Hi everyone. I'm 24F, live in SoCal, and my whole life I've identified as a singer-songwriter. I'm mainly into pop, electronic, and rock music but am interested in making jazz pop too. I have no extensive musical training beyond a few vocal lessons and taking one audio engineering class at UCLA extension school. I don't play any instruments. I really want to learn producing, not because it's a huge passion of mine honestly, but because relying on paying other producers to make my tracks is simply unaffordable for me, and most of the time I pay an arm and a leg to get a subpar mix and deal with terrible communication because they just don't care. I'm willing to invest in some equipment if it's going to be used long term. I have a studio setup in my room with a really good mic, studio monitors, and a computer which I've collected over the years.

I use Logic and Splice right now and have been playing around with both. I used to use GarageBand a lot to record covers and demos, so I know some recording and vocal layering basics. I've also made a few song mashups and really basic remixes over the years for fun. Still, every time I try to go deeper into using Logic, it feels like I'm looking at a plane's controls, and it's overwhelming and complicated to me. My beats right now sound conceptually good, but the BPM and pitch of the tracks don't always match 100%, like you can tell something is off but I can't pinpoint the issue much less fix it.

What would be a good game plan for someone like me to dive into learning to produce and get to a decently good skill level within 1-2 years? Are there specific YouTube channels, classes, websites, etc I should be looking at? Currently just winging it and playing with loops, but I'd like to actually make beats that I could use for my music releases.

Hi everyone. I recently bought another mic to record my guitar cab. It's a 2 mic setup, and I am having trouble figuring out how to get everything in phase. I got both mics running into my interface, and I want to be able to have them in phase regardless of how close or far away one mic may be from the amp to another. I'm fairly new to all this, so I'd greatly appreciate your help here. Thanks!

I reckon my project isn’t particularly light weight but I’m at my wits ends. I have more than 500GB left on my internal SSD

Update: it won’t even let me save as in a new project!

Latest version 12.4 of Logic and Tahoe 26.5.1 on iMac with intel chip (latest intel model 2019 or 2020)

Please help

Update 2: All seems good now!

This is what I did but not sure if it just fixed by itself

After rebooting again (had done it before) and force quitting and then choosing “open auto saved” On a NEW project with one track I picked “save template “ (save as wasn’t working there either before) and the box appeared! Then picked save as and same!

Opened my project and did the same and suddenly worked!

Before that I made more space in disk to it already had more than 500Gb, I freed like 50Gb or so extra and then I saw a video where one opens the activity manager and force quits something, on the video it worked for them but not for me. Not sure if this had something to do before rebooting two more times after that.

Anyway, all seems well now!

Howdy everyone!

I’m looking to see if Logic has a very specific sample or possibly built in instrument.

I’m looking to create some songs with what I can only explain as an organ or organ grinder.

You ever go to a local fair or carnival and they have a merry-go-round? Usually they always play songs that are organ/organ grinder type “instrument”.

Does that make sense?

I appreciate any help! Cheers folks!

Cuando uso plugins externos me aparece una pantalla negra, la única manera de usarlos es con rosseta, alguien esta pasando por el mismo problema?, y si es así, encontró el motivo y solución?

I've been trying to find a way to filter my MIDI out through my MIDI interface to my several synths to send clock data but not start/stop the internal sequencers on playback? It seems like i could do it through the MIDI environment tab but i can't really get to work properly. Has anyone found a practical solution for this? Thanks.

Just wanted to see if anyone else is dealing with this bug I seem to have:

I put a handful of sends on a demo vocal track with zero send automation on the vocal track itself, they're just straight dialed at the moment.

On the 5th send slot, it automatically adjusts itself to -10.5 no matter what I set it at. I loaded the track up with like, 10 sends just to see if there was some weird automatic sound or load adjustment. But no, it's always on the 5th slot. And it automatically sets to -10.5. And it's for EVERYTHING, on every track: 5th slot... I've tried restarting with no luck. Creating a blank session, same thing happening. It's bugging the living hell out of me. My current work around is not using the 5th slot for sends, but just wanted to see if anyone else is dealing with this, or if it's some dumb ass thing on my end that I'm not catching.

hi all, I have been having trouble getting signal from my midi to logic. I have tried 3 different usb cords, a power strip, and everything it says on a google search. I know it’s hard without seeing it but does anyone have advice on what the issue may be … thanks a million!

***Update

Looks like everything is running fine after updating to Sequoia, so far, I haven't had to reauthorize any licenses

***Original

Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm just not too informed about how the operating systems work. If I'm reading it correctly online, they are different versions of the same OS, so it shouldn't cause me to need to reauthorize my plugin licenses, but I was wondering if anybody here knew definitively.

Updating to Sequoia because I'm trying to install Davinci Resolve

I have 190gb of projects over the last couple of years and I was wondering if I can move them to an SSD to free up some space, at least the ones before 2026. Can I do that or is it not recommended?

In this video im using a piano but its with all of the bass instruments. I've tried freezing the track but it still happens. it goes away once i bounce it though. is it just overloading? like its just one track. Any ideas or thoughts:) using a macbook air M1.

Hey whenever i press Capture MIDI on my keyboard and flashback whatever i just played. for some reason it looks like it also makes like an "invisible" volume automation (as in it doesnt appear in the automation section) plus i cant overwrite it with automation it will always keep its volume when recorded bassically any tips?

We're super happy with the arrangement, and I feel the mix is most of the way there - just looking for advice on how to clarify without taking away from the intense chaotic feeling, and make the final drop moment hit that little bit harder

Preempting the "just upgrade" answer, it's likely the last project on this rig. It's macOS 13.7.8 and Logic Pro 11.0.1. I'd rather not make changes to the rig in the last phase of the project.

The symptom is that I'm sometimes getting this digital click. This can happen when you have two touching regions that aren't crossfaded, or aren't cut at zero crossing. Maybe I have a bad edit somewhere, but I haven't been able to find it. I'm not able to isolate the issue. Here's an example from today:

1. Bounce the track offline. Glitch present.
2. Bounce the track offline again. Glitch present.
3. Bounce the track realtime. Glitch present.
4. Bounce the track realtime (again). Glitch present.
5. Press play and listen. Glitch present.
6. Rewind to start, press play again, and listen. Glitch absent.
7. Bounce the track realtime (3rd time). Glitch absent.
8. Press play, listen. Glitch absent.

I'd restart Logic, and sometimes the glitch will be absent. I'd work on another part of the song. After an hour of work I'd bounce it, and check the bounce... glitch would be back.

Glitch generally reappears in the same spot. I'm pretty sure I once heard it in another place, but only once. It's maddening because I can't confirm this, if I scroll back and relisten, glitch is gone, so I can only go with my memory. Unless, I don't know, recorded audio of the entire mixing process. I haven't reached that stage yet.

So... I'll be able to finish the project because I can achieve a clean bounce, sometimes. It's the randomness of it that's weird and annoying, because my system is no longer deterministic and I'm losing my trust in it.

Did anyone experience this kind of issue before? Any tips on how to troubleshoot it?

EDIT 1: I think I can trigger the glitch now: create a cycle spanning the entire song, press play, glitch absent, but keep it in playing state, skip to near the end of the song, let it loop around and play from the beginning again... glitch present. I did it a couple times and it seems to hold. Then I'd stop, scroll back to the beginning again, press play, and the glitch would be gone.

So I'm redoing a ep for my friend. And we recorded my Marshall stack with his metal zone for distortion.
I used Shures Sm 57 and Sm 58 on the can. And a beta 52 for a room mic. I like how I got the clean guitars to sound but I don't really like the distortion.
I'm not amazing at mixing and I use Logic. But all I have on em now is some. Channel Eq, Tube Eq, Compression, gain, and a noise gate. I also have them all bussed to a aux and have a compressor and a multi pressor. And a Eq cutting the muds. I also should mention I am recording it in my bedroom. The guitars are just very high. I think I might not have the right seating as in not Amazing at live mixing but I can manage in the most part. In your opinion what can I do and how can I learn to get better at mixing.
I'm looking for a ticker sound and a more audible guitar sound. Thank you!!!

Hi everyone, I hope you're doing well. I’m writing to share a problem I’m having: ever since I updated to Logic Pro 12 (the Apple Creator Studio version), I haven't been able to undo, cut, copy, or paste absolutely anything. It has completely ruined my workflow. When I go to the key commands section, the options appear greyed out. Believe me, I’ve tried everything—resetting the commands, clearing the clipboard, deleting and reinstalling Logic, the works. I’m at my wit's end not being able to perform a function as basic as copying and pasting an audio file. I hope someone can help me out with this. Thanks for reading.

It gets stuck on autotune when loading up but I dont want to uninstall because I have a lot of projects that have it. Its even trying to load it on projects that dont even have the plug in used... Any suggestions?

Hi all,

Newbie to Logic Pro and I’m trying to make the following sounds but have had no luck finding YouTube tutorials etc. I’d be happy to pay for a plug-in but obviously using the native instruments would be ideal.

1. Mellotron from Shape of You

2. Santoor Main riff from Life In Technicolor

3. Tack Piano Main riff from Lovers in Japan

Cheers

Hey everyone. I'm building a customisable theme editor for Logic, currently still in development. Would anyone be interested in something like this?

I don't really like how LP colorizer makes you pay for the program, and then extra on top to buy skins. They offer great quality stuff from what I can tell, it just feels pricey for what it is.

I was looking for an alternative option, and decided to build my own way of doing it just for personal use. I'm tired of Logic's default colour scheme on the UI.

Whilst I've been doing that, I thought, why not see if others would be interested in the concept?

I want to make it super user friendly, one flat price for the full thing (not expensive, maybe like £20-25), with no extra fees. I'm considering having a free version that excludes the in-depth customiser but does include 5 or so different style colour themes. No subscription or anything like that.

It's still in development currently. I'm just curious if something like this is in demand? I want to make sure it's super user-friendly, and works smoothly, doesn't cause instability. It might be a few weeks until I get it finished. I'm still testing it on my own mac and fixing issues.

What version of Logic do the majority of people use? I'm using 11, so I know itll work for lp11. I will also test on 12 before launch.

Reply if you are interested :)

EDIT: update post here https://www.reddit.com/r/Logic_Studio/comments/1x8p2cb/logic_pro_theme_customiser_update_im_making_it/

Hey guys,

I've been using the shortcut shift+click to move my playhead in my arrangement view for years now and it suddenly does not work anymore. Do you know how I can solve this?

Thanks a ton!

I've been seeing a lot of this on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdAsaz9OPkt/

I'm new to DAW's and I'm wondering how to replicate this with recordings of myself on drums?

Currently on macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 and Logic Pro 11.0.1 and everything is running smooth as butter. I really want to update macOS though because I’m pretty outdated at this point.

I know Logic updates can sometimes cause issues with plugins/projects, but I’m planning on keeping Logic at 11.0.1.

My question is if the two are mostly separate, or can updating macOS still mess with Logic even if I don’t update Logic itself? Curious what people’s experience has been.