
| | | | Take 9 |
| | | | Take 10 |
| | | | Take 11 |
| | | | The final mix |
| | | Chapter 10. Dance music |
| | | | Styles and loops |
| | | | Constructing a Drum & Bass loop |
| | | Chapter Project 9 . Get Creative with Logic jingle |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | | Take 1 |
| | | | Take 2 |
| | | | Take 3 |
| | | | Take 4 |
| | | | Take 5 |
| | | | Take 6 |
| | | | Take 7 |
| | | | The mix |
| | | Chapter 11. Knowing the score |
| | | Chapter Project 10 . Score cleanup |
| | | | Musical objective |
| | | | Logic skills |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | Chapter 12. Creative audio editing |
| | | Chapter Project 11 . matching Song tempo to audio |
| | | | Musical objective |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | Chapter Project 12 . slicing audio for tempo adjustment |
| | | | Musical objective |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | Chapter Project 13 . trimming Regions and creating fade outs |
| | | | Musical objectives |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | Chapter Project 14 . using Groove Machine |
| | | | Musical objective |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | Chapter Project 15 . audio to MIDI Groove Templates |
| | | | Musical objective |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | Chapter Project 16 . audio pitch shifting |
| | | | Musical objective |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | Chapter Project 17 . time stretching audio |
| | | | Musical objective |
| | | | Preparation |
| | | | The assignment |
| | | Appendix 1. Instrument ranges |
| | | Appendix 2. Key Commands for Mac |
| | | Appendix 3. Key Commands for PC |