Reviews for Logic Studio

NEVER had this happen in Logic 8 (or any other software for that matter) on same hardware.. Not only can you not OPEN Logic 9 by clicking on a logic 9 file, SAVE in Logic 9 without it putting audio out of sync, now I discover you cannot RECORD for more than a few minutes without getting a blast of white noise. Seriously, my ears are still ringing 8 hours later from this noise. If they are still ringing Monday I am going to the hearing specialist and Apple WILL be paying the bill. I pray no serious damage has been done and that I will still be able to do mastering work. If I monitor through Logic, even at 128 the monitored audio will occasionally slip out of sync and there will be like a 2 second delay in the monitored audio, then eventually a deafening blast of white noise. To release software in this untested state is totally negligent, irresponsible and downright dangerous. Disgraceful.
As a longtime Apple owner (since 1986), I have to say I'm disappointed with the way things are going these days. The company seems less responsive when it comes to fixing minor glitches as well as serious problems. I spent $200+ to upgrade to Logic 9 and Snow Leopard. Several months have now passed, and that combo still doesn't work for me. I'm stuck with using Logic 8. In fact, I tried to reinstall Tiger to regain some stability, but it won't let me go backwards without running a clean install. I wish someone at Apple would take notice and fix these issues.

Okay... um... This DAW is a BEAST!!!! ProTools LE you really need to spend some time with Logic and see what an affordable DAW should be like. The Jam pack is jam packed with sweet goodness. User friendly, beautiful sound quality, gentle on the CPU, and much more. Wish you could use VST's and RTAS' but hey... nobody is perfect. Still worth it to me. I'll just use my ProTools for the plug-ins and bounce into LOGIC. Works for me. BUY THIS PRODUCT!!! Or you can sit in a room and be in the dark.

The Mastering tools are the best. Flex works great. Automation can be created and executed in seconds! Best DAW out there!

I have been a user of Logic since 7, but when i needed a quicker way to quantize audio, i switched to pro tools because of elastic and beat detective...when i heard about flex time i was so excited i was tired of the sterile sounding digi hardware that i was locked into using. Logic really got it right with this one. Logic 9, a duet, and MBP and I'm all set to document my song ideas, and create with and for other artist too. The amp sims are incredible! i really feel like im playing a great sounding tube amp when i pull up amp designer. The pedal board is a great feature as well, i can really dial in the tone exactly like i hear it in my head, without pulling out a million patch cables and chunky pedals. The guitar features, flex mode, and drum replacer was enough for me to make the long awaited jump back to Logic. Thanks Apple. keep it up.

I have been a performing musician for 30 years and owned a small demo studio in LA back in the 80's. In those days we had physical racks of MIDI-controlled synths, plugs, and mixers. I sunk $30K into my old studio and was able to get decent sounding demos cut using tape.

In the early 90's I got out of the recording business and only in 2007 did I decide to give it another try. I bought a 15" MacBook Pro laptop and started playing around with GarageBand 3 to "get my feet wet". I loved the ease of making music in GarageBand but found it to be somewhat limited. A friend of mine was using Logic Pro 7 and while I was amazed by the power of LP7, I found the GUI daunting.

I thought that if Logic was redesigned to have a GarageBand-like front end, I would take the plunge. I procrastinated long enough that Apple rolled out my "dream DAW" in LP8. Logic now had a GarageBand-like user friendly GUI, a price cut from $999 to $499, AND included all the Jam Packs. At this point it was a no-brainer.

Now after over 2 years of using Logic, I can say without hesitation that I have never used such diverse, high quality, and stable software in my life. My "day job" is SW engineering so I am well aware of how much goes into a complex program like Logic. The fact that it all plays together so well in such a user friendly way is a testament to the Apple/Emagic design team.

LP affords me to record crystal clear vocals and guitars (getting good Mic/PreAmp is essential) to an infinite number of drum tracks (either loops, UltraBeat creations, or pounding the rhythms in using a drum pad MIDI controller). Logic also has a HUGE array of synthesizers, guitar amps, and sound shaping/analysis plugs. For the type of music I do (solo singer/songwriter) I have more than enough sounds to embellish any style of music I plunge into.

And with Loops I can "sketch out" songs quickly while the inspiration is "fresh".

And once the recordings are complete the "fun" really starts with mixing and mastering the song into a "CD quality" production. Logic affords me to perform "micro-surgery" in both the Audio and MIDI domains. And the MIDI editing capabilities are even more powerful than my old Hybrid Arts SMPTE TRK Pro SW which in its day, was considered to be "state of the art" in MIDI software. It becomes very easy to experiment with different arrangements.

If you are on the fence about buying Logic, jump in. You will be glad you did and you can get on with what matters most...making music.

If you are purchasing or comparing to Logic studio 9, then you probably are not happy with your DAW. Logic is Amazing... Thats it..!!!

Not a bad product, just can't compare to Pro-Tools 8.

I Have Pro Tools 8 LE and i've tried Logic Pr 9.. after trying logic i found it was very well packed with the tools u need for quick and easy composing recording and ediiting!!!

I LOVE IT!!

Great product, but hold off for about a year while they fix the MANY bugs. I still spend about half of my time working in 8, because 9 keeps giving me "low memeory" messages. Hey apple, when are you going to fix this?

the Mastering Utilities alone are worth $500 dollars...

Any diehard Protools user should still buy Logic for the mastering software.... MultiPress is indispensible.....and all the mastering presets are a great time saver....(just bounce your final mix and import it into Logic for mastering).

When it comes to MIDI...Logic's "humanize" function works perfectly.....the performance has to be correct but "humanize" will make a MIDI track sound organic...I record MIDI in Logic then bounce the track into Protools if I need to....

If you have good preamps.....your recordings will sound top notch!!!

*Note I live and work in a multi million dollar recording studio....