Play live with your Mac
HOW TO DO ANYTHING ON YOUR MAC, iPHONE & iPAD
Burst out of the bedroom and take your Mac on stage
REQUIRES
Logic Pro X
YOU WILL LEARN
How to loop in Logic and export to Ableton
IT WILL TAKE
20 minutes
IN THE LAST few months, we’ve focused on creating and recording music on your Mac, but what about performing? Whether you’re a rock band or a bedroom techno overlord your Mac can be a really powerful tool when you want to play live.
In this tutorial, we’ll look at two big– name apps, Apple’s Logic Pro and Ableton Live. They aren’t the only options — most loop–based music apps can happily play live too — but they’re the most popular choices. Ableton is a familiar sight on big stages; unlike Logic it was created specifically for live performance. But with the arrival of Live Loops, Logic has now caught up.