Logic Pro Tips: Exploring Alchemy Sample Import

In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan shows you how to get creative with Alchemy's Sample Import functions. You'll learn two ways to import and manipulate samples in Alchemy, and the various parameters that can edit the sample. Notably, Jono will demonstrate the Granular analysis mode of Sample Import and explains what the term ‘granular’ means in synthesis. Armed with this knowledge, you'll quickly see how you can craft idiosyncratic sounds in seconds.

0:00 Start
0:29 Sample Import
2:00 Analysis modes
3:03 Mapped sample
3:28 Parameters
5:32 Sample Editor
6:23 Alternative Import Audio
7:55 Going granular
8:58 Granular parameters
11:21 Applying modulation
14:04 Two modulators
15:46 Recap

[tilleyroadaffairproduction]

Thank you so much for your fabulous tutorials. I am a big fan of all of your videos and in fact, I will watch them over because they are so well done and full of good information. You are my #1 these days when it comes to deeper understanding of what Logic Pro can offer. I am now starting to explore making my own samples as it is becoming more and more frustrating to use some of the big names who are more and more trying to get us on subscriptions which I will NEVER be a part of. A lot of us are now well equipped with keyboards, mics and instruments to make our own samples with pretty much any DAWS but Logic is already full of capabilities in that department, It is just a matter of getting the right teaching and instructions to get to the next level. Alchemy is a fabulous tool but it is also very overwhelming for a busy and distracted mind like mine but you have helped me make my first samples with my electric guitar and pedal board! WOW! Thank you! I will look forward for any tutorials on Alchemy. Would even wish for a full series on just that.

[SingDLaughter]

Fantastic explanation man, thanks a lot! Really helpfull

[danialnord]

Hey - thanks for this - you have a great unpretentious way of making the tools feel accessible and exciting. Now I'm driving though the land of aural chaos!

[penwellphangisa]

Hey Jono you gave me a clear understanding of sampling using Alchemy hoping to learn more from your tutorials cheers.

[Cuban_Knight]

Cheers Jono! Another fantastic walkthrough of the logic software instruments. There is so much that can be overlooked because of fear of exploration. I actually wish we could follow you on Patreon or another social media platform where we can all explore together using the methods you are demonstrating!

[beatsassacen]

Thank you for your perfect enthusiasm, very good explanation

[MGCaverly]

This is an excellent presentation, thank you.

[patrickdineen]

Your tutorial is fantastically clear - thankyou

[NaweedQadirdotcom]

Jono I am a great fan of yours and your tutorials have transformed my Logic Pro usage. I never knew Alchemy this depth before. I am definitely going to start incorporating those discoveries in my compositions. Again - I have watched and referred to every single tutorials that you have created,

[bassManDavis]

I'm gonna watch this a few times, had a very senior moment! A complete lapse of reasoning? But such a great facility within logic and a nice piece of tuition as always Jono, thank you

[charleskleesattel]

Excellent video, thank you. As you mentioned Alchemy is an extremely deep bit of software. Doing this kind of sound experimentation is very rewarding. But.... can you please explain how the sounds we create can be saved, called up, and be re-explored and improved? I've saved several sounds, but lost them in the library. How can the tags be applied? I saved one sound to the desktop, but then I was unable to open it, or drag and drop it to the import window, and even could not find it in the import window browser. Additionally, I'd like to delete some sounds that I have made that I no longer need. How do I do that?
There seems to be a need for some file management.... or perhaps I'm missing a point.
Anyway, thanks for the excellent videos.

[donniecatalano]

Has Jono been out in the sun? Anyway, great stuff as we're used to. Thank you

[FLHofficial]

Nice video.
Now I'm waiting for the next parts ! 😉

[bkbangz]

I've been trying to find out for years how can I increase the release time on my 808 samples to be much longer than it original is. If you have a solution that would be so awesome if there's a way to fix this issue.

[pauldavinci]

HI I've recently put a new sound library on an SSD hard drive but now cannot access my Alchemy sounds. How do i reinstall them

[waytospergtherebro]

So basically if you sit there and twiddle all these knobs for hours on end you can make some annoying blips nobody wants to hear just like Ableton. Cool.

[hostnik]

Bro wtf is your dad bod taking up 1/3 of the screen. I get that YT makes you show your face to appease the angry God of Algorithms, but can’t you just put a little thumbnail in the corner so we can actually see what you’re supposedly trying to show us? Good content but hard to use because of the visual formatting.