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Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro

You're reading from   Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro Explore synchronization techniques for film, TV, and multimedia composers using Apple's flagship DAW

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837636891
Length 412 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: An Introduction to Scoring to Picture
2. Chapter 1: Understanding Film Music Industry Standards FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Understanding Film Scoring Terminology 4. Chapter 3: Reviewing QuickTime Video and Video Components 5. Part 2: Project Setup and Navigation
6. Chapter 4: Setting Up a Movie in Logic Pro 7. Chapter 5: Syncing Logic Pro to Picture 8. Chapter 6: Working with Hit Points and Scene Markers 9. Part 3: Methods of Scoring to Picture
10. Chapter 7: Creating Tempo Maps 11. Chapter 8: Working with Beat Mapping 12. Chapter 9: Working with a Time Signature 13. Part 4: Synchronizing Music to Picture
14. Chapter 10: Scoring a Commercial 15. Chapter 11: Shaping the Score and Exporting to Video 16. Chapter 12: Advanced Concepts for Dealing with Timing in Film Music 17. Index 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Opening, saving, and closing a Logic Pro session

To launch Logic Pro, double-click on the Logic Pro icon in the dock.

A Logic Pro session and a dialog box will open. Click on the Audio tab in the dialog box and set the Number of tracks field to 1. Then click Create.

Figure 4.3: Logic Pro session dialog box

Figure 4.3: Logic Pro session dialog box

Logic Pro will create a single audio track:

Figure 4.4: Open the Logic Pro session with a single audio track

Figure 4.4: Open the Logic Pro session with a single audio track

The next step is to save the Logic Pro session. To do this, go to File and hit Save. Give the session a name and select the location of where you want the file to be saved.

Once the session is saved, to close and quit, click on Logic Pro in the upper left corner and hit Quit Logic Pro from the drop-down menu.

Now that we’ve reviewed how to open, save, and close a Logic Pro session, next we will go over how to open a movie file in Logic Pro.

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