A couple of basic pointers from our sound recording workshop to guide those with using Logic Pro 9 specifically for recording music (do bare in mind however that some versions of logic pro will be laid out differently).
3. • There is a very annoying
ticking noise that is not needed
for music recording. To turn this
off go to settings at the top and
click of metronome
• When on metronome, look
to options at the bottom
right hand of the settings
box. The ‘click while
recording’ box should be
UNTICKED to turn this off
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4. • In the bottom left hand
corner, Input 1 and Stereo
One should always be on. If
not, change it by clicking on
each and choosing these
options
• To begin recording you
simply press the record
button (must be on red to
record) or alternatively
press ’R’ on the keyboard
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5. • The levels are critical to
the quality of the sound.
This bar in the bottom
left corner SHOULD
move when recording.
However it should not hit
the top of the bar! This
will distort the sound
• It should always be
between half way and
three quarters up the bar
for optimum sound
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6. • If the levels are either too
low or too high, use the
black dial on the turny
box. Mess around with
this both right and left
until the levels on the
screen are better (based
on the last slide)
• For the top image, use
the black nozzle and for
the bottom image use the
nozzle furthest to the left
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7. • If you need to re-record
over a particular part you
can do so by bringing
back the pointer back
over the section (or a
couple of seconds before
the section) and pressing
record
• If you want to shorten your re-
record slightly you can by
hovering over the record and
cropping it
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8. • To add layers
to your song,
ie harmonies,
select the plus
button above
Audio 1
• Make sure when you are
recording a layer you mute the
original layer (unless the
musician wants to listen to the
melody to work with)
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9. • To record from a
second microphone in
the studio, go to the
new track button from
the previous slide, and
select input 2
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10. • For uploading
backing tracks
to record over,
find browser in
the top right
corner. Then
click the home
symbol, and
press desktop
and choose the
audio file to
upload
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11. • Finally, to export
your finished
song go to File
and then choose
Bounce (leave all
settings as they
are)
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