Indicate if you want to render in stereo, or mono. Finally, select the all the tracks you want to export. Export all of those files in the same folder. Before we get into the nitty gritty, lets dive in to what it means to be intentional with everything we do. With regard to vocal recordings, we need to understand that background supporting parts and main parts will likely be treated differently. Decide what kind of sound your going for.

Ask yourself these important vocal recording questions first:. The most important part of any vocal recording is the performance.

A bad vocal performance could simply mean the artist was having a bad day, or is going through a breakup. Try setting up some water, hot tea, and light snacks out. It will help make the artist feel a little more at ease. If you are recording yourself, try to watch an inspirational Youtube video, or scroll through some super funny memes. Do whatever you have to do to get in the right frame of mind! In many cases this question refers to a main vocal in a modern stylistic representation pop, hip hop, or EDM.

Make sure that the microphone is oriented in a way that will not impede their inspired, energetic performance. Your environment will factor in more than any of that. Click on the track that you want to bounce in. In the ‘File’ window, in the section of ‘Bounce,’ you will see ‘Track in Place. Do not checkmark ‘Bypass effects and plugins’ so you can bounce those plugins. I think most of us know that one, but it’s still crucial. After you’ve done all of these cleaning processes, make sure your tracks named logically.

Audio 1 name doesn’t have any meaning for others. This is the most important part because your mixing engineer can’t open your project correctly if you’ve done it wrong. Click ‘Save As’ in the ‘File’ window. Select ‘Folder’ option. Checkmark all the options belove to make sure you’re saving all the crucial data in your project.

Send him the folder that you’ve just created. That’s it. Now you’re ready to send your Logic Pro project to your mixing engineer. Just adding to my comment The other way is to split to two mono tracks in Pro Tools and delete one. Again takes time. Would love to find automatic way to do this. One thing I would have love to see is how to force Logic to export Mono stems as Mono.

Perhaps I’m the strange one But I want to keep tracks in the right width 1 or 2 channels. For example if a producer gives me a Rhodes track that was recorded with intricate stereo effects, I need to keep that. But I may want to remove stereo effects from the Vocal rough mix. The only way I’ve found is to remove all plugins in Logic, send the track to a mono output and then export.

But not always, and it takes time. Any ideas? Original multi-track project of Billie Eilish’s « Ocean Eyes. Individual or multiple audio files or software instrument regions can be dragged into an empty track header to provide instant options for creating Sampler, Quick Sampler, Drum Machine Designer, or Alchemy instruments.

Learn more Multiple additional enhancements and stability improvements. Learn more Logic only loads the plug-ins and software instruments needed to play the project, which helps projects open faster. Learn more All-new DeEsser 2 plug-in provides more options to reduce sibilance on audio tracks. Learn more The Loop Browser can filter by loop type and allows drag and drop of multiple loops into your project simultaneously.

Use the new Pressed filter button in the Key Commands window to see if a key combination already has a command assigned to it. Projects with numerous Flex Time edits and tempo changes perform more efficiently. Optimizes performance for Mac Pro including support for up to 56 processing threads.

This update also contains additional stability and performance improvements. Increased Number of Tracks and Channels, up to: stereo audio channel strips software instrument channel strips auxiliary channel strips external MIDI tracks 12 sends per channel strip. Learn more Imported multi-track stems can follow or define Project Tempo. Learn more Alchemy provides drag and drop hot zones that let you select re-synthesis and sampling options while importing audio.

Alchemy allows numerical editing of parameter values. Dragging one automation point over another now aligns them vertically. Automatic Slurs can be applied to selected notes in the Score Editor. Add a photo to track or project notes to help remember key session details or studio hardware settings. This update also contains numerous stability and performance improvements. New in Logic Pro X Learn more Space Designer has been redesigned with a new scalable Retina-enabled interface.

 
 

 

How to prepare your Logic Pro project for your mixing engineer.

 

Once the newly merged track is created, delete the originals and all the content on them. You saved your song as a new Alternative so you will be able to return to the original if you made a mistake.

You might have added volume, panning, or modulation automation on your track as you were creating it. This is generally not wanted by the mixing engineer. To remove this: First, select the track, press A to toggle the automation view, then select the automation you want to remove from the list. Control-click each of them and select Create Track. Switch now to the Pencil tool, and create an empty region on bar one.

Stretch that region all the way out to the end of the song. When you go to Export All Tracks in the final step of this article the busses will now be part of that export!

Before exporting anything, give each one of your tracks a meaningful name. This will help the mixer quickly organize them before starting. A finder window appears allowing you to save all the tracks from your song. This selection works best, but some of the other options in this menu might work better for your workflow. Once complete, follow this link to our upload form and follow the instructions. He has worked with numerous independent artists, major label acts and been fully immersed in the music business since graduating from Full Sail University.

Other than his experience, Chris brings great conversation, wit and a strong enthusiasm for Peaky Blinders. Start Your Project. Having trouble uploading? You are also welcome to contact us for assistance, we are always happy to help. Step 2 Select all the tracks in your session from beginning to end. Third : Change the format to Wav. Forth : Keep the bit depth as is sames as you recorded your song.

Ninth : Hit Export. You Are Ready for Mixing! Ready to Get Started?