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Re: Logic Pro X

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Post by icarus_drowning »

lewispollard wrote: post #18

'Modern' interface a little extra Melodyne-like functionality with flex pitch, everything else just seems like it was already there but is now easier to access (ie arpeggiator without having to use the environment window)... Am I missing anything major?

The drum stuff seems new, but at first glance looks quite gimmicky. As a professional composer, the last thing I want to see is a picture of a drumkit and various performers in the middle of my DAW interface.

Re: Logic Pro X

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Post by williamcotton »

lewispollard wrote: post #18

'Modern' interface a little extra Melodyne-like functionality with flex pitch, everything else just seems like it was already there but is now easier to access (ie arpeggiator without having to use the environment window)... Am I missing anything major?

And it looks like the finally removed the Environment completely!

[EDIT] Nope, the Environment is still there, my bad!

Re: Logic Pro X

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Post by icarus_drowning »

No 32-bit plugins is an interesting choice. Logic 9 can be launched in 64-bit mode with a 32-bit bridge that opens/closes based on whether or not you have any 32-bit VST/AU plugins trying to run. I've got a couple of Sonnox plugins that aren't available in 64-bit which is going to keep me off Logic X until they [Sonnox] get their act together.

Edit: Clarifying a poor use of a pronoun.

Re: Logic Pro X

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Post by isomorph »

Very happy about this, although probably means I'm going to redo all the tracks I've been making in the last few months while getting to grips with Logic Pro 9...

Re: Logic Pro X

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Post by lewispollard »

icarus_drowning wrote: post #21
lewispollard wrote: post #18

'Modern' interface a little extra Melodyne-like functionality with flex pitch, everything else just seems like it was already there but is now easier to access (ie arpeggiator without having to use the environment window)... Am I missing anything major?

The drum stuff seems new, but at first glance looks quite gimmicky. As a professional composer, the last thing I want to see is a picture of a drumkit and various performers in the middle of my DAW interface.

Yeah, that's what I mean - we already have the ability to easily create drum kits in Ultrabeat, that just seems like a simple interface for new users. Not sure if it's worth upgrading, personally.

Re: Logic Pro X

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Post by wmeredith »

jeremymcanally wrote: post #12
mhax wrote: post #6

The $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?

Leaves you more money to buy that shiny new Mac Pro to run it on. :)

This, or something close to it, is surely the reason. Everything Apple does can be traced to a motivation to sell more hardware. (e.g. iTunes, App Store, iWork, Apple Maps, etc...)

Hardware and the OS are their secret sauce, commoditizing everything else (applications, services, content) is in their best interest.

Re: Logic Pro X

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Post by cpenner461 »

As mentioned in another comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6052122) I've been considering getting a DAW to hobby shop around with. I've lightly dabbled with several over the years, and am very comfortable on my actual instrument, but am a bit overwhelmed when I look at some of these for doing anything other than just recording and basic mixing/editing (would be nice to build some background/accompanying tracks from some of the synths etc). I think I just need to pick one and dive in to figure out how it all works - are there any resources anyone here can recommend for doing just that? Are the provided tutorials from the DAW vendors sufficient?

Re: Logic Pro X

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Post by oatmealsnap »

cpenner461 wrote: post #27

As mentioned in another comment ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6052122 ) I've been considering getting a DAW to hobby shop around with. I've lightly dabbled with several over the years, and am very comfortable on my actual instrument, but am a bit overwhelmed when I look at some of these for doing anything other than just recording and basic mixing/editing (would be nice to build some background/accompanying…

A more simple version would be Garage Band. Would that suffice for your needs?

Re: Logic Pro X

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Post by dankoss »

cpenner461 wrote: post #27

As mentioned in another comment ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6052122 ) I've been considering getting a DAW to hobby shop around with. I've lightly dabbled with several over the years, and am very comfortable on my actual instrument, but am a bit overwhelmed when I look at some of these for doing anything other than just recording and basic mixing/editing (would be nice to build some background/accompanying…

Do you have a Mac or an iPad? If so I'd recommend Garageband as an easy place to start, and there are plenty of tutorials available for it.
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