Logic v protools

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which one is better for me. logic is such a great deal nowadays.
I would be using it for vocal recording, midi and making instrumentals with few live instruments unfortunately
 
In my opinion Logic is easier to use than Pro Tools, Logic is also far more midi friendly.
 
As a Pro Tools user I would agree.

Logic's midi layout is much easier to use.
 
k thanks guys. keep the opinions coming! dont know what to do. Im also confused, it seems like protools has a bunch of dif versions and i dont know which is the main one
 
Pro Tools is kinda confusing.

Up until V7 they had HD and LE.

Both required avid/digidesign hardware, and 99 out of 100 home enthusiasts would probably use LE.( no pci or pcie processing cards required.)

For midway through v7 (7.4 maybe?) they sill had HD and LE, but they introduced m-powered which works with some maudio interfaces instead of digidesign ones.

I duno, my timeline might be slightly off, but take a look at avid.com to clear things up.

They're an SE in there somewhere now; IDK how limited it is.

I use V9 'standard version' and it does everything I need and more.
 
I'm a Sonar User, but don't like it much, and am planning an eventual upgrade. I think this thread identifies the general consensus that Protools and Logic are generally thought of as the top two DAWS at the moment. I think there's also a general consensus that Avid as a company don't treat users very well, probably because they've been resting on their laurels a little too much, whereas Apple really give you a good deal for your money with what's included in Logic.
 
Any DAW out there will allow you to do what you stated that you want to do

Pick one. Learn it. Use it
 
I use Protools, learned on cubase. Personally I've never done anything midi on logic, I use Reason for that, have only mixed with it. You'll also find a lot of people using protools making it very easy to just transfer the actual sessions to and from different studios.
 
Capt Hair said:
You'll also find a lot of people using protools making it very easy to just transfer the actual sessions to and from different studios.
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That's the clincher for me.

I have both Logic ( 8) and Pro Tools (10) and like them both. Pro Tools seem to have lifted their game with midi, and I haven't struck any troubles with it. What keeps me currently using Pro Tools more is that I can take my projects over to a friend's studio where he runs Pro Tools and we can work in the same format.
 
Bristol Posse said:
Any DAW out there will allow you to do what you stated that you want to do

Pick one. Learn it. Use it
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As a gambling man, I'm willing to bet that when the world ends and history is rounded up, as far as your question goes, you will not find a better answer than that one.
 
That's kind of like asking what flavor of ice cream you should get haha. If you're gonna be doing MIDI I'd definitely recommend Logic, but otherwise it's really which layout you like more and which is easier for you to navigate around. In my personal opinion, I would go with Logic, since I've used both and I personally think Logic is much more user friendly, more appealing to look at for hours on end, and has better options.
 
Try Reaper before plunking down the cash for Logic or Pro Tools. You get to try the full version of Reaper before you buy it.
 
FunkDaddy said:
Try Reaper before plunking down the cash for Logic or Pro Tools. You get to try the full version of Reaper before you buy it.
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If you ( the OP ) really are a newbie to this kind if stuff, then you have no business messing around in Logic or Pro Tools or Sonar, and we have no business pointing you in that direction.

Logic ~~ $300 +
Sonar ~~ $400 +
Pro Tools ~~ $500 +

Reaper = $60

If you really are a newb, then Reaper is far more powerful than anything you will ever need, it will do it just as well as the others, it will not crash as much as the others, it will save you at least $300 bucks, and if you cant figure it out in Reaper then you shouldn't be messing with the others anyway.
 
Bristol Posse said:
Any DAW out there will allow you to do what you stated that you want to do

Pick one. Learn it. Use it
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grimtraveller said:
you will not find a better answer than that one.
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soundchaser59 said:
If you ( the OP ) really are a newbie to this kind if stuff, then you have no business messing around in Logic or Pro Tools or Sonar, and we have no business pointing you in that direction.

Logic ~~ $300 +
Sonar ~~ $400 +
Pro Tools ~~ $500 +

Reaper = $60

If you really are a newb, then Reaper is far more powerful than anything you will ever need, it will do it just as well as the others, it will not crash as much as the others, it will save you at least $300 bucks, and if you cant figure it out in Reaper then you shouldn't be messing with the others anyway.
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^^^^Although that was close !
grimtraveller said:
you will not find a better answer than that one.
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I've had two students leave PT and go to Logic because they tried 8 SE. IMO that was the WORST piece of garbage avid could have put out there. Case in point - though there is a "quantize" button available, it's dead. Instead, you have to beat your head against the monitor for a day or two then do a Google search and find that it's NOT quantize in 8 SE, it's "snap to grid." One of these students had there 8 SE die because they plugged their C400 into a different usb port, and I mean it died HARD. Had to wipe their Win 7 OS completely and reinstall everything.
 
I hate people who bash software then give me they impression that they don't know what they're talking about.


hawkesk said:
Instead, you have to beat your head against the monitor for a day or two then do a Google search and find that it's NOT quantize in 8 SE, it's "snap to grid."
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Or, google it immediately.
Or, right click on your midi and read the list.
Or, read the manual.

Honestly, if you can't work out how to use software that doesn't give you license to slam it.
Calling quantize 'snap to grid' isn't that big a deal.
I guarantee had I been in your position, I would have right clicked and then said "oh, snap to grid. That'll be it."

hawkesk said:
One of these students had there 8 SE die because they plugged their C400 into a different usb port, and I mean it died HARD.
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Do you not think that switching usb ports and then requiring a complete OS reinstall from scratch seemed a bit disproportionate?
Is there any chance that this could have been an exceptional circumstance? Some kind of one off?

Cos I'm thinking they'd be obliged to tell you if you required an OS reinstall every time you used a different USB port.

Maybe this seems excessive, but you have four posts, all of which seriously put down PT SE.
Seems like you're on a mission.
 
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