Logic 101 Production Course

Make your first real beat in Logic Pro, from scratch, in six private one-hour lessons.

Welcome to Denver DJ School's Logic 101 Course! Over six 1-hour classes, you'll learn how to produce your own beats in Logic Pro. We focus on having fun, building confidence, and getting you hands-on from day one. You'll walk away with a complete beat or composition and a solid foundation to keep growing as a producer.

What You'll Learn

• Week 1: Loops, sounds and your first beat
• Week 2: Getting around the Logic Pro interface
• Week 3: MIDI and programming your own drums and melodies
• Week 4: Arranging a full track
• Week 5: Basic mixing and exporting your track
• Week 6: Final project, feedback and your certificate

Week 1 – Getting Started: Loops, Sounds & Having Fun

We hit the ground running. You'll open Logic Pro and start making music immediately.

• Load Apple Loops, drum kits, and software instruments
• Build your first basic beat using pre-made loops
• Find sounds and instruments and build quick arrangements
• The focus: get comfortable, get creative, and have fun

Week 2 – Understanding the Logic Pro Interface

Now that your first beat is going, we dive into how Logic Pro works.

• The layout: arrange window, mixer, library, inspector, and editors
• Tracks, regions, and layers
• Basic workflow: adding and deleting tracks, zooming, navigating
• The Sound Library: drums, instruments, and patches

Week 3 – Introduction to MIDI & Programming Your Own Beats

Start building beats with your own patterns instead of just loops.

• What MIDI is and how to use it
• Build drums, melodies, and basslines with a MIDI controller or your mouse
• Quantize to lock your rhythms in time
• Program your first full drum pattern
• Tweak instrument sounds and basic synth parameters

Week 4 – Song Arrangement: Turning Loops Into Full Tracks

Time to turn your beat ideas into full songs.

• Build an intro, verse, chorus, and outro
• Organize your track with arrangement markers
• Use basic automation to create movement and energy
• Layer sounds and add fills to keep your track interesting
• Finish the week with your first full draft arrangement

Week 5 – Basic Mixing & Exporting Your Track

Now we polish it up.

• Mixing basics: leveling, panning, EQ, and reverb
• Clean up your mix with Logic's built-in plug-ins
• Export your track as an MP3 or WAV
• The goal: a balanced track that's ready to share

Week 6 – Final Project: Present Your Finished Beat

This is your showcase week.

• Present your finished beat to your instructor
• Get feedback on your arrangement and mix
• Receive your Logic 101 Certificate of Completion
• Leave with a finished beat you created from scratch

Course Details

• Six private, one-on-one lessons, 1 hour each
• Pick your lesson times after checkout
• Already took a $100 single class? It credits toward this course

Your Next Step

After Logic 101, continue to Logic 202, then Logic 303.

We're excited to help you take your first steps as a producer. Let's start making beats!