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Track made with Logic’s new Session Players
Here’s song I made without playing a single note on a real instrument - that’s almost unheard of for me. I wanted to try out Logic Pro for iPad’s new Session Players, so this was made with the Keyboard player, Drummer, and Bass Player.
The great thing about these session players is that you can easily swap out the players for any AUv3 - so for example, I used Pianoteq for the keyboard player, and was also able to use session player with the string sounds provided by Pure Synth Platinum.
I found there is almost endless flexibility to tailor the session players to get them to play almost anything you can imagine. One feature I used a couple of times was to convert the session player region to midi, in order to get exactly what I was after.
Would have been good, to be asked
Let’s face it, it was the last
Thing on your mind, at the time
Just get through it, it’s hardly a crime
All the right noises, made in advance
You let her believe the ebullient stance
When it spilled over, held some sway
So cruelly snatched away
It was only a party, I hear you say
Only a party in your mind and hang what’s left behind
Let’s pretend, she doesn’t exist
Let’s pretend, all thoughts dismissed
Let’s not think, it’s come and gone
Shrug your shoulders and let’s move on
It was only a party, I hear you say
Only a party in your mind and hang what’s left behind
Compounded from 10 years of pain
What she did to you was never explained
Maybe one day you’ll understand
Won’t hold my breath, keep it underhand
Only a party, I hear you say
Like the fading light at the end of the day
Only a party, in your mind
Only a party and hang what’s left behind
Comments
Great track!
Yeah, the new Session Players in Logic Pro v11/v2 is really deep and powerful tools, endless combination can be accomplished and the result can be awesome if you/we learn how to use every parameter adjustment…
One little complain from me - wasn’t really satisfied with your FX on the voice, too ambient and bathroom sounding…
Valid complaint! And interesting to me as it proves the worth of recording my voice in a properly treated acoustic room - which I normally do. For this track, I couldn’t do that and just ‘went for it’ in a completely ‘normal’ room with no acoustic treatment. I will re-record the vocals when I get back to the studio. Thank you! 🙏
Certainly, we are more critical to voices than instruments when it comes to room reverbs or other normal FX…
Your recording of your voice wasn’t bad, but just sounding out of a small room with hard walls…
Regarding Logics Session Players, pretty surprise that Apple was holding off Guitar Session Player to get a “complete” pop/rock/jazzband…
Holding our thumbs that it comes in a near future update…
@HolyMoses that's the vocals re-recorded and hopefully no longer sounding like they were sung in a large bathroom :-) Thanks again for your feedback
No idea about Logic Pro but I enjoyed the end result. Your usual excellent lyrics and vocals 🙏
I'm hoping Apple delivers big on session guitar players when the time comes. I'm already able to get some very convincing guitars out of Logic Pro on desktop, but as far as rhythm guitar options go, they definitely have room for more sophisticated options.
Thank you, Tony