Over 68 Tracks of Pianos, Rock Guitars, Cellos, Violins, Synth Arps, Pads, Bass, 808 Sub Kicks, plus 20 separate percussion elements. Designed with 15 different bus effects using Waves, Kontakt, Omnisphere and Audio Damage Plugins. This project took over 40 hours to build, no detail was spared. Plus I took the time to Bounce down separate stem tracks, one for Dry and one with FX, then I added them back into the Mix and disabled it's matching instrument and did another Mixdown to really bring all home and glue it together.
I started as an electronic musician, and FOH sound man over 15 years ago, and never stopped. I originally started a label under the name FadedShadows, then changed it to LogicProHacks, where my goal is to do more on the technology side of music and create Logic Pro X templates and YouTube tutorials.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgThFeYZzVM
In this video I explain how to configure the settings of Logic MIDI and My Secrets to the perfect error free studio. This is a nice dual PC combination of Reason 10 and Logic Pro X and why I choose to not use Rewire anymore. The main purpose is to distribute the processing power between two computers, A mac Pro and Mini ITX Windows 7 PC.
Yes, I could by a new Mac Pro, but the cost of a new one is in the 4K~6K range for a nice used one from eBay, yes, I said used. I found by upgrading some key parts in my old system and adding in a cheap 2nd PC. I was able to gain a huge CPU performance and save big on my limited budget.
You want to follow along and you are using Logic Pro X and Reason, you will need two computers, a decent older Mac Pro, and PC, plus two Audio/Midi interfaces. All of this can be found for very cheap on eBay, Craigslist or the local Pawn shop. My local pawn shop is great, as they offer Layaway. The PC does not have to be the best, just enough to run Reason, I am running the latest, version 10.
Over time, I have also made some custom upgrades for each computer, which includes a heavy amount of memory, a decent CPU and hard drive for the OS, plus a fast 2nd hard drive to be used as samples and project storage. When you offload your samples and projects to secondary fast hard drives like SSD or a 10K Raptor (7200 RPMs will not cut it anymore), you will gain a huge performance boost.
Keep in mind, certain audio interfaces offer both Audio and MIDI and certain interfaces offer only Audio. Plus some interfaces will only offer one main audio output and many inputs, whereas other interfaces will offer may audio-outputs and only a few audio-inputs; so it's important you do your research before you buy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRjDFKsmQj4
Download Template: https://www.logicprohacks.com/templates/digitech-angel-logic-pro-x-template
Bouncy Original Happy Progressive Pop Rock Logic Pro X 10.2 template featuring 14 different instruments and drum kits. Original song composition by LogicProHacks... For the Full Effect Turn up the Volume Really Loud! :-) Epic Riser Automation Effects to five different settings - Two Lead Synths made with Logic's New Alchemy designed with custom Harmonization bus send channels. Plus created a new Powerful Rhythmic Guitar from a custom outboard DigiTech RP6 FX unit. See Tutorial on the YouTube Tab:
16 MIDI Channels
1 Audio Channel
12 Bus Sends
Custom DigiTech RP6 Guitar with included audio/midi file, plus channel preset settings
Separated Soundbanks, Synth Presets, and Channel Strip settings in Project Folder
5 drum multi-output tracks, using Ultrabeat
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYyKzN2hvEM
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https://www.logicprohacks.com/templates/exotic-es2-dubstep-synth-presets-logictemplate
OVER 100 Plus Logic Pro X ES2 Synth Presets! Extreme in your face Dubstep / EDM ES2 Presets. I am sure this pack will bring your mix to a very mean and angry level of some very sick Dubstep sounds. Not only can these Presets be used for Dubstep, with all of the included Pads sounds; you can do an Ambient or Enigmatic Chill-step song. The Possibilities are endless with this new sound set / preset pack. It will bring a new source of creativity and become a great asset to your production toolbox. Bonus! The included Logic Pro X Template is huge and very detailed: It includes a very advanced custom sampled EXS 24 drum set that features round robin on all the hat sounds, plus each drum sound is routed to it's own bus channel for further processing. I go over this in the above Youtube video, plus I show how to install the ES2 Preset Pack. You will get one huge preset pack and one Logic Pro X Dupstep Template.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69gWvqpCt5k
Create Symlinks w/ Free App named "Symlinker" to store the Logic Pro X EXS24 Samples and Loops on a Secondary Sample Drive.
You can download the app here: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/41493/symlinker
Copy original 'Logic' Folder located in /Volumes/"SSDVolumeName"/Library/Application Support/ on the desired external drive and location.This is the location where all your additional content is being installed to.
You can delete the original folder or rename it and use it as a backup.
Use the symbolic link tool to create a symbolic link from the 'Logic' file which has been copied to your external drive. Place the link (which looks like an alias) to its previous destination (/Volumes/"SSDVolumeName"/Library/Application Support/) and rename it to 'Logic'.
After this you will be able to download additional content.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgoMvU6F7q0
Full unbiased review of the relatively new Vengence VPS Avenger Synth. In this review, I talk about the type of Laptop I am using to run it, the graphics issues I had to deal with to make this Synth run without glitching and its processing. Plus I give my experience in dealing with the convoluted licensing and what to expect from their support. I include a bunch of preset playthroughs, which include some fantastic Piano sounds, Arpeggio patterns, Epic Drum Sequences plus some stunning Ambient Soundscapes.
FYI: Sweetwater has been my go-to-source, mainly b/c I can split price into three payments with no credit check, nice on struggling musician budget ;-) https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AvengerVPS--vengeance-sound-vps-avenger - Please Keep in mind, If you go through Sweetwater, They also have to go to the source company and get the license, so it's slow process and usually takes a day or two.
However, you can go straight to the source here and get instantly, but you have to pay full price: https://www.vengeance-sound.com/plugins.php?sub=Vengeance%20Producer%20Suite%20Avenger&issue=DOWNLOADS
Plus there is also PluginBoutique who has a nice package deal. https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/4-Synth/3201-Vengeance-Sound-VPS-Avenger-Synth
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb0Fy3VjMXA
Very short tutorial on how to open Logic Pro X for the first time and configure it to maximize the best workflow and performance.
Logic Pro X Beginners Tutorial - Open Logic For The First Time - Part 1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aNLhJxKyFY
Video tutorial on Audacity, where I explain how to program in command keys to speed up your workflow. I also show how to take a rough pad sample and slice it up in a way using the shortcut key-commands to create a very nice seamless loop. Please keep in mind that creating a seamless loop takes practice and sometimes and a good ear, but once you can understand how the zero point crossing helps, you will be on your way to professional sample sets.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkUzSZcNbqs
Just having some fun showing off my music lab, plus I some basic tricks on how to hack an old Car Sub Woofer and also how to route Digital out / Toslink into a Kenwood receiver. Plus I show a cool trick on how to hook-up an old DOD EQ to a sub and use as a Crossover.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB-Af8uUCMU