I use Ableton personally because I mostly just use it to jam by myself with, recording loops on the fly and layering sounds. Once you have your setup dialed it's a piece of cake to fire up Live and be jamming in no time at all.
I use Logic 9. It's cheap, simple, and stable. I was really disappointed when Logic X came out as it doesn't really offer any 'pro' features that 9 didn't have already. But it's still cheap, and can't be a step backwards except for the fact it includes auto-tune so will train musicians to play shit and be happy about it :?
Hi,
Just an update for those who maybe interested.
I did purchase Logic Pro X & i'm loving it. Its easy to use & the help facility works great if your not sure how to do something. i've layered a couple of simple track to get a feel of how things work. I also like how my XL links straight in without any hassles. Its quite an awesome set up when used together.
Much appreciate to everyone who gave input.
Cheers
Logic 9 on 10.6 Snow Leopard has been rock solid for 5 years for me. Maybe a half a dozen crashes in half a decade with no losses. I upgraded to Mavericks to prepare for the new XL arrival and have contemplated buying Logic X.
I am stoked to see all the favorable post regarding X but when I go to the Apple store and read the reviews there are nothing but complaints about stability, crashes, etc. Makes me nervous.
Is this something that has been worked out or is this an issue whereas only people with screwed up software are writing reviews while everyone else is busy recording?
I have a 3rd party 32-bit bridge which is far more reliable than the one that came with Logic 9