In this video, I demonstrate the following: 1. What is MIDI? 2. MIDI Fundamentals: MIDI Controllers, Note-On, Note Numbers, Pitch, Velocity 3. How to use software instruments and select library presets 4. How to make MIDI recordings 5. How to quantize MIDI recordings from the region inspector 6. How to access the musical typing keyboard Support the sponsor of this video, Boombox | bit.ly/boomboxsponsor For mixing/mastering work, contact me at my website | carneymediagroup.com Follow MusicTechHelpGuy on Instagram | instagram.com/musictechhelpguy Support the channel on Patreon | patreon.com/musictechhelpguy Timestamps: 0:00 MIDI Controllers 1:58 Note-On, Pitch, Note Numbers 3:11 Velocity Explained 4:12 Other Types of Messages 5:11 Sponsor Segment 5:50 Software Instrument Tracks 8:13 Library Presets 9:40 Drum Beat 11:40 Quantization 13:22 Layer + Merge MIDI Recordings 14:43 Chords + Musical Typing Keyboard 16:54 Bass + Synth Lead

This channel is way past brilliant. I can't even think of the right words to express my appreciation and excitement to learn from this producer. Josh is incredibly generous to share his time and wisdom of these instruments and LPx and to put in so much work to make and publish these tutorials. There has to be a tip jar around here somewhere!

Hey folks! Had some technical difficulties yesterday with this one, so it's out today! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone that celebrates it!

this man is a national treasure and a legend.

you are easily the best educator in this field i have ever come across

Josh, your videos are just way beyond. The information and the way you present it; it’s just the best. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I like where u r going w this series, I switched to logic a few years ago after 10+ years on pro tools and your vids were and still are a big help! I have also always said that I wish there was more or better videos on midi cc and midi channels and setting up midi controllers like my mpk249. I finally figured it mostly out but still lots of things to learn!

Thank you SO much! You are an excellent tutor. 😊🙏🏻 Just subscribed as I am trying to learn Logic& Midi alone and so far I learned more from this one video than I have with numerous videos.

Great and accurate intro to midi. Ideal for beginners and even experienced musicians that never really understood midi. 👍

Man this was immensely helpful. As a beginner to both Logic Pro and MIDI, I cannot thank you enough!

OMG! I am so glad that you have started this course, the midi explanation is absolutely amazing! I thought I was using midi ok? But after going through this episode I have picked up so much. What a gem 💎 so well presented and explained, I really couldn’t wish for a better tutor and already feeling much more confident and inspired. Thank you so much

More than 1 thumbs up! Again I learned a lot, e. g. the tip that you can merge new recorded notes into the same track, and many more. Looking forward to #9 which is already available. Thanks a lot for this series. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻🙏🏻

No dude that WAS a masterpiece at the end. Thank you so much for this video you’re the man

thank you always ! from Korea. I'm always learning a lot from your KZfaq channel

You are absolutely doing a great job...thanks a ton..

thank you so much, I feel growing well in logic for your video.

Many thanks. Great tutorial.

Thank you Sooooo Much for creating this tutorial!

I got a lot out of this... especially your three shortcuts; double-click for the new track, cmd-R to repeat and cmd-U to cycle. Thanks!.

This channel is way past brilliant.

I wish this series came out years ago, thank you!

Excellent video

Hi.. Thank you very much to you and BoomBox as well..

Thanks again! and.......Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi! Greetings from Chile! Thanks for the class

Wow, wow, wow! Thank you for just showing me to check that (cycle on) box to merge so I can layer on the same track in midi! So stoked, I had to go and tell my wife! 😅

Great Stuff

Good stuff. 👍

Thnx!

Thanks bro!

Thank you!

🎯The MIDi Man Himself… David Joseph Smith was an American engineer and founder of the synthesizer company Sequential. Smith created the first polyphonic synthesizer with fully programmable memory, the Prophet-5, which had a major impact on the music industry. He also led the development of MIDI, a standard interface protocol for synchronizing electronic instruments and audio equipment. In 2005, Smith was inducted into the Mix Foundation TECology Hall of Fame for the MIDI specification. Sadly, Dave passed away in May, 2022

Oddly enough, the keyboard shortcuts are the real stars here. With just a good knowledge of the menu & commands available you can eliminate a lot of wasted time by using mouse and keyboard shortcuts...,the shortcuts are listed in the menus and so every time you do something the long way..LEARN the keyboard shortcut! This is just a great vid - Congrats

Sir Namaskar I am Gopal from India. I am much interested in music but knowing nothing. Recently I started learning (knowing ) about DAW Logic Pro X. Fortunatley it happened to me to see your channel " Music TechHelpGupy". It is icredible. Your teaching are marvelous and fabuous. I am so impressed. Because of my poor understanding in the language, I can not follow such a celerity of speech. Eventhough the knowledge and the disciplened explanation make me follow. And inspiring me more to follow. Thank you Sir - Best Regards _ Gopal (India)

Thanks

I absolutely love your channel! I wondered if you could do a video on External Software Instrument? I have a KORG minilogue XD and I can't figure out how to have the synth lay down midi data, but Analog Audio? Also, I cant figure out which channels to use for my midi controller (Novation impulse) vs my synth (minilogue). The impulse synchs to the MIDI clock, but the Korg does not. I'm betting others may be interested in setting up external instruments too. Thanks man for all the great content!!

Hi, just starting out, love this video. Do you have a video on the output for the sound? I have a headset but not any kind of a speaker and I’m not sure how to hook that up and can you use both at the same time?

You really know your stuff dude! Very well presented and easy to follow. My main meter is showing red. Does that mean one or more of my tracks is clipping? I’m just learning and I’d really like to get this straightened out. Thanks dude!

I am new to Logic Pro and this was very helpful. I noticed that when you started playing one of the midis the key changed in the projects signature. Is that feature only specific to certain midis? I am just using an old Casio keyboard for my midi interface. I actually had to drag it up out of the basement and dust it off to start playing around with midi in Logic Pro.

I really enjoy your teachings and knowledge of Logic and over all music knowledge. I wanted to ask why during playback the recording is skipping on each of the 3 tracks. Can you help? I’m using a MacBook Pro running 10.7.5 with MacOS Monterey

Great video, I am just moving from djing to producing and your videos are fantastic, I am going to pay for a little Midi controller or Keyboard, what would you recommend? thank you

im struggling with tempos, i don't see anybody talking about when you import diferent Midi files and they're at a difrent tempo, how can you make it or edit so they're on the same tempo, or do you have to re writte completly the new part?

Can you do a modern rock record, mix & master tutorial all Logic Pro x plugins. I know you’ve had an older one which is great but I’d like to see an updated version & what you’d do different.

Nice Michigan hat.

Getting loads from your vidoes in my new journey into production, I am looking at a midi keyboard at the moment. I use Logic, what midi keyboard would you recommend? cheers

those chords reminded me of Ethnicolor 🙂😀

Which Thunderbolt USB Multi-Port Adapters do you use and where did you buy them?

When will some one come up with a plugin like toontracks ezeplayer you could load up your fav plugin and preview i have sooo many midi files but no way of previewing them unless i drag and drop into logic (gun in mouth) its sooo painful to do this

If you have a smaller midi controller how do you play other parts of the piano outside the number of keys you have on your midi?

Is there a way, to assign a MIDI Controller set of Knobs ( X touch Mini) to be on the Master Channel Only? Was thinking of adding that Transit Plugin just to the Master Channel. Is this possible?

Evening! can i use the Mashine Mikro controller pad and play plug ins from logic pro? i have been trying and nothing.

if im trying to perform or play in a loop on my midi controller on logic how can I set it so that every not i play is the same velocity

All good ...... however is there a way to open a VST without all the added plugins and busses ? Maybe you already have a video on this ? Show me the way !!!

my MIDI is really quiet when I play it. I've been going into the compression control and raising the gain so it's a decent volume. I see you didn't do that. I'm guessing I have something set incorrectly. Can you help? Thanks!

I got told at music college MIDI stood for Musically Intergrated Digital Instrument but I guess this means the same thing?

It would be better if you say what hot keys you use or how you open some windows. I forgot how to open the volume of all tracks and I have no idea how to do it now

Is there a reason in Logic Pro that on a midi keyboard knobs like record, stop and start would be working but the actual keys to play music don’t? Everything works on other DAWs

How do I prevent the sounds from changing when I import midi files into a new session? They all go back to "Steinway Piano" 🤢

I don't know what I did, but the measure area above the tracks and above the locater no longer starts on the left with 1 and the next measure seems to be 1:00:00:12 and the next one is 1:00:01. i've tried everything I can think of to get it back to normal. What should I do? Thanks!!

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Oh heck yeah I ONLY work in midi because I don't have the rooms for mic set up I don't even have 3 mics to record simultaneously. Are Midi CC's ONLY for the keyboard controls? Like what's the big difference from Midi CC's and just automating? Like what all is automated in the actual midi region editor? For me the Midi CC's confuse me. Is it ONLY for keyboard controls? I use it to add pitch riser to the snare on a build up. Other than that I don't know what all you do with region automation. I hope I'm explaining right. When you automate in the window that pops up when you double click on a midi region. Is it just to have the ability to control it from a mod wheel? I honestly don't understand the complexity of what all you can do in there. Most of us are using samples and no one does Midi specific in logic. Most of us are doing things in midi and we need midi specific courses. Hardly any of us have actual studios with big rooms. IDK this is why I wanted to do this in Ableton but the interface on it is cheesy and Logic was so much easier to learn. Ah man I think I may mean software instrument.

12:10 i always go with cmd ⌘ - A + Q

This channel is way past brilliant.