In the third class of the Logic Pro X course, we are going to record our voice through a microphone and a guitar through the line input of our sound card and we will learn the basic functions of audio editing.
We are already familiar with the working environment. We have seen how the arrangement and mix window works and we have even learned to navigate between its different windows and options. Now is the time to take action and start recording and working with the audio.
We are going to create an audio track and assign the corresponding input so that the microphone signal enters correctly. We will carry out the same process with a line signal and we will review the different editing tools one by one.
Dust off your microphones and prepare your voices to start enjoying the benefits of this wonderful application. Let’s see it!
Super! I’ve been working with Daws for over 15 years and it still seems magical to me that it’s possible for me to pick up a sound and manipulate it like this.
Remember that you must take the signal correctly trying to bring the highest peak closer to 0dB’s and if, for whatever reason, it has not been possible, resort to the option to normalize or increase the gain from the “functions” menu in the file tab.
Explore carefully each of the tools that we have seen in this class because you will discover hidden options that can be very useful for you, such as the acceleration / deceleration fade that we have located in the “more” dropdown of the track.
There are several ways to reach the same result. We can apply loops, reverse, change the tempo and a thousand other functions from many places. By clicking + control (left mouse button) a menu of quick options will appear to apply to any audio file. We also discovered new options from the “functions” menu, from the top tool selector and from the taskbar itself.
As an optional practice to train your editing skills, I suggest the following:
- Record an audio snippet or import it.
- Record audio with the loop option and make a composite of the different takes.
- Split the audio clip and copy one of the two fragments.
- Do a fade in, fade out and crossfade.
- Adjust the transients with the flex tool.
- Apply a speed change to it with the Time & Pitch tool.
- Normalize the audio.
These are some of the basic editing functions that we are going to need in our day to day, but there are a thousand and one more options that we will discover in the following classes and with our own experience using this application.
As always, if you have any doubt or question, you can send it through the support form of the subscriber intranet. See you in the next lesson! 🙂
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