sergiodeblanc
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I think I'll finally buy Logic now. I've been running GarageBand for years.
Life changer for me.
I think I'll finally buy Logic now. I've been running GarageBand for years.
Oh my God. OH MY GOD.
Okay, first impressions: The new interface is great. Very approachable from the standpoint of just throwing tracks down and getting the details worked out later. It still has a lot of the complexity of the earlier versions of Logic, but that complexity isn't quite as in your face now. A lot of stuff is familiar but the new layout is a big improvement in my opinion.
The fact that it only runs 64-bit plugs is not a problem for me. I have exactly one important third-party plugin: Amplitube 3. And it's 64-bit, so no problems there. Everything else I use is built into Logic.
But I bought this for the virtual drummer. So how does it stack up?
OH MY GOD.
I have a song I've been working on, kind of a heavy marching beat with a headbanging flair, but I've never been able to conjure up a drum track for it that really fit. So I pulled it up, threw on a new Drummer track, added some regions, experimented with the complexity grid, chose which drums to focus on in different sections, and tweaked the amount of fills to throw in. In less than an hour I have half the track done. And the other half will mostly just copy what I've already done. And it sounds excellent.
But it's a slow, heavy, headbanging beat. Not too crazy. What can this thing really do?
I pull up one of my favorite songs, written entirely in 5/4 time. I've already got a drum track for it, painstakingly programmed via midi to sound like a real drummer. But what the hell, if there's one thing I can throw at this to make it choke, it's a 5/4 beat.
In less than 10 minutes I have a serviceable beat for the verse section, and I haven't even really done much tweaking. This thing handles 5/4. This goddamn thing can do progressive rock. I can't believe it!
This may be the best $200 I've ever spent on music software. I'm a guitarist and a vocalist, I can play keyboards, bass, some limited percussion, but drums are the one thing I can't play.
And now I don't have to.
Oh my God. OH MY GOD.
Okay, first impressions: The new interface is great. Very approachable from the standpoint of just throwing tracks down and getting the details worked out later. It still has a lot of the complexity of the earlier versions of Logic, but that complexity isn't quite as in your face now. A lot of stuff is familiar but the new layout is a big improvement in my opinion.
The fact that it only runs 64-bit plugs is not a problem for me. I have exactly one important third-party plugin: Amplitube 3. And it's 64-bit, so no problems there. Everything else I use is built into Logic.
But I bought this for the virtual drummer. So how does it stack up?
OH MY GOD.
I have a song I've been working on, kind of a heavy marching beat with a headbanging flair, but I've never been able to conjure up a drum track for it that really fit. So I pulled it up, threw on a new Drummer track, added some regions, experimented with the complexity grid, chose which drums to focus on in different sections, and tweaked the amount of fills to throw in. In less than an hour I have half the track done. And the other half will mostly just copy what I've already done. And it sounds excellent.
But it's a slow, heavy, headbanging beat. Not too crazy. What can this thing really do?
I pull up one of my favorite songs, written entirely in 5/4 time. I've already got a drum track for it, painstakingly programmed via midi to sound like a real drummer. But what the hell, if there's one thing I can throw at this to make it choke, it's a 5/4 beat.
In less than 10 minutes I have a serviceable beat for the verse section, and I haven't even really done much tweaking. This thing handles 5/4. This goddamn thing can do progressive rock. I can't believe it!
This may be the best $200 I've ever spent on music software. I'm a guitarist and a vocalist, I can play keyboards, bass, some limited percussion, but drums are the one thing I can't play.
And now I don't have to.
Just curious, have you previously used any midi/drum software like SuperiorDrummer or Steven Slate? I'm very interested in how Logic X's drummer funcationality compares to those plugins.
Just curious, have you previously used any midi/drum software like SuperiorDrummer or Steven Slate? I'm very interested in how Logic X's drummer funcationality compares to those plugins.
Can you use Logic's drummer to play other plug-in kits, like the Steven Slate kits?
Can you use Logic's drummer to play other plug-in kits, like the Steven Slate kits?
There's a new vintage style synth that does Wavetable, Analog style, and FM synthesis. It sounds as good as any 3rd party one.
OMG, how did I not notice that?! That may be second only to the virtual drummer in exciting new features! Looks like it's basically a minimoog.
Must resist.... One of the songwriters I work with downloaded it at the bar we were at last night... must resist.
Nah, you must get it. Seriously. It's good stuff. You make your living with this tool, fergodsakes. Get the best tool you can.
"Drummer" looks really cool.