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Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro 8 and Logic Express 8 (Apple Pro Training) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Nahmani
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 10568
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1 Pap/Dvdr
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Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0321502922
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.34536
EAN: 9780321502926
ASIN: 0321502922
Publication Date: December 14, 2007
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Product Description
This brand-new Apple-certified guide, reconceived for Logic's new interface, uses all-new projects and media files to show you how to record, produce, and polish your musical creations with Apple's professional audio software. Veteran audio producer David Nahmani uses step-by-step, project-based instruction and straightforward explanations to teach everything from basic music creation to advanced production techniques.Using the book's DVD files and either Logic Pro 8 or Logic Express 8, you'll begin making music in the first lesson. From there, you'll learn to record audio and MIDI, edit sequences, master mixing techniques, and use Logic's software synthesizers, sampler, and digital signal processors to put the perfect aural polish on your audio creations. A special troubleshooting section helps you set up and optimize your studio and Logic system effectively. Whether you're looking to use your computer as a digital recording studio, create musical compositions and cutting-edge surround-sound mixes, or transfer that song in your head into living music, this comprehensive book/DVD combo will show you how.
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 A step-by-step guide that grants hands-on experience August 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This guide takes the wise approach of assuming you are completely new to Logic and proceeds to take you through a hands-on tour. This is a step-by-step type of arrangement where you are expected to follow along through each section and build upon the sample project at each stage. It does not assume you know things, it tells you what you need to know in order to understand each covered aspect of the software. If you've got experience in other DAWs then parts of it will bore you but I'd be wary of skipping this even if you are a Pro-Tools or Cubase whiz. The Logic interface and workflow makes use of hovering tool tips and button plus mouse commands so parts of it can remain well hidden unless you've had something like this book show them to you.
I found the format of the step-by-step instructions to be concise and clear. The discussion and commentary sections are clearly set apart from the steps. The screen-shots are well done and can be read easily. If you are willing to put in the time to work through the book you will have a functional understanding of Logic and be able to make full use of voluminous documentation that comes with Logic Studio to go further on various topics at your leisure. The Logic documentation is very good but most people are need a warm-up like this in order to be able to get the most out of their $500 software investment.
Think of this book as the fundamental text, or perhaps what should have been in the Studio Documentation instead of the lean "Getting Started" book that was included. Its purpose is to ensure you get a solid foundation on which to build and it does that in a very methodical way. Some people, especially creative folks, may have problems sitting through such a structured process but based on the number of "help me do -blank-" posts I see every day on Logic and Musician's message boards I think most people need this book.
 Not what I was looking for July 7, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a tough review. I have a good amount of experience in DAWs, so I'm not a beginner. I found the "PRO" title of this book to be very misleading.
I was looking for the get there quick method, and this book was NOT it. This book holds your hand and asks you to do exercises that are VERY basic. It didn't even teach you how to change the quantization strength! (extended parameters, by the way)
This book is probably excellent for those just getting into audio. It would make a good workbook for a school. I wish I had one of these years ago when I was first learning any DAW.
I ended up just skimming the book and selling it. I never even used the CD, since I realized quickly that this was not what I was looking for. I found most of the information I was looking for instead on the Logic message board and in the manual.
The author of this book is on the message board and is a very nice and helpful person. He is also a good author and I would imagine these exercises would be very interesting to those who haven't done them numerous times before in real-world situations on different programs.
I am giving this product a 3, since I feel that most of the information in it can be easily learned in the manual that comes with the program. I'm not giving it lower because for what it is, a workbook for beginners, it is actually pretty good. Probably a good read for someone new to DAWs, who might find the manual a bad place to start.
For those interested, I also briefly skimmed the other book in the series, beyond the basics, and found it not all that 'beyond'.
Best Logic book out there June 27, 2008
This is not only the most well written tutorial on Logic 8, but should be the model for how tutorial books should be written. It covers each topic in enough detail to fully understand it and get started using and experimenting with. The material really makes sense and sticks because of all the hands-on experience using the lesson material on the accompanying disk. You get to go from building a simple song to mixing complete studio tracks supplied. I found myself spending hours and hours on each lesson because it showed me enough to start experimenting and learning more on my own. David Nahmani has written the perfect tutorial book and I hope he is writing more.
 Logic Pro 8 and Logic Express 8 June 23, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well I was waiting for this book for months. Sure apple's docs are extensive, but theyr'e written by a real techie, and didn't find them very helpful. There also very long. So anyway, I like the combination of seeing, and doing, and that's how I learn.
Well I cracked the book, and went through the first couple of chapters. I still felt kind of overwhelmed like one of the reviewers said.
But as anything in life a trial by fire will dictate what the outcome is. 1) I had a major recording project for a song of mine's 2) I needed to learn logic.
Here's what I did. I used the MACPROVIDEO's as a good general outline, and then used logic 8 book as a reference. WHAT A COMBO! IT REALLY WORKED.
Anyway, I was able to record the song in TWO DAYS (weekend) and did the final touches later. I came back to the Logic book the other day and picked up from Lesson 6 and WOW it was much easier. I got the basics after it was drilled in my head.
The reason I switched to logic for now was Digidesign's lack of support for LEOPARD. They finally released a version for leopard, but I LOVE LOGIC NOW. So I'll probably use the combination of both, as as I go along.
Easier than the Manual! May 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I received Logic Pro 8 I knew I was in trouble. The literature included with the program was simply put, a little overwhelming. Being a beginner in all sense of the word, barely new to Garage Band as well, I knew I would require outside assistance and I found it in Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro 8 and Logic Express 8 (Apple Pro Training). Even though it says it also applies to Logic Express is just what the doctor ordered for a dummy of my category. The manual is an expanded and difficult reading while this book simplifies the approach to where there is hope for my learning style. I have been able to progress dramatically and that in a nutshell is why I write this review. With a much more understandable approach to the subject is money well spent. And what a program it is! Needless to say I Love my Apple computer and the possibilities it has offer me creatively specially musically. I give it a 4 Star for I am still in an upward learning curve and still on the lookout for any additional material that might make a music producer out of me yet. It probably deserves a 4.5 which in my opinion is a more precise way to rate a product. From 4 to 5 it's just too much of a leap and 5, of course, being perfection is only awarded to the rare and few. Thank you for reading and great luck with all the wonderful music this book will certainly allow users to make in their moments of inspiration. Long Live America and it's awesome citizens!
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