LFO tools are a great way to add excitement, motion, and dynamics to any track in your session. In this video I will explain what an LFO tool is and give some applications for your music.

If you have ever thought about buying the LFO tool from Xfer records you should watch this video first. 

I'll also show you the free LFO tool hack that already comes with logic.

Check out the video, try out the techniques for yourself, then you can decide if you want to drop the 50 bucks or stick with the free version.

Let me know what you think in the comments!

Have fun and GO MAKE MUSIC!

Kirk

Do you write songs but but have no drumming experience?

Does the idea of programming drums make your head spin?

Are you prepping demos to give to a producer and you want more than just an acoustic and vocals?

Are prepping to go into the studio but you want to do part writing at the house?

Do you just need a rhythmic spark to get an idea going?

Logics Drummer can be a great SOLUTION for all these problems:

In this tutorial you will learn how to:

• Choose the right drummer and kit for your song.
• Tweak individual drum sounds for your kit.
• Add dynamics and interest to each song section.
• Go deep on individual drum parts by converting Drummer tracks to MIDI tracks

Sometimes you might be working on a track and the Hi Hats need a little excitement. Here are a few tips to get things going. 

In this video you will learn about:

Adding Chorus for WIDTH

Using a tremolo plugin as an auto pan for MOTION

Adding Reverb for DEPTH

Check out the video and try it out for yourself!!

Now GO MAKE MUSIC

Logic Pro X - 4 Steps to Optimize Your CPU

Tired of getting CPU overloads during productions?

Tired of latency killing the the vibe in tracking sessions?

Follow these steps to avoid these frustrations in future sessions!

Step 1: Outside Applications

Turn off all other programs. Even applications like mail can be a real CPU hog. Try launching activity monitor to see what applications are taking up some of your precious CPU.

Pause any cloud based syncing or wait until its done. Ie Dropbox or Google Drive. Be sure to resume syncing after the session to back up your work! You can monitor your CPU inside Logics custom display.

Step 2: Freeze tracks

Enable the freeze icon in track header components.

Freeze any CPU heavy tracks

This could be CPU intensive virtual instruments (ie string libraries complex synths) or any tracks with lots of FX on them.

You can modify level pan and sends with Frozen tracks but not the plugins themselves. To make changes you can unfreeze, make...

5 Steps to a BIG FAT SNARE

Step 1 - Tune the Snare

To do this you must first know the key of the song then you listen to the snare and find its natural fundamental. This song is in Em and the natural snare resonate is in F. You can use your ears and a piano or synth to listen and fins the key from there you can transpose the sample to fit the note you want. using the first pitch of the key (AKA the tonic) is always a safe bet. In this case its E. You make have to use fine tuning as well to get it just right, but mostly use your ears!

Step 2 Stack the Octaves

Once you get the snare tuned you stack the octaves one above or one below or all three.. experiment here. You might have to do some math during the process of tuning 12 semi tones. I believe in you!

Step 3 Boost the Fundamental

Now that you have the stacks its time to boost the fundamental again use your ears or an EQ analyzer (usually in the plugin) or a frequency chart to find the frequency you want to boost....