This course is an advanced-level experience for producers aiming to master the craft of hip-hop production using Logic Pro. Students will analyze production across the genre’s history, build advanced drum textures using Drum Machine Designer, flip samples with Quick Sampler and resampling workflows, and develop professional-quality vocals and mixes using Logic’s native tools.
By the end of the course, each student will complete and present an original hip-hop track that demonstrates artistic voice, technical excellence, and genre fluency.

  • Track Analysis and Genre History
    • Study eras, subgenres, and hallmark sounds to guide creative choices.
  • Advanced Drum Programming
    • Build custom kits in Drum Machine Designer and program grooves with swing and microtiming.
  • Sampling, Slicing, and Resampling
    • Flip audio with Quick Sampler, Flex tools, and bounce-in-place workflows.
  • Vocal Recording and Editing
    • Capture takes, comp, and clean vocals with Flex Pitch and clip gain.
  • Rap Vocal Chains and FX
    • Shape tone with EQ, compression, de-essing, delays, and wideners.
  • Hip-Hop Mixing Strategies
    • Balance low end, carve space, and use saturation, bussing, and parallel chains.
  • Arrangement and Energy Management
    • Structure sections, transitions, and dynamics for impact.
  • Export, Stems, and Delivery
    • Set loudness, name stems, and bounce masters for release.

  • Finish one original hip-hop track and present it in Week 4.
  • Program a complete drum section that uses swing, ghost notes, and velocity shaping.
  • Flip at least one sample in two distinct ways that show timing or pitch transformation.
  • Record and comp a short rap verse and build a reusable vocal chain preset.
  • Mix with clear low end and intelligible vocals while avoiding masking between 100 Hz and 8 kHz.
  • Hit a clean master export at 44.1 kHz and 24-bit with streaming loudness around −14 LUFS integrated.
  • Deliver a named and organized set of stems plus a final WAV and project folder.

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