I'm amazed at what composers have created for the silver screen in the past 100 years. Mimi and I just recently scored a short film (about 30min) in Logic Pro. Wow! It feels like technology is a blessing and a curse. Being able to hear the score instantly is amazing. You make edits super quick, obvious issues stand out within seconds, and your options are virtually unlimited.

In some ways, having no synthesizers to work with could promote inspiration. I've always felt that limiting my tool set for a given session helps create inspiration. Why? Because I'm not over whelmed with hundreds of plugins and sonic choices!

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Ever since Mimi and I went to Miami I've been loving that electro sound. Hearing it in the clubs was tight! So I thought, why not make an electro-ish beat? Cool. Then I thought, instead of relying on drum samples in things like Stylus RMX, make the beat out of Logic's own synths (ES1, ES2)! Below is a sample of the full beat (with a bassline using Vanguard).

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I recently found a blogger talking about doing a "Tuneback", which is basically a song conceived, written, and knocked out in 1 hour. SO, we decided "what the hell!" and give it a shot. It was really enlightening, because it forced us to make decisions that we usually end up spending a few hours on (instead of several minutes!)

The song is called "Delicious" and has a very sexy Electronic/Dance vibe. All done in one hour, in Logic Pro, take a listen ...
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