Wow! This was the video I've been looking for. Up till now, I was getting a bit frustrated that I couldn't raise the volume of the snare or kick without raising the overheads. Using Snare Top and Botton faders was not determining the volume on the snare neccesarily (only a little) and I was getting frustrated that I couldn't raise the snare volume by itself. This fixes all that. Really appreciate it. Thaaaaank Youuu.
Awesome videos thanks!...I would recommend changing some words to help people find this easier. Over the past 2 days, when I have typed in "mixing producer kits in Logic Pro"...I have found almost nothing that helped me...Then I typed in something different today, and your video came up. I am sure there are a LOT of people who could use this video!
You can definitely use the Logic Pro plugins and get great results! I like the Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack, so I tend to use the compressors from there, but there's nothing wrong with the Logic Pro compressors. Cheers Georges
Hey, man, great video! Can u explain please what's the inputs are used in individual instruments, like: "Drum 12" input upon small tom. And can we get this in/out system without producer kits? Thank you!
Thanks! The inputs are all pre-routed from different drums on the drum kit, so you don't need to change any of these when using the producer kits. Depending on the software instrument plugin you're using you can do the same thing using "multi-output" instruments. When loading the instrument select "multi-output" instead of "stereo". You'll see a "-/+" button in the mixer for that track. The "+" will add Aux tracks for the instrument. You then need to manually route things in the software instrument to these aux tracks. In the case of drums for example, you can leave the kick on outputs 1&2, then route the snare to outputs 3&4, and so on. Finding the routing in each software instrument will be a bit different depending on the software instrument plugin you're using. I hope that helps. Cheers Georges
Is there a way to manually edit the drum performance and still break it down like this? See here, you're individually mixing the instruments to the kit, but you can't alter the performance or the notes played. How do you do that?
Yes you can convert the drummer to MIDI and then have full control over the pattern. Check out this video on how to do that: ruclips.net/video/pYSa_tpiIl8/видео.html Cheers! Georges
@knuckledustermusic No that doesn't answer my question. I'm aware of how to convert the drummer track to MIDI, but does that still workout with the producer kit? For example.. I do just that, then I create new tracks. I then copy the MIDI notes to each of the new tracks and delete what I don't need. For example, I create a track called snare and delete every MIDI note but the snare notes. Repeat for all instruments, but that is not with the producer kits. So what I'm asking is; can you split a producer kit up into these different aux tracks while converting it to MIDI?
@@greghillmusic there's no need to split up the MIDI to the individual tracks. Simply keep the whole pattern at the top of the track stack. Each drum piece will be mapped to the correct track, so just edit your MIDI the same way you would with any regular drum kit. I hope that makes sense and answers your question. Cheers Georges
What I'm looking into is commiting this stuff down to audio, so I can take it into another session and mix with it like with normal live drum tracks.@@knuckledustermusic like this: ruclips.net/video/RGqIBIbamNY/видео.html
@@greghillmusic I would just export the tracks as audio. Set your cycle range for what you'd like to export. Go to "File->Export->All Tracks as Audio Files" then set the range to "Export Cycle Range Only". You can bring the audio tracks back into your existing session or add them to a new session. Cheers Georges
You can add compressors, EQs, and any other processing available to create your own custom signal chain. In the video there are EQs loaded in the rack, but I'm just using the Logic Pro Channel EQ instead since it's a bit easier to visually see what's going on. Cheers Georges
I would love to see you go in-depth on using compression. At one point I thought I knew but now confused at times and my mix is either over compressed to under especially in drums and bass guitar. thank you!
@@xgoz thanks I'll add that to my list of videos to create. If you haven't already seen it, I do have this video going over the compressor in Logic Pro: ruclips.net/video/QqhLmEQru4Q/видео.htmlsi=8dlliH07-XCxGDwl Cheers Georges
Hey Bruce, absolutely! You just need to open the Library (press "Y") and click the "Save..." button in the bottom left corner. The patch will then show up in the "User Patches" folder in your library and you can recall it at any time.
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I learned so much from this video! Watched it three times and took a lot of notes. Thank you!
@@cliffsmithbackingtracks you’re welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful.
Cheers
Georges
Wow! This was the video I've been looking for. Up till now, I was getting a bit frustrated that I couldn't raise the volume of the snare or kick without raising the overheads. Using Snare Top and Botton faders was not determining the volume on the snare neccesarily (only a little) and I was getting frustrated that I couldn't raise the snare volume by itself. This fixes all that. Really appreciate it. Thaaaaank Youuu.
You're welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful. Let me know if there's any other topics you'd like to see covered.
Cheers
Georges
Best video I have seen on Logic Drummer! Thank you, Georges.
Thanks for the kind words!
Awesome videos thanks!...I would recommend changing some words to help people find this easier. Over the past 2 days, when I have typed in "mixing producer kits in Logic Pro"...I have found almost nothing that helped me...Then I typed in something different today, and your video came up. I am sure there are a LOT of people who could use this video!
Thanks Jay! I'll rename the video, and see if that helps. Cheers!
Best video and guidance yet on producer kits! Very helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you found it helpful! Let me know if there's any other topics you need help with.
Cheers
Georges
@@knuckledustermusic Will do! Thanks!
why not use Logic plugins?
You can definitely use the Logic Pro plugins and get great results! I like the Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack, so I tend to use the compressors from there, but there's nothing wrong with the Logic Pro compressors.
Cheers
Georges
Hey, man, great video! Can u explain please what's the inputs are used in individual instruments, like: "Drum 12" input upon small tom. And can we get this in/out system without producer kits? Thank you!
Thanks! The inputs are all pre-routed from different drums on the drum kit, so you don't need to change any of these when using the producer kits. Depending on the software instrument plugin you're using you can do the same thing using "multi-output" instruments. When loading the instrument select "multi-output" instead of "stereo". You'll see a "-/+" button in the mixer for that track. The "+" will add Aux tracks for the instrument. You then need to manually route things in the software instrument to these aux tracks. In the case of drums for example, you can leave the kick on outputs 1&2, then route the snare to outputs 3&4, and so on. Finding the routing in each software instrument will be a bit different depending on the software instrument plugin you're using. I hope that helps.
Cheers
Georges
I heard there are now Jazz Drummer 'Brushes,' in Logic Drummer, is this true - if yes, which Drummer plays them in Logic Drummer? Thank you, Georges.
There's no jazz drummer at the moment, but there's the "Roots Brush" and "Pop Brush" drummers in the "Songwriter" genre.
Cheers
Georges
Is there a way to manually edit the drum performance and still break it down like this? See here, you're individually mixing the instruments to the kit, but you can't alter the performance or the notes played. How do you do that?
Yes you can convert the drummer to MIDI and then have full control over the pattern. Check out this video on how to do that: ruclips.net/video/pYSa_tpiIl8/видео.html
Cheers!
Georges
@knuckledustermusic No that doesn't answer my question. I'm aware of how to convert the drummer track to MIDI, but does that still workout with the producer kit?
For example.. I do just that, then I create new tracks. I then copy the MIDI notes to each of the new tracks and delete what I don't need. For example, I create a track called snare and delete every MIDI note but the snare notes. Repeat for all instruments, but that is not with the producer kits. So what I'm asking is; can you split a producer kit up into these different aux tracks while converting it to MIDI?
@@greghillmusic there's no need to split up the MIDI to the individual tracks. Simply keep the whole pattern at the top of the track stack. Each drum piece will be mapped to the correct track, so just edit your MIDI the same way you would with any regular drum kit. I hope that makes sense and answers your question.
Cheers
Georges
What I'm looking into is commiting this stuff down to audio, so I can take it into another session and mix with it like with normal live drum tracks.@@knuckledustermusic
like this: ruclips.net/video/RGqIBIbamNY/видео.html
@@greghillmusic I would just export the tracks as audio. Set your cycle range for what you'd like to export. Go to "File->Export->All Tracks as Audio Files" then set the range to "Export Cycle Range Only". You can bring the audio tracks back into your existing session or add them to a new session.
Cheers
Georges
Learning lots of new things coming from Garageband. Thanks
Awesome!
This was excellent practice for my ears.. Thank you..
You're welcome!
the slate digital mix rack will add quite a bit more than just a compression no?
You can add compressors, EQs, and any other processing available to create your own custom signal chain. In the video there are EQs loaded in the rack, but I'm just using the Logic Pro Channel EQ instead since it's a bit easier to visually see what's going on.
Cheers
Georges
Excellent and informative video. Really expanded my knowledge of this feature. Nice work, man!
Thanks and thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Cheers
Georges
Very nice explanation.
Thanks Barry!
Great video! Very thorough! Thank you!
Thanks for watching, and taking the time to leave a comment.
If there are any other videos or topics you'd like to see me cover, please leave those in the comments. Thanks!
I would love to see you go in-depth on using compression. At one point I thought I knew but now confused at times and my mix is either over compressed to under especially in drums and bass guitar.
thank you!
@@xgoz thanks I'll add that to my list of videos to create. If you haven't already seen it, I do have this video going over the compressor in Logic Pro: ruclips.net/video/QqhLmEQru4Q/видео.htmlsi=8dlliH07-XCxGDwl
Cheers
Georges
Bro thank you very much! This was really enlightening!!!
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and I'm glad it was helpful. Let me know if there's any other topics you'd like to see covered.
Great video! Can you now save this patch into your producer kits as a preset?
Hey Bruce, absolutely! You just need to open the Library (press "Y") and click the "Save..." button in the bottom left corner. The patch will then show up in the "User Patches" folder in your library and you can recall it at any time.