Logic Pro X
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Logic Pro X
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Re: Logic Pro X
#2Can any musicians in the know about music software comment on how this compares to say, Ableton Live?
Re: Logic Pro X
#3Can any musicians in the know about music software comment on how this compares to say, Ableton Live?
I spend about 8 hours a day in Logic Pro 9, and while I haven't used Ableton a ton, I get the impression that Ableton Live is more geared toward synthetic/electronic and live performance applications, whereas Logic is a more generally focused DAW that competes more directly with things like Pro Tools.
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#4Is this fully cocoafied like FCPX?
Re: Logic Pro X
#5Can any musicians in the know about music software comment on how this compares to say, Ableton Live?
Indeed - I've been considering getting a DAW to hobby shop with, and have been on the fence between Logic, Ableton Live and Reason.
My (perhaps naive) impression is that Logic seems to be more geared towards recording live music, while Ableton and Reason seem to be more geared towards creating music in the program. They can all do both (recording live and create), but that's just my impression watching their demo videos etc (perhaps describing it as "core strength" vs "geared towards" is more accurate?). I'd love to hear from someone who's actually used one/more of them.
Re: Logic Pro X
#6The $199.99 price tag is a surprise. Could anyone speculate as to why they'd be pitching it this low, given the price of competitors products?
Re: Logic Pro X
#7Can any musicians in the know about music software comment on how this compares to say, Ableton Live?
Yes. I've used both extensively.
They share some qualities, but as the name suggests, Ableton Live is really geared towards live performance use. Logic is more for straight-up production. I mean, people use Ableton Live for production, but I think Logic is more flexible overall. (Because it's simpler, though, Live may be friendlier for people just getting into digital audio production.)
Also, just check out the interfaces: Logic is more for precision work, Ableton is all about getting to your actions quickly, as would be super-necessary when performing live and every millisecond counts.
Re: Logic Pro X
#8The $199.99 price tag is a surprise. Could anyone speculate as to why they'd be pitching it this low, given the price of competitors products?
I'm pretty sure Logic has been $199 since 2011, when it went from retail box to app store download.
Re: Logic Pro X
#9The $199.99 price tag is a surprise. Could anyone speculate as to why they'd be pitching it this low, given the price of competitors products?
I think Logic Pro has been at that price point for a year or two? But yeah definitely a lot cheaper than some of the competitors.
Re: Logic Pro X
#10Can any musicians in the know about music software comment on how this compares to say, Ableton Live?
Indeed - I've been considering getting a DAW to hobby shop with, and have been on the fence between Logic, Ableton Live and Reason. My (perhaps naive) impression is that Logic seems to be more geared towards recording live music, while Ableton and Reason seem to be more geared towards creating music in the program. They can all do both (recording live and create), but that's just my impression watching their demo vid…
I used to use Reason (way back in version 3), and now am a full-time Logic user for all my music production. I'd say this is a pretty fair characterization, although I actually use Logic with VST/AU instruments to do essentially the same thing I used to do in Reason.