Logic Pro ’Tips’ - Working With Cover Songs | Smart Tempo, Flexpitch + more

If you’re working to learn or remake a cover song, Logic has some tricks you can use to slow down parts, or change the song to a consistent tempo, if you’re doing a remake. Smart Tempo, Flexpitch and Audio to Midi conversion were not available to musician 10 years ago, but now these features make working with covers much easier. Learn these and you’ll improve the accuracy of how you play a song!
There’s a lot covered in this video that’s useful for any Logic user, whether working with covers or not. Feel free to jump to the relevant sections. Check out the chapters. Be sure to “Like” and possibly subscribe to the channel.
The contents of this video include:
- Smart Tempo
- “Adapt Tempo”
- Flexpitch
- AI from Moises to separate and isolate tracks
- Audio to Midi Conversion
If you have questions or ideas on how to use Logic for working with cover song, kindly share your ideas. Maybe I’ll include new techniques in my next video.
#LogicPro #smarttempo #flexpitch #AIMusic #coversongs
📖 Chapters
00:00 Logic Tips to make working with covers EASIER
00:29 Use Smart Tempo for a consistent tempo
00:57 Logic Demo / Tutorial on Smart Tempo
04:36 ‘Adapt Tempo’ lets you change the tempo of the song, or part, but maintain the pitch
05:42 Save your project and bounce an MP3 with the new consistent tempo
06:16 Moises AI to separate and isolate track parts of a cover
08:47 Logic ‘Adapt Tempo’ versus ‘Keep Tempo’
10:26 Logic Demo / Tutorial converting audio to midi & Flexpitch
12:43 Is a complete midi file available on the web?
14:05 Summary
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[@1mattattaker]

After HOURS of search, you finally gave me the answers I needed🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🎉🎁🎉🎁🎉!!!

[@dordenbivings4872]

You mean to tell me that I don't have to painstakingly do all of this work manually??? Sir, you have just given me the tools and the knowledge to overcome obstacles that I wasn't previously willing to tackle. I knew the technology existed, but being an OG I had no idea how to do this. This is exactly the video I have been looking for. And the fact that you made it clear, palatable, and understandable makes it that much better. Thank you for taking the time to help out your fellow musicians and engineers. Much appreciation!

[@GustavoLovato]

This was exactly the video tutorial I was looking for! In my case, not for a cover but to tweak an original song recorded by me 20 years ago without a click track. Now with the native stem splitter and your tips I can resurrect the song and finally finish it properly. Thank you so much!

[@JeffyG]

No problem!

[@ForageMaster413]

Exactly what I was looking for, Thank you sooooo much!

[@amchi_talent_ki_khoj]

Awesome ......so informative. Thank you so much. Hopefully, it will solve many of my problems.....

[@terrymerrick5617]

That was just brilliant you explained this really well . There are a number of videos out there which can be confusing on the subject matter but your video is totally on the ball . This will be a great reference video for me thank you so much

[@JeffyG]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pauldritsas6047]

Another awesome way!! You ROCK!!

[@JeffyG]

Thanks again!

[@1mattattaker]

I have a remark to make.
When I use Smart Tempo to analyze very fast songs that are saturated with loud and distorted instruments (metal-hard rock, etc), I first slow down the tempo with FLEX, then export the file and re-import it on a new project to be able to Edit the Downbeats and Beats that Smart Tempo mistaken with the upbeats with the keyboard (D for downbeats, T for 1/4 notes), because the transients are very hard to detect visually.
Try to put a constant metronome for a rehearsal with a drummer with separated tracks (voice-guitar-drum(muted)-bass(muted) with the Iron Maiden song « Heaven Can Wait » and you will undersand how puzzled it can be👀

[@JeffyG]

Good technique. So much depends on the starting audio source and the nature of the music.

[@1mattattaker]

@@JeffyG Smart Tempo gets puzzled and confused as soon as you have syncopation in the song.
Anyway, THANK YOU for getting me a real good start on my project.
You rule man🤘🏼🤠!!!

[@jangayen]

Thank you very much for these easy to follow and excellent explanations. This was extremely helpful to me!!🙏👍👍👍🤩

[@klauscastro1666]

Thaaaaaaanks!!!!!

[@JeffyG]

You're welcome!

[@ulip0609]

Thank you very much. Learning cover songs is one of my main use cases for Logic and I have never been able to get then adapted varied tempo to a consistent tempo.

[@JeffyG]

Happy to help!

[@colinowenuk]

Great vid. Thanks.

[@heritagelegacy]

Pretty cool and helpful info

[@JeffyG]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chucksaeger7500]

Excellent video dude! Can you do this with multiple tracks, like tracks you purchase from karaoke version? A lot of older songs that weren’t recorded to a click will vary throughout the length of the song.
Thanks so much!

[@JeffyG]

I think so. What format are the Karaoke files?

[@chucksaeger7500]

@@JeffyG They’re mp3 if that’s what you mean. I’m not real computer savvy.
Thanks for responding!

[@Creature_NL]

Very cool, but some parts in the audio file are shifting a bit. So select the region, goto the left region panel and quantize to 1/16, shifting gone!

[@JeffyG]

Thanks for the tips!