Logic 202 Production Course

Take your beats from rough to polished. Learn to mix and master in Logic Pro in six private one-hour lessons.

Welcome to Denver DJ School's Logic 202 Course, the second level after Logic 101. This course is all about mixing and basic mastering. You'll learn how to organize a session, route your mix with buses, shape your sound with professional effects, and finish with a mastered beat that's ready to share.

What You'll Learn

• Week 1: Clean up, export to audio, and prep for mixing
• Week 2: Setting up buses and send buses
• Week 3: The four core effects: compression, delay, reverb, and saturation
• Week 4: Applying effects to shape your mix
• Week 5: Dialing in the full mix and the export panel
• Week 6: Basic mastering and presenting your beat

Week 1 – Clean Up & Prepping for the Mix

A great mix starts with an organized session.

• Clean up your project: tracks, regions, naming, and colors
• Export MIDI and software instrument tracks to audio
• Manage your project as a whole so it's ready to mix
• Prep your session for the mixing stage

Week 2 – Buses & Send Buses

Learn how pro mixes are routed.

• What buses are and why they matter
• Group tracks like drums and vocals onto buses
• Set up send buses for shared effects
• Build a clean, flexible mix layout

Week 3 – Getting Into Effects

Meet the four effects you'll use to shape your mix.

• Compression: control dynamics and add punch
• Delay: add space, rhythm, and depth
• Reverb: place your sounds in a room
• Saturation: add warmth, grit, and character

Week 4 – Applying Effects to Your Mix

Put the four effects to work on your own beat.

• Use compression and saturation on drums, bass, and leads
• Use delay and reverb on your send buses
• Learn when to use more and when to pull back
• Hear the difference each effect makes in your mix

Week 5 – Dialing In the Full Mix & Exporting

Bring it all together.

• Balance levels, panning, and effects across the whole track
• Fine-tune the full mix so it's ready to export
• Learn the export panel: formats, settings, and options

Week 6 – Basic Mastering & Final Presentation

This is your showcase week.

• Use Logic's Mastering suite to create a basic master
• Present your finished, mastered beat to your instructor
• Get feedback on your mix and master
• Receive your Logic 202 Certificate of Completion

Course Details

• Six private, one-on-one lessons, 1 hour each
• Pick your first lesson time at checkout
• Best after Logic 101 or equivalent Logic experience
  

Your Next Step

After Logic 202, continue to Logic 303.

Let's make your beats sound finished. See you in the studio!