AndyOrr
Experienced
I had the Korg D1600. Going from 4 track cassette to one of those VS type boxes was quantum leap. I still have a few of the hundreds of CD’s I burned off that thing. They sound pretty bad in comparison to what one can accomplish nowadays but back then, I couldn’t believe it.
I’ve used Logic for years. First with an Apogee Ensemble and now with a UA Apollo. You can’t beat the amount and quality of the included plugins In Logic. You really don’t need anything except Logic to record, mix and master an entire album. The compressors and eq’s especially are great. I have a bunch of UA and Waves plugins but when I‘m maxing out DSP, I have no problem using some of the native Logic plugins - especially compressors and EQ’s.
The place where I find Logic falls behind is in the GUI used for some of the plugins. For instance, Space Designer is a good enough reverb but the GUI is, for me at least, hard to understand and hard to make it sound like I want. I rarely use it. Also, and this may be another GUI issue, the auto-tune doesn’t seem to do what it’s supposed to. I also find the multipressor to be very artificial sounding. But those really are nit-picky complaints. It’s all good.
But, even though I love Logic, I’m looking hard at the UA “Luna” DAW and may give it my full effort this week. I screwed around with the Unison preamp technology this weekend and was pretty impressed with what I heard. Really impressed, actually. There was a very noticeable difference in tracking. (Now I just have to unlearn all those Logic key commands that are hard coded in my reflexes.) The only problem with Luna is the cost of the UA plugins. Although, they seem to be on sale more often these days.
Anyway, if you’re looking for an endorsement for Logic - highly recommend! It’s a no brainer for the price. It’s a great tool and pretty easy to wrap your head around. If you already know how to use compression, delays, reverbs, etc., and don’t need to rely on presets, you’ll be up and running in no time.
I’ve used Logic for years. First with an Apogee Ensemble and now with a UA Apollo. You can’t beat the amount and quality of the included plugins In Logic. You really don’t need anything except Logic to record, mix and master an entire album. The compressors and eq’s especially are great. I have a bunch of UA and Waves plugins but when I‘m maxing out DSP, I have no problem using some of the native Logic plugins - especially compressors and EQ’s.
The place where I find Logic falls behind is in the GUI used for some of the plugins. For instance, Space Designer is a good enough reverb but the GUI is, for me at least, hard to understand and hard to make it sound like I want. I rarely use it. Also, and this may be another GUI issue, the auto-tune doesn’t seem to do what it’s supposed to. I also find the multipressor to be very artificial sounding. But those really are nit-picky complaints. It’s all good.
But, even though I love Logic, I’m looking hard at the UA “Luna” DAW and may give it my full effort this week. I screwed around with the Unison preamp technology this weekend and was pretty impressed with what I heard. Really impressed, actually. There was a very noticeable difference in tracking. (Now I just have to unlearn all those Logic key commands that are hard coded in my reflexes.) The only problem with Luna is the cost of the UA plugins. Although, they seem to be on sale more often these days.
Anyway, if you’re looking for an endorsement for Logic - highly recommend! It’s a no brainer for the price. It’s a great tool and pretty easy to wrap your head around. If you already know how to use compression, delays, reverbs, etc., and don’t need to rely on presets, you’ll be up and running in no time.
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