Logic Tips: Using Parallel Distortion

In this Logic Pro tutorial, Jono Buchanan demonstrates the power of parallel distortion with Logic's Clip Distortion effects unit. You'll learn the benefits of parallel distortion on individual drum hits and on a drum kit as a whole, as well as some techniques to achieve both. Jono gives you an overview of Clip Distortion and explains why distortion can have such a pleasing effect on drums.

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Chapters
0:00 Start
0:21 What is Parallel Distortion?
2:15 Distorting individual hits
3:32 Clip Distortion overview
5:06 Experimenting with the snare
7:36 Distorting all drums
8:56 Fine-tuning the distortion
10:43 The effect of distortion
12:07 Recap