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Apple Pro Training Series: Advanced Logic Pro 7

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After using Martin Sitters book, "Logic Pro 7 and Logic Express 7: Professional Music Creation and Audio Production", I read the promise of an Advanced version of the series. As I wrote in my review of that book here on Amazon, I have been eagerly awaiting this one's arrival, as I consider myself an intermediate/advanced user, as I use Logic 7 on a DAILY basis in my own studio on various styles of music.

So, let me say from the outset---David Dvorin does not disappoint!

This book is written in the same format of Sitter's book---that is, well-written tutorials covering a LOT of information in each chapter well-geared towards practical use. This one starts with a couple of chapters on more efficient use of Logic and getting your interfaces set up efficiently. I predict that most "advanced" users will have already set up Logic's "Audio Configuration" to work with their particular interfaces, but there is much more than that in these chapters, including suggestions on how to make your personalized setups portable, just in case you move from studio to studio or computer to computer, as I frequently do when recording a live event.

From there, there are a few chapters on Advanced Production techniques, including efficient ways to manage multiple takes of either MIDI or audio data, and how to work with Apple Loops, as well as how to generate your own. Not hard, btw, but nice to step through it a couple of times. There is in depth information to cover some of the more complicated, newer plug-ins, like Sculpture (whew!) and Ultrabeat, as well, as many fine those to be the most daunting of all Logic's plug-in instruments.

Then there are great tutorials covering "advanced" editing techniques, which I found to be the most useful parts of the whole book. Nice, elegant tutorials on forming great comps in Logic, using markers in many different ways, and doing more advanced MIDI editing.

Then there are 3 great chapters on Mixing techniques, involving bus use and groups, as well as incorporating outboard gear and more advanced automation methods.

The book closes with a chapter on notation and film scoring.

All in all, the perfect complement to Sitter's book. Trust me, with the Logic 7 Pro EXHAUSTIVE manuals, and these 2 books, no Logic user need look elsewhere for information. All other books are superfluous. Don't waste your time or money on them.

I've been using Logic for ten years and have learned it well enough to record my own tunes. I've only read six chapters, but I already feel like I've taken my knowledge to the next level. The biggest thing learned is how much time I wasted, doing things the long way when Logic has all these features to make them so simple. Can't recommend this book highly enough if you're looking for a solid understanding of Logic's advanced features. The lessons are step by step and take you through all the things you'd do with a particular feature, synth, etc.

I bought this book primarily to print out charts. The book is very clear on the "how-to-do-it" businesss. As my use of/experience with Logic increases, so does my use of this book. IMHO it's a good investment!

Being a long time Logic user, i still happen to not utilize the App to it's fullest. What I like about this book, is the Structure, with the chapters and the Tasks to fulfill. So it get's me closer to a streamlined workflow.

What I particularly like about this book is it's 'real world' feel - Logic Pro has vast functionality, but the author hones in on a few fairly simple ways of doing things, as opposed to going through every feature. I would like to have seen more emphasis on mixing/production, but that's minor - this book can't be everything.

My only beef with with the book is the banal tracks you use with the tutorial. If you are into that kind of go-nowhere take-yourself-too-seriously rockpop that hasn't changed in three decades, fine - but this sort of music doesn't show off Logic's major differentiator - it's synths and the newer styles of music that use them.

This is a goodf book. But the lessions were not as fun as they could have been. But if you want content and relative ease of understanding, it here.

I've read better learning books, though.

If you are serious about learning all the intricacies of Logic Pro 7 this book is a must have.

The premise of this book is to build upon the base of knowledge that the reader has by providing practical, professional techniques that will be used on a daily basis studio session.
I think that is the best Logic Pro 7 learning book.

Ho trovato le 13 lezioni del libro utilissime -- oltre che molto ben fatte e ben scritte -- per razionalizzare l'apprendimento delle funzioni evolute di Logic Pro: dalla padronanza del Project Manager al setup di uno studio virtuale completo, all'ottimizzazione della navigazione attraverso marker, locatori e shortcut da tastiera fino all'assemblaggio di una traccia audio completa ritagliando con precisione le parti migliori di più "take" diversi dello stesso passaggio e la sincronizzazione di audio e video. Tutti i tutorial sono corredati di file inclusi nel DVD allegato.

Quando l'ho comprato io (agosto 2005) da Amazon costava meno che sul sito di Apple.

It's a wonderful book. It's a real help for Logic pro 7