Creative processing & effects
With
Dov Waterman
What's in the course
14 lessons (0h 33m) · 1 free
01. Intro to mixing and automation
Free lesson0:45
02. Finessing your track
2:52
03. Approaching the mix - housekeeping and leveling
6:42
04. Widening the drum sound
3:47
05. Side-chaining
2:42
06. Pre-fade vs Post-fade metering
2:45
07. Quantizing & flex-timing
2:05
08. Checking levels, adding compression
1:18
09. Creative processing & effects
You are here3:14
10. ASSIGNMENT: Track Alternatives
1:02
Lesson transcript
Creative Effects in Logic
I've got some creative effects going on here. This is a bass that has been greatly modified.
Step Effects
- The Step Effects is a new plugin in Logic.
- It essentially operates as a step modulator, using a sequencer to modulate different parameters of your sequence and various effects:
- Filter
- Distortion
- Reverb
- Delay
- Modulation Effect (Feedback)
LFO Modulation
For example, my filter is being modulated by the LFO (Low-Frequency Oscillator) and it's running the step modulator. Let's put this in LFO mode:
- Right now, with playback, the filter is off, it's not moving.
- When activated, the LFO controls the filter's depth and rate.
MIDI Modulator
- You might notice an envelope in the delay, this is being modulated by a MIDI modulator.
- As we discussed with the MIDI effects before, this MIDI modulator affects the step effects, specifically the delay feedback.
"Just a cool alternative to giving it a bit of a sound, a bit of something unique."
Although I don't think I ended up using this bass for the track itself, it was an interesting experiment.
Fat Effects
Another effect in use is the Fat Effects, which is also a new addition in Logic.
- It looks pretty similar to the Step Effects but has various different functionalities.
- This modulator operates similarly, using LFO1 and LFO2 to modulate different sounds.
Both the Step Effects and Fat Effects, as well as Alchemy, are tools that were ported over from a company called Camel Audio. Apple acquired them a few years ago, and Logic has revamped these plugins into their own.
These tools are incredibly handy and serve as very good creative tools!
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Dov Waterman is a composer, pianist and producer. He has written and designed sound for films including After Earth, Terminator Genisys, Transformers: The Last Knight and The Snowman, and works as a sample-library audio editor and sound designer with companies such as Native Instruments and SonoKinetic.
His Composition in Logic series walks through building a track end to end in Logic Pro - from templates and workflow to synthesis and beat programming, MIDI effects, editing and the final mix - for producers who want to turn their ideas into finished records.
