1. Picking a Tempo
Picking a tempo is vital in the opening of making a track. The tempo must fit the mood you want for your song, wether that's fast paced or slow paced.
I aim to make hip-hop, trap and drill music, so for me the right choice was 140bpm, which is shared by most songs of these genres
To change the tempo, look for it in the top bar in Logic, and use your mouse to increase or decrease
2. Turn on Advanced Tools
If I want to make tracks on Logic Pro X as a professional musician then Advanced Tools must be turned on to have full grasp of all the necessary features needed to make
To enable you must go to Logic Pro > Preferences > Advanced Tools > Enable all
Note that you should also enable recording, this is the red R button on your software instrument's
3. Recording the MIDI
This is the stage where we play our music in using a software instrument. You can play the melody you want either using a MIDI keyboard, musical typing or drawing your notes in on the piano roll. There is a selection of software instruments made by apple to use.
I wanted a nice soft eclectic piano melody, I recorded a simple but vibey melody which i was happy with
These two tools are vital in polishing your midi into a musically accurate sound. Quantising will put your notes in time according to the time signature you want, this is vital in ensuring your midi is in time with your project's tempo. After Quantising, the velocity tool can be inserted. Using this tool will allow you to customise the accents on your notes and how hard/soft they will sound. velocity can be measure by the colour of the midi notes on your keyboard, Red being the highest and green being the lowest
These steps are just the general basics and first things you should do before going further into your track.
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