DAW talk, come inside...

  • Thread starter Thread starter Ventura
  • Start date Start date
I'm using a MacBook Pro laptop w/ Pro Tools LE 8.0.5 and am considering getting 9.0.

Why do you guys like Logic?

This is a great thread. I wish Brad would make a sub forum dedicated to digital & recording stuff.
 
jlbaxe":3gwnbzmn said:
glassjaw7":3gwnbzmn said:
jlbaxe":3gwnbzmn said:
Garage band, Macbookpro, iPad2, iphone and Axe-fx II ;)
Click to expand...
I downloaded a Multi-Track app for my iphone. Is there a decent mic that can be plugged into it so I can capture audio from band practice? Some kind of condenser?

BTW, Mo I use Garageband with my mac for now, but will be stepping up to Logic soon.
Click to expand...
I think apogee has something for the iPad and iPhone, I guess you can use it on your computer also.

I had PT 8 but figured garage band is good for me and I can do stuff on the iPad2 with garage band when I'm out and about. The instruments on the iPad2 are pretty cool :lol: :LOL: crazy but the built in mic sounds fairly good.
Click to expand...

Apogee makes the Jam for guitar and soon the Mike (condenser, of course). Either works with iOS or OS X.
 
I'm in the Cubase camp. Specifically 4.5, but contemplating 6 since it appears they finally have multitrack quantizing that is a threat. Specifically, I do enjoy the MIDI editing in Cubase, and nearly every single action can be assigned to whatever keystroke you're after (though I doubt that's exclusive!).

As far as why I use it, I started pre PT-Native, and pre-Reaper. :lol: :LOL: Seriously though, it's one of those things where you just get used to it. Features always look good on paper, but most DAWs these days all do the same shit. Most people could probably sit in front of any DAW and learn basics in 30 minutes (and product-specific workarounds in a couple hours), so you find one where your workflow is the fastest.

Good luck!
 
sebby123":kn1f66hi said:
Sonar 8.5!
I just got X1 And am not very comfortable with it yet, but for now i couldn't ask for more out of 8.5
Click to expand...
I second this.
 
my main host is ableton live suite with an akai apc 40..a world of sound mangling at my fingertips and can be used like a traditional daw as well..

it's missing a few key features ( multi take lanes, a true wave editor) but I can get around it better than anything and I have owned alot ( SONAR, NUENDO , CUBASE) I keep a paid reaper license as well..it's a great host that can do it all but I mainly use it just for pitching down songs and rendering out mp3's for my bands cover tune list...

any guitarist that has a bunch of riffs and no band to jam with should try live... it's session view offers a way of jamming on ideas that can't be touched..it's also excellent for dabbling in dj/ techno type stuff ( it's main strength!). It's a little odd for a mostly rock guitarist to use but it makes so much sense too me


I recorded and mixed a cover of Dio's straight through the heart for a worldwide cd release and the mastering house thought my rendered tracks were very solid...
 
Yo cats!!

Thanks heaps for the 411... I wanna give mondo props to Eric (Ibanez4Life) for really giving me the straight up on his preferences and why and how it sounded on his tracks. I went ahead and picked up REAPER for $40.00, I mean c'mon, this is an amazing suite of software for that price - and ya, already I am finding it waaaaaay more intuitive than Logic, sadly. Anyway, next up Superior Drums 2.0, went with it 'as is' and if I need heavier pounds, I'll get the metal foundry expansion pack.

Gotta say, it's been a couple hours with both, and they're working seamlessly together, and I have only got the 'partial' download of SD2.0 as the rest of the package comes in the mail. So far so good and WAAAAAY better than before!!

Peace,
V. :rock: :rock: :rock:
 
Good that youn found something you like. I've heard great things about Reaper.

I use logic, also have protools LE but very seldom use it, I feel at home with Logic Pro. Started with Logic Express and got Logic Studio now, it's amazing, I work fast with it.


The thing with DAWs is you need to learn one and stick to it so that your workflow is excellent
 
Wow 40 bucks. That sounds like a deal. I thought that stuff was more expensive like in the mid hundred dollars and up.
 
I just updated to Garage Band '11 and it is compatible with Logic Pro and Logic Express. Allows you to open your files from garage band right into Logic 9 with sort of the same look and feel. Lots of add Plug-ins and Impulses, Flex timing, etc.

Just thought Id throw that out there for anyone who is looking at might be interested in Logic 9.
 
I've been using Pro Tools on a Mac since around 1997. It works great and I've not had many issues with each version.
Now with Avid PT9.0, you don't need their hardware to run it.
I'm going to play around with Logic a bit this summer and see how that goes.

Sometimes having a couple of options can help with creating something new.
 
Ventura":2xo0i0ua said:
As to the question of what I want to use it for, basically my own personal music creation. I've grown limited in my ability to get up and out and jam with my friends and fellow musicians, as they have too. I'm basically a guy with about 100 hours worth of raw music, riffs, concepts, songs, lyrics, passages, etc. and am trying to put down some tracks but have them sound exceptionally tight and crisp. I'm responsible for the guitars - obviously; I used to play drums, but don't want a full kit of v-drums in my life (not yet anyway, hence the thread about drum software); I can lay bass, and I can do vocals. It'd be a one man show for the most part. But because I have the time to do this, WHEN I have the time to do this, I want something that works well and intuitively and meshes well with whatever other programs and plug ins I have.

Peace,
V.
Click to expand...

This pretty much exactly my situation. Logic pro, to me, is very inuitive for the 1-man-band thing, but that's just me. I say use what works for you. It's all 1's and 0's anymore anyway. :thumbsup:
 
Logic... But I have been using it for a long time, so I am used to it. That may cloud my judgement on wether it's the best or not. But I think it is.
 
mboogman":2morvuv5 said:
Ventura":2morvuv5 said:
As to the question of what I want to use it for, basically my own personal music creation. I've grown limited in my ability to get up and out and jam with my friends and fellow musicians, as they have too. I'm basically a guy with about 100 hours worth of raw music, riffs, concepts, songs, lyrics, passages, etc. and am trying to put down some tracks but have them sound exceptionally tight and crisp. I'm responsible for the guitars - obviously; I used to play drums, but don't want a full kit of v-drums in my life (not yet anyway, hence the thread about drum software); I can lay bass, and I can do vocals. It'd be a one man show for the most part. But because I have the time to do this, WHEN I have the time to do this, I want something that works well and intuitively and meshes well with whatever other programs and plug ins I have.

Peace,
V.
Click to expand...

This pretty much exactly my situation. Logic pro, to me, is very inuitive for the 1-man-band thing, but that's just me. I say use what works for you. It's all 1's and 0's anymore anyway. :thumbsup:
Click to expand...
WAIT!!!!! When I record my "TUBE AMP" it turns into 1's and 0's ??? Like the Axe-FX??? Say it ain't so! :lol: :LOL:
 
With all the tech in the world we still can't draw a perfect circle!
 
I used Sonar for a few years but hate nickle and dimed. I'm goin ProTools on my new machine, seems more people us PT so its easier to share projects.
 
Macbook Pro, M-Audio ProFire 610, and (incoming) Axe-II - to answer your question Steve about interfaces.

Reaper and AD2.0 are already kicking all kinds of ass :D

V.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top