Thank you so much, Luke! It is very kind of you to take the time out of your day to leave this comment. I love hearing when my videos help! I will soon get more videos going. I have been busy with some music projects and taking care of my mom who has had a back issue. But all is turning out well. Hoping to start making some new videos soon. Thank you again so much for the subscribe and like and comment!
Hey man, this was SO helpful. I've just started producing in Logic and I've been looking for a comprehensive tutorial for so long on how to make a Synthwave track. This is the best I've found so far and over the course of two days I followed along and made my own track (or the bare bones of it so far) - and it's coming out OK! Most of all though I learned some really important things in this video about the basics, so a sincere THANK YOU for your help!
This is the best comment I have gotten to start off 2022! Thank you so very much. Feel free to leave a link to your track wherever you may have it streaming so I can hear it along with anyone else that may be following this post. I am so happy this video helped you. Means a lot to me to hear that!
@@blueroadhome It was a great crash course for beginners, really! Gave me an amazing overview and place to start. I'll share a link when I'm ready but I think it will still be a while as I'm a beginner when it comes to producing music electronically. 😄 I write short stories as a hobby and my goal is to turn them into a kind of synthwave musical podcasts. It's much harder than I initially thought 😅 but you know what they say: The journey is the destination 😑😄👌🏽
I very much enjoyed this video! I took notes on a few of the tips and tricks you pointed out, and very much appreciate them! The song sounded great and the singing part got stuck in my head for a while haha :)
Don't know who are, but I randomly ran into your video as I'm working on a song. You sir, have earned my like and subscribe button smash. Thank you for the clear instructions and getting to the point. I only wish the others would follow your example. This is how you do a tutorial. No gimmicks, no announcements , no over the top cringe . Just straight business. I appreciate that.
Bucky, thank you so much for ending my 2021 on a high note with this great comment! And thank you very much for subscribing and for the kind feedback. I am so happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Seriously, thanks! Have a great 2022! I have been busy on music projects and I plan to post more videos in the coming year!
Not to mention each digression was very useful too! I am going to watch more of your videos but if they're all like this one I don't understand why you don't have more subscribers.
New to the channel, great content, really helpful and to the point - I'm tired of videos where they gloss over things they're doing or aren't clear or just plain annoy me with loads of adverts. Thanks man Edit - also, favourite 80s show is actually Police Squad for the silliness of it!
Thank you so very much for this! I am glad you enjoyed the video. This really lets me know how the content is translating so I can keep making better videos. And nice choice with Police Squad! Leslie Nielsen was the best. Did you know the episodes of Police Squad were the basis for the Naked Gun movies?
Thank you so much! I plan to release some new videos soon. I have been super busy with working on music for my clients. But I will have some time coming soon.
Thank you for the nice comment, Anthony! When I originally did this video, I wasn't sure if people would like it. This has turned out to be one of my most liked videos. Anyway, I appreciate you taking the time out to comment and I am glad you enjoyed it! Happy music making!
Thank you so much for this comment! I love hearing that these videos help! I am sorry for my late reply. I have been super busy on a lot of fronts. Also, I appreciate this because I might do more like this based on what viewers have commented. Thank you again and happy music making!
Thanks so very much for your comment, Alex! I am glad you found my video helpful. I always love to hear it. Feel free to post a link to your synthwave track when you finish it! I would love to hear it! You are welcome to promote it here!
You are very welcome, Kitty. And thank you for the kind comment. Feel free to post a link to wherever you will be streaming your track in these comments! I am excited to hear your finished track!
Thank you so much. I’m glad you found some good info here! I love your UA-cam name! Hopefully it will get to a bajillion views but receiving comments like yours are just as satisfying. Thank you!
Este video es excelente!!! Ya me suscribí, hace relativamente poco tiempo me pase de PC a Mac, estuve produciendo música durante 20 años en mí estudio y ahora al dedicarme a otro trabajo, uso la música como un pasatiempo que me oxigena la mente. Hace no más de un año me pase a Logic Pro x, y estás explicaciones me resultaron muy útiles, así que gracias. ojalá sigas enseñando así... Saludos...
Tengo a mi amigo traduciéndome esto. Muchas gracias por el amable mensaje. Estoy muy feliz de saber que mis videos te están ayudando. Gracias por suscribirse. Me alegra saber que todavía estás haciendo música!
I love your video but am struggling to seperating drums into their own tracks. Around the 10:00 part of your video. For some reason when I right click on my track it says MIDI Transform with no options to separate the tracks (very new to this) lol. Love the content!
I am glad you asked. Let's see if we can get it working right for you. First off, you do want to make sure it is a midi file. If you notice in my video, the midi regions are green by default. This won't work with audio files which are blue by default. If it is indeed a midi file, you want to right click, go to convert, then go to separate by note pitch. This should work fine. Try those steps exactly and see if it works okay. I actually did a short on this as well. Here is a link. This might help you too. ua-cam.com/users/shortsxQX8uvc2FWc
I don't use Logic or Reason, but I enjoyed this just because I'm interested in seeing other people's working processes. I picked up a couple of ideas for general use, but mostly I use videos like this as entertainment more than tutorials. Not every music production video has to be a lecture! Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for this comment, Arty! That is exactly why I did this video, so I am happy that is your takeaway! Thanks again for watching and leaving this comment!
Hi Morris, thanks so much for the kind comment. I am glad you enjoyed the video. There are a number of good reasons to convert your midi to audio. 1. Converting your midi to audio makes your computer work less hard. When you start adding a bunch of mixing plugins, your computer does not have to live process the VST instruments simultaneously while mixing. 2. Some analogue emulator plugins actually respond a bit different to midi versus audio. Not all, but some analogue emulators like with UAD etc. 3. It's always good to have your sessions in both midi and audio. If you want to go back to a project years later, you may not be on the same DAW or have the same AU/VST instruments. This way you alway have a backup and can remix no matter what your studio situation. It is not a hard rule. If you like to keep everything midi then it's fine. But it could limit you in the above mentioned ways.
Hey! A little bit late, but you should check The Ascent game. Awesome cyberpunk game with a very nice soundtrack. Very inspiring. And great video BTW. Keep it up!
Yeah, I know you can definitely get this on an older Roland. In fact, you can find this sound/texture on an old Alesis QSR in the 80s sounds. Arturia has some of these old synths which you have multiple version to choose from. If you dig around in some of this synths in logic you can find very similar stuff there. Thanks so much for leaving a comment!
Hi John, I am sorry for my late reply. I generally don't have too much time to critique mixes because I am pretty busy with composing work for clients. If you want to leave me a link, I can try to take a listen sometime in the next few weeks. If you don't mind the wait, I''d be happy to give you my notes.
No, the Reason Rack is a third party plug-in. It is a Reason Studios product. But you don’t need to go buy it. You can use whatever software instruments you want to follow along. This video is more about the process.
@@pineapplerindm Excellent question. I found a synth sound very similar to that one I used in the Reason Rack in Alchemy. So open Alchemy and under Synths find the patch called "Skylight." At first this will sound a little different but here is what you need to tweak. Turn the "vibrato" knob all the way down (or all the way to the left). Also turn the "Vibrato Rate" Knob all the way down. In the Box section on the left make sure "Rich" is selected...should be by default. Lastly, where you see the X1: Crossfade X to the right of the "Symmetry" Knob. Set the little dot in the X1: Crossfade X to the far upper right. That will give you a very close sound. Let me know if this works for you.
@@pineapplerindm That is strange. It's not an addon. In the Alchemy browser under "Category" select "Synths". Under "Subcategory" make sure "All" is selected. Under "Genre" make sure "All" is selected. Then under "Timbre" make sure "Clean" is selected. Then you should be able to scroll down on the right and find Skylight. Also, just in case this might be an issue, under the Logic Pro dropdown menu, select "Sound Library" and make sure you select download all available sounds. Doubt that is the issue but worth a try.
@@blueroadhome MIDI most definitely. That is if you're ok with putting that out there with your plugins and settings per track. I'm sure you could put a price on something like that. Either way, I appreciate you putting in the time. Thanks!
Thank you for coming back! You mentioned you were interested in the midi files. I'd like to put them up. Hope you don't mind me asking but what do you recommend as the best way to do it? Right now I feel like just uploading them to my google drive and leaving a link might be the easiest way? Would you have a recommendation. I am totally cool with sharing my midi files or session for this video and future videos I do in this style.
Sorry you didn’t like the video. You can use whatever synths you want. At the top of the video I mention this is about the process and I include tips in Logic.
@@rowstyles Thank you, Rowen! You can also add Arturia in there because I used a synth out of their V7 collection for the bass. I try to title these as best as I can. I don't like click bate titles. I am glad you enjoyed this video but based on your comment, I might try and do an all "in box" tutorial soon.
This guy makes a lot of sense whenever he talks
Thanks, David! Very cool comment and I really appreciate it.
@@blueroadhome It’s very true! You are a very good communicator.
One of the simplest and most comprehensive tutorials on Logic Pro. This guy rocks!!! You earned a like and a follow!!!
Thank you so much, Luke! It is very kind of you to take the time out of your day to leave this comment. I love hearing when my videos help! I will soon get more videos going. I have been busy with some music projects and taking care of my mom who has had a back issue. But all is turning out well. Hoping to start making some new videos soon. Thank you again so much for the subscribe and like and comment!
Hey man, this was SO helpful. I've just started producing in Logic and I've been looking for a comprehensive tutorial for so long on how to make a Synthwave track. This is the best I've found so far and over the course of two days I followed along and made my own track (or the bare bones of it so far) - and it's coming out OK! Most of all though I learned some really important things in this video about the basics, so a sincere THANK YOU for your help!
This is the best comment I have gotten to start off 2022! Thank you so very much. Feel free to leave a link to your track wherever you may have it streaming so I can hear it along with anyone else that may be following this post. I am so happy this video helped you. Means a lot to me to hear that!
@@blueroadhome It was a great crash course for beginners, really! Gave me an amazing overview and place to start. I'll share a link when I'm ready but I think it will still be a while as I'm a beginner when it comes to producing music electronically. 😄 I write short stories as a hobby and my goal is to turn them into a kind of synthwave musical podcasts. It's much harder than I initially thought 😅 but you know what they say: The journey is the destination 😑😄👌🏽
What a great teacher/explainer you are! And not too many ums or ah's either, good man
Thank you for the wonderful compliment!
I very much enjoyed this video! I took notes on a few of the tips and tricks you pointed out, and very much appreciate them! The song sounded great and the singing part got stuck in my head for a while haha :)
Haha! Thank you so much! This was a really fun video for me to do. Happy music making and thanks for the kind comment!
so much information in this video, Must watch from start to finish, Capture Midi Recording to Separating Drums by Note Pitch. Amazing
Thank you so much for leaving this comment, Prozay! I much appreciate it! And I am glad you are getting some good Logic Pro tips from this!
Don't know who are, but I randomly ran into your video as I'm working on a song. You sir, have earned my like and subscribe button smash. Thank you for the clear instructions and getting to the point. I only wish the others would follow your example. This is how you do a tutorial. No gimmicks, no announcements , no over the top cringe . Just straight business. I appreciate that.
Bucky, thank you so much for ending my 2021 on a high note with this great comment! And thank you very much for subscribing and for the kind feedback. I am so happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Seriously, thanks! Have a great 2022! I have been busy on music projects and I plan to post more videos in the coming year!
Not to mention each digression was very useful too! I am going to watch more of your videos but if they're all like this one I don't understand why you don't have more subscribers.
New to the channel, great content, really helpful and to the point - I'm tired of videos where they gloss over things they're doing or aren't clear or just plain annoy me with loads of adverts. Thanks man
Edit - also, favourite 80s show is actually Police Squad for the silliness of it!
Thank you so very much for this! I am glad you enjoyed the video. This really lets me know how the content is translating so I can keep making better videos. And nice choice with Police Squad! Leslie Nielsen was the best. Did you know the episodes of Police Squad were the basis for the Naked Gun movies?
Please keep producing great content like this!
Thank you so much! I plan to release some new videos soon. I have been super busy with working on music for my clients. But I will have some time coming soon.
This video is such a gem!
Thank you so very much! And thank you so much for taking the time to comment! This is one of the nicest compliments I have received!
Very nice video! Lots of tips as well
Thank you for the nice comment, Anthony! When I originally did this video, I wasn't sure if people would like it. This has turned out to be one of my most liked videos. Anyway, I appreciate you taking the time out to comment and I am glad you enjoyed it! Happy music making!
Love the workflow.. thanks bro!
You are most welcome! Thanks for leaving a comment!
I enjoyed this recap. Grateful now that I got to attend Warped Tour back in the day to see Bad Religion and The Descendents. -Dragon Rapid
Bad Religion are legends as far as I'm concerned!
Awesome video dude. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this comment! I love hearing that these videos help! I am sorry for my late reply. I have been super busy on a lot of fronts. Also, I appreciate this because I might do more like this based on what viewers have commented. Thank you again and happy music making!
really great video thank you so much this was super helpful!
I am glad the video helped, Jakob. And thank you for taking the time to leave me a comment, Much appreciated!
Great video 👏🏻
Thank you much for the great comment! I really appreciate it and I am very happy you enjoyed the Synthwave video!
Very informative! I am currently making a cover of a Sonic song but in synthwave, so this is super helpful! 🙌
Thanks so very much for your comment, Alex! I am glad you found my video helpful. I always love to hear it. Feel free to post a link to your synthwave track when you finish it! I would love to hear it! You are welcome to promote it here!
Excellent video on music production and Logic tips !
Thank you so much for leaving a comment and I am super happy you liked the video! It’s always nice to hear.
@@blueroadhome Would it be possible to make a video on how you use the Sampler of the Logic instruments in your music ? Thanks.
Thank you for the idea! I will work out a video with the sampler!
This is great! Thank you so much for explaining this! Can't wait to finish my synthwave track now :)
You are very welcome, Kitty. And thank you for the kind comment. Feel free to post a link to wherever you will be streaming your track in these comments! I am excited to hear your finished track!
Thanks for this
You are welcome! Thanks for leaving a comment!
How does this video not have a bajillion views. Super helpful stuff man, thanks 🙏
Thank you so much. I’m glad you found some good info here! I love your UA-cam name! Hopefully it will get to a bajillion views but receiving comments like yours are just as satisfying. Thank you!
@@blueroadhome No worries man, I sub’d too. Keep up the good work!
And a big thank you for subscribing. Got more videos coming!
Este video es excelente!!! Ya me suscribí, hace relativamente poco tiempo me pase de PC a Mac, estuve produciendo música durante 20 años en mí estudio y ahora al dedicarme a otro trabajo, uso la música como un pasatiempo que me oxigena la mente. Hace no más de un año me pase a Logic Pro x, y estás explicaciones me resultaron muy útiles, así que gracias. ojalá sigas enseñando así... Saludos...
Tengo a mi amigo traduciéndome esto. Muchas gracias por el amable mensaje. Estoy muy feliz de saber que mis videos te están ayudando. Gracias por suscribirse. Me alegra saber que todavía estás haciendo música!
I love your video but am struggling to seperating drums into their own tracks. Around the 10:00 part of your video. For some reason when I right click on my track it says MIDI Transform with no options to separate the tracks (very new to this) lol. Love the content!
I am glad you asked. Let's see if we can get it working right for you. First off, you do want to make sure it is a midi file. If you notice in my video, the midi regions are green by default. This won't work with audio files which are blue by default. If it is indeed a midi file, you want to right click, go to convert, then go to separate by note pitch. This should work fine. Try those steps exactly and see if it works okay. I actually did a short on this as well. Here is a link. This might help you too. ua-cam.com/users/shortsxQX8uvc2FWc
I don't use Logic or Reason, but I enjoyed this just because I'm interested in seeing other people's working processes. I picked up a couple of ideas for general use, but mostly I use videos like this as entertainment more than tutorials. Not every music production video has to be a lecture! Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for this comment, Arty! That is exactly why I did this video, so I am happy that is your takeaway! Thanks again for watching and leaving this comment!
Thanks for making this video. I really learned a lot. What is the reason for converting Midi to Audio before mixing? thanks
Hi Morris, thanks so much for the kind comment. I am glad you enjoyed the video. There are a number of good reasons to convert your midi to audio. 1. Converting your midi to audio makes your computer work less hard. When you start adding a bunch of mixing plugins, your computer does not have to live process the VST instruments simultaneously while mixing. 2. Some analogue emulator plugins actually respond a bit different to midi versus audio. Not all, but some analogue emulators like with UAD etc. 3. It's always good to have your sessions in both midi and audio. If you want to go back to a project years later, you may not be on the same DAW or have the same AU/VST instruments. This way you alway have a backup and can remix no matter what your studio situation. It is not a hard rule. If you like to keep everything midi then it's fine. But it could limit you in the above mentioned ways.
This is a wonderful tutorial! Thank you :D
Thank you so much for leaving a comment! I really appreciate it. Also, I am glad you enjoyed the video. It was fun to make!
Hey! A little bit late, but you should check The Ascent game. Awesome cyberpunk game with a very nice soundtrack. Very inspiring.
And great video BTW. Keep it up!
Thank you so much for the comment! I have not yet check out The Ascent, but I have it in my game library! I will be checking it out soon!
You said Knight Rider and I went "Subscribe". Thanks for a great video.
I'd say that is one of the best comments on my channel to date, Etienne! Thank you and thank you so much for subscribing!
The sound you love is a Roland Lush or Juno, right? ✌🏼
Yeah, I know you can definitely get this on an older Roland. In fact, you can find this sound/texture on an old Alesis QSR in the 80s sounds. Arturia has some of these old synths which you have multiple version to choose from. If you dig around in some of this synths in logic you can find very similar stuff there. Thanks so much for leaving a comment!
If I send you a link to a song I'm working on, would you mind critiquing the mix?
Hi John, I am sorry for my late reply. I generally don't have too much time to critique mixes because I am pretty busy with composing work for clients. If you want to leave me a link, I can try to take a listen sometime in the next few weeks. If you don't mind the wait, I''d be happy to give you my notes.
Hello
Is reason rack included in logic ?
coz I didn't see it in my logic
Best regards
No, the Reason Rack is a third party plug-in. It is a Reason Studios product. But you don’t need to go buy it. You can use whatever software instruments you want to follow along. This video is more about the process.
@@blueroadhome how can I get that sound with the built-in synths? can't find any information online about this sound
@@pineapplerindm Excellent question. I found a synth sound very similar to that one I used in the Reason Rack in Alchemy. So open Alchemy and under Synths find the patch called "Skylight." At first this will sound a little different but here is what you need to tweak. Turn the "vibrato" knob all the way down (or all the way to the left). Also turn the "Vibrato Rate" Knob all the way down. In the Box section on the left make sure "Rich" is selected...should be by default. Lastly, where you see the X1: Crossfade X to the right of the "Symmetry" Knob. Set the little dot in the X1: Crossfade X to the far upper right. That will give you a very close sound.
Let me know if this works for you.
@@blueroadhome i couldn't find a patch called Skylight in the dropdown menu or in the browser you see when you first open alchemy
@@pineapplerindm That is strange. It's not an addon. In the Alchemy browser under "Category" select "Synths". Under "Subcategory" make sure "All" is selected. Under "Genre" make sure "All" is selected. Then under "Timbre" make sure "Clean" is selected. Then you should be able to scroll down on the right and find Skylight. Also, just in case this might be an issue, under the Logic Pro dropdown menu, select "Sound Library" and make sure you select download all available sounds. Doubt that is the issue but worth a try.
Consider uploading the package file / template?
Yeah, most defintely. Would you be interested in the midi files or the audio files?
@@blueroadhome MIDI most definitely. That is if you're ok with putting that out there with your plugins and settings per track. I'm sure you could put a price on something like that. Either way, I appreciate you putting in the time. Thanks!
@@blueroadhome still a rad video. Came back to watch it again today. I’ve made a few songs with the help of this. Thank again.
Thank you for coming back! You mentioned you were interested in the midi files. I'd like to put them up. Hope you don't mind me asking but what do you recommend as the best way to do it? Right now I feel like just uploading them to my google drive and leaving a link might be the easiest way? Would you have a recommendation. I am totally cool with sharing my midi files or session for this video and future videos I do in this style.
tldr: to create synthwave in logic pro, use reason
Sorry you didn’t like the video. You can use whatever synths you want. At the top of the video I mention this is about the process and I include tips in Logic.
@@blueroadhome i liked the video, i just thought it was funny
@@rowstyles Thank you, Rowen! You can also add Arturia in there because I used a synth out of their V7 collection for the bass. I try to title these as best as I can. I don't like click bate titles. I am glad you enjoyed this video but based on your comment, I might try and do an all "in box" tutorial soon.
10:00 min
this video was very helpful! Thank you!
Thank you for the comment, Keegan! I am glad you found the video helpful. It was fun to make!