The Ultimate Guide to Logic Pro X Instrument Plugins & VSTs

Understand & master all of LPX instrument plugins and build any sound you want into your music production & sound design

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What you will learn

Understand and use every single button, dial and fader in every single Logic Pro X instrument.

Understand the core concepts of synthesis.

Edit and understand any patch that you open up in a Logic Pro X VST.

How to create your own sampled instruments. Build your own drum kit from scratch.

Build your own extensive patches within logic with ease and know immediately how to emulate the sounds you hear in commercial music.

Master modulation, the key to dynamic and musical sounds that sit well in your mix.

Create endless variations and super interesting drum grooves.

Resample Sounds Copyright Free (make sure you get legal advice first!)

Understand advanced synthesis methods like: granular synthesis, additive synthesis, granular synthesis, spectral synthesis and formant.

Description

Master Every Logic Instrument - and Create Limitless Awesome Sounds.

In this course you will understand and master all of Logic Pro X’s virtual instrument plugins, synthesizers and VSTs. Starting from beginner level, you’ll learn the deep principles of synthesis and enhance your music by learning how to emulate the instrument, synth and drum sounds of your favorite artists, producers and sound effects designers - as well as a wealth of other music production skills.

Each of the many free instruments included in Logic is like it’s own piece of software. Some of these are small like the ESE, ESM and ESP - but others, like Alchemy Synthesiser & Sampler or Sculpture Modelling Synth provide so many parameters they can be overwhelming could have their own entire courses. Many people don’t even scratch the surface of what these instruments do and buy new ones without realising how powerful they are for composition and Sound Effects Design SFX for games and film

The Entire Logic Instruments Manual - In One Step-by-Step Video Course.

Many courses on Logic Pro go through the production, editing and mixing side of the program, but do not explain the instruments in depth. Understanding the concepts behind how these instruments work, let alone learning the interface can take months and it’s easy for even conscientious people to give up.

I’ve read the manual for you - literally. I’ve read every page of that that thing and condensed and rephrased that complex bible into a practical course that guides you through each instrument - backed with the concepts you need to understand each one and make it yours.

You could take this course and go through the whole thing, or use this as your production instrument encyclopedia - referring to it at will whenever you forget what a dial or knob does.

Which Logic Instruments Does the Course Cover?

Starting with a complete introduction to Synthesis mini-course, this course builds through the most simple instruments sequentially, right up to the most complex - covering everything you need to know about the following Logic Pro X instruments:

  • ESM
  • ESE
  • ESP
  • ES1
  • EFM
  • Retro Synth
  • ES2
  • ESX24 Sampler
  • EVOC PS Vocoder
  • Complete Alchemy Synthesiser Course
  • Sculpture
  • Vintage Clav
  • Vintage Electric Piano
  • Vintage B3 Hammond Organ
  • Logic Pro Drummer
  • Drum Kit Designer
  • Drum Machine Designer
  • Ultrabeat Complete Course

In addition, I cover core concepts behind using these virtual instruments that allow you to use them exceedingly well. Concepts and guides to the controls of things like:

  • Envelopes, Filters and Modulation
  • Filters, Sends and EffectsPreparing your own samples and building your own sampled instrument
  • Sequencers, Arpeggiators and Vector EnvelopesXY Pads, Midi Controllers (CCs and Via modulations
  • Morphing, Macros and Global ControlsModelled instruments, 
  • Principles behind and getting the best out of the Logic DrummerPrinciples of Library Management and organising your library as a composer/producer
  • Frequency Modulation (FM) Synthesis, Sync Synthesis and Virtual Analog DigitalGranular Synthesis, Spectral Synthesis and Formant

And more..

An entire course on Alchemy - The Ultimate Synthesizer and Sampler Instrument.

Alchemy (originally by Camel Audio) is one of the most complex and powerful synthesisers inside of Logic. It’s parameters could warrant an entire course in itself.

The course takes you through the entire interface and every dial and knob (barring the extended spectral synthesis parameters) - allowing you to turn Alchemy into an extremely powerful workhorse.

Sound Design and Effects Creation for Games & Film

The Logic Instruments course is also particularly useful for game composers and sound designers. Mastering all the interesting and detailed parameters in these sound effect creation VSTs can give you an endless sound palette to build wonderful and weird effects for your game design projects. 

Content

Introduction & Necessary Bits

Introduction
What is an 'Instrument' In Logic Pro X?
Downloading and Using the Course Files
Quick Help Functionality with Instruments
Setting Up Controller Assignments
Option Click

Quick Wins with Logic Pro Instruments

Free Online Lesson/Chat
Quick Wins Introduction
Copy and Adapt Any Commercial Sound into your own Instrument
Create Endless Drum Groove Variations
Create Waveforms from Your Voice in Retro Synth
Modulate Anything In Any Instrument
Turn Drums into Chords

Introduction to Synthesis & Sound Production

Introduction
Introduction to Synthesis: Oscillation
Introduction to Synthesis: Filters
Introduction to Synthesis: Envelopes
Introduction to Synthesis: Modulation
Introduction to Synthesis: Advanced Concepts
A Quick Request

Logic Pro Synthesizers

Intro
ESM - Monophonic Bass Synth
ESE - Polyphonic Synth
ESP
Assignment: ESP Sound Building
ES1 - Part 1
ES1 - Part 2
Assignment: ES1 - Sound Building
EFM - Frequency Modulation Synthesizer
Retro Synth - Part 1: Analog Page
Retro Synth - Part 2: Sync, Table & FM Pages
ES2 Part 1: Oscillators
ES2 Part 2: Filter & Effects
ES2 Part 3: Modulation & Envelopes
ES2 Part 4: Vector Envelope, XY Pad, Global & Macro
EXS24 Sampler Part 1: Introduction
EXS24 Sampler Part 2: Parameters Window
EXS24 Sampler Part 3: Importing & Zones
EXS24 Sampler Part 4: Groups
EXS24 Sampler Part 5: Multiple Samples & Multiple Outputs
EVOC PS - Vocoder Synth

Alchemy Course

Introduction
Browse and Simple View
Advanced View
Filters, sends and voices
Modulation
MSEG - Multistage envelope generator
Sequencer
Mod map
Arpeggiator
Effects
Library management
Should you go further with alchemy?

Advanced Alchemy Sampling

Preparing your own samples
Sampling basics
Additive
Granular
Spectral
Formant

Sculpture

Introduction to sculpture
Objects and material
Modulation in Sculpture
Envelopes
MIDI controllers, morph and envelope recording

Logic Pro Vintage Modelled Instruments

Intro
Vintage Electric Piano
Vintage Clavinet
Vintage B3 Hammond Organ Part 1: Main Window
Vintage B3 Hammond Organ Part 2: Rotor Cabinet
Vintage B3 Hammond Organ Part 3: Options
Vintage B3 Hammond Organ Part 4: Effects & Expert View

Logic Pro X Drums

Intro
Drum kits vs drummers
Drummer
Drum kit designer
Drum machine designer
Ultrabeat Part 1: Overview & Assignments Panel
Ultrabeat Part 2: Synthesizer Window
Ultrabeat Part 3: Oscillator Types
Ultrabeat Part 4: Modulation
Ultrabeat Part 5: Sequencer
Assignment: Build a Kit
Conclusion

Build a Sound

Introduction
Understanding 'Archetypal' Sounds: Envelopes
Understanding 'Archetypal' Sounds: Waveforms
The Design Process
Build a Sound #1 Tokyo Machine

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Reviews

Agnes
October 2, 2023
The course is exceptionally structured, offering detailed content that's easy to navigate. I've always found Jack's courses a pleasure to follow. Both this course and his courses on music composition have greatly expanded my knowledge.
Sergio
August 8, 2023
This course is so informative and well done. I love it! My only suggestion is that I would really like if you went in depth on how to actually design sound, more on your process. I know you go over it at the end, but it's pretty brief. It would be helpful if you did several examples of how to produce certain sounds, and even how to identify sounds in songs and reproduce them in Alchemy. I guess maybe this is outside the scope of this course and maybe should be an entirely different course. I think it would be very valuable though! Regardless, great course.
Kingsley
May 29, 2023
I like the step by step explanation of the concepts. it is broken into bit sizes. that way you are not handed a load of info to heavy to handle at any given time. so far so good.
Ric
January 31, 2023
First class tutor, good voice, excellent manner and very good in-depth explanations of Logic’s content.
Himanya
August 18, 2022
Jack is such a good teacher, he's kept things meticulous and to the point without it being overwhelming for the learner. I wish him good luck for his work. This course is for anybody who wants to truly master LogicX and get a deeper understanding of things you need to get a handle on in your journey as a Music Producer. Thank you!
Mark
December 14, 2021
sometimes a little dry, but really so is the subject. I'm still looking for learning to build SFX from synth tools (fog horn, steam engine - steam whistle, crash)
James
August 12, 2021
Excellent course, so detailed. HIGHLY recommend it. I haven't touched Logic in years, and this was a brilliant course to refresh my memory, and I learned a lot of new things in the process. Jack explains things well.
Chan
June 3, 2021
I get a solid foundation on Logic Pro instruments, and a much better sound design mindset/concept from this course. Thanks!
Ave
May 30, 2021
The course goes much beyond sharing basic of using Logic Pro x tools. It is enriched with a valuable section about designing sound. Thus the lesson makes the student way more empowered.
Neil
March 27, 2021
This course is proving to be invaluable in getting to grips with Logic's software instruments. It is taking the fear factor out of the synthesizer interface. It's great that the course also includes practice in building sounds because this experimentation helps to bridge the gap between abstract knowledge-about and practical how-to.
Jeff
December 25, 2020
Very interesting course. Most of this was new material I hadn't worked with before. He unifies the synths and samplers. Very nice. Explains how to use the complex interfaces well.
Mark
November 19, 2020
Mark in Toronto Your course on Logic so far is absolutely professional, thorough, user friendly & engaging. I am only 3 chapters in & I can't wait to dive into the Synths & learn exactly how they all work. Jake is patient but direct & concise in illustrating his thoughts; so well to the point where he makes seemingly abstract concepts extremely easy to understand & apply. This coming from a classically trained musician who is really not that tech savvy but wants and is trying to be ;) Cheers Mate!
Ed
February 21, 2018
Heard about this Logic Pro course recently from a friend. It's really good - massively appreciate the amount of content Jack's put in here - incredibly helpful. It really is like having the entire manual in a video course.
Thomas
February 21, 2018
So good.. Jack explains everything so clearly. I have honestly found synths a bit overwhelming before. But he totally breaks it down. Awesome.
Louis
February 20, 2018
Clarity and energy of commentary from instructor throughout. The ease of accessibility of the tasks, all of which are broken down into well manageable, bite-sized chunks.

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