15 Useful Logic X Tricks Every Producer Should Know

0:00 intro
0:12 block groove
1:16 eighth note groove
2:24 dotted groove
3:44 triplet groove
5:07 1/16 groove

MY GEAR:
DAW (Music making software): Logic Pro and Ableton Live
Studio monitors (speakers): Yamaha HS8's
Headphones: Audeze LCD X (open back)
Camera: Canon 80d
Computer: Mac Studio with M2 Ultra chip and 2 TB hardrive
Midi controller (keyboard): Komplete Kontrol 61
Interface: Scarlett Clarett 2 pre
Desk: a cheap one from ikea
Chair: also a cheap one from ikea

My favorite plugins that I use the most:
XFER Serum
Sylenth 1
Nexus 3
Kontakt
RC 20
Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Shaperbox 3
XFER OTT
Fab Filter Saturn 2
Fab Filter Pro C 2
Arturia Pigments
Baby Audio Comeback Kid
Output Thermal and Portal
LABS Soft Piano

Hardware that I use behind the scenes but not in videos:
Elektron Octatrack (my fav)
Elektron Digitakt
Korg Minilogue XD

[connorhebert]

Wow that drag and drop/bounced out idea is a game changer lol

[itskabu]

Alex you were one of the reasons I started producing music. Back then you had around 12k subs. You've come a long way, thanks for helping us out.

[AndrewKeiser]

Would love to see videos on fills and transitions. Arrangement things to take it to another level. Reverb swells. Filter sweeps. Noise sweeps. Drum fills. Thanks man. Love your channel

[symph]

Hi Alex, I've been following your channel since 2017 (when I first got Logic Pro x) and learned so much about EDM productions, thankful! What I would like to see more of is how you build a template and setup your mix busses (with the plugins you actually use, not just stock plugins) and how you treat the master bus to get that really nice glued compressed sound. (For example, do you leave room for mastering or what's your vision?) Also, another thing I'd love to see are the steps of producing a full song that includes a verse/pre-chorus/chorus/etc.. type of setup and how to craft a full arrangement. I'm looking forward to seeing your suggestions! You're definitely one of the best teachers on YouTube in this niche.

[jackbrewer]

great video alex! wanted to share the force legato key command is [shift] + [ \ ]

[donovana]

The built-in arpeggiator's gonna come in clutch tonight...thank you for the tips!

[vanexmusicug]

One of the best music teachers thank you 🙏🙏

[drvoodoo]

9:59 if you don't want that weird stretchy glitch sound, change the mode from Slicing to Polyphonic to preserve the loop.

[solomonsolgit]

Why I didn’t find you earlier, it’s very helpful thank you so much ❤️🙏

[RogerioValgode]

Just love your vídeos. I found you a few months ago, and your tips are great! Thanks.

[djbj]

Could you do a video showing how you write and come up with the instrumentation underneath an acapella? Also a video explaining a songs drum patterns from start to finish. Like transitions, fills, build ups, and verse vs chorus drums. How to come up with different drum patterns that fit together.

[ScBallas]

Not sure if you have done one of these vids or not, but a video explaining all of the hotkeys you use would be great (for example one of your vocal chop videos hotkey explanations would have helped me a lot!). Keep up the good content tho!

[jelmerboomsma]

Thanks Alex, another great vid! Could you do a video on ducking? What you can use it for, different approaches, general tip and tricks, sidechain vs volume envelopes. Would be much appreciated!

[julianheck]

I have yet so see a video how to properly mix 808s and kicks, so the kicks and 808 both sound amazing.

[garyclement]

Very good stuff. I will definitely learn something here. I need more help with creating voice transformer.

[fabiangrimes]

Would love some vocal ear candy tricks and tips!

[shahbhavs]

Brilliant brother
I’ve been watching your videos daily atleast for 2-3 hours
Big fan of yours..
I’ve shared your videos to many of my musician friends also😊
God bless u🙏

[JohnHBeats]

Great video. For a future video suggestion, could you make a video about how to “clean up” vocals (remove mouth clicks, get rid of noise, etc.) in Logic Pro? Thanks

[DodaGarcia]

Those are really useful, most of them I didn't know!

Re: the individual muting shortcut, what I like using (especially for regions) is Ctrl + M.

You can also Ctrl + S to solo a region, and then any regions you select in that "mode" become soloed. Great for quickly soloing specific harmony lines for doubling for example.

[joostvanos]

Maybe a video where you explain how to make a lofi sample out of an old song or how to make a good 808 for rap