If you’re an Apple mac user looking to make music, then Logic Pro is a great place to start. It’s an incredibly powerful music production software used by professionals in the music industry globally. Not only this, you can purchase Logic Pro directly from the App Store for £199.
As is the nature with music production software, there’s an incredible amount to learn and it can often be difficult to know where to start. Aimed at total beginners or self-taught producers, our Logic Pro Course takes place over 2 weekends (4 days of training), or we also run an evening alternative over 6 weeks. The course focuses on the main areas that will help get you kickstarted into making music.
We’ll begin by looking at the genre you want to make, and musically how that would look as an arrangement, and at what tempo. The course moves onto creating rhythms and drum loops in Logic Pro, and how to add additional instrumentation and record and programme in vocals.
The second half of the course will look at how to add effects to your music, and how and augment the sounds to create clarity and depth (mixdown and mastering). By the end of the course you’ll have worked towards finishing a completed track in the genre of music you want to, and have a great foundation to carry on making music with Logic Pro.
As part of the course you’ll gain 6 weeks unlimited access to our Midi Lab from when you start, to continue using the software and our technical support team to assist you.
Course Overview
Music Software
Introduction to Logic Pro X
The interface
Drum beats
Synthesis
Arrangement
How to sequence your ideas
Inserts and aux sends
Adding lead and pad elements
Arpeggiators
Mixing
Panning
Compression & EQ
Dynamics in a track
Reverb and delay devices
Midi
What is MIDI?
Manipulating instruments
Creating a bassline
Construction of electronic music
Audio
Audio samples & loops
Recording, editing and audio
Resampling
Building song structure
Mastering
What is mastering?
Preparation
Basic mastering techniques
Multi-band compression
FOR BEGINNERS
Gain a thorough ‘everyday’ working knowledge of Logic Pro – taken from a beginner level upwards
LOGIC SPECIFIC
Learn the workflow and shortcuts of Logic Pro, and explore some of its best areas and functionality
CREATE MUSIC
Get to grips with creating and editing MIDI, audio, sequencing, adding effects and mastering your music
FINISH A TRACK
Learn general, transferrable production skills such as sound design, arrangement and basic mixdown
Course information
Start Dates
April 7, 8, 14, 15 (Weekend Course)
July 21, 22, 28, 29 (Weekend Course)
Oct 31, Nov 7, 14, 21, 28, Dec 5 (Evening Course)
Course Fees
£395 / £445, or monthly payments from £31/month.
AGE
16+
Timetable
Weekend courses: 4 lessons over 2 weekends, 10am – 3pm
In short: enrol as soon as you are ready. All live course dates are available for you to enrol on.
Unlike most training centres SEM has a limit on lecturer to student ratio and keeps its class sizes small. We therefore have limited availability and courses fill up in advance. We would recommend enrolling as soon as you are ready, to avoid disappointment. If you are looking at a start date that is more than 3 months away, we would strongly recommend contacting a course advisor so that we can primarily secure your place before the window opens for you to apply for finance.
If you are funding with Student Finance (Monthly payment options 1 and 2) and your course starts within 3 months
Apply online now via the course page
Monthly repayments to Omnifinance do not begin until 1 month after your course start date.
The initial downpayment is paid to SEM, this is not required until 14 days before your course start date.
If you are funding with Student Finance (Monthly payment options 1 and 2) and your course starts in more than 3 months time
Speak to to the SEM office asap. We can take the initial downpayment to hold your place on the course until we are within the 3 month window for you to apply for the finance.
The SEM office can also offer advice on how to prepare for the application (electoral roll, credit score check etc.)
If you have any questions please contact a course advisor on +44 (0)161 833 4722. They will be happy to help!
Can I get funding for the course?
If you have any questions, we would always recommend contacting a course advisor or calling us on +44 (0)161 833 4722.
Options 1 – 2: Get instant Student Finance with Omni Capital (you will need to be in employment)
Prospective students are able to get an instant online decision to fund training though our partner Omni Capital. To apply, you must be 18 or over, and have been living in the UK for at least 3 years before your course starts. You can apply by clicking ‘enrol’ on the course page to begin the finance application. Please note student finance can only be applied for within 3 months or less of the course start date.
You can apply for the full amount of course fees, and choose an affordable monthly repayment that suits your budget. Other benefits of student finance are that the baseline course price is based on our ‘advanced’ cheaper price. You will need to pay a minimum 5% downpayment on the course fees at the point of successful application, although you have the option to make anything up to a 50% downpayment on course fees (please contact SEM for this).
Options 3 – 4: Fund the course yourself
Option 3 is an advance payment of £395, you can make this payment right up until 24hrs prior to the course start date, but you run the risk of the course filling if you wait too long. Option 4 means you can secure your place for £50 at any point, and the remaining £395 balance you can pay at any point (just contact the SEM Office to pay), right up until 14 days before the course starts. If you have not paid the remaining balance and it is within 14 days of the course starting, then your place may be at risk as it cannot be held for you within 14 days if the remaining balance has not been received. Please note, registration fees cannot be refunded if you cancel or do not attend your course place. Please contact us about this if you need more advice.
Please note:
If you are European, a British citizen but have not lived in the UK for the past three years, or have low or no credit score, then payment options 3 and 4 are the relevant options for you.
Student finance calculator
You can use the finance calculator to try the potential options that suit your budget.
There is a minimum of 5% non-refundable deposit (downpayment for the course fees) required from the student at the point of successful application. The calculator will tell you minimum deposit required on the right hand side. To pay a bigger deposit please contact the school.
EG: Logic Pro Course. Fees: £395
£395 over 6 months : Deposit £20 : Monthly instalments of £62.50. Total finance £375.
