Logic Pro #01 - Logic Installation, Relocate Sound Library, Enable Complete Features

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

In this video I demonstrate the following: 1. How to install Logic Pro and add the application to the dock 2. How to find the Logic projects folder and add it to the Finder sidebar 3. How to turn on the complete features in Logic (aka advanced tools) 4. How to install the sound library and relocate it to an external hard drive Enjoy! For mixing/mastering work, contact me at my website | carneymediagroup.com Follow MusicTechHelpGuy on Instagram | instagram.com/musictechhelpguy Support the channel on Patreon | patreon.com/musictechhelpguy Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 0:20 MacOS + App Store 1:16 Move Logic to the Dock 1:57 Logic Projects Folder 3:20 Startup Action 4:32 Enable Complete Features 5:23 Sound Library Manager 6:54 Relocate Sound Library

[@markwelsh9068]

How would you copy and paste the entire sound library to an external drive? I'd like the library to remain on my internal HD but have a backup.

[@MrPolyestrine]

I’ve been fumbling with logic pro for three years now. Being a complete audio novice and this is the first time I am seeing such a structured and directed approach to learning. I’m still still on the first few clips so hope I make it through. Thank you, Mr. music tech help guy. I sent you a small thank you.

[@nylonguitar]

Just wanna say, I've been to so many Logic Pro video tutorials. You are by far the best! Even I, a 69 year old can understand. :) Thank you so much!...Steve

[@FelixSR]

I just decided to jump from Ableton to Logic. Perfect Timing!! Thanks for this!

[@kriskollmar9728]

This is what I’ve been looking for!!! Steep learning curve to logic. Lots of info. This makes it manageable. Much appreciated.

[@stuartkinsey7199]

Clear, Concise tutorials. The best I've come across. Thank you!

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

You couldn't have timed this tutorial better. Just bought a new mac mini (and an ipad for logic remote) and have the latest logic and have 6 months off work with a dodgy back. Happy days. Thank you very, very much. For anyone unfamiliar with Josh Carney, He's been putting out Logic tutorials for years now and each generation gets clearer and more concise. If you want to get the best out of Logic here is the place to be.

[@BobbyLaneProductions]

I've used Logic for well over 10 years and I still learn stuff about it that is very helpful.. thanks!

[@lp712]

I am so very grateful for you and all the videos you put out for us and how much you help. You are the absolute BEST at explaining everything and I couldn’t have discovered you at a more perfect time. I just got a new MacBook Pro after being on PC laptops using fl studio for years up until a week ago. Your work is appreciated so very much. You’re the best, thank you!

[@gnuwaves743]

Didn't think I'd learn anything from this video in particular but adding the project folder to the sidebar is a great tip.

[@Gainule]

Hi! I'm brand new to Logic, starting from absolute scratch, with a half sorted home studio growing in my living room, and I have just started your course and have been successful at everything you have demonstrated so far - thank you so much!!!

[@cassionmoura]

Man, you are my great Logic Pro Professor, I can't thank you enough for everything I learned and keep learning from you, you are great, you are the best, thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@tactical5914]

Your video tutorial for Logic Pro along with tips outside of Logic is friggin awesome. There is not very many tutors that have the demeanor that you have not to mention the conciseness of which you have. just absolutely badass. THANK YOU !!!!!! I am only into the 2nd video but I am kicking the cat outside and shutting off the world til I complete all vids. WELL DONE !!!!!!

[@ljn64as37c]

Thank you 3000 for your channel. You make everything so straight forward and easier to learn. I m sticking with your channel for all things Logic. It’s only logical.

[@ObeseChess]

Just bought my first Mac and am switching from Reaper - your videos were universally recommended as the best way to learn Logic and I gotta say I agree. Thank you!

[@markdtv]

Really good, clear, helpful guidance covering what it takes to make Logic work for people who know the basics of handling a computer, but not necessarily a DAW. I love this and plan to watch everything.

[@DanMia-cd1bm]

This entire series is extremely comprehensive and superbly taught...step by step. thx

[@BankontheBarclay]

This series of videos explaining how to use Logic Pro are absolutely fantastic and by far best I've seen. Thanks so much its really appreciated. It has now brought my level of understanding to a point where I can now comfortably navigate my way around the software

[@georgek4727]

I am on board... I love the look and feel of Logic.. Was looking for a no-nonsense tutorial and boy, have I found one. Thank you in advance and I am still in the 3rd part....

[@max-fj7np]

Im somewhat competent in Logic, but not a pro by any means. Watching the whole series from the start. Im on the first video and you already taught me how to save 60GB on my internal disk! Looking forward to the rest!

[@stevesolon6710]

Josh, many thanks for these tutorials - very easy to understand, and very well-explained. I've been a Windows users for 30 years, but recently, have been asked to supply drum tracks for some recordings using the Roland TD27-KV2 kit. After acoustic drumming for some 50 years, digital, as well as Mac, Midi, Logic Pro, etc. is all new to this old beater, so the simplicity of explanation in your video tutorials is much appreciated - thank you. - - Steve

[@jaguarandi2]

This is amazing. Years of hating this thing. Now we are taming it.

[@NandoGilMetal]

Thank you for this! Upgrading to Logic Pro today to finally make some high quality music and this video has saved alot of time 👍🏼

[@warthogski]

What an awesome introduction. I'm looking forward to watching your videos to learn all about Logic Pro. Great job!

[@hansigutten]

I really need these videos now since I am moving from an iMac 2012 to a Mac mini.

[@audioquest1]

Also moved to Mac mini.

[@left0verture]

Thank you SO MUCH. Logic is a great tool, but it isn’t simple. These videos are a MUST WATCH.

[@danminkler]

Wow. As a long time Logic user looking to up-skill, I thought I'd skip your first couple of videos, but damn, even this first one taught me things I didn't know about! I hope Apple buys the rights to your videos because the links to them should be embedded in the official manual for sure.

[@deborahsaunders3127]

Thank you again for another great video! I was able to download Logic to my new computer when I thought I would have to buy Logic. Thanks again! 🥰

[@johnhoolihan9452]

These tutorials are great. Thanks so much for doing this!

[@Jerrytov]

Thanks, MTHG. Have used Logic (10.3.3) for years but wasn't sure how to get started with such an abrupt upgrade to 10.7.7. This video is just what I needed. Looking forward to learning more from you.

[@joebaxter6811]

Thank you, I've watched random clips and they're great, now I'm starting methodically from #1. Again, thank you.

[@DigiMixAudio]

Thanks Josh, for this informative Logic series! You are my go to guy for Logic tips and tricks!

[@bruceadkins9147]

Starting with Logic as we speak. Great tutorials can't wait to follow all of them ;-)

[@phonchallarbright2964]

You are a God send!💯 Thank you for all you do.

[@scrantonguitar]

A MUST watch series. !!!

[@aishadixon148]

thank you :) Extremely helpful. Coming from Ableton its a head stress trying to figure out the interface

[@JimHoy-Rockstar]

What a great resource you and these videos are!! Thank you so much for creating these tutorials. I wasn't even aware of some of this content. Perfecto!!

[@radiancerecordph]

newbie here. I'm so thankful for this! keep up. ill be watching from now on.

[@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester]

Thank you I am a new user so I'm looking forward to the series

[@CharlesGreggo]

I broke my mouse smashing the Like button. You're the best. Thank you!

[@Nux_Silly]

Very excited to watch this series thank you

[@niteboatermusic]

great job of explaining. In my case, my external sound library seems to have gone bad, so I disconnected the drive with the plan to download a fresh copy to my Mac and relocate later. The problem is - how can you tell when the sound library download process has begun? I see now progress bar, pop up dialog at all. So I cant tell if it's working...

[@toddfritz4412]

Your content is fantastic. Thanks for what you do!

[@raphaeldoctor1118]

Can't thank you enough! This helps tremendously.

[@tperki2322]

Hi, nice video. Is there a way to tell Logic Pro where the relocated instruments are? For instance, I have LP on a lap top. I use it with one drive at home. But when I go to a gig, I use a separate drive, slower and cheaper (in case it walks away). I want to be able to point LP to the new library, and then back again when I return home. There must be some kind of pointer in a plist or something. Any thoughts?

[@vewilli]

Super, I‘m going to relocate the Logic libraries immediately! Very good tip! 👍🏻👏🏻🙏🏻

[@georgefournier1750]

Thanks! Saved me a lot of space and time! Thank you.

[@blueser100]

Great intro for beginners like me. Thanks for doing this! I successfully installed Logic Pro and relocated my Sound Library to an external SSD. Is it better to save project files on the internal HD or the SSD?

[@ianbrighton7115]

Brilliant Tutorial. My go to man always!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrHuizy]

Thank you for this video! What type of external HDs do you recommend? Do you save your sound library and your music projects on the same external HD?

[@DavidRavenMoon]

If a user decides to save projects as folders instead of packages, be very mindful of file and folder organization. Always make a new folder in your Logic directory for the new project. Save your folders in there. If you don’t do that you run the risk of over writing files. I’ve been hired to help mix projects and the client had everything co mingled in folder on an external drive. Every Logic project we opened had missing audio files. This was most likely because a newer file with the same name over wrote the older file. Or they were saved in the wrong location. There were a lot of other folders on the drive. It was a mess. This can’t happen if you save as a package. If you feel you need to manually manipulate audio files in the project, Logic has a file browser. You can even use the browser to import parts of other Logic sessions, including channel strip settings. Or you can right click and choose show package contents. I’ve never found a reason to do that. It also makes sharing projects easier, which I do often when collaborating with other musicians.

[@BeBoMaMu]

people don’t save as package?

[@DavidRavenMoon]

@@BeBoMaMu Some people are very adamant about saving as folders. They seem to feel it gives them more control over their files. These same people directly interact with the audio files in that project folder instead of using Logic's file browser, because they don't know how to use all the features in Logic. These are the same people who don't like iTunes organize folders and have to find the folder/album/song in the finder to play it. lol 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@audioquest1]

Thank you. Help me much quicker to understand Logic Pro. Amazing DAW

[@parisax]

Thanks for all your videos. Very helpful I have one question. Once you relocate your sound libraries to an external drive, Is it as simple as just deleting the sound library from your computer hard drive to regain the space. If not, what is the procedure for deleting the sound library To reclaim the space on your hard drive. Thanks in advance for your answer

[@ZehNettoOficial]

Very well done and explained.

[@TannerByTheSea]

No, I didn’t say hard time i said I have been working Ableton for over a decade! Before that it was Cubase.. I was anti-digi design back in the old days - I didn’t know how dope logic really was Dude… But yeah, this is cool. You got some good videos.

[@anoopdbhat]

Really Awesome Series!

[@kenrhodes6946]

Thank you so much for making this tutorial. It is very easy to follow and I am taking notes like crazy. One question I have is, once you relocate you sound library will new downloads go to the new location or do you have to hit relocate again? Thank you :)

[@peterarsenault.industries]

Hey if you relocate the sound library to an external drive, does the drive need to be SSD (like the new Mac HDs) or is HDD okay? Is performance crucial for those sounds/samples? Great videos musictechhelpguy, very inspiring.

[@henkfakkeldij2441]

Thank you so much. Clear video A pity that it didn’t work for me. I relocated all the sounds but logic want to download everything when I start up. Does not seem find my external drive… reinstalled etc. No….

[@roszatiarolana]

hello, great tutorial but i was just wondering if you could help me i'm having trouble figuring out which disk i have to install it on. I'd appreicate if i could get a response thank you

[@bleepbrady]

Hi MTHG. Thanks for all the great videos, its been a great help. I have an issue with my sound library within Logic Pro. Its been working fine but recently I discovered that most of the instruments in the library are no longer available. The missing instruments are showing up written in grey instead of white. When setting up Logic i bought a dedicated 2TB external hard drive for the sample library. It was working fine! I don't know whats happened! Any advice would be appreciated. Many thanks!

[@jayraifman4761]

HelIo! I was wondering if this video series applies to Logic Pro FOR iPad ? If not, do you have a series and/or could you recommend one?

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Unfortunately, no. The iPad version and desktop version are very different in terms of how they operate. I have plans to make a full course for Logic for iPad in the next months. But for now, MacProVideo.com actually has a free introductory course over on their site: www.macprovideo.com/course/introducing-logic-pro-for-ipad

[@elijahagbo7]

You’re a very smart guy

[@ShivangiSingh28]

Thank you so much for this tutorial ❤

[@ckowalski1029]

Thank you. Would you be able to make a video about how to transfer Logic from one Mac to another, without losing any stock and 3rd party settings and templates?

[@BahijGhata]

Thanks for the great video, really appreciate your work as always I already have my library located on an external hard drive, but somehow I lost the connection between them. Is there a way to to locate and connect them again without the need to download the whole library once again?

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Question: Did you happen to change the name of the drive itself? Or did you change the name of any of the folders leading up to the sound library? That might cause the file path to be "confused".

[@BahijGhata]

@@MusicTechHelpGuy Thanks for the reply. Actually, I didn’t change anything, this happened when I upgraded to the new MacOS Monterey.

[@QuickSticks8771]

can I download the entire sound library directly to my SSD or do I have to install on Mac HD then move location ? thank you

[@Tolbiny]

Great as always, thank you. Does it slow things down a lot if you have the sound library on an external drive?

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

I have noticed that using a mechanical drives slow it down a bit, for sure. If you have an SSD, you shouldn't see much of a difference.

[@len3169]

When I relocated my sound library logic would crash all the time.

[@gleannmhuire]

Thanks. My go to guy!

[@getstew]

If you've already relocated previous files, do you have to do the relocate thing to the external drive each time you download new sounds? Thanks! have done production in Reaper forever and I'm finding this very baffling.

[@ninotucci5847]

Thank for your tutorial, they're very well done!! I would ask for an help because it seems that in my Logic Pro X vers. 10.1 there isn't the function 'Sound Library/Relocate Sound Library. Any suggests? Thanks a lot

[@robinsanchez1416]

is 800 mbp/s read and write enough for putting the sample library in externa ssd?

[@DavidNelsoncsc]

(Thank you) - What are your thoughts regarding locating the sound library to iCloud to provide multi-system access (I use a desktop system at home, and a laptop elsewhere when I am out and about)??

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Is that possible? I think it would be a bad idea, because unless you have business-grade internet connection, you're going to have a really tough time loading sample libraries and instruments from the Cloud. The only thing the cloud is useful for in Audio these days is plugin licensing and sharing projects, IMO.

[@mark-ze4en]

must the files be loaded onto the main Mac internal drive 'before" "relocating" sample library?

[@NMko22706]

do I need to download the sound library onto my Mac before transferring to external drive or I can go straight to external drive?

[@SadLemon-gq3tm]

U helped me a lot with your videos Thank u for all the good work!! I have one important question, I have the problem that every time Icreate a new song, logic will save the samples I used in a project automatically so afterwards when I search for sounds for new projects on my pc there will be shitloads of sound duplicates, is there any way to get that organized, I'm thankful for any kind of help.

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

In part 5 of this series, I talk about different ways to save your Logic projects. Including when you "Save As" a project for the first time, you a turn off the content that is copied into your project. Typically if you are working on just one computer, and you have external sample libraries, there is no need to save the samples, as it wastes drive space and creates duplicates, as you've mentioned. Watch that video and it will answer your question. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJuXpHRspNSkftk

[@SadLemon-gq3tm]

@@MusicTechHelpGuy Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer

[@richdefazio2497]

Your excellent! Is it possible to have everything on an external drive, program and all ( logic ), a sort of boot disk style of using it, like in the old days?

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

I'm not sure, but I can't imagine Logic would run well from an external drive. The Logic app itself is only 1.86 gigs, so you're not really saving that much space.

[@jane1500]

Hey, Can I download the sound library directly to an external hard drive as I do not have the memory to put it to my computer first... Thanks for great content.

[@jane1500]

Just for reference in case others R wondering, I did have room on my laptop so still unsure if U can download straight to external hard drive, but I don't think U can

[@stevehurley365]

I've got a 1 TB external drive in my Amazon cart but am not sure I need it because my iMac is a dedicated machine just for Logic and has a 1 TB internal drive and I'll just be using it for my personal projects. I guess I didn't catch the reason for the external drive. Is it just to save the 30 TB from being installed on the host machine or are there other reasons, like for better performance when using the program? Thanks

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

If you have 1TB of internal space I would say an external drive is unnecessary. Unless you plan on installing other 3rd party sample libraries.

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

The sole benefit these days is just saving drive space. Back in the day you could make the argument that separating your sample library on a separate drive helped with loading times, but these days these new Mac’s are so fast it doesn’t really matter.

[@billythomas9544]

Great help👍!

[@wolfhard2420]

I love Logic Projic

[@AriaStone]

Thank you for all your great tutorials. The Apple Loops don't move with the Sound Library and remain on the Mac drive. Do you move your Apple Loops and User Loops to an external HD?

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Look up how to create an "alias" on MacOS. You can find any content you want to move to an external drive and create an alias in it's place. The alias "points" to the files on the external drive. However, I'm not sure if the loops will index correctly if you do it that way though. Perhaps I'll have to do a video on this topic?

[@AriaStone]

@@MusicTechHelpGuy Thanks for your reply. I remember seeing videos on that a while ago for moving Logic’s sound library before the upgrades that makes it easy...as per your video instructions. I may leave the loops if it means possible breakdown of the organisation structure.

[@lukather1]

What type of transfer speeds does your external HD or should you go SSD ? Thanks

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

For my sound library I'm actually just using a USB 3, 7200 rpm mechanical drive, and it seems to work fine for loading up software instrument libraries and such. An SSD will certainly be faster, but really any drive should work for the sound library as long as it is formatted Mac OS Journaled or APFS. The sound library samples and such are typically loaded into RAM before you use them, so it's okay if the drive they are stored on isn't the fastest.

[@igorvashkov8821]

Thank you so much, sir!

[@russbrown8272]

Hi,, and thanks so much for this video (I'll be watching your other ones too). I'm going to be doing the free trial for Logic so I haven't downloaded/installed it yet, but I do have questions about moving the sound library to an external drive and if this would affect Garageband (10.4.7 on Ventura 13.1). If I move the Logic sound library to an external SSD, will this affect the Garageband sound library, or are the sound libraries independent? And, looking ahead, after the free trial is over and I decide that I want to go back to using Garageband, will I need to make any modifications to Garageband to use it as before? I've tried researching this online, and I can't find an answer to these. If I knew that Logic's and Garageband's sound libraries are independent, I wouldn't be asking these questions in the first place. If this is addressed in the remarks below, I'm sorry; I just didn't sift through everything (there's a lot here!). Thanks.

[@ICA_Ghost]

the garageband library is the same as in logic

[@caseykittel]

amazing as always, but now I'm trying to better understand how to call up pianos and other sounds from the library. can you point me to a library tutorial? - I open a new empty project - choose software instrument if I don't choose "empty channel strip" from the instrument menu I end up with alchemy. the problem is that my library is then limited to showing only alchemy sounds and things get messy when I switch to say a piano. the piano I'm guessing lives in the sampler, but I can't even find it when I choose the sampler instrument. I end up deleting the track and starting over - or I choose "no plugin" from the channel strip which then reloads my library with all my sounds, rather than just the alchemy sounds. the whole time my library says "all sounds" but it actually only includes the sounds from the instrument that's loaded ie Alchemy. I think this deserves a video if you haven't already done one on the library. I can get around kinda, but: how do I get the library to simply show me all the sounds (so I can actually use it like a library)? I want to be able to open the library and choose piano even when I'm using another instrument on my channel strip. or tell me a better way to see all the available sounds... help Help Guy! you're my only hope. thanks!

[@NMko22706]

do I need to fully download the library before I relocate or I can download it straight onto an external drive?

[@godwinmabonga424]

Can Logic pro be installed on mac m1 chip 16''? If so, how is the compatibility of plugins (VSTs)

[@frwiss]

Hey Josh. Excited about your new series. I have a question please, about relocating the sound library. Once you relocate to an external hard drive I guess you still need to delete the files on the internal drive, correct? Or does Logic automatically delete those files? Thanks a lot.

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

I believe it automatically moves the files, so they should not be located on your internal drive. No need to delete anything. But I think it does keep some essential sounds on your internal drive.

[@frwiss]

@@MusicTechHelpGuy Wonderful. And thank you for taking the time to respond! I really, really dig your videos - content and format. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@gianni1646]

@@MusicTechHelpGuy Hello Josh, if I relocate my sound library how do I obtain clips and loops back into a Logic project? (I know the answer is going to be simple but I need to know. My iMac has suddenly become very slow and I wonder if the massive library is bogging it down) Thanks!

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

@@gianni1646 The loop library stays in the same place in terms of the Logic interface. You're accessing them from the loop library, they are just located externally. Same goes for the sample libraries in the software instruments. When you relocate the library, you can continue to use Logic just as you have done before, you just have to make sure the external drive is connected and turned on.

[@grailgnosticism2342]

What would happen if i upgraded my osx, from 11 to 12, even though my machine is a mid 2015 iMac? Would osx 12 post? I want to buy the lagtest version of Logic ...

[@ylimoni]

Hello, I have seen several videos on your channel and even subscribed, thank you for that. I would appreciate it if you could help me regarding Logic Pro. Since I bought a Mac Mini Pro 2 and transferred all the information from the previous computer, i Mac, to the new computer My loop browser is completely empty! By empty, I don't mean grayed out, i mean completely empty, there is no mention of any loop. Besides that, my logic works as usual and so do the other programs on the computer. I already tried the actions: "riendex all loops" and "reinstall sound library". And it didn't help. It is important to note that in the folder called the library on the computer when I enter the audio library there is a folder called "Apple Loops" and in it are all the loops that I am pretty sure should appear in the loops browser. In the same main library folder are also all the plug-ins, effects and midi sounds that the software does recognize and I use them on a regular basis. I couldn't find any reference to this kind of problem on the web, forums and Apple support site. It's really frustrating. Does this problem sound familiar to you? Do you have any idea how to fix this?

[@chucksaeger7500]

I’m using the free trial and then intend to buy it. I did the downloading of the library and the relocated to an external ssd. Everything was working perfectly but then the library became unattainable. I had to re-download it so now I have the library on my ssd and in logic. Is there something I did wrong? Thanks man!

[@thecallofthealley]

Relocate, it was not clear if logic moves everything from one location to another, does it redownload everything from the web and we then have to delete the previous location's content? Does it do like Native instrument, just assigne the sounds to a new location, or really physically 'move' from one place to another? And so we dont have to do it because Logic does that? That is strange that Logic would act as a computer and physically move the content to an external drive, I have a hard time picturing this. Does it moves them from one place to the other so you dont have to delete them from the older location...? Thanks

[@jonathanbobo722]

What studio monitors are you using now?

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

I use the Avantone CLA-10's as my main speakers, with a sub. I do have a pair of Dynaudio BM15's, but I don't even have them connected at the moment.

[@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69]

I'm trying to find out what the Legacy Algorithms are for under: Edit>Time Stretch>Time Stretching Algorithms>Legacy Algorithms. It's in the Edit in the audio Edit window when you double click on an audio region to bring up the editor. What are all those for? I can't find a single video on the topic. Ableton has some sweet warp modes for time stretching I believe F if I actually know but I swear you can time stretch it for different results and I'm wondering if it has anything to do with these Time Stretching Algorithms but IDK. Um Help!

[@chrixtattoo]

Thank you! very much !

[@ShockwaveZero]

is it possible to change the file path for the sounds in the sound library manager? i relocated my file path to my external drive but for some reason when downloading more sounds they download onto my mac directly. thanks

[@jacobspencer6252]

Hi @musictechhelpguy any ideas how I can get around this error script when trying to relocate my sound library to EXT HDD (I would like to keep it a time machine backup drive): 'Time machine backup drive. This machine can not host your sound library' ??

[@jayraifman4761]

Thank you.

[@prodbynils6609]

Once the library is installed to the external drive do I have to delete the library on the old place i saved it?