Reviews for Logic Studio

Ok, I've been using Logic for over a year or so now, and I'm very comfortable working with it. However, the sheer depth of the program is still well beyond the scope of what I've used it for and I regularly find myself reading thru the PDF manual of Logic 8, learning new thing as I encounter the need for them. The PDF manual was always easy to find what I needed, and I could scroll up or down and learn new things closely related to what I was doing at that moment.

Now there is only a stupid "Help File", which is pretty much USELESS/POINTLESS because I DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO READ CASUALLY/DISCOVER! I should NOT have to purchase a book from a 3rd party, watch online training videos, or NEED to troll forums to learn the functions of the program I'm trying to use! Maybe I'm a weirdo, but SOMETIMES I actually PRINT sections, that are interesting or helpful, so that I can have them to read somewhere more comfortable.

How hard is it REALLY, to update an existing manual with necessary changes? The bulk of Logic is STILL the same, so I'm going to find a way to use the old manual as much as possible and hope they at least post it online for download. I'd also LOVE to comment on the new features, but I REFUSE to look elsewhere for that information, and I just don't know enough from watching product demos to ACTUALLY USE THEM PROPERLY!

Paid $500 dollars for this program for the Soundtack Pro element to produce my podcast. DO NOT PURCHASE!!! multiple crashes, dysfunctional, and unreliability -- lost work, lost time, etc. You never know whether you will get the swirling beachball of death at any time and lose all work. Multiple online sources say Apple is moving away from this product and is no longer investing -- but they don't tell you that when taking your $500!!! If you want to edit audio, use Adobe Audition. STAY AWAY FROM SOUNDTRACK PRO!

It looks cool with all the effects and so on but after really working with it I hate myself I have not got something really proffesional. E.g. wave editing is horrible. The graphic reproduction is bad, you never get this nice thin line to cut, it always goes back out of zoom when switching windows and zooming in is bulky as all the rest of the operations. Everything is so miniature you can't even see it. I fight the software more then I work with it. It is a real nightmare for me. As the whole Apple/Mac experience actually.

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.