Logic Pro

No subs is the number one reason why I went to Logic Pro.

I have been using this program since 2012 ! Best DAW around better than the others…… Who said you need to use PT….. You do not….. this is perfect. Love IT….

I have been producing music for more than two decades and after using number of DAWs, I found logic to be the most versatile and easy to master application. Besides the simplicity, the stock plugins and instrument alone is enough to produce chart topping hits.

Leaving Logic/Apple Ecosystem as a whole. The glitches and permissions issues are unacceptable for serious engineers. Might as well be Fruity Loops.

Every year, Logic Pro keeps getting worse and worse. It has become completely unbearable to work with. The developers are playing a dangerous game, and if they keep pushing users like this, people will simply dump it and buy another DAW

There are so many bugs and glitches in this program. No music professional should be trusting Logic for anything, it is completely unreliable in every possible way This is obviously meant for hobbyists and is not a serious DAW.

Edit: Logic 12.4 Literally unusable. So incredibly buggy. Please devs, stop adding features and just fix your software. - Right click just doesn’t work - Things don’t snap to grid, they just snap randomly even though I have “Absolute Value” turned on - Horrible at managing CPU/memory now. For some reason one of my threads is just maxed out for no reason without running any insane plug-ins or background software Features are nice, reliability is a necessity. Specs: M1 Ultra Mac Studio. 128 GB RAM __________________________________________ Edit: Logic 12.3 It’s a sad day, but Logic just doesn’t work anymore. I have an M1 Mac Ultra. The combo of Logic and this computer used to be incredible. But now it’s just buggy. So incredibly buggy. Weird audio glitches, performance issues, crashing, etc. And the only changes have been the new updates. Logic/Apple is unfortunately under the assumption that we want more features at the expense of performance. It’s completely backwards. We want a reliable tool first. Features are second. If you can’t rely on the tool, what’s the point of the features. __________________________________________ OLD REVIEW: I am a full-time professional music producer and songwriter, and Logic is my daily driver. Just wanted to leave a review as a thank you to the devs for adding a lot of really cool features and keeping Logic competitive. Here are my favorite features: - Key Commands: (Logic has so many functions, that many are only assignable by key command). Plus, you can make any function in the program into a key command (for example, you can change Delete from the delete key to “D” or the mute key to “B” so it’s within easy reach.) The one thing I wish I could do in Ableton is assign custom key commands to every function, which is unfortunately just not possible right now. - File structure: Saving Logic projects as a folder rather than a package lets you easily structure and organize your files. I never realized how much I would love this until I used Ableton and had to start doing the “collect all and save” shenanigans, which is such an odd and very unintuitive work flow. - Plug-in search and IO labels: This was a long requested feature, and I’m so happy they implemented it. I think they could probably take some inspiration from Plugsearch though to make it feel more premium. - Smart Quantize: Lets you keep the groove of your MIDI playing while still locking it more to the beat. This is different from just adjusting the quantization slider - Stock instruments: Logic’s instruments like the studio trumpets, electronic drums, and piano are so good that they compete with third party libraries like Kontakt’s Komplete. They seem to be updating these, and I really look forward to more instruments. - Stock plug-ins: Same as the instruments, Logic’s stock plug-ins are really good, particularly Chromaglow, Beatbreaker (even though it is challenging to use) QRS, chromaverb/spacedesigner, and default compressor. - Stem Splitter: This is so useful for reference tracks - User Interface: While having no impact on sound, the feel of a program matters. I love the way the UI looks and feels, and it’s easy to make Logic genuinely look beautiful Wishlist: 1) Change the audio processing engine. This is the NUMBER ONE thing that puts Logic behind DAWs like Ableton and Pro Tools. Many people have noticed that you often have to work really hard to make Logic masters competitive with Ableton and Pro Tools in terms of loudness and punch. I don’t know the cause, whether it’s the default plug-ins in the DAWs (maybe compressor or Quick Sampler/Sampler) or something else more deep-rooted like the engine. Maybe try reverse engineering those DAWs to figure it out, or just poach someone from Ableton and Avid. 2) SWAM Audio: I think having SWAM-based instruments would be game changing as default plug-ins because they’re so lightweight and sound so good. If you added this and changed the audio engine, I think Logic would be unquestionably the best DAW on the planet.

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I use Ableton Live for most of my composition and ideas simply because I want my projects to be dual platform compatible with Windows 11 so I can also work on them on my GPD Pocket 4 mini laptop when traveling, collab with PC users and use Windows-only programs, but I’ve been using Logic Pro since version 5 before Apple even owned it for mixing and mastering large track count projects with over 100+ tracks and it beats every other DAW hands down when it comes to features, value, CPU efficiency and all kinds of other things. The Logic Remote app on iPad and iPhone gives you a customizable MIDI controller for it that is better than the Ableton Push 3 and far more portable. If you have multiple iOS and iPadOS devices you can use them all at once as controllers. Logic is also available for iPadOS and it is excellent, though it requires a subscription and there is no way to just buy the app on iPadOS, which is super annoying. Projects can be transferred back and forth between the desktop and iPadOS versions even with 3rd party AU plugins if you have them installed on both devices. Key commands are customizable so you can get a workflow going and macros that speed things up a ton. Other serious DAWs like Nnuendo, Cubase and Samplitude offer customizable key commands, but at $200 USD no other DAW comes close to Logic Pro X with respect to the number of high quality built-in virtual instruments and effects. It annihilates Pro Tools when it comes to MIDI features. Ableton Suite is definitely the next best thing to Logic when it comes to extensiveness of the sound library and virtual instruments, but it is priced at $749 vs. $200 and Ableton charges more than Logic costs just for major updates, which really bites! Logic is just better software than Ableton Suite overall and more stable. Bitwig is super cool too, but also based on a subscription model, although you do get a permanent license. But with Logic Pro X, updates and content additions have been completely free since 2013! You never need to worry about your operating system breaking your DAW unless your Mac is just way too old, which happens after about 10 years but even then you can just disconnect it from the Internet and keep using it just fine. I have a Mac Pro from 2012 that still runs Logic Pro X well even though I have to keep it off the Internet because of security vulnerabilities. Also, integration with other commonly used high end Apple programs like Final Cut Pro X, GarageBand and support for Dolby Atmos make Logic Pro X THE DAW to use for Mac if you have clients that are Mac-based and using GarageBand. I had a client that used GarageBand to sketch out tracks and Logic opens GarageBand projects flawlessly, so I would finish them out in Logic Pro X. The only real disadvantages to this DAW are that you need a Mac to run it and the learning curve is steep to understand the full feature set. The software is super deep and customizable. But now with the MacBook Neo starting at $699, you can have a complete Mac music production rig with decent headphones for less than $1,000 that is more than powerful enough to do just about anything you can imagine and has amazing battery life! You can even use your iPhone with it as a wireless microphone and it actually sounds quite good! You would be really hard pressed to spend $1,000 on any other complete hardware/software solution get as much value. A+++

When will Apple fix the loud audio pops when using Logic in MacOS 27? I am unable to work. Cannot send this to clients. It’s like I’m back on a PC 30 years ago