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Apple Logic Studio Music Production Software (Macintosh) reviews

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10 out of 10

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Feature:
There are plenty of fantastic plug-ins and synths that come with Logic, but I'm just going to do a rundown of the most advanced ones and my favorites: Channel EQ - A paragraphic equalizer with four notch filters, two shelving filters, and two cutoff filters. Aside from having a built-in analyzer, you can manipulate the points by actually grabbing onto them on the graph, a feature that I now can't live without unless I absolutely have to. Pro Tools' EQ can sit in a corner and rot, for all I care. Delay Designer - Allows you to add up to thirty-two delay points, timed to the millisecond as you please, each with easily customizable cutoff, volume, pan, resolution, and transposition. Unbelievably powerful. Space Designer - Incredibly realistic and powerful reverb designer. The preset list is all I use, and it has hundreds of environments waiting for you to stick your music into. I have yet to find one that doesn't sound fantastically convincing. Guitar Amp Pro - Choose from multiple cabinet styles and even choose between off-center and centered microphone positioning. ES2 - Still one of the fattest, most versatile, and delicious synths you can imagine. Three oscillators, two filters capable of parallel or series processing (and blending), ten modulation sources, two LFOs, three envelopes, and a vector modulator. There's more, but the big thing about it is the sounds it can make and its ease of use (once you learn it). Sculpture - Quite possibly one of the most sophisticated instrument creators on the market (until Omnisphere came around, anyway). This beast of a synth is more of an instrument modeler than anything else, with a "string" that can be made to mimic nylon, wood, steel, or glass (or a mix between them). With different ways to excite and disturb the "string" and a bunch of different ways to customize this instrument, you're going to need some tutorials, but Sculpture is a stunning piece of work. Ultrabeat - An unconventional and brilliantly designed drum machine. Every single sample has a set of controls that you'd expect on a two hundred dollar synthesizer. With the ability to mix and match and customize your own drum sets with drag and drop ease (as well as powerful step modulation), this is a serious beat creation tool. EXS24 - Almost forgot my favorite little sample. Deceptively simple-looking, this instrument not only works with any EXS patch, but lets you build your own EXS sample-based instrument, layers and all. You'll be hard-pressed to find any DAW that includes a set of tools like this, especially for this price. Also, if you've gotten a MobileMe account through Apple (which I recommend; twenty gigs of online space and synchronized system settings across computers is indispensable), you can actually synchronize your plug-in settings from Logic to your multiple machines! This is truly brilliant, and definitely a good idea. Aside from that, you can share your library of sounds and resources on your wifi network using Bonjour; again, very important if you have a laptop and a desktop. Apple has put a lot of consideration into many different aspects of this program, and you're only going to find more as you take more time to explore. The only downside that I can think of off of the top of my head is that there's no native VST support. After purchasing Kore, I can route any VSTs I want through that, but native support would be nice. Despite this, I never found it to be that big of a deal because most software supports AU as well as VST.

Quality:
I use this on my Mac Pro at home and on my Macbook Pro on the go. It doesn't work with the in-computer mic or any USB microphones, but I don't mind. The program is polished and clean, and it's rarely crashed, and the last time that happened to me was a couple of updates (and over a year and a half) ago. If you're trying to do some intensive things, don't be surprised if the program overloads. If it does, though, it'll just stop playing and let you know there's too much going on. Usually, I can just hit play again, though. It seems that it's just the system realizing that Logic needs more of its power. I've been using it since two months after its released, and I have yet to find a bug.

Value:
This is a complete set of programs that's going to take care of all of your pre-production, recording/production, and post-production needs. Nothing else out there includes the kinds of plug-ins this has, although Ableton's latest is pretty intense. At the moment, it's a bit unfair to compare this to other tools on the market since several have just released new versions this year and Logic 8 came out in October of '07. Logic 9 is on the way, though, so I recommend waiting for anybody who's eyeing this gem. If you need something NOW, though, you can't go wrong with Logic, and the upgrade won't be nearly as much as the suite anyway. At this price, it's still a mind-blowing deal.

Desirability:
It's a sexy interface, and the first time I opened Sculpture my jaw dropped (literally, my eyes and mouth went wide). The tools are all practically designed but still beautiful, and the color schemes and aesthetics give the illusion of a real piece of hardware quite regularly. The ES2, Sculpture, and Ultrabeat are the best examples of this when it comes to the instruments, but even when it comes to the interface, it's very clean and professional-looking while still being stylish.

Sound:
Logic does damn near anything you want it to. By purchasing Logic Pro, you don't just get the program, you get the sound library, which is over 40GB on its own. It contains over 18,000 high-quality, royalty-free loops as well as over a hundred very convincing digital instruments, including some exclusives that you can't get with Logic Express unless you upgrade. The software is capable of handling sound files up to 24-bit/96khz quality, which is the highest available at the moment. The sounds that the included instruments produce are pretty fantastic, although a bit basic when you stick to the more basic instruments (i.e. EFM1, EF P, etc). This includes Waveburner, a program for producing album masters, which allows you to get everything exactly as you like. Mainstage allows you to use any plug-ins and presets you've made in Logic in a live environment, including third-party plug-ins. Nine Inch Nails uses this onstage. I don't think I can give a much better example of the quality than that.

Ease of Use:
Version 7 would have gotten a 7 from me in this category, but that's been blown away. Version 8 features a full revamp of the interface for much more easily accessible and easy to use functionality. The mixer, sample editor, piano roll, and score (and the hyper editor, which I'm not familiar with) are all easily accessible at the bottom of your arrange window, brought up and tucked away with a keystroke or a click. The inspector on the left shows the basic parameters of the sample you've chosen, the track it's on, and the mixing channel for the track and its output channel. Mixing is smooth and easy, with auxiliary buses and channels being easy to set up and reroute. Color coding is a cinch as well. Essentially, you have everything you need to make the mixing experience as easy as you want it to be. The only complaint I still have is the Environment window, which feels archaic given how the rest of the program is set up. I shouldn't have to work this hard to get a functioning arpeggiator. However, if you learn it, you can do some truly neat stuff (like capturing the arpeggiators output as MIDI notes!).

Support:
Apple is genuinely helpful and has some of the best support out there. A particular problem I had was upgrading to my Mac Pro last year; I had to re-authorize my installation and I had lost my serial number since I'd bought Logic. I called Apple and let them know my problem. They asked for my receipt number, and since they'd e-mailed me my receipt, I just looked it up and gave it to them. They confirmed my purchase, then immediately e-mailed me a replacement serial number. Very cool, very easy, very friendly service, and I wasn't on hold for more than two minutes the entire time. They really do aim to please.

Overall:
The only piece of software that I would begin to consider using instead of Logic would be Ableton Live, and even that can be ReWired to work as a slave to Logic. For the kind of work I do, Logic is more practical, but Ableton's instruments and capabilities when it comes to creating electronic music have caught my eye on multiple occasions. However, I'm in no rush whatsoever. I haven't yet run into a single situation in which I wished I had something better. I plan on continuing to purchase future iterations of Logic, especially given the way that the program's been headed recently. Logic does it all, and will support most plug-ins you would ever want. In conjunction with my Native Instruments Kore and Komplete, I can't imagine using anything else.

Submitted: 5/10/2009

Style of Music: My own. It's hard to categorize, but I guess "techno" would be closest.

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10 out of 10

"Use Logic. BUY LOGIC!"

Feature:
Logic Studio comes with everything you need from getting started with a project to finishing up a project. The plug-ins are great and are fairly simple to use.

Quality:
The layout of Logic is great and the quality is also great! PROFESSIONAL QUALITY!

Value:
The value is unbeatable. PERIOD.

Desirability:
I would definitely marry this product!

Sound:
Logic allows the user to determine how poor or how great the sound will come out "sounding". To get a great sound it takes practice, it is not something that happens over night. This is the best recording software I've ever used or recorded on. This sounds much better than Cubase and Pro Tools.

Ease of Use:
Back in the day I started with Garageband and the transfer to Logic was fairly simple. I still don't know everything there is to know but I know enough to make a professional sounding project. Read bits and pieces of the manual and you will be fine, I guarantee it. There is also support forums.

Support:
It's Apple! They care about their customers and speak in an understandable language! lol

Overall:
When Apple makes an upgrade for this software I will get it right away. No questions about it. Don't think about going with Pro Tools or Cubase. Don't settle for less than the best.

Submitted: 3/21/2009

Style of Music: Christian Rap

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Introducing Logic Studio, Apple’s comprehensive suite of professional tools that
provides musicians with everything they need to create in the studio, on the stage, and for the screen. Logic Studio includes Logic Pro 8, Apple’s professional music application; MainStage, an innovative new application for music performance; and Soundtrack Pro 2 for audio post-production. It also includes acclaimed instruments, professional effects, an expanded sound library, and new production utilities—all in a single box at an incredible price.

Logic Pro 8, a powerful music production application, features an intuitive new
interface that makes it easy to write, record, edit, and mix music—all with the legendary
sound quality and rock-solid timing that have distinguished Logic products for years.

MainStage, a brand-new application for live performance, dramatically simplifies your live rig by making it easy to play software instruments and effects on stage—using standard keyboards, pedals, and other controllers along with an easy-to-read display.

Soundtrack Pro 2 is a full-featured audio post-production application for film and video. It features deep integration with Final Cut Pro as well as powerful sound design tools, multichannel waveform editing, and intelligent sound restoration capabilities.

Studio Instruments and Studio Effects include 40 incredible-sounding instruments and 80 professional effect plug-ins, many with True Surround capabilities.

Studio Sound Library includes the content from five complete Jam Pack collections and the entire sound library from Final Cut Studio 2, as well as new Logic Studio channel strip settings and plug-in settings.

Production utilities include WaveBurner for CD mastering; Compressor 3 for surround encoding; the Impulse Response Utility, used to capture the acoustics of real performance spaces; and the Apple Loops Utility.

New in Logic Pro 8

With its acclaimed power and flexibility for writing, recording, and producing music, Logic Pro 8 is the heart of Logic Studio.

New features in Logic Pro 8 include:

Next-generation interface, with a streamlined, single-window workspace

Simplified setup, with professional templates for common activities and projects

Effortless multitake recording, including automatically generated take folders

Revolutionary Quick Swipe comping, for quickly building the perfect track

Powerful audio editing, including sample-accurate editing in the Arrange window

Comprehensive surround, with multichannel tracks and busses up to 7.1

XSKey-free operation, with a simple serial number replacing the USB dongle

Introducing MainStage
MainStage turns your Mac into a powerful live rig that lets you use your favorite gear to control software instruments and effects in a live performance.

MainStage features:
Simplified user interface, with a high-contrast view for use in live performance

Amazing sound for the stage, with world-class Studio Instruments and Studio Effects

Flexible hardware setups, using keyboards, knobs, faders, and pedals to control sounds

Flawless performance, with seamless patch switching and an interactive display

Powerful templates, offering a quick and easy way to set up your live rig

Soundtrack Pro 2
Powerful editing tools, flexible surround mixing, and an intuitive interface simplify audio post-production for film and video. Soundtrack Pro 2 features:

Intuitive interface, including a multitrack Timeline and Waveform Editor

Advanced audio editing, including sample-accurate, nondestructive waveform editing

Sound design, featuring a layered Actions list for flexible sound effect creation

Dialogue tools, with easy multitake compositing, intelligent find-and-fix, and more

Mixing for picture, including support for stereo and surround mixes in the same project

Compatibility, integrated with Final Cut Pro, including automatic version conforming

Studio Instruments
Logic Studio offers the largest set of instrument plug-ins available in a single box, including 40 incredible-sounding vintage, synth, and sampled instruments.

Upgraded instruments in Logic Studio include:
Ultrabeat, enhanced with new beat-making features and over 1000 new drum sounds

EXS24 Editor, redesigned and seamlessly integrated into the EXS24 Sampler

ES2, now in True Surround, with a Macro view for easy access to key parameters

Sculpture, now in True Surround, with surround panning and surround delay

Studio Effects
Studio Effects plug-ins range from vintage and modern compressors to distortion effects and amp models. Of the 80 professional Studio Effects plug-ins, 16 feature True Surround capability.

Studio Effects include:
Creative effects, including Delay Designer and Space Designer, both in True Surround

Production effects, including Surround Compressor for multichannel compression

Studio Sound Library
With the complete content from five Jam Pack collections, the entire sound library from Final Cut Studio 2, and enhanced content from Logic Pro 7, the Studio Sound Library offers unprecedented value. An intuitive new browser lets you quickly find the perfect sound.

The Studio Sound Library includes:
18,000 Apple Loops, including 12,000 loops from five Jam Pack collections

5000 Foley, sound effects, and music beds, including over 1000 options in surround

1300 EXS instruments, including 248 instruments from five Jam Pack collections

2400 channel strip settings and plug-in settings, for a wide range of high-quality sounds

Production Utilities
Logic Studio includes two production utilities from Logic Pro 7—WaveBurner, for
mastering and authoring Red Book audio CDs, and the Apple Loops Utility.
Logic Studio includes two additional production utilities:

Compressor 3, for encoding Dolby Digital Professional AC-3 files in 2.0 or 5.1 formats

Impulse Response Utility, for recording impulse responses for use in Space Designer

Technical Info

Minimum requirements to install all applications
Mac computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor (PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor highly recommended)

1GB of RAM (2GB or more highly recommended)

Display with 1024-by-768 resolution (1280-by-800 or higher recommended)

Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later

QuickTime 7.2 or later

DVD drive for installation

PCI Express, ExpressCard/34, USB, or FireWire based audio interface recommended

Additional recommendations for Logic Pro
At least 2GB of RAM for large EXS instruments

USB musical keyboard (or suitable MIDI keyboard and interface) for instruments

Logic Node requires a Mac computer with a PowerPC G5, Intel Core, or Intel Xeon processor and Gigabit Ethernet

Additional recommendations for MainStage
At least 2GB of RAM for large EXS instruments

USB musical keyboard, control surface, or guitar pedal board (or suitable MIDI control device and interface)

Standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, iMac with Intel Core Duo, Power Mac G5, or iMac G5

Surround requirements for Logic Pro and Soundtrack Pro
Mac computer with dual PowerPC G5 processors or an Intel Core Duo or Xeon processor

Multichannel audio interface

Available disk space
7GB to install all applications and required content

Additional 39GB to install all optional content (large content packages can be installed on separate disk):
10GB for Jam Pack collections
16GB for sound effects
6GB for surround music beds
7GB for other optional content

Contents
DVD containing Logic Pro 8, MainStage, Soundtrack Pro 2, Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, WaveBurner 1.5, Compressor 3, Impulse Response Utility, Apple Loops Utility, QuickTime 7 Pro, and required content

Six content DVDs containing Jam Pack collections, sound effects, surround music beds, EXS24 samples, and impulse response files

Demo content DVD

Printed and electronic documentation

Logic Studio is the most powerful, versatile and user-friendly digital audio production suite Apple has ever developed. Logic Studio includes Logic Pro 8, an utterly professional production solution that makes recording, mixing, MIDI-sequencing or film-scoring an effortless, streamlined process. Single-window workflow means every element of your project is immediately visible. 80 high-resolution plug-in effects and 40 awesome virtual-instruments that are unavailable anywhere else. Studio also includes MainStage, a new program that turns your computer into a performance-ready VST-host. SoundTrack 2 is the latest version of Apple's audio post-production application that boasts deep integration with Final Cut pro. Studio Sound Libraries is a sound designer's dream with its collection of over 18,000 Apple Loops and 500 foley and sound effects. Logic Express 8 is a DAW-only, streamlined version based on the Logic Pro Engine.

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