Logic Pro 11's Chord Track (Complete Tutorial)

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Georges Couling - Knuckleduster Music

Күн бұрын

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Today we're going to do a deep dive into the Chord Track in Logic Pro 11 and look at all the different ways we can utilize this new feature.
In this video you'll learn:
•The different ways to create and input chords
•How to generate MIDI from the chord track and apply it to any software instrument
•To create Session Player regions to help quickly create musical parts
If you have any questions please leave them in the comments, and I will be happy to answer them.
TIMECODES:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Accessing Chord Track
01:01 Why Use a Chord Track?
01:53 Different Ways to Input Chords
04:55 Editing a Chord Track
05:58 Progression Presets
06:31 Key Changes and Transposition
07:16 Creating Midi Regions From Chords
08:30 Session Player Region
10:54 Follow Track
12:03 Convert to Midi
12:30 Follow Region Chords
14:23 Region Chords to Chord Track
14:41 Final Thoughts
#logicpro #chordtrack #sessionplayer
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@knuckledustermusic Ай бұрын

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@AntoineMichaudGuitar 25 күн бұрын

Just saw this video in my recommandations. So glad you're getting traction, George! Keep making regular Logic Pro 11 content to surf on that wave!

@knuckledustermusic 25 күн бұрын

Thanks Antoine! I hope you’re doing well!

@user-ft4df4kc8h 29 күн бұрын

This really starts to show how useful and CREATIVE this feature is. Most tutorials on the chord track jumped in on day one with a very incomplete set of possibilities. Thanks. Nice and clear.

@knuckledustermusic 29 күн бұрын

You're most welcome! Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you found it helpful. Cheers Georges

@rayeckenrode26 12 күн бұрын

Best tutorial on Session Player I've seen. Thanks!

@knuckledustermusic 12 күн бұрын

Thank you! You’re most welcome! Cheers Georges

@colton3720 29 күн бұрын

I hate to be that guy, but for all the people who are saying this is difficult and stupid. I got a break it to you, if you’re gonna use this appropriately you will need to have a little bit of music theory understanding. You can also place points where the key changes in the song to adjust to the chords that you need. You can make prog metal with this which changes timing and keys throughout the track. If you’re unable to get the cord changer to do what you want it’s probably because you don’t understand another portion of logic. You really need to utilize this new tool with all the ones that we had in order to get the full potential.

@Bittamin 29 күн бұрын

Well said! This is a very powerful tool in experienced hands. There is some obvious janky things I notice that could be updated, and add more functionality and intuitive gui is something I wouldn’t be opposed to. This is still sick though! But yeah anybody who thinks you can press 3 buttons and get the exact results you want is shooting themselves in the foot

@knuckledustermusic 29 күн бұрын

Agreed, the more you know the quicker you'll be able to achieve what you're after, but if you're just getting started it can be a cool learning tool to try out different chords and see what appeals to you (there'll just be more trial and error involved). Cheers Georges

@Bittamin 29 күн бұрын

@@knuckledustermusicthat’s how I’m using it! I was a drummer primarily before starting to use logic, so this tool is exciting for me 😊

@jacquibrookes8257 13 күн бұрын

Excellent thank you.

@StratsRUs 3 күн бұрын

Chord tracks have been in the most basic music recorders and drum machines for decades. You are totally right. Music Theory goes a long way to help a musician get things done.

@peteandpuy 24 күн бұрын

Exactly what I wanted to know and far more. I could spend all my time learning how to use Logic...or be creative. Despite being a Garageband user forever, I'm struggling in Logic Pro. Every day I watch Logic Pro tutorials. I don't know how much of it sinks in. This was where I was getting hung up with zero knowledge. Thanks.

@knuckledustermusic 24 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad to hear you found it helpful! Let me know what else you’re struggling with. Cheers Georges

@brianhanington470 15 күн бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you for that straightforward and inspiring tutorial. I’ll be on the Logic 11 Chord Track for the next 12 hours straight thanks to you.

@knuckledustermusic 15 күн бұрын

You’re most welcome! I just released a new video going in-depth on the keyboard session player if you’re interested. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itx1hbBz28nFmI0.html Cheers Georges

@chipsawdust5816 13 күн бұрын

Great stuff, and I see since the last video of yours that I watched, your content creation has stepped up a bit as well :) I know this is harder work than what we see as end users, so just know your work is appreciated and used by a lot of people, whether they comment here or not.

@knuckledustermusic 12 күн бұрын

Thank you, it's much appreciated!

@liriosanz 10 күн бұрын

Hola estuvo genial el video como lo explicaste ! me va a yudar mucho ! voy a seguir mirando tus futuros videos, muchas gracias !!!

@knuckledustermusic 10 күн бұрын

Gracias!

@joncicc9062 29 күн бұрын

Excellent video...helped tons...thanks!

@knuckledustermusic 29 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it! You're welcome! Cheers Georges

@ScottSmithMusic Ай бұрын

Nice job breaking it down, George. Thank you. It's a great tool.

@knuckledustermusic Ай бұрын

You're welcome Scott! Cheers Georges

@ralphblundell 27 күн бұрын

Great tutorial, thanks

@knuckledustermusic 27 күн бұрын

Thank you! You're most welcome!

@Bittamin 29 күн бұрын

Sweet love finding new dedicate logic channels! Thanks for sharing and helping!!

@knuckledustermusic 29 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you found the channel! Cheers Georges

@FedericoAmbrosi 24 күн бұрын

great video mate

@knuckledustermusic 24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@ChilloutLofiStudio 15 күн бұрын

Thanks, Great job

@knuckledustermusic 15 күн бұрын

Thanks! You’re most welcome!

@afri-dancer9967 29 күн бұрын

Thank you

@knuckledustermusic 29 күн бұрын

You're most welcome!

@legrospoucet5328 26 күн бұрын

good job ,thanks from France :)

@knuckledustermusic 26 күн бұрын

Merci! Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers Georges

@PaulRamos-Entrepreneur 27 күн бұрын

NIce thank you been messing all weekend with the new features this helped a lot - I also found scaler2 that works with L11 and JFC my work flow just got cut down by 70%

@knuckledustermusic 26 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful. Scaler looks like a cool tool. I’m going to check it out. Cheers Georges

@Deborah606 28 күн бұрын

Thank you for tutorial, cant wait to try it out. This thing plays keyboards better than I ever will.

@knuckledustermusic 28 күн бұрын

You're welcome! I’m sure the keyboard player will be helpful for a lot of folks. Cheers Georges

@omranalharmoodi8903 6 күн бұрын

thanks sir

@knuckledustermusic 6 күн бұрын

You’re welcome!

@michaelbade 25 күн бұрын

Can you change the tab so it moves by 2 beats if you. song changes chords every 2 beats instead of every measure? Thanks for a great tutorial.

@knuckledustermusic 24 күн бұрын

Not that I can find, but a work around is to input your chords (every measure) and then select all the chords, right click, select "Double Chord Rhythm" which will shorten the length of the chords. Cheers Georges

@MrPartch 28 күн бұрын

Sorry if this was discussed in the tutorial but is there a way to convert a midi region into a chord track region? I am talking about a midi region that has no chord labels. In the tutorial where he just drags & drops the region onto the chord track the chords in the region are already labelled. What I am asking for is logic to analyze the midi region, identify the chords and then create a chord track region with that information

@knuckledustermusic 28 күн бұрын

As far as I can tell that isn’t an option yet unfortunately. I was hoping for this too. Hopefully they’ll add it in the next update. Seems like a no brainer. Cheers Georges

@MrPartch 28 күн бұрын

@@knuckledustermusic Yeah, that would make my job much easier cause I prefer to play things in. Come to think about it though, logic's chord detection system can be pretty stupid at times and has little context awareness, so they might need to update it too for this idea to work.

@djerikfox Ай бұрын

chord track is so un logical im so frustrated after 30 minutes still can't make what I want....i wont make the chords that i want at the place that i want..its just so confusing....regards

@knuckledustermusic Ай бұрын

Hi Erik, if you want to adjust the timing of the chord track check out 5:43 of this video (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7eGns6kmracc5s.htmlsi=XUKFNlQsg424UbhX&t=343) or if you want to input your own rhythm using the session players check out the 7:02 mark of this video (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b56TgahmvMm9aas.htmlsi=oFbsz3bRWNPJMJYh). I hope that helps! Cheers Georges

@Divedivine 29 күн бұрын

Totally agree... Logic could have waited to release such a dumb implementation, and released it when you could do it both ways ie create your chords and drag those chords to the chord track and voila.... it will be inevitable at some point anyways....

@robertkurzweil7660 24 күн бұрын

Is there a way to export a chord track to be used in a different project?

@knuckledustermusic 24 күн бұрын

You can copy the chord track and then paste it into a new project. Unfortunately you can't currently import the chord track like you can with other track settings.

@MaxwellMcKinnon 28 күн бұрын

I love the idea of the feature, but the ux is nearly unusable if the chords aren’t nicely 1 chord per bar. Does anyone have any tips? It can’t be used for songwriting because of how clunky it is but just good enough to struggle through if the idea is already composed.

@terje6522 27 күн бұрын

My experience is different. It works very well where chords change off beat and not on the bar lines. In the cases Ive used it, the session players is changing pressing and accents in aa good musical way when you drag the chord change around.

@jamahlrashid3287 29 күн бұрын

Actually, this a very old feature from Logic 7 that has been brought back and improved.

@knuckledustermusic 29 күн бұрын

Yes you're right and I'm glad they brought it back and integrated the session musicians with it. I used to create a chord track using blank midi regions as a guide after they got rid of the original chord track.

@jamahlrashid3287 29 күн бұрын

@@knuckledustermusic I used it to make Apple loops follow chord progressions.

@copperysinger5985 25 күн бұрын

why cant it just tranlate my midi chords to the chord track? how could the developers overlook this needed function?

@Bassic 22 күн бұрын

My first thought exactly!!

@knuckledustermusic 22 күн бұрын

🤞this gets added in the next update.

@fazegregpaul3152 18 күн бұрын

100 percent

@copperysinger5985 25 күн бұрын

I IS very frustrating, you have to manually enter every single chord and progression of the song and you cant transpose

@copperysinger5985 25 күн бұрын

George im sure you realize Apple logic has dropped the bomb on this one. i tip may hat at your atempt to try to explain the use of this mess. It is totaly tedious and lack of productivity to be limited to inserting chords manually one chord at a time for an entire song. using this chord track for session players is both innovative and idiotic at the same time.

@copperysinger5985 25 күн бұрын

waste of time to spend all day typing in chords just to get a bass guitar to play along with me.