Recording an instrument track

Aamir Yaqub
Aamir Yaqub

Lesson time: (2min 6sec)

Record a guitar part straight into Logic Pro through a high-impedance input, then tighten its timing with Flextime so it sits cleanly on the grid.

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Lesson transcript:

Exploring Flextime in Action

So let's take a look at Flextime in action. To do this, I've imported a basic drum beat from the Apple Loops and I'm going to layer a guitar part or two.

Connecting the Guitar

Now, I'm not the best guitar player in the world, but Flextime always helps me to be a better guitar player, at least a more in-time guitar player.

Just one thing to note:

  • I have connected my guitar via a jack to jack cable directly into the front of my audio interface.
  • This connection is done through a high Z (or high impedance) connection, which matches the impedance to that of an amp.

Selecting a Sound

I've then selected a patch from the library, an audio patch to give me a guitar sound, which is something like this, because that's the kind of vibe I'm going for.

Recording the Part

So let's just hit record and see what happens.

That's that part in.

What I'm going to do is:

  • Duplicate that part
  • Add a layer to that, maybe a little bit higher up.

So here we go!

And that would be my parts, obviously. Now, I'll go in and start to work with Flextime to see how we can put those in time onto the grid and get them sounding great.

About the instructor

Aamir Yaqub
Aamir Yaqub

Aamir Yaqub is a music producer and engineer based in London. He has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Alicia Keys, David Guetta, Rihanna, Sia and will.i.am, as well as developing independent artists.Across his courses he teaches his complete Logic Pro workflow - from the interface and recording through beat-making, synthesis and MIDI effects to mixing and finishing a track. read more

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