Making A Song In Logic Pro X Start To Finish (Part 1 - Start Your Song)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
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Making your own songs from start to finish in a home studio has never been more possible than it is today. But what does it actually take to make your own songs? And isn't it expensive? Won't it take a lot of time? We're living in a whole new world my friend. It's never been easier, more affordable and more approachable to make your own songs.
The only trouble is, sometimes all this great software can get in the WAY of creativity. Has this ever happened to you? A rare lightning bolt of inspiration strikes like a gift from above- it's almost like the song starts writing itself! You can envision the WHOLE thing, you scramble to your battle station (that's what I call my home studio), turn on your equipment, fire up your DAW only to be met with... paralysis.
It's like you don't really know what to reach for or click on to make the sounds you hear in your head come to life. What follows is a total depletion of creative energy, as you randomly click on things or look up tutorials and all of the sudden the inspiration you had seems to dry up.
OOF cue the creative gut punch I've sure been there!
Well, I’ve raised my hand in this space and said that I can help you make your own songs, from start to finish in your home studio. So, I figured that's exactly what I should do. In as real, raw and relatable of a way as possible.
Introducing my next TH-cam series, "Making A Song In Logic Pro X Start To Finish."
I believe I have a responsibility to share the truth with you and simplify all the overwhelm. I want to cover all the basics of what it really means to make a song from scratch in a straightforward way.
And yes, the DAW I personally use is Logic Pro X. So in this series, that's what I'll be creating in. BUT, everything is just as applicable and doable in the DAW you're rocking with. I promise you. Just pay attention to the steps I take and the reasoning behind them, then simply mirror that in your own music software!
My hope for you is a sense of freedom and direction, that might bring you a little closer to believing you could actually make your songs the way you want to. And most importantly, start taking action! Let's dive in 👊🏻
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Hi! What kind of keyboard do you have?
@@MerariBonova It’s a Nektar Impact GX49! Found mine used and saved a bunch of $$ 👊🏻
The passion in learning comes from the passion received from the teaching. Thank you so much for this. In years of using logic things finally make sense. I was blaming my creativity blockage on things I shouldn’t. I know understand it’s because I didn’t understand. Again, thank you so much
i'm new to the game (~10hrs or so in logic) and so far you've been the most helpful. thank you
Really appreciate that - honored you're here! And pumped this helped 👊🏻
You're a good teacher bro! I'm already in mood according to how you explain
Let's go! Here to help man 👊🏻
Yeah, I’m gonna go ahead and try that. First I’m gonna go ahead and watch some more videos, then I’m gonna go ahead and try it.
As a metal guitarist and bassist who uses EZdrummer to program drum tracks and build songs entirely on my own this has been helpful for me writing some solo music along with demoing my band’s songs. I cringe sometimes when I see people using guitar effects without any knowledge about them and would have been great if you had explained some basis of the pedals you picked for beginners that don’t understand what certain effects do, as dialling in effects on pedals is an endless process but this video was great to start, particularly for people that are more into being a producer or solo artist producing their own music. Thank you for this!
Liam - truly appreciate your kind words and even sharing some feedback about the pedals! Nice call man - will dive into those details with future content 👊🏻 Stoked this helped you - have an awesome weekend!
This channel needs to blow up. A genuine teacher helping us beginners!
I appreciate you Andrew! Big thanks 🙏🏻
When he started with the keyboard it reminded me of that Christmas song simply having a wonderful Christmas time lol
🤣 so epic- I'm already hearing re-mix possibilities 🔥
Thank you for making this video, it has been a great help. You are helping a lot of people who want to use Logic Pro but are not sure how to do it.
Appreciate it! And that's my hope - I know it was a learning curve for me!
I don't have much to say, but this was a great video! Simple to understand yet really helpful, Thanks!!
your excitement is so great!! reminds me that music making is supposed to be fun 😂
Super helpful: Revision with new elements … 💪🏻👏🏻👎🏻🙏🏻
most helpful video on youtube yet!
This dude is awesome and a great teacher 💯👍
Big thanks Love 2 All! Thankful you feel helped 🙏🏻
I’m going to take this information and run with it. Thank you so much this really helped.
That's my hope - that you take action! Love it! So glad this helped ⚔️
'Go ugly early', love it! Sound advice methinks
Yes! The sooner you play the sooner you find!
I've been doing this for a few years, but im new to logic.
Even still I love how in depth you go, explaining every little thing. Great stuff mate!
Pumped to hear this, thank you for hanging!
Dude, you're such a great teacher. Super helpful!
Thank you Nathan, this is nice. Have a Happy Father's Day now💯💯💯
Thank you! So glad this was helpful.
Thank you very much I've just started my own studio and it's very hard to learn Logic Pro I just found your video and you gave me lots of hope and confidence thank you again.
Thank you for sharing this! That's exactly why this channel exists. Your music matters and is worth sharing my friend - you'll get the hang of Logic Pro, don't give up! 👊🏻
I've been trying to figure out sound selection and its been difficult. Thanks for this video. Its helped a lot
Totally feel that- I can bogged down with sounds too. Glad this was helpful 🙏🏻
Cool video, I like your enthusiasm! I message to every beginner (including me) who see this to know there are some things you can do faster or easier, such as there is tap tempo you can set up easily, so you can determine the tempo you want quick. Also to fast copy and paste a region there is either command + R or just press L and the selected region will be looped to infinity and then later you can also devide it to regions with ctrl L, easy ;)
This was amazing and so helpful for a DAW newbie like me. Stay blessed
So glad this was helpful! Cheers to your awesome music to be made 👊🏻
Wow IV learned a lot thanks
Real Stiffler vibes.. haha thanks for the video it was very helpful! I will be checking out your course too.
As someone who uses FL Studio and is planning to use Logic Pro, this is really informative!
So glad! Welcome to LPX. Do you plan on switching DAWS or gonna rock some dual-wielding? ⚔️
@@bedroommusicproducer probably dual-wielding :D
logic pro x on mac systems!
This was such a nice video to reduce the overwhelm with getting into producing!!
Bro you really got a nice song going for you not to mention you can really sing❤ thank you for this knowledge really appreciate it
Went to subscribe after this video and I’m shocked you only have just over 1k sub, you deserve a lot more? Very helpful video
Big thanks Javen! Pumped to have you here - and thankful this helped out!
For shure❤
Great video.
Thankful this was helpful!
OMG nathan you have no clue how much you helped me as a newbie ! LOADS OF LOVE ! ! ! ! !
*subscribed, youre one of the best to describe it. youre genuinely passionate & happy! lol. thank you. I KNOW im going to be something/someone in the industry very soon.. can sing and write my ass off, but I am venturing down producing beats for my own original music, but a little overwhelmed, figured id just pay someone to produce for me, but why not give it a go? priceless , simple info here! thanks again*
Ah LOVE hearing this! You can absolutely do it yourself- I'm stoked you're giving it a go. Thankful this has been helpful! 👊🏻
Thanks! Great teaching
Great tutorial, looking forward to the next episode！
Elvira, thank you! It's encouraging this helped you. See you in part 2! 👊🏻
😯
@@bedroommusicproducer wow 😯 mind blown 🤯 but I start your TH-cam channel nathan.
Wow you're simply the best. Please keep doing the great thing
Appreciate you Julian! That's the plan man. Thankful this is helping 👊🏻
Love your enthusiasm! Great to see such passion for the music. What else I like about you? You're not afraid to just TRY stuff! No need for perfection off the bat... just experiment. Great message. Subbed!
Thanks a ton for this! Super kind. Rick Ruben has a great quote- “play until you have something to take seriously.” I’m all about just trying things 🕺
He's really feeling it at 9:42
All too real 🤣 👊🏻
I love your energy by the way you kept me engaged the whole video ! :D
Really appreciate that M B! Thankful you felt helped by this video 👊🏻
Dude, you're such a good teacher.
Super kind of you, thank you!
I really needed this video - super helpful, thanks!
Got you Daniel! Thankful this was helpful 👊🏻
Love the process!★
Thankful this was helpful Lilian!
Bombastic video! Thanks. 🙏🏽
Simply put……….thank you for putting in the time to teach us brother !!! You got a new subscriber for sure !!! 👍 Cheers
Great optimism and teaching
At 5:17, i started to sing with your Dream dancer :-) Nice, love it,,, and at 19:46, my thoughts are: You are really great. Get ugly early; I like that. Your voice in your creation sounds simply fantastic. I want to sing with you sometime.
How cool! That synth is killer... always has me wanting to sing too. Thankful this helped 👊🏻 How long have you been singing/writing?
Thanks mate❤
Got you! 👊🏻
Thank you for these lessons, they helped me to get how to find a base melody for my lyrics
So pumped hearing this! 🙌🏻
You rock bro! Part 2?? :)
Appreciate you man 👊🏻 and yes, drops next week!
@@bedroommusicproducer nice! Lookin forward to it :)
Subscribed sir. Thanks a ton. I have been struggling to start since many months. Love from Dubai
Khushwant! Love hearing this- thankful this was helpful. Your music deserves to be made man, honored to have you here 👊🏻
Learned a lot from this video. Thanks!
Appreciate that Marianne! Glad this was helpful 👊🏻
loved it man
Pumped this helped you Aaditya! 👊🏻
@@bedroommusicproducer absolutely your presentation is just too good😀
Thank you
I'm in your corner! 👊🏻
Have you ever listened to an entire album without skipping because it was just that good? What is the key to having a no-skip album, or playlist? The answer to that question is sequencing. Sequencing is what makes the songs into a story with a beginning and end, and gives it a special flow. When it comes to album sequencing a question that you should ask yourself is, what song should come first? What goes last? And what is in between?
In this article, we will be answering all of the important questions of how to create a captivating sequence, how to fade and zoom out, and how to create a dream sequence. In your opinion grant why is album sequencing is a lost art?
what article?
thanks for this video Nathan!
Happy this helped man!
Good job! Thank you!
Great video, one of the most helpful I’ve watched to help me actually DO something instead of staring at the screen. I followed along and did what you did and finally felt productive. Can I ask a question though? When I was recording the electronic drum pieces like you were, using the 808 flex kit, Logic was recording each kit piece as a new take and making me choose one, instead of layering all the pieces in the track, like it did on your video. Any ideas on how to fix that so that all the individually recorded kit pieces play back in that track like yours?
Love hearing you took ACTION Jillian! And be sure that one of the individual tracks is not selected. You'll want to select the "bus track" that all those individual ones link back to in order to record all parts at the same time!
Singing was sick!
reminds me of Alphaville - Forever Young
Ooo! Nice - I can totally hear that synth connection👌🏻
Excellent learned a ton.
Glad to hear it!
am so greatfull to fine this one bro thanks for this one i even sent an email to you i don"t mind geting tutored by you mn you are a good teacher.
i love your video bro . thank you.
Got you man! 👊🏻🙏🏻
Love from New Delhi India
you're like a nice Stifler !
Why is this not the first time I’ve heard this 🤣
Youre a great teacher my dude! thank you for this. Im curious, for the bass you added, did you just take the bass notes from your lead synth or change it up a bit? couldnt quite tell.
Pumped this was helpful! And yes- you nailed it. I just played the bass notes that lead synth was giving me 👊🏻
What would you recommends the type of piano keyboard that's compatible with logic pro X for beginner or anyone?
I’ve had great experience with M-Audio’s MIDI keyboards 👌🏻 Nektar’s as well!
I am grateful to you for these lessons! One question… I am using an older version of logic pro X and I can’t find the full range of instruments that you have described, for example, Celtic flutes et cetera!
Is there a way of getting more of these instruments, or do I need to buy a newer version of logic pro X
Thanks again for your sessions, Laurie (England)
Awesome question Laurie! Yes - the solution to this could be as simple as upgrading to the latest version of Logic Pro X. Do you know what version you're running right now? Cheers 👊🏻
Sorry but I need to know how you hook the midi keyboard to MacBook. I have a Yamaha midi keyboard with midi out and I have a bheringer box for input to MacBook thanks !
No worries! Is your MIDI keyboard using a USB cable? If so, you should just be able to plug right into the computer and bypass the Behringer interface!
It does have USB out. I didn't get a signal on my mac but I see in the yamaha manual I need to change some paramenters - thanks!
@@bedroommusicproducer
Drop part 2 please
Wednesday 4/12! Thanks so much for your patience Sushant 👊🏻
15:30 Bro, one more way to duplicate selected stuff is just press command + R
Good looking out man! I’ll have to try this 🙏🏻👊🏻
Umm, my problem is that I don’t have an instrument, but I have Logic Pro X. How should I do that now?
Have you checked out Logic’s loops?? Just drag and drop them to create a song! No instruments required :)
@@bedroommusicproducer that’s what I do but it sounds unprofessional for me.
How do you make two different tempos going on at once on the beat? I’m producing a funk record.
couple questions:
what mini keyboard do you use?
do you need an adapter to connect it to the Mac?
Hey man! So I’m using a Nektar 49 key midi keyboard - and it’s USB, so with the Mac Mini model model I have (2018 version) it has a couple USB ports. So no adapter needed 🤙🏻
I’m trying to figure out how to record my loops while I play them as a full song
What's up! Would love to help. Are you using the loops inside Logic or 3rd party loops?
Hey Nathan which midi keyboard do you have for logic pro, any suggestion ?
Totally! I’ve enjoyed the 49 key controllers from M-Audio, Roland, Arturia and Nektar 🤓
Very impressive waoo
Much appreciated! Glad this helped 👊🏻
It's Logic Pro TEN. The X is the roman numeral for 10. :)
True! It just sounds cool saying "X" for some reason 🤣
keep up
Appreciate it man, hope to be of help!
So, music first or melody first? - the big question!
Aha! Tis the great question… “chicken or the egg” right? I’ve found success with both approaches, but most of the time melody comes first for me. What about you??
@@bedroommusicproducer I really want to do melody first, but keep finding myself starting with some chords, which I find really constricting when trying to put a melody over them.
@@tjw52xI usually do the drums first so I can play the melody with the beat
I have a problem with making a 45 second track and just feel stuck. Like I don't know what direction I need to go once I establish a "beat or melody, etc".
You're not alone! Getting a sense of direction comes with time and practice, but reverse engineering the end song can help. Keep asking yourself, "what needs to be added, in order for the song in my head to be realized?" Are there vocals? Are there drums? What is the main instrument playing the dominate chord pattern? Keep experimenting, and narrowing your creative decisions down, while trying not to judge things too hard - especially at the initial creation stage! You've got this! Keep at it 👊🏻
You literally glazed over the first step.How do I get to that screen?
The “Choose a Project” menu? It only opens up when there’s no last project to open. So to change Logic’s default when opening, head to:
Logic Pro -> Preferences -> General -> Project Handling
Change "Startup Option" to "Ask"
Do you quantize with the 16A swing for each recording?
Gibberish is a hit song 😭
🤣 chart topper coming soon!
Why not use logic on fullscreen brooo whyyyy
Sure! It’s a different album, more or less, depending on how much they changed things. For instance, ZZ Top did some radical remixes on their earlier albums, and older fans hated it. From their perspective, they were very different albums from the originals. I think if an album is remastered and/or remixed, it’ll tell the same story but (hopefully) better. Does Remaster and Remix Album tell the same story or Different story nathan?
Next episode pls?
Just dropped! 👊🏻
16:15 vocal setup
2 weeks have passed and no part 2?
The eye sees all! 🤣 Part 2 is currently being filmed and edited - I want to deliver super helpful content, and these in depth tutorials take some time! Thanks for being patient 👊🏻
@@bedroommusicproducer The all seeing eye is anxiously waiting… 😬
Great Insight & good presentation Nathan...
Appreciate that! Pumped this helped 🙏🏻
What did you use to plug in your piano to connect to your laptop?
Hi please tell me which mic are you using?
Sure thing - I'm using an Avantone CV-12! Bought it used to save some $$ 👊🏻
thats awsome ngl, but i have no Voice like you
That’s because you have YOUR own voice! How long have you been singing/writing?
bro really said "im jus milking h=this keybored all day long" 💀💀
What if you cant play piano
If you don’t play any instruments, I’d encourage you to play with the loops and samples that Logic provides! Super robust search system- just drag and drop what sounds inspire you!
In your own words why album sequencing important when recording a studio album 💿 and while listening to a song from beginning to end why every single listener should listen to the song from beginning to end from the very first song the very last song aka opening track and even the title track and the closing track of a song 🎵?
How To Logic Pro Tutorials!
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Can I download logic pro to PC windows ?
Hey man! Unfortunately, no - Logic Pro is Apple only. Some good recommendations for PC would be something like Ableton Live Lite, Cubase LE or Fruity Loops free trial... you can simply follow the steps I'm taking here, and apply them to another DAW. Let me know if I can help further 👊🏻
Was the metrenome on or off
I’ll just about always have it on during recording stuff, but rarely keep it on while playing/previewing!
Is a studio album 💿 is like a chapter book 📖 or a movie or both this is what iamlxgend told me about a studio album and chapter book 📖 It is a cohesive collection of songs used to tell a bigger theme or project an overall vibe. Think of an album as a book. And your songs as chapters. Every book has chapters. Every album has songs. Each chapter is different. Each song is different. But the collection of chapters (the collection of songs) is what tells the full story of the book (of the album). But Jonathan Byrd he told me that Every song has a story. Some albums are just a collection of songs without the intention of telling the bigger story. Some albums are designed to tell a bigger story. Sequencing might be only about the way the music flows, but if the album tells a story than sequencing can do that too. is that true that sequencing is the only way how the album 💿 and song structure flows from start to finish?
Is music management aka managers are the same?
Good question Luke! From my understanding, "music management" is a process and "managers" are people. The process of managing music is interacting with the music of the artist, but not necessarily the artist themself. While managers are interacting with the artist themself and not necessarily the files and data. Hope this helps!
@@bedroommusicproducer they are the same I concur 👍 with you Nathan.
@@bedroommusicproducer did you see other of my questions nathan?
@@bedroommusicproducer it makes alot of sense nathan you saved the day.
How did he close out that open window
Are you referring to that initial "new project" window in the beginning?
I don’t remember now. I just know that closing out windows on this platform doesn’t seem to be a transparent task. I am coming off of using the iPad and don’t know all the commands that may be basic to most people. I didn’t go to school when everyone learned computers
This was my first song I did on the iPad but the iPad couldn’t handle everything I’m doing th-cam.com/video/UmGx2HwTACg/w-d-xo.html
How to close that new project window would be nice to know but also if I click on something a window opens up at the bottom and I can’t figure out how to close it
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