2012
Lynda.com
Brian Trifon
13:10:00
English
Join author Brian Trifon as he shows how to improve music and audio productions using virtual instruments in Logic Pro. This course tours the program's virtual instruments, including the ES2 hybrid synthesizer, Sculpture physical modeling synthesizer, EFM1 FM synthesizer, the EVOC 20 vocoder, the Ultrabeat drum synthesizer, and the EXS24 sampler, and shows how to achieve various effects with each instrument's parameters. The course also covers working with oscillators and filters, understanding signal flow, creating custom synthesizer patches, adding effects, synthesizing speech, creating a library of custom sound samples, and much more.
Virtual Instruments with Logic Pro will be updating on a monthly basis, eventually covering all the virtual instruments in the application. Look for the latest movies here and on the lynda.com blog.
Topics include:
- Setting up Logic Pro for using virtual instruments
- Configuring MIDI controllers
- Composing with virtual instruments envelopes
- Tweaking the overdrive and chorus
- Creating movement with LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators)
- Understanding FM synthesis basics
- Changing the timbre and shifting the formants of the vocoder
- Constructing custom sampler kits
- Exploring the tonewheel organ, electric piano, and Ultrabeat drum synthesizer

Introduction 6m 59s
Welcome 2m 21s
Setting up Logic Pro for using virtual instruments and configuring MIDI controllers 4m 5s
Using the exercise files 33s
1. The ES M Monophonic Synthesizer 21m 50s
Getting started with the ES M 1m 13s
Understanding the signal flow of the ES M 2m 18s
Using the oscillator 3m 4s
Tone shaping with the lowpass filter 2m 59s
Using the volume controls 3m 5s
Using the Filter envelope to adjust cutoff 3m 22s
Composing with the ES M 5m 49s
2. The ES E Ensemble Synthesizer 26m 16s
Getting started with the ES E 1m 15s
Understanding the signal flow of the ES E 2m 5s
Selecting a waveform 2m 9s
Using the Vibrato/PWM dial 2m 15s
Using the ES E lowpass filter 2m 43s
Shaping the amplitude with the Attack and Release envelope 3m 10s
Shaping the filter with the Attack and Release envelope 3m 55s
Using the Chorus and Ensemble settings 2m 1s
Composing with the ES E 6m 43s
3. The ES P Polyphonic Synthesizer 39m 0s
Getting started with the ES P 1m 54s
Understanding the signal flow of the ES P 2m 22s
Balancing the oscillator levels 4m 7s
Enabling key follow on the filter 6m 9s
Shaping the volume with the ADSR 6m 20s
Modulating the cutoff with the ADSR 3m 48s
Using the Vibrato/Wah control 3m 23s
Tweaking the Overdrive and Chorus settings 2m 34s
Composing with the ES P 8m 23s
4. The ES1 Software Synthesizer 1h 19m
Getting started with the ES1 2m 8s
Exploring the signal flow of the ES1 3m 31s
Using the oscillator and sub-oscillator 3m 58s
Tweaking the filter 6m 36s
Using key follow on the cutoff 5m 25s
Exploring the amplifier section and ADSR 7m 42s
Modulating the cutoff with ADSR 4m 9s
Creating movement with the LFO 14m 18s
Using the Modulation envelope to add contour 13m 31s
Using the Glide and the Global Voices settings 4m 30s
Using the side chain input and LFO external feature 4m 34s
Composing with the ES1 9m 20s
5. The EFM1 FM Synthesizer 48m 8s
Getting started with EFM1 1m 51s
FM synthesis basics and signal flow 3m 21s
Setting the carrier pitch 2m 56s
Changing timbre with the modulator 6m 2s
Using the volume and modulation envelope to shape the sound 9m 55s
Adding movement with the LFO 2m 59s
Using unison, detune and sub osc for thick sounds 3m 22s
Randomize, do you feel lucky today? 3m 47s
Assigning MIDI controls to FM 3m 38s
Composing with the EFM1 10m 17s
6. The EVOC 20 PolySynth 46m 4s
Getting Started with EVOC 20 2m 9s
Vocoding Basics: Making your synth sing! 3m 14s
Exploring the synthesis section 4m 47s
Managing the Global voice settings 4m 39s
Using the filterbank section to shape the vocoded sounds 5m 34s
Tweaking the formants and adding movement with the LFO's 5m 26s
Getting more intelligible results with U/V detection 3m 52s
Making your beats melodic: vocoding drums 3m 38s
Composing with the EVOC 20 12m 45s
7. ES2 1h 28m
Getting Started with ES2 3m 33s
Exploring the ES2 Oscillators and Mix Triangle 9m 7s
Tweaking the ES2 filters to shape expressive sounds 7m 11s
Series or Parallel? 6m 34s
Understanding the amplifier effects 3m 45s
Bringing life to ES2 with the modulation router 4m 50s
Creating rhythmic movement with the LFO's 10m 8s
Using the 3 envelopes to give shape to your sounds 8m 13s
Create evolving sounds with basic vector modulation 5m 37s
Looping with the vector envelope 8m 17s
Voice parameters and global settings 7m 15s
Making changes to your macro and MIDI controls 3m 29s
Composing with the ES2 10m 26s
8. EXS24 Sampler 1h 15m
Getting Started with EXS24 3m 29s
Create your own sample instruments the easy way 5m 4s
Exploring single zone sample instruments 4m 29s
Creating multiple zone instruments 5m 9s
Adding dynamics with velocity layers 5m 46s
Organizing zones with groups 7m 4s
Advanced zone editing and looping 5m 21s
Using the filter section to shape your sampled sounds 7m 3s
Using transpose and glide to add expression to EXS24 5m 22s
Adding life and expression with the modulation 7m 33s
Further shaping with the envelopes 6m 35s
Adjusting Global voice settings 3m 14s
Composing with the EXS24 9m 5s
9. EVB3 Tonewheel Organ 59m 45s
Getting started with EVD6 3m 59s
Synthesizing with the Drawbars 3m 10s
Utilizing the Preset Keys and Morph Wheel 4m 31s
Adding Vibrato and Percussion Parameters 4m 43s
Customizing the Pitch and Condition Parameters 7m 0s
Adjusting the Organ and Sustain Parameters 6m 6s
Using the EVB3 effects 5m 43s
Modulating sound with the Leslie Rotor Cabinet 7m 49s
Setting the extended parameters 5m 17s
Composing with the EVB3 11m 27s
10. EVP88 Electric Piano 19m 52s
Getting Started with EVP88 2m 46s
Selecting a piano model 1m 17s
Adjusting the model parameters 2m 38s
Setting the tuning parameters 1m 54s
Adding effects to thicken the sound 4m 40s
Musical example 6m 37s
11. EVD6 Electric Clav 29m 15s
Getting Started with EVD6 2m 29s
Choosing the instrument model 3m 41s
Customizing the string parameters 4m 25s
Adjusting pickup configuration and position 3m 49s
Using the EVD6 Effects 5m 24s
Composing with the EVD6 9m 27s
12. The Sculpture Modeling Synthesizer 1h 57m
Getting Started with Sculpture 4m 53s
Setting the string characteristics with the Material Pad 8m 26s
Exciting the string with objects 8m 52s
Adjusting the Pickups and Global Voice Settings 8m 10s
Shaping sound with the Amp Envelope 4m 24s
Saturating sound with the Wave Shaper 3m 42s
Sculpting with the filter 7m 37s
Adding depth to the stereo delay 5m 18s
Understanding the Body EQ 6m 34s
Modulating with the LFO's 8m 9s
Using the Vibrato, Velocity and Controllers 6m 40s
Introducing the Control Envelope 6m 15s
Recording the Envelope Shape with a MIDI Controller 5m 57s
Looping with the Control Envelopes 5m 46s
Transitioning between settings the Morph Pad 6m 10s
Employing the Morph Envelope 9m 48s
Composing with Sculpture 10m 52s
13. Ultrabeat Drum Synth and Step Sequencer 2h 4m
Getting started with Ultrabeat 2m 54s
Exploring the Assignment section 6m 22s
Importing settings into Ultrabeat 4m 19s
Synthesizing with Oscillator 2 7m 42s
Using Oscillator 1 and the noise generator 4m 36s
Shaping with the envelopes 7m 21s
Filtering and setting distortion 8m 36s
Adding movement with the LFOs 8m 23s
Refining the sound with EQ in the Output section 6m 10s
Building a kick drum 8m 18s
Synthesizing a snare drum 8m 31s
Creating a hi-hat 4m 34s
Introduction to the step sequencer 5m 54s
Sequencing in the step sequencer 7m 18s
Working with the playback options 5m 1s
Sequencing automation in Step Edit mode 5m 3s
Utilizing the side chain 9m 2s
Composing with Ultrabeat 14m 13s
14. Klopfgeist 7m 24s
Introducing and composing with the Klopfgeist 7m 24s
Conclusion 1m 12s
What's next? 1m 12s

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