Just wanted to say thanks for putting the time in these videos, they are great!! I just made the switch from Sonar Producer on the PC to Logic on a mac. Your tutorials saved me literally weeks of reading and trial and error. Logic was easy to figure out regarding the basics, it was the fine tuning and 'cheats' that I was after. Cheers bro, great videos!!
Fantastic tutorial. First time ever using Flex Time in Logic Pro X today... with this 101 as reference with ease I was able to pull a live acoustic guitar + vox single audio track into a solid tempo enabling drums to then be added and sound perfect and tight. Thanks sooo much.
Man, you done it again. Another top-notch lesson. The information relating to the EQ and compression settings are invaluable. Thank you again for sharing you knowledge and expertise. You make life so much more enjoyable for people like. Best wishes.
Great video series, learning a lot! Just one thing I think worth mentioning though, if you use the multi-out Producer Kit presets you get a track stack with the drums broken out into more individual tracks, including separate tracks for each tom, which should allow for much more control over the drum mix.
Josh, Once again a superb in depth class. I really enjoyed this video and want to see the one hour video on compression. I haven't been able to find it. Where should I go to find it please?
Great video. Many many thanks. One question. Can I also utilize the multi-output for electronic drums? or do I need to just drag my snare/kick/etc midi regions to separate tracks?
Hey MusicTechHelpGuy :) Great video. I use Logic's Channel EQ all the time but I was wondering if you have a way you like to match the gain of the original signal when you boost frequencies so as to not be fooled by the volume change. I usually turn down the output gain in the plugin but that gets confusing because it changes the amplitude of the curves in the graphic display
Hey great info! I was wondering if you could help me. There are so many different tutorials on gain staging and volume balancing (are these the same thing?), that I’m finding it difficult to work out which way is correct. I noticed you had turned the levels using the channel faders, but I've been led to believe that this is a big no no. I used to think that if something is too loud then just adjust the fader but now it feels like I'm doing the wrong thing touching the channel faders and get so overwhelmed with what I'm actually supposed to be doing! And this is like the first step before anything after getting tracks down so I'm really on a stand still with my production. From what I've been able to gather is that you should use a gain plugin, the gain in the inspector window or gain directly from the plugin or virtual instrument used. Hopefully you understand what I'm asking as I've been stuck watching tutorials for days and getting nowhere as each one seems to be different. I'm just starting my production journey so sorry if this question seems stupid.
Awesome video, Joshua. I was wondering if you have any videos on drum mixing where you use 3rd party plugins such as UAD. Thanks again for a fantastic video!
Between video 7 and video 8 you clearly did something with the guitar tracks. I no longer see amp icons and the plug in chains have completely changed. ???
Does anyone know of a way to revert the MIDI drum track, back to the drummer track (to be able to make changes to the drumline via the edit tool?) I converted my drummer track to a MIDI region as it is shown in the video but it feels permanent, and I don't like the overall drumline.
Each drum sound also has a "producer kit" version which works as a folder containing each kit part as a separate track. Works great for us. support.apple.com/en-us/HT202748
It’s wild how directly contradictory opinions tend to be on kick vs bass guitar frequencies. Some people tend to say the 60hz and below are for kick only and to put a HPF on every other source in those frequencies, And to boost bass guitar in the 100-200 range. Whereas others say the exact opposite and only bass guitar gets to live under 60 hz
It really depends on the song, and the timbre of the bass and kick; but these days I tend to filter the really low sub lows, like below 30 Hz. And then bass I let ring through and boost the mid-low range. Lately, I don't like mixes where the kick is the main sub fundamental, rather than that bass.
Oh no, now I am confused, I though Pre Fader metering was for tracking and post for mixing!? and i just met someone who does post for everything! who is correct!?
Hi Tony, not really sure what you're talking about. I just skimmed through the whole video and I don't see any clipping? Logic's meters can be a bit confusing, because the top of the meter is red, but it doesn't necessarily means it's clipping. Unless you see the orange clip light come on, the signal is not clipping. Pre Fader metering will definitely reveal if the the signal clips before any fader adjustments. There's two ways to deal with this, (1) you can pull down the level of the signal in the plugins, so the signal does not clip, when the fader is at unity (zero). Or (2) just pull down the fader until it's not clipping (while not in pre-fader mode). Logic's mix engine is now 64-bit, so even if a channel clips, you can still fully recover the clip with a fader adjustment, without truncating the signal. However, if you're working with some third party plugins, that model certain analog gear, option #2 will not work. It's definitely good practice to check your mix in Pre-fader mode to see if any unwanted truncating is happening.
@@MusicTechHelpGuy . There's some confusing stuff on youtube. I was under the impression, (through various instructionals), that metering, (on pre-fader), should be bouncing around -18 'ish' ideally, and keeping 'well' shy of 0. I'm old school, and have had many years away from recording, so I'm a little lost and am on a steep learning curve at the moment with Logic etc. I'm loving the possibilities before me, but also overwhelmed as I have literally come from the analogue and tape era! Anyhow, I'm grateful for everyone out there putting out so content to learn from! thanks!
@@tonyadams6985 I usually try to keep my signal levels around -12 to -18 for most instruments, but for percussive instruments that have sharp transients, the meters are usually riding hotter in my mixes, sometimes right up near -1 for the kick and snare. There's absolutely nothing wrong with mixing at lower levels though.
@@MusicTechHelpGuy Thanks for the information. There's a lot to digest, but it's a lot of fun! So much more scope for so many less $ than years ago, having to get together thousands for something like a focusrite producer pack or top quality compressor or effects unit!
How do I convert each individual drum track to there own wave form? I need to export my drum sound as is so it can mixed in another program. I am not after the midi.
That’s a little more manual- you’d have to create separate midi tracks and cut/paste the toms for a general track, snare, hat, kick, etc. so that each individual drum piece/group has its own track. After that, make sure the stems are lined up correctly, right click the track, and bounce them in place
Keep in mind you're watching a 101 course. This is for absolute beginners. Tracking live drums is not for beginners. I have a full course on recording live drums in Logic over a MacProVideo.com if you're interested.
Just wanted to say thanks for putting the time in these videos, they are great!! I just made the switch from Sonar Producer on the PC to Logic on a mac. Your tutorials saved me literally weeks of reading and trial and error. Logic was easy to figure out regarding the basics, it was the fine tuning and 'cheats' that I was after. Cheers bro, great videos!!
Fantastic tutorial. First time ever using Flex Time in Logic Pro X today... with this 101 as reference with ease I was able to pull a live acoustic guitar + vox single audio track into a solid tempo enabling drums to then be added and sound perfect and tight. Thanks sooo much.
The quality of this videos is amazing, thank you!
Man, you done it again. Another top-notch lesson. The information relating to the EQ and compression settings are invaluable. Thank you again for sharing you knowledge and expertise. You make life so much more enjoyable for people like. Best wishes.
I really love this video dude. Crystal clear and nicely paced. Thanks for teaching me to mix my tracks.
Great video series, learning a lot! Just one thing I think worth mentioning though, if you use the multi-out Producer Kit presets you get a track stack with the drums broken out into more individual tracks, including separate tracks for each tom, which should allow for much more control over the drum mix.
First 5 minutes into this video, got me wanting to watch the series as this is VERY INFORMATIVE!!
Great stuff. I've always struggled with mixing and mastering. This is quite helpful.
Thanks so much! I like your essential and precise way of doing tutorials
Noch nie hat mir ein Video so geholfen wie dieses. Absolut empfehlenswert DANKESCHÖN
Good stuff. Exactly what I was looking for.
Excellent as always Josh. Cheers
I didn't even realise that you could do that with the drums! I wish I knew that when I was making my EP
Man,your good,makes me realize how little I know.
Great video - keep em coming!
This series is so fucking helpful. It's like a worksheet for creating a whole project in logic.
The video starts at 5:04
Christ! thank you!!!
Mezzo Platonic lmfaooo
dude phenomenal
Thank you for a great and well presented video tutorial !!
Josh, Once again a superb in depth class. I really enjoyed this video and want to see the one hour video on compression. I haven't been able to find it. Where should I go to find it please?
Very helpful for logic beginners! Thanks 😊
Great video. Many many thanks. One question. Can I also utilize the multi-output for electronic drums? or do I need to just drag my snare/kick/etc midi regions to separate tracks?
Thanks for these great videos! Do you have any recommendations for headphones or monitors for mixing?
Hey MusicTechHelpGuy :) Great video. I use Logic's Channel EQ all the time but I was wondering if you have a way you like to match the gain of the original signal when you boost frequencies so as to not be fooled by the volume change. I usually turn down the output gain in the plugin but that gets confusing because it changes the amplitude of the curves in the graphic display
Super helpful! Thank you!!
Learning much from you.
Great.....very helpful for me.....
Thnx a lot sir......
Great video
Very useful tutorial 👌
Your the best !!!!
thanks mate this really helped
Hey great info!
I was wondering if you could help me. There are so many different tutorials on gain staging and volume balancing (are these the same thing?), that I’m finding it difficult to work out which way is correct. I noticed you had turned the levels using the channel faders, but I've been led to believe that this is a big no no. I used to think that if something is too loud then just adjust the fader but now it feels like I'm doing the wrong thing touching the channel faders and get so overwhelmed with what I'm actually supposed to be doing! And this is like the first step before anything after getting tracks down so I'm really on a stand still with my production. From what I've been able to gather is that you should use a gain plugin, the gain in the inspector window or gain directly from the plugin or virtual instrument used. Hopefully you understand what I'm asking as I've been stuck watching tutorials for days and getting nowhere as each one seems to be different. I'm just starting my production journey so sorry if this question seems stupid.
Awesome video, Joshua. I was wondering if you have any videos on drum mixing where you use 3rd party plugins such as UAD. Thanks again for a fantastic video!
I have other drum mixing videos, but I don't use the UAD plug-ins because I don't have any UAD hardware.
@@MusicTechHelpGuy I'll take a look at your other videos. Thanks for the reply and for producing some excellent teaching videos!
so helpful. thanks!
Did you set the kick's velocities up to hundred pourcent ?
thank you
thanks man, really helps!
good work
Great tutorial! Tnx !
thank you so much
very useful thank u
Between video 7 and video 8 you clearly did something with the guitar tracks. I no longer see amp icons and the plug in chains have completely changed. ???
God bless u
great ideas! but I tried in EZDrums and I dont have any sound in the aux that I create
Does anyone know of a way to revert the MIDI drum track, back to the drummer track (to be able to make changes to the drumline via the edit tool?) I converted my drummer track to a MIDI region as it is shown in the video but it feels permanent, and I don't like the overall drumline.
Each drum sound also has a "producer kit" version which works as a folder containing each kit part as a separate track. Works great for us. support.apple.com/en-us/HT202748
thanks for this comment, I had no idea!
great tutoril!!!!
I got a small problem. My kick is popping and I tried to add a compression on it but it didn't work
It’s wild how directly contradictory opinions tend to be on kick vs bass guitar frequencies. Some people tend to say the 60hz and below are for kick only and to put a HPF on every other source in those frequencies, And to boost bass guitar in the 100-200 range. Whereas others say the exact opposite and only bass guitar gets to live under 60 hz
It really depends on the song, and the timbre of the bass and kick; but these days I tend to filter the really low sub lows, like below 30 Hz. And then bass I let ring through and boost the mid-low range. Lately, I don't like mixes where the kick is the main sub fundamental, rather than that bass.
Control T for viewing aux tracks, Phaser EQ, compressor for sum track
Oh no, now I am confused, I though Pre Fader metering was for tracking and post for mixing!? and i just met someone who does post for everything! who is correct!?
personal preference. i use it to gain stage
I'm sure it something that I didn't do. Although I was following your instructions closely.
thx
2:27 how did you bring that up sorry I’m a noob
Press X on your keyboard to pull up the mixer.
Very informative, but I noticed on pre gain metering loads of signal clipping.
Hi Tony, not really sure what you're talking about. I just skimmed through the whole video and I don't see any clipping? Logic's meters can be a bit confusing, because the top of the meter is red, but it doesn't necessarily means it's clipping. Unless you see the orange clip light come on, the signal is not clipping. Pre Fader metering will definitely reveal if the the signal clips before any fader adjustments. There's two ways to deal with this, (1) you can pull down the level of the signal in the plugins, so the signal does not clip, when the fader is at unity (zero). Or (2) just pull down the fader until it's not clipping (while not in pre-fader mode). Logic's mix engine is now 64-bit, so even if a channel clips, you can still fully recover the clip with a fader adjustment, without truncating the signal. However, if you're working with some third party plugins, that model certain analog gear, option #2 will not work. It's definitely good practice to check your mix in Pre-fader mode to see if any unwanted truncating is happening.
@@MusicTechHelpGuy . There's some confusing stuff on youtube. I was under the impression, (through various instructionals), that metering, (on pre-fader), should be bouncing around -18 'ish' ideally, and keeping 'well' shy of 0.
I'm old school, and have had many years away from recording, so I'm a little lost and am on a steep learning curve at the moment with Logic etc.
I'm loving the possibilities before me, but also overwhelmed as I have literally come from the analogue and tape era!
Anyhow, I'm grateful for everyone out there putting out so content to learn from!
thanks!
@@tonyadams6985 I usually try to keep my signal levels around -12 to -18 for most instruments, but for percussive instruments that have sharp transients, the meters are usually riding hotter in my mixes, sometimes right up near -1 for the kick and snare. There's absolutely nothing wrong with mixing at lower levels though.
@@MusicTechHelpGuy Thanks for the information. There's a lot to digest, but it's a lot of fun! So much more scope for so many less $ than years ago, having to get together thousands for something like a focusrite producer pack or top quality compressor or effects unit!
I hurt my ears 2 times learning the compressor settingsusing studio headphone monitors
How do I convert each individual drum track to there own wave form? I need to export my drum sound as is so it can mixed in another program. I am not after the midi.
That’s a little more manual- you’d have to create separate midi tracks and cut/paste the toms for a general track, snare, hat, kick, etc. so that each individual drum piece/group has its own track. After that, make sure the stems are lined up correctly, right click the track, and bounce them in place
So you make your EQ judgements without playing the track? Funny...
Too complicated for me. I need to go through first video again. I need a 101 for 101.
pinning the kick with comp like that isnt the best balance the snare is the thing to get up with the vocals around 2k
I have this beautiful Drum Loops I tried to convert to MiDi, but did not work out. Why?
Not live drums? I'm out.
Keep in mind you're watching a 101 course. This is for absolute beginners. Tracking live drums is not for beginners. I have a full course on recording live drums in Logic over a MacProVideo.com if you're interested.
too much blaa blaaa blaaaa. boring
you talk to much