

However, once we do learn how to use these new skills they will certainly improve our success in achieving our goals. Often times there are things which do exist but we are completely unaware of. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned professional we can always learn something new. This actual tutorial video is part of my ongoing range of music production lessons for anyone working in Logic Pro X.

But I’m sure that by you watching the video and seeing how it’s done in practice will be of great benefit to your process.

Once that is done I can then begin programming my song and I’ll be working at the exact tempo which I conceived at the beginning of my inspirational impulse. Let’s say for example I’ve got a beat pattern in my mind, I would tap out the pulse of that rhythm using the Tap Tempo key command in Logic. How I use Tap Tempo in Logic Pro Xįor me however, this is the main way in which I use Tap Tempo. So if for example you are playing with a band and you want to work out the tempo at which the band is jamming, you can use Tap Tempo to calculate this.

As I mentioned above this can be done quite easily in other music production applications and I will show you how to get to it in Logic Pro X. So rather than having the tempo dictated to you by your DAW, you can create your own pulse by simply striking a key on your computer keyboard, assigned drum pad or your MIDI keyboard tapping out the pulse in you need to flow. If you have just stumbled upon this tutorial and you’re not sure of what Tap Tempo is, then by watching the video you will see that it’s essentially your ability to physically tap into a digital audio workstation the tempo that you’d like to work at. Sadly, I do have to say that this is one shortcoming which I hope will be addressed in future developments of the program. This is strange because I have always found Logic to be very ‘logical’ in its approach to most things. Unfortunately, however the Tap Tempo function in Logic Pro X is not as visible as one would have imagined. Maybe you simply want to work with that melody that has just hit and you’d like to get started by quickly tapping out the pulse and then beginning your production process. If you have worked in Cubase, Ableton Live, FL Studio, or ProTools, you would find that it is very easy to assign a tap tempo when you are aiming to sync up your new production to an existing song or even a rhythm you have in your head.
