Things You'll Need:
- Apple Logic Pro or Express
- Tapspace Virtual Drumline
- A MIDI exported from Finale, Sibelius, or other.
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Step 1
Start a new Logic project and create a multi-timbral software instrument track. This technique can also be used with any other software instrument or sample library.
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Step 2
Import your MIDI file you created in Finale, Sibelius, or elsewhere. You can also create your music within Logic, but that's a different tutorial. New tracks will be created for each instrument. Select them and drag them up to the multi-timbral instrument tracks you created in Step 1. Delete unused tracks.
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Step 3
Switch to the Mixer and click and hold the I/O button to load Kontakt Player
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Step 4
Navigate to this location to find the Kontakt Player. Your menu will look different depending on the plug-ins you have installed.
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Step 5
You will now see the Kontakt Player screen. Add the instruments you want. the MIDI channel will correspond with the multi-timbral track number. Choose your instruments in the same order so you don't have to change this setting.
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Step 6
Double click the MIDI track to open it in the Piano Roll window. The notes are displayed in different colors based on their "velocity" or volume.
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Step 7
Switch to the Hyper Editor. Using the mouse and the pencil tool, you can now "draw" to shape the dynamics of each note. In this image we've created a dramatic crescendo and decrescendo. You will spend a lot of time with each track shaping your dynamics for the desired sound.
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Step 8
To give your recording a unified reverb effect, switch back to mixer view. Click and hold the button under "Inserts" and navigate to your desired reverb plugin. Adjust until you like the overall effect. Here you can add EQ, compressor, and other effects too.
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Step 9
That's it! You're now ready to export or bounce your audio and share with the client, your friends, or your mom.
