Category Archives: Mastering

My Favorite New Features in Logic Pro X – Part 3, Compressor

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One of the cool new things in Logic Pro X 10.1 I really love is the new Compressor plug-in. I think AskAudio Magazine covered it quite well. Their article not only described the new features, but what compressors are being modeled. I think that it is great how Compressor now shows you what it’s doing in real time, either via the Meter or the Graph.

However, what this update made glaringly obvious was how dated some of the other plug-ins look. They probably were appropriate for their time, but now they show their age. Personally, I expect that Apple will go through all the “blue” ones at least and clean them up to match the basic black look that you see in the Channel EQ plug-in, as well as the basic plug-ins that are in GarageBand. But, I also think that some real-time feedback will appear in some of them as appropriate, even if it’s as simple as a meter to show what the plug-in is doing.

Creating an Equalizer Preset in Logic Pro 9

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[As I mentioned on the About page, this all started when I took the Introduction to Music Production course from Coursera/Berklee. This was my fifth assignment. The Introduction and Reflection sections were required, there was a 1000 word limit, and I put in the “Before We Begin” section for those less familiar with Logic Pro. I hope you find the PDF linked below to be useful. As I state in the PDF, other versions of Logic Pro are similar if not the same. After the course materials are posted, new entries will be posted directly here instead of as PDFs.]

Creating an Equalizer Preset in Logic Pro 9

The Logic Pro 9 Compressor

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[As I mentioned on the About page, this all started when I took the Introduction to Music Production course from Coursera/Berklee. This was my fourth assignment. The Introduction and Reflection sections were required, there was a 1000 word limit, and I put in the “Before We Begin” section for those less familiar with Logic Pro. I hope you find the PDF linked below to be useful. As I state in the PDF, other versions of Logic Pro are similar if not the same. The Logic Pro X Compressor is much prettier! There is a link at the end of the PDF to a good article about the changes and features of the new Compressor. After the course materials are posted, new entries will be posted directly here instead of as PDFs.]

The Logic Pro 9 Compressor