Apple launched Logic Pro for the iPad in May, bringing music creators a new mobile workstation option.Last Friday, I was honored to have the opportunity to chat with the new generation musician “The Crane” about his experience and impressions of using Logic Pro. Watching Crane pick up the details of various tracks with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, it is easy and Unprofessional, it all looks like magic to me as a musical muggle
Various stages of The Crane playing music
He didn’t come from a major, but when he was growing up, Crane was exposed to various styles of music. He could listen to both Western and pop music, and he also played the piano. He also played in a band in high school, which made him interested in more styles of music. , “When I was a teenager, I wanted to do something cool and try something unpopular.” When playing in a group and interacting with the members, let He add more tentacles to the music
Later, He also successively served as the behind-the-scenes production of some singers or orchestras. He was a tour musician of HUSH, and also participated in the production of Zheng Yinong’s “To Uranus” album and Peng Jiahui’s “Rose Fragrance” single.It was also during this period that I learned more about musical instruments and came into contact with DAWs (Digital Audio WorkStation) like Logic Pro, accumulating a lot of knowledge about music
Crane mentioned that although he had the habit of listening to all kinds of music before, so he was interested in different styles of music, but in the process of creation, he felt that he still needed to generalize a direction so that the audience would listen to music while listening to music. It is easier to absorb and think: “Oh, what kind of musician are you?” He also said that when he first started doing R&B, the response he got was unexpected. In 2022, the first album “TALENT” will be released with R&B as the main backbone, and then integrate paragraph variations and retro elements. to strike a mutual balance between feedback from
The Logic Pro experience
Talking about the experience of using Logic Pro, Crane said that he actually used Ableton Live at the beginning. From the perspective of a musician, he believes that Logic Pro is more suitable for sing and song writers, for example: you can play guitar, bass, Or the imagination of melody is so strong.Crane also believes that the sound of Logic Pro is relatively clean and professional. With the built-in Roundtrip function, people can move files between Mac and iPad smoothly. At the same time, Logic Pro can also handle the final mixing details.
🥁Complete songs faster with Sound Packs🥁
As we talked, Crane also further mentioned that usually when creating, for Hip-Pop, you may need some samples of beats and background music. The Sound Packs in Logic Pro cooperate with many professional musicians in the industry , brings together many different styles of “timbre packs” to provide creative inspiration, and also has a feeling of helping creators “stand on the shoulders of others”, so that you can more easily and quickly achieve a professional sound, and faster The song is finished.This is also a function that other DAWs do not have. For example, Splice has to pay a monthly fee to find it.
🥁There is also a convenient Loops retrieval system🥁
Next, there is the Loops function already available in the Mac version of Logic Pro. Click on it, and you will see a complete set of retrieval system, from which you can set instruments, and then further search for “which drum kits are needed”, “to be bright /Cold/minimalist sound”, or want other styles or characteristics, you can find them in Loops, a sound source retrieval system, allowing you to use them directly in the music
iPad Pro X Apple Pencil
Halfway through the chat, Crane said that he would actually use the iPhone when he was composing, but the mobile phone is mainly for voice memo. He believes that the iPad has indeed broken the restrictions on creation. For example, there are several links when making music. In fact, it is very similar to clipping and drawing
For example: Sometimes I use a drawing board when creating, and when mixing, use an iPad with an Apple Pencil to make more intuitive and detailed adjustments, such as fine-tuning the volume of each track. Both are fine (but if you switch to the computer version, you have to use the mouse to drag each point). In contrast, using a computer is not so straightforward, but you can quickly adjust some small details with an iPad
There are also the round knob at the bottom of the interface and the various audio tracks on the mixer. In fact, these things are not very intuitive when operating on a computer. very easy
What’s so good about the iPad?
When asked what functions on the iPad are more usable and more creative and thought-provoking, Crane mentioned that when running an announcement or attending an event that day, “I just can’t sit down properly. In this situation, at this moment, I can just take out the iPad and finish what I want to do”, and I don’t have to go home to adjust the details, because there is also a mini Keyboard on the iPad Logic Pro, so that he can directly make a final , is really the feeling of a mobile workstation
And the three places on Logic Pro that impress He are the Sound Packs mentioned just now, Automation (the part of fine-tuning the audio track with Apple Pencil), and the zoom function of the iPad😌
summary
But in fact, the price of Logic Pro is not cheap. You can choose to pay 150 yuan per month or 1,490 yuan per year to use it.As for young creators with limited budgets, how should they choose creative resources step by step? Crane thought for a while and answered, most of the digital music production software can’t be lower than the price, but for example, Logic Pro has built-in Sound Packs and Loops can actually lower the threshold that everyone needs to have when making music. Then, it may depend on your needs (like guitarists and keyboard players will need things that are definitely not exactly the same) to upgrade the equipment , like buying a better microphone, etc.
At the end of the interview, Crane also mentioned that from the perspective of a musician, playing a musical instrument on a tablet is actually not that simple, but it can be performed on the iPad, which means that this Saturday (9/2), Crane will also be on the Today at Apple teaches everyone how to use iPad Logic Pro to mix the most chilled Home Session. Although the quota is full, if you are interested, you can still go to the scene to see it!
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