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Sharing Your Music

You’ve poured your heart and soul into Logic Pro, and now that you’re done, what do you do? Share it with your friends, including me! I love listening to new artists. There’s an audience out there who hasn’t discovered your music and wants to hear it. In this section, you discover how to get your music heard.

Sharing your project to iTunes

If you bounced your project files already, you can open them in iTunes from Finder. But you can bounce and share your project also directly with iTunes, so you can sync your project to your iOS devices and play your tracks wherever you go. Choose File Share Song to iTunes to display the Share to iTunes window, shown in Figure 19-3. Name your project and set the tags, choose the quality level and bounce length, and click Share. The bounce is processed and imported to iTunes, ready to play and sync.

Figure 19-3:

The Share

to iTunes

window.

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Sharing your project to the media browser

You can share your project with other applications such as iMovie and Final Cut Pro using the media browser. Choose File Share Media Browser to open the Share to Media Browser window. Name the file and choose the sound quality. Click Share to add your bounced file to the media browser.

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\			If you consolidate your project, audio you’ve shared with the media browser is
			removed. Sharing with the media browser isn’t permanent. It’s not a means for
			backup. You’re better off sharing your project with iTunes or bouncing to your
			hard drive and importing your music into other projects from Finder.

Sharing your project to SoundCloud

New to Logic Pro X is SoundCloud sharing. SoundCloud is an online service and social network for posting and sharing audio. The service is free, and you can set up and begin sharing your music quickly. Choose File Share Share to SoundCloud. The first time you visit the site, you’re asked to enter your username and password, so you must be connected to the Internet.

When you’re logged in, the Share to SoundCloud window opens, as shown in Figure 19-4. Enter your details and click Share. Your audio is processed on SoundCloud’s servers and added to your profile, ready to share in minutes.

Figure 19-4:

The Share to SoundCloud window.

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I hope you’re inspired to make more music, and I hope you’re excited to share it with all the eager listeners of the world. And I hope you count me as one of your eager listeners. Share your tracks with me at http://soundcloud.com/ grahamenglish.

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Part VI

The Part of Tens

\	Improve your mix with ten quick tips by visiting www.dumies.com/extras/
	logicprox.

In this part...

\\ Use an iPad to write songs, play and record software instruments, edit and mix, and navigate Logic Pro.

\\ Speed up your workflow. Get organized and productive, use key commands and screensets, save time with presets, and troubleshoot Logic Pro.