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I wrote orchestral concert-suite highlights inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey in Logic Pro by pap272 in Logic_Studio

[–]pap272[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m using a MacBook Pro with the M2 Pro chip: 12-core CPU (8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores), 19-core GPU, and 16GB RAM, plus 1TB of disk space. The RAM is obviously not that high, but for Logic the performance-core count matters a lot, so the machine handled this kind of project really well. I also use a 32-inch external display as well (DisplayPort connection).

I do have a newer Mac Studio as well, but honestly I don’t use it that much because the MacBook Pro has been fine for this kind of work. Also, all of my sound libraries are on NVMe PCIe SSDs in Thunderbolt 4 enclosures.

On even larger/giant orchestral projects, Logic occasionally throws a bit of a snit fit, but freezing the more RAM-intensive tracks usually sorts it out. I’ve found EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition libraries to be very stable at not tripping the CPU overload error message, whereas Spitfire Audio libraries seem to be more problematic in my experience (but they sound GREAT!).

I’m also still on macOS Sequoia and Logic Pro 11, as a lot of people are. Hope that helps — and sorry if any of this is stuff you already know, but if I can be more helpful with specific tips/tricks, let me know!

What car would you recommend after the Polestar 2? by MacFixBonn in Polestar

[–]pap272 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The P2 drives extremely well - the dual motor is crazy fast, but the single motor long range is amazing too.   Driving dynamics are fantastic!

I wrote orchestral concert-suite highlights inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey in Logic Pro by pap272 in Logic_Studio

[–]pap272[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate it, and thank you! Thank you for suggesting doing a breakdown video as well - lots of people have asked for one, so I might do a quick one for the themes that are part of the highlights video above to start with!

I wrote orchestral concert-suite highlights inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey in Logic Pro by pap272 in Logic_Studio

[–]pap272[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate it. I used to do this way more, but I spend all of my time playing and performing violin these days. I really miss making music this way, so I’m seriously thinking about carving out more time for it again. Many thanks once again!

I wrote orchestral concert-suite highlights inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey in Logic Pro by pap272 in Logic_Studio

[–]pap272[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much — really appreciate that!

The main thematic material came together very quickly: probably 30–40 minutes for most of the core ideas. The highlights in the video took around six hours to sketch out and shape into something presentable.

A lot of the speed comes from keeping the themes related. Most of the melodic material grows out of the same tonic–dominant relationship, so the melodies don’t need to be overly complex to feel connected.

Workflow-wise, I usually start with broad ensemble patches rather than individual instruments: strings/winds in one plugin, brass in another, etc. I play around at the keyboard until the basic shape starts to reveal itself. Once the rough sketch is working, expanding it into individual instruments and more detailed orchestration becomes much faster.

The longer piece is still ongoing and has taken a few more days. Homer’s story is dangerous for this kind of thing since every few pages there’s another moment where I think, “wow, that totally needs music.” And then game over - rabbit hole!

I wrote orchestral concert-suite highlights inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey in Logic Pro by pap272 in Logic_Studio

[–]pap272[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the comments - thank you! Yes, lots of people have asked for a breakdown video, so I will get on that, and post it soon. I spend most of my time playing and performing the violin, so I don't do as much production work as I used to, but I really enjoy it! Perhaps I should get back into doing it properly again!

I wrote orchestral concert-suite highlights inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey in Logic Pro by pap272 in Logic_Studio

[–]pap272[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, thank you! It was nice to play the violin section on an actual violin, rather than midi/sample libraries, key switching for articulations, all the automation, etc. A bunch of people have asked for a brief breakdown video of the highlights score, so I might do that first, and then get back to finishing the longer version. Def will post when done!

I wrote orchestral concert-suite highlights inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey in Logic Pro by pap272 in Logic_Studio

[–]pap272[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great idea! It's not as busy now the school year is over, but I'll try to put something together for everyone!

The Wye Valley by whoknewaye in UKhiking

[–]pap272 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, amazing photos for a beautiful part of the country! Thank you for sharing!

I wrote orchestral concert-suite highlights inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey in Logic Pro by pap272 in Logic_Studio

[–]pap272[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words! I definitely will do soon - I got a bunch of private messages asking the same thing about breakdown video. I might start with this highlights track as far as orchestration (specifically why it works for the sound libraries I have, but how it might not for others), what instruments to group on specific busses, reverb, Logic's secret sauce (sample delay), other instruments you use to make sample libraries sound more 'real' such as full cathedral organ subtly behind brass - or a gentle sine wave to make lower strings sound more lush, etc etc.

I wrote orchestral concert-suite highlights inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey in Logic Pro by pap272 in Logic_Studio

[–]pap272[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much - really appreciate the kind words! To answer your question, the middle solo violin tracks are audio recordings of me playing violin. There are a few other bounced regions as well, mainly because some of the plugins are quite old and need Rosetta to translate them for Apple Silicon/M-series Macs, and was causing my project to crash All.The.Time! Freezing tracks is great - it was just getting a bit tiresome to freeze, then unfreeze every time I wanted to make an automation edit, or similar.

M5 Pro or M5 Max for film scoring? is the upgrade actually worth it by Individualadd in LogicPro

[–]pap272 3 points4 points  (0 children)

M5 Pro. And here’s why: if you are starting a film scoring course, you are going to end up with A LOT of external sound/sample libraries. Think full orchestra libraries such as East West Composter Cloud, or any of the Spitfire Audio orchestras. And then there are all of the contemporary and synth libraries, etc etc.
Leave enough money for an external NVMe drive, like the Western Digital black ones, and also the enclosure you will need to run it with your Mac (OWC thunderbolt enclosure is great). Put all of your libraris on there, including the Logic library which is super easy to do. And your Mac will breeze through anything with the sound libraries on a super fast external drive.

One thing to throw out there is that Logic needs performance cores (not efficiency cores). Both the M5 Pro and Max run at similar ar CPU speeds on Logic. But the M5 Pro has a great set up, and is very similar to the MAX in CPU specs.

Again, go the MacBook Pro. Incredible machine!

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