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"One thing that set's this book aside from the many others on offer is the layout. Cousins and Hepworth-Sawyer have taken a process-driven approach with each section loosely following the structure and order of the writing, production and mastering of a track. Its in the closing chapters that things get especially interesting, with useful details on how to set up Logic's Environment. As a bonus there's an accompanying website with useful links and nearly 190MB of free loops. Well laid-out and packing plenty of tips and tricks for beginner and intermediate Logic users. 8 of 10 stars."--MusicTech Magazine "Logic Pro 9 Audio and Music Production is a complete tutorial that will update existing users of the man new features, additional content (samples) and instruments now integrated into this program. Essentially a guided tour with many full-color screen shots that (if you want) hold your hand through learning Logic or teach you new tricks if you're an old hand."--Music Connection
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From initial track laying through to mixing, sound design, and mastering Mark Cousins and Russ Hepworth- Sawyer bring you Logic Pro 9. By Highlighting the relevant parts of each application they take you through every step of the music creation and production process giving you all the tips, tutorials and tricks that pros use to create perfect recordings.
The book has full color screen shots illustrating the tools, functions and the new look of Logic Pro 9, and the companion website has audio samples and loops.
Logic Pro 9 covers more than just the software it will help you make the most out of every recording session, and will Illuminate and inspire you creative and sonic endeavors!
KEY COMMANDS- how to use them practically to create a professional session
PRODUCTION FAQs- main text, box outs, instructional 'walkthroughs' and 'knowledge bases' to help access information clearly answers you need for common production specific problems
METHODS- pro methods for successful recording and editing, including information on additional equipment and running smooth production sessions
WEBSITE- audio examples, samples (Apple loops), logic songs, sampler instruments and instrument patches http://www.logicprobook.com/
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is excellent for anyone either wanting the basics of using Logic Pro, or for the more advanced user. There is a wealth of advice, tips and images to make the process of using Logic (which can be daunting) MUCH clearer and easier, as well as taking you right up to the point of mastering to a professional standard. I feel I will be dipping into this book for many years to come.
17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Logic Pro 9: Audio and Music Production, A Comprehensive Guide. A Critical Review.
LOGIC PRO 9: AUDIO AND MUSIC PRODUCTION, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE, is a just that: an exhaustive, 400-page, subject-based explanation of one of the leading audio and music production softwares available. This is an upgrade from a guide produced by the same authors for Logic Pro 8.
*Overview
** What are your needs? Audio (voice recording)? Music production? Both?
*** To buy or not to buy?
**** Conclusion
* The book is broken down into 11 chapters and multiple subchapters that revolve around basically a few chapters that focus on:
+ The history of the program (from eMagic to Apple);
+ An overview of the program, tools, add on's & extensions;
+ Hardware (computer and peripherals)--creating a DAW or Digital Audio Workstation;
+ Recording voice ("audio");
+ Recording music.
+ Plus there's a reference to a dedicated website, an addendum to the written material.
** I've worked in the music industry for several years in my late teens and early 20's, this was long before audio production went digital and have only kept an incremental interest in it as my production company demands that I have significantly more than a fundamental understanding of how to use audio (more specifically) than actual music production.
Having said that, one of my first stops in considering what software should be at the top of my list, I sent audio engineer par excellent, Jay Rose Producing Great Sound for Film and Video (DV Expert Series), and Audio Postproduction for Film and Video: After-the-Shoot solutions, Professional Techniques,and Cookbook Recipes to Make Your Project Sound Better (DV Expert Series) an email for his recommendation. He told me, when asked about ProTools, that such software was "bloatware" and that both he and his son, an audio engineer for a television station, agree. He upgraded his own DAW with Digital Performer and uses it on an Avid System, but stated that both Logic and Steinberg were also very good choices.
*** This book makes a very strong case for Logic because it (as a part of the Apple suite) integrates nicely with Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express. It also allows you to save and open files from other audio programs from DigiDesign and Bias.
One of the things I really like about Focal Press publishing is that the majority of their releases includes a cd-rom of additional material. The authors chose instead to create a website to have a central location for addition material for current and previous versions of this book. In a way, after visiting the site, I think it's a good idea. What you'll find on the site is the following:
+ Authors' bio
+ Logic Pro 9, book breakdown and a downloadable pdf of Ch. 4, "Starting A Project."
+ Free drum loops, free ambient loops and 150+ individual, downloadable sound files on zip.
+ Logic Pro 8, book breakdown and a downloadable pdf of Ch. 9, "Mastering Logic."
**** All in all, there's no flaw to this book. If you're looking for a comprehensive manual that you can grow with should you decide to take the plunge and buy either Logic Pro 9 or Logic Express 9, then this book should be a strong consideration.
LOGIC PRO 9: AUDIO AND MUSIC PRODUCTION, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE, is a just that: an exhaustive, 400-page, subject-based explanation of one of the leading audio and music production softwares available. This is an upgrade from a guide produced by the same authors for Logic Pro 8.
*Overview
** What are your needs? Audio (voice recording)? Music production? Both?
*** To buy or not to buy?
**** Conclusion
* The book is broken down into 11 chapters and multiple subchapters that revolve around basically a few chapters that focus on:
+ The history of the program (from eMagic to Apple);
+ An overview of the program, tools, add on's & extensions;
+ Hardware (computer and peripherals)--creating a DAW or Digital Audio Workstation;
+ Recording voice ("audio");
+ Recording music.
+ Plus there's a reference to a dedicated website, an addendum to the written material.
** I've worked in the music industry for several years in my late teens and early 20's, this was long before audio production went digital and have only kept an incremental interest in it as my production company demands that I have significantly more than a fundamental understanding of how to use audio (more specifically) than actual music production.
Having said that, one of my first stops in considering what software should be at the top of my list, I sent audio engineer par excellent, Jay Rose Producing Great Sound for Film and Video (DV Expert Series), and Audio Postproduction for Film and Video: After-the-Shoot solutions, Professional Techniques,and Cookbook Recipes to Make Your Project Sound Better (DV Expert Series) an email for his recommendation. He told me, when asked about ProTools, that such software was "bloatware" and that both he and his son, an audio engineer for a television station, agree. He upgraded his own DAW with Digital Performer and uses it on an Avid System, but stated that both Logic and Steinberg were also very good choices.
*** This book makes a very strong case for Logic because it (as a part of the Apple suite) integrates nicely with Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express. It also allows you to save and open files from other audio programs from DigiDesign and Bias.
One of the things I really like about Focal Press publishing is that the majority of their releases includes a cd-rom of additional material. The authors chose instead to create a website to have a central location for addition material for current and previous versions of this book. In a way, after visiting the site, I think it's a good idea. What you'll find on the site is the following:
+ Authors' bio
+ Logic Pro 9, book breakdown and a downloadable pdf of Ch. 4, "Starting A Project."
+ Free drum loops, free ambient loops and 150+ individual, downloadable sound files on zip.
+ Logic Pro 8, book breakdown and a downloadable pdf of Ch. 9, "Mastering Logic."
**** All in all, there's no flaw to this book. If you're looking for a comprehensive manual that you can grow with should you decide to take the plunge and buy either Logic Pro 9 or Logic Express 9, then this book should be a strong consideration.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Helpful, but with a point of view
7 May 2010
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Most of us who use DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) programs have a standard program that we've used for years. On occasion, we face a project which uses another program--one that's unfamiliar. Typically it's a rush, so we bash our way through, learning just enough to get the job done. That was my initial experience with Logic. With any program there are many other things that we don't know about, or that we don't know how to find. Once upon a time, you received a hard-copy manual that could be browsed. Now, as with many other programs, there's only an online manual. It's not conducive to browsing, and it can't be dog-eared and marked up. That's where a book like this comes in.
The authors give a pretty good 5000' view of the product, and I've learned about a number of things in Logic. I'll make some changes in my workflow as a result. As indicated by the title, the primary focus is audio and music production. As a result, discussions of features like low-level audio editing are a little cursory. The description of the many built-in synthesizers is very good, and I'm looking forward to rolling up my sleeves with some of them. After all the synthesis and mixing, there's an overview of the mysteries of mastering and working with video.
I have some general criticisms, along with a couple of specific complaints. In the discussion of mastering, there are many suggestions to listen to commercial releases. No mention of jazz, classical, spoken-word, etc. Most mixers and many mastering engineers absolutely despise the way many commercial releases are mastered. Following this bad practice is hardly to be recommended. There is also a brief description of mixing in surround. There is no discussion of the role of bass-management and the appropriate way to use the LFE channel. First-time surround mixers almost inevitably misunderstand this, and usually have to do their mixes over. This book could help and it doesn't
More generally, I think the organization could be improved. I'd prefer to see a complete description of the framework of a feature (mixing architecture, for example), followed by extensions such as plugins. It's a little more mixed-up in this book. But most importantly, I'd like to see a reference section--a menu-by-menu, feature-by-feature appendix. With a book like this, I can remember seeing a description of something--but I can't remember where it was. A reference section would be most appreciated.
But all in all it's a helpful book and provides a good view into a very powerful chunk of software.
The authors give a pretty good 5000' view of the product, and I've learned about a number of things in Logic. I'll make some changes in my workflow as a result. As indicated by the title, the primary focus is audio and music production. As a result, discussions of features like low-level audio editing are a little cursory. The description of the many built-in synthesizers is very good, and I'm looking forward to rolling up my sleeves with some of them. After all the synthesis and mixing, there's an overview of the mysteries of mastering and working with video.
I have some general criticisms, along with a couple of specific complaints. In the discussion of mastering, there are many suggestions to listen to commercial releases. No mention of jazz, classical, spoken-word, etc. Most mixers and many mastering engineers absolutely despise the way many commercial releases are mastered. Following this bad practice is hardly to be recommended. There is also a brief description of mixing in surround. There is no discussion of the role of bass-management and the appropriate way to use the LFE channel. First-time surround mixers almost inevitably misunderstand this, and usually have to do their mixes over. This book could help and it doesn't
More generally, I think the organization could be improved. I'd prefer to see a complete description of the framework of a feature (mixing architecture, for example), followed by extensions such as plugins. It's a little more mixed-up in this book. But most importantly, I'd like to see a reference section--a menu-by-menu, feature-by-feature appendix. With a book like this, I can remember seeing a description of something--but I can't remember where it was. A reference section would be most appreciated.
But all in all it's a helpful book and provides a good view into a very powerful chunk of software.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Not a good learning tool
28 Jun 2010
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I think I've given this book a fair chance, but I just haven't found it very useful as a learning tool. For me there are a number of problems with it:
a) The book seems to assume quite a bit of domain knowledge (that you're already familiar with Logic or other similar tools)
b) It mostly operates at the theoretical level, rather than delving down into actual projects and step-by-step descriptions. The book tells you about the existance of lots of tools and features, without really telling you how to use them.
c) very poor use of diagrams. Although the book is filled with nice looking color diagrams, I've found that over and over I'll be reading along, it will be talking about something in Logic's interface, and I'll have to flip through pages forward and backward from where I'm reading to try to find a relevant picture. In that way it's very poorly organized.
I consider the Apple Pro Training series book to be much more useful for beginners learning Logic. When it describes features it gives you step by step how to use it, and sample projects you can follow along with.
There are also some really good video training packages out there for Logic, like the one from "Lynda". Use this book only as a last resort.
a) The book seems to assume quite a bit of domain knowledge (that you're already familiar with Logic or other similar tools)
b) It mostly operates at the theoretical level, rather than delving down into actual projects and step-by-step descriptions. The book tells you about the existance of lots of tools and features, without really telling you how to use them.
c) very poor use of diagrams. Although the book is filled with nice looking color diagrams, I've found that over and over I'll be reading along, it will be talking about something in Logic's interface, and I'll have to flip through pages forward and backward from where I'm reading to try to find a relevant picture. In that way it's very poorly organized.
I consider the Apple Pro Training series book to be much more useful for beginners learning Logic. When it describes features it gives you step by step how to use it, and sample projects you can follow along with.
There are also some really good video training packages out there for Logic, like the one from "Lynda". Use this book only as a last resort.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Seems to be a great way to learn Logic Pro
19 April 2010
Format:Paperback
I'm writing this from the perspective of a decades-long audio production career, making the jump to my first DAW after years with 2" tape, later adats, later RADAR24. I took a few years off and then decided to purchase Logic Pro 9 for my personal music use.
PROS:
This book is great for the independent-minded user in that, unlike David Nahmani's official Apple guide, you can jump in anywhere and get info about using a given Logic function without being dragged through a step-by-step tutorial using presupplied sample files. My mind gravitates to this type of learning, so, although I wound up with both books on hand, I have spent all my time in this volume.
The writing is pleasant: informal without being chatty or stupid. Most of the functions that Logic supports seem to get at least a discussion. Most, not all; for example I found no reference to the "Shuffle L, Shuffle R" way of editing. For that kind of thing, there's Logic help, plus the 1300+-page manual which ships with Logic Pro 9.
CONS:
The book reeks of having originally been written for the WINDOWS version and updated for subsequent releases. This shows up most noticeably in the keystoke shortcut descriptions: everything which would use the OPTION key on a Mac is written as if the user was in Windows, being told to use the ALT key instead. A simple search-replace of the book's text several revisions ago would have been at the very least polite.
Also, the book regularly sends the reader to other sections for amplification on a given topic, but has no callouts for sections (say: "7.15") in the margins. This makes for more searching around than would otherwise be the case. The top margin is used intead to display the book's title for 405 consecutive pages.
Finally: I just found the book's associated website today, 2 weeks after purchase. The link is not given prominent notice, but can be found at the bottom of the back cover blurb.
But these are inconveniences, not major drawbacks. I've found Logic Pro 9: Audio and Music Production to be just the book I was looking for.
PROS:
This book is great for the independent-minded user in that, unlike David Nahmani's official Apple guide, you can jump in anywhere and get info about using a given Logic function without being dragged through a step-by-step tutorial using presupplied sample files. My mind gravitates to this type of learning, so, although I wound up with both books on hand, I have spent all my time in this volume.
The writing is pleasant: informal without being chatty or stupid. Most of the functions that Logic supports seem to get at least a discussion. Most, not all; for example I found no reference to the "Shuffle L, Shuffle R" way of editing. For that kind of thing, there's Logic help, plus the 1300+-page manual which ships with Logic Pro 9.
CONS:
The book reeks of having originally been written for the WINDOWS version and updated for subsequent releases. This shows up most noticeably in the keystoke shortcut descriptions: everything which would use the OPTION key on a Mac is written as if the user was in Windows, being told to use the ALT key instead. A simple search-replace of the book's text several revisions ago would have been at the very least polite.
Also, the book regularly sends the reader to other sections for amplification on a given topic, but has no callouts for sections (say: "7.15") in the margins. This makes for more searching around than would otherwise be the case. The top margin is used intead to display the book's title for 405 consecutive pages.
Finally: I just found the book's associated website today, 2 weeks after purchase. The link is not given prominent notice, but can be found at the bottom of the back cover blurb.
But these are inconveniences, not major drawbacks. I've found Logic Pro 9: Audio and Music Production to be just the book I was looking for.
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