Apple pan-European Creative AATCe Students Contest

Apple is organizing a talent contest in Europe aimed at students of any European AATCe (Apple Authorized Center for Education)
I'll quote Apple UK's site:

Looking for a creative challenge to showcase your skills? Take part in the Creative Talent Contest 2009, a pan-European competition organised by Apple for all AATCe Students. Create a film or song using Final Cut Studio or Logic Pro, and have your project reviewed by an international panel of creative professionals and celebrities. To cap it all, finalists will be awarded amazing prizes at a special awards ceremony held in London.

So if you're a student in any European AATCe and you work creatively with Final Cut Studio or Logic Pro you're in!

To see the details visit the Apple contest site of your country:

Austria
Belgium (Dutch)
Belgium (French)
Denmark (English)
Finland (English)
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy (English)
The Netherlands
Norway (English)
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland (French)
Switzerland (German)
UK

For other countries not mentioned check out the European website for the contest.
Enjoy.

Apple Logic Studio Video Tutorials

Hello, have you checked out the official Logic Studio tutorials by Apple?

They are gorgeous, clean, clear, instructive and well paced.
It doesn't matter if you're David Earl or a complete beginner, there's always a tip that will help you with your work.

Currently on the Apple site the videos are:

Logic Pro
Overview
Recording
Arranging
Overdubbing
Editing Audio
Editing MIDI
Mixing
Automation
Finishing the mix
Scoring
Working in surround

MainStage
Overview
Playing keyboards
Playing guitar and other live instruments

Studio Instruments
Overview
EXS24 sampler
Ultrabeat

Studio Effects
Overview
Delay Designer

Studio Sound Library
Overview
Apple Loops

Utilities
WaveBurner

I personally loved the ones about Scoring and Working in Surround, I'm going to check the one about EXS24.
I'm eager to see the tutorials on Sountrack Pro, so far there are some videos with the overview.

What do you think about them?
Do you know any other sites with video tutorials?

Here are 2:
David Earl (SFLogicNinja)
Me (Solaremusic)

Please feel free to post about any videos for Logic Studio and I will update the post and link the sites you recommend.

MORE VIDEOS
Link back to this blog at your will, cheers!
Jan-20th Update:
Logic Studio Training

Microsoft launches "GarageBand Killer"

You thought Microsoft would never discover music right?
Well guess what... not only did the M-machine become aware of the existence of music they have also launched their own music production software and it's (in my opinion) bound to eradicate, banish, erase, pulverize Logic Studio from the pages of history and the collective memory.

Eh... well no, it would more probably be something to compete against GarageBand as a composition scratchpad/aide.
What... you don't believe me? Here it is, take that Garage Band! (Hey is that a MacBook?)



I'm so switching back to Windows after this...
Ok I'm being sarcastic, but hey... I would love to see more competition against Logic Studio / GarageBand (on all levels and fronts) so Apple would remain perennially forced to innovate.

Nice work Microsoft research, couple that with better marketing and you have a winner.

Apple releases "Logic Studio in Action" videos, articles

How much time has passed since the introduction of Logic Studio on Sep 2007?
Exactly... That's enough time to test it, take it on the road, produce albums, and document all the action.

Apple has done just that and they have launched the "Logic Studio in Action" video/article series.
In them you'll find for example, how Nine Inch Nails takes their production to the stage and basically how Logic Studio's MainStage can help you in your live setup: vocals, keyboards, guitar effects etc. Also there are articles on how other producers are using Logic Studio to create their work.


To cite the words of Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor:

"Frankly my knowledge of MainStage was: Oh, it's something that comes with Logic. When it proved itself, you know, we felt like the smartest guys in the room for a little while"

The video is quite impressive (full of gear pr0n) and they make it seem as though the possibilities with MainStage are endless (still, no ReWire folks!)

There is also an introductory video to MainStage, I wonder why it was not released before.
Virtuoso composer and instructor Scott Wilkie takes you through the basics of MainStage.
With his smooth playing he sure makes those Logic Studio instrument patches stand out.

We can only hope this new series keep growing!
You can check them out at: http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/action/

Cheers.