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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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Prof. Chris Piorkowski Prof. Chris Piorkowski
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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

Creating a custom scoring to picture template

With so many different possible ways of scoring to picture, it is helpful to create different film scoring templates. Using custom templates allows you to have prepared working environments suitable for different film scoring tasks, which will speed up the working process.

To create a custom template, begin by opening a Logic Pro session and creating two audio tracks.

Rename the first audio track Dialog Left Channel, and turn the Pan knob all the way to the left. Then, rename the second audio track TEMP MUSIC Right Channel, and turn the Pan knob all the way to the right:

Figure 5.62: Renamed audio tracks for Dialog and TEMP MUSIC

Figure 5.62: Renamed audio tracks for Dialog and TEMP MUSIC

Hover your mouse over the LCD display area, click on the drop-down menu arrow, and select Customize Control Bar and Display…:

Figure 5.63: LCD Display window drop-down menu

Figure 5.63: LCD Display window drop-down menu

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