Logic Studio

[Dallas Coyle]

Hello Everyone,
I'm new to composing. I was formerly in a metal band and I just couldn't tour anymore. I was wondering what everyone here thought of Logic Studio? I've been working in Garageband a lot and love Mac. I would never stray. Is Logic worth it?

[Jack Pickett]

Well worth it in my opinion - I've been using it happily since 2002.

Personally I wasn't too sure about Logic 8 and have stuck with 7 which still requires a dongle - though the general weight of opinion seems to be that it is a further improvement.

[Chris Alpiar]

I dont use Logic, I use the other Mac only DAW - Digital Performer. But I would say that Logic or DP - either one are on par with each other in terms of features and benefits and both blow garage band out of the water. :-)

[Mike Torr]

I have a page bookmarked that seems to contain a lot of reviews and comparisons:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/Sequencer2.html

I haven't got round to looking at it yet so I don't know how good it is, but it might prove useful.

Personally I'm a huge Mac fan but only recently bought my iMac. I'm still running Sonar on a Windows laptop but fully intend to move to Mac Pro when I can afford it. I still haven't decided which DAW to use.

Edit: Just noticed that page is not really up to date. Anyone know of a similar thing with more recent info?

[Dallas Coyle]

can you explain what DAW is? Thanks!

[Chris Alpiar]

Digital Audio Workstation: Logic, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Cubase and Sonar are the main ones used by pros

[Rob Richert]

Logic is great. Been using it since version 7 and absolutely love it. Logic is definitely worth it.

[Tim Hughes]

I have been using Logic 8 for year now and it pretty much serves all my needs. It does however require a lot of patience and I found that the One to One sessions that Apple run in their stores quite helpful as there are often many ways in the program of achieving the same goal. I was completely new to DAWs when I got it and just took my time. I also have Ableton Live 8 on trial at the moment and that offers a different perspective. I think Logic 8 represents excellent value for money though especially with all the plug ins.

[Dallas Coyle]

Thanks! It looks like I'm going to make the investment!

[Tim Hughes]

You won't regret it. The guys I met at various Apple stores were very helpful both in terms of Logic but also the best hardware / Mac spec etc and other third party stuff.

[Danny De Can]

In 2008, I moved from Cubase to Logic Studio and never regretted it. Still very curious if the next version will take more benefit of multiprocessors.

[dan delor]

Hi Dallas,
I've been working with logic for over 6 years now (mac always and forever) and while all Apps have their foibles, I would say if you enjoy Garage Band, there's never been a better time to move up to the Pro Application. Logic Studio has a new 'friendlier' front end to the old logic 7, which makes it easier to learn and indeed move up from GarageBand. It's also cheaper than it's ever been - roughly half what Logic Pro 7 was! There is fairly steep learning curve initially, and there is much to learn, but you get a bunch of great instruments, sound libraries and effects to use in the box, and in my opinion it's great for working with live recordings. If you do go for it- a word of advice - a great deal can be learned simply by going through all the shortcut 'quick-key' commands and finding out what they do - many of the funky things that help you work speedily and creatively can be discovered this way.
Good luck with your music,
dan

[Alyson Snyder]

Logic is legit.