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Dave DeWhitt
Hi All,
I'm a PC geek by trade, and I used Sonar in my home studio for years with varying degrees of love/hate. Eventually, the hate won out, and I stopped recording for years because I was always frustrated with the technology and it always got in the way of the creative process.
About 1.5 years ago I got my first Mac at home (a $599 Mac Mini) just to play around with it, and I fell in love with it. I know this isn't a Mac vs. PC thread, and I seriously don't care to get into the debate about it, but what really blew me away was how easy it was to record with Garageband, a piece of software that comes "free" with OS X. I recorded a couple of songs with Garageband just on a lark to see how it worked, and it was so enjoyable that it got me back into writing and recording again with a vengeance.
I've since upgraded to Logic Express 9 and a Mac Pro, and it's a beautiful thing. It was a little bit of a learning curve to go from Garageband to Logic, but the features are amazing. Again, the best thing for me though, is that everything just works. If I want to record something, I plug in and record and I never, ever have to troubleshoot technical issues, or wonder why I can't hear what I'm playing through the monitors, or gee...why isn't my MIDI keyboard triggering that software instrument...it just works. Period. (Excuse me for a moment while I go find some wood to knock on.)
I'm sure that all of the DAWS people have mentioned have very similar features, so I have a feeling Logic doesn't differentiate itself too much in that regard, but I do have to say that the built in software instruments and effects in Logic are phenomenal. Also, it's probably more a function of the hardware than the software (however, I'm sure the software plays a part in this too), but at one point on my last project, I was running 52 tracks of audio in Logic, with several effects on most tracks, and I didn't have a single issue.
I'm still amazed about what is possible with a computer at home these days. No matter what gear you use, it's a great time to be a home studio hobbyist!
Best Regards,
Dave DeWhitt
www.soundclick.com/davedewhitt
By the way, the tracks "Coming Home" and "Don't Come Around" on my Soundclick site were both recorded with Garageband, "Signs of Life" and "Falling Right In" were both recorded with Logic Express 9
I'm a PC geek by trade, and I used Sonar in my home studio for years with varying degrees of love/hate. Eventually, the hate won out, and I stopped recording for years because I was always frustrated with the technology and it always got in the way of the creative process.
About 1.5 years ago I got my first Mac at home (a $599 Mac Mini) just to play around with it, and I fell in love with it. I know this isn't a Mac vs. PC thread, and I seriously don't care to get into the debate about it, but what really blew me away was how easy it was to record with Garageband, a piece of software that comes "free" with OS X. I recorded a couple of songs with Garageband just on a lark to see how it worked, and it was so enjoyable that it got me back into writing and recording again with a vengeance.
I've since upgraded to Logic Express 9 and a Mac Pro, and it's a beautiful thing. It was a little bit of a learning curve to go from Garageband to Logic, but the features are amazing. Again, the best thing for me though, is that everything just works. If I want to record something, I plug in and record and I never, ever have to troubleshoot technical issues, or wonder why I can't hear what I'm playing through the monitors, or gee...why isn't my MIDI keyboard triggering that software instrument...it just works. Period. (Excuse me for a moment while I go find some wood to knock on.)
I'm sure that all of the DAWS people have mentioned have very similar features, so I have a feeling Logic doesn't differentiate itself too much in that regard, but I do have to say that the built in software instruments and effects in Logic are phenomenal. Also, it's probably more a function of the hardware than the software (however, I'm sure the software plays a part in this too), but at one point on my last project, I was running 52 tracks of audio in Logic, with several effects on most tracks, and I didn't have a single issue.
I'm still amazed about what is possible with a computer at home these days. No matter what gear you use, it's a great time to be a home studio hobbyist!
Best Regards,
Dave DeWhitt
www.soundclick.com/davedewhitt
By the way, the tracks "Coming Home" and "Don't Come Around" on my Soundclick site were both recorded with Garageband, "Signs of Life" and "Falling Right In" were both recorded with Logic Express 9