by Martin Sitter (Author), RobertBrock (Author)
If you've ever dreamed of setting up your own recording studio, Apple's newly acquired Logic high-end audio software is the perfect place to start, and this Apple-certified book provides the training you need to begin creating audio master works with it. Whether you're looking to digitize your musical compositions, create cost-effective 5.1 surround soundtracks, or transfer that song from your head on to CD, this comprehensive book will show you how.
Multimedia artist and veteran audio producer Martin Sitter, along with veteran Logic instructor and keyboardist Robert Brock, uses step-by-step instruction and straightforward, jargon-free prose to demonstrate how you can employ Logic's software synthesizers, sampler, and digital signal processors (compressors, reverbs, and so on) to put the perfect aural polish on your audio creations. You can work through the guide from cover to cover for an entire, hands-on course on Logic--complete with review questions at the end of each chapter, and lesson files and a trial version of Logic on the accompanying CD-ROM. Or you can go straight to the sections that interest you most.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 552
Edition: 1
Publisher: Peachpit Press Whether you're a composer looking to digitize your compositions, a video artist seeking the best and most cost-effective solution for creating 5.1 surround soundtracks, or an audio hobbyist wanting to transfer that song out of your head and onto an audio CD, this book will help you understand Logic-the high-end audio software created by Emagic, which was acquired by Apple last year. In this Apple-certified course, multimedia artist and veteran audio producer Martin Sitter, along with veteran Logic instructor and keyboardist Robert Brock, uses step-by-step instruction and straightforward, jargon-free prose to detail the countless creative options Logic affords for audio production. Readers will learn how to set up a Logic Environment, record audio and MIDI, edit sequences, master mixing techniques, and use Logic's software synthesizers, sampler, and Digital Signal Processors (compressors, reverbs, etc.) to put the perfect aural polish on their audio creations. As with the other titles in the Apple Pro Training Series, readers can work through the book from cover to cover to get an entire course-complete with review questions at the end of each chapter and lesson files and a trial version of Logic on the accompanying DVD. Or readers can go straight to the sections that interest them most!
Published: 14 Jul 2003
ISBN 10: 0321200403
ISBN 13: 9780321200402
Book Overview:
Robert Brock heads the digital recording department at the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences in Phoenix. As a keyboardist he has performed on numerous albums and videos that have appeared on Billboard Top Ten charts. He has also composed and produced thematic music for professional sports teams and writes for several audio publications, including Pro Audio Review.