The number one and only reason I needed Logic is for the iOS GarageBand -> Logic workflow. It’s insane to go from making a beat while taking an… (iPad to various places) to importing into Logic and utilizing the full force of Logic. The only way I start a song is through GB for iOS and then I import to Logic on my Mac Mini and change the stock plugins to more expansive ones. No other DAW can match this. GB for iOS is so quick and easy I can go from 0-100 in minutes and keep the creativity going.
One of the best purchases I made in 2021 was your course, "Finish The Mix." I just wanted to thank you for your constant grind and wish you and yours a very happy Christmas and new year too. Oh, and great video today by the way 😁. Cheers Chris 🙏🏻
The great thing about Logic is the fact that ideas can be put together quickly intuitively without any hiccups. The price is insane for the quality of this D.A.W.
That was an awesome video. I was on Logic since Logic 7 and I switched to Ableton and I’ve been loving it. You showed me some stuff I didn’t even know about Logic tho. It’s been a while, I think I’ll dive back in and see how it goes.
I use logic when I already know what I want to do, and I use Bitwig when I'm creating on the spot because of it's modular synth style approach. Zero menu diving.
Which one do you use? The full studio or the $99 dollar one? Just asking cause I like the idea of zero menu diving. but the studio version might have some of that? Logic already does everything I need, but enlighten me, thanks!
Looking for a way to use my Maschine MK3 as a dumb pad controller like a launchpad. It seems to only works as a controller for the Maschine plug-in in a software instrument. I’d love to use it to play the drum kit in logic.
I'd love to see you do a video on drum processing via the enveloper into a clipper. that is the most punch I've ever heard in drums, individual or bus processing.
Not really into the term “beat making.” Has become a synonym for “production”? When I hear “make beats,” I think of creating drum and percussion parts.
Very nice overview. Really reawakened my interest and gusto for Logic. I used Logic 9 (before the modern X came out) and it was a pain. I switched to Ableton that I use for a few years now but I just cant adjust to it. For example: why are the track editing items (like pan, volume) in arrangement view on the right side, when we read from left to right, the track starts on the left side and all DAWs in history had it on the left side? Just to be different or has it any advantages? Or why are the tracks in arrangement view horizontal but in clip view vertival? It gives me headaches even after years of using it. I like the logic solution better and more in the flow. Why flip it? I’m not saying AL is bad, its awesome, but there’s just a few things I just cant get used to. Generally I like the Logic clean and organised interface very much and the whole workflow seems more linear and structured to me and personally I like that. Just a shame even the demo doesn’t run on my OS 10.13
Thank you for the knowledge, I'm stuck gain staging and leveling basic tracks to move to next stage of sound design. Funny how most would never get the concept of how much time whether it is 3 minutes to 25 years to get a song to stages of finished or just tired of trying.
@@gt4032 thanks, the songs are finally coming together after all these years going back and forth. Thank goodness for hard drives sample collections and most save Midi files. Going through from 2001 songs from Reason 2.0 and Cubase 5.0 collections of the files that did decide to work. Reworking the songs are a lot more work than some would expect.
You can use drum machine designer for that - inside of every pad with a sample is a quick sampler. You can actually play just that one instrument in the kit up and down the keyboard if you want with the time stretch turned on. Didn't figure this out until recently.
yes Logic has a fantastic workflow,amazing tools, best sampler and autosampler...BUT after trying Cubase 11 I think that it sounds better than Logic, much cleaner,when you import an audio file the quality is the same..crystal clear sound, when I import into Logic it sounds kinda mp3 compressed to 256...dont know is that because of the fact that logic don't support 32bit float files or else..But im so sad about this..and im a big Logic x fan...regards and thank u for your videos...
Did you go to Logic>Preferences>Recording and check the 24-bit box, as well as confirm that you are recording to uncompressed AIFF file types? Also, you may want to make sure that the Logic>Preferences>Audio section shows Summing set to "High Precision 64-bit". Also, what format files are you importing to Logic? Are they uncompressed .wav files? Logic can definitely reveal the limitations of sound sources. I get incredible fidelity out of Logic Pro X 10.5.1. I hope you are able to do the same! Peace.
@@groovecat7 oh man, thanks but im a 10 years logic x user and i know all that...its set to 24bit -64bit summing and forget 10 y ago..😁...did you notice that when you export a loop from the arrangement into a loop browser(drag n drop) it converts it to 16bit? there are a lot of things in logic needs to be fixed..but anyway its still my go to daw...regards
@@erikfox8471 Roger that! : ) Right on. Thanks for the tip on the loop browser sample conversion. I will check that out after making some new samples from 24-bit recorded audio. Appreciate ya, man. Peace.
can you go a bit more in-depth about the drum tuning? I always struggle with this because alot of the time i feel like m just arbitrarily choosing which resonant peak in the sound is the one i use to tell me the key.
i know right? there's a lot of love for this DAW, and it truly is a pro music app. But i'll stick with Ableton instead. It's so good, and multi-platform.
Just imagine that, say, 20 years ago, someone would've shown you this video, asking you : "What year do you think this is?"... I'd like to hear y'all think about that one.
3 reasons not to use Logic Pro: 1) Converts imported 32 bit FP files into 24 bit. Can't even do a 32 bit FP bounce either. 2) Summing stacks within summing stacks is still not a thing. 3) Mac only. Flex time and flex pitch is great though.
@@drvoodoo3073 Yes, but say that you export a file in 32-bit that peaks over 0dB, Logic will still flatline it. And true, but you can't have as many nesting layers as in other DAWs, such as Tracktion, Studio One, and REAPER, for example. Now, yes, audio shouldn't peak above 0dB and you may not need nesting, but it's still should be an option. The 3rd reason is outrageous, though, as it used to be on Windows, I believe, before it was bought by Apple.
@@Kiloeve You CAN actually have unlimited nesting Track Stacks, there's a simple hack for it. There's a RUclips video titled "Logic Pro X Nested Track Stacks - Solved" by a RUclipsr named Ron Allen. My custom default Logic template for example has unlimited Track Stack nesting. I can keep nesting the Stacks as much as I want but after real world testing I've found that 4-5 levels deep is more than I could ever need, "unlimited" just starts getting messy anyway.
I love Logic, but I still pine for the days of Opcode's Studio Vision. What Gibson did to Opcode is abhorrent!!! I boycott Gibson and Norlin to this day!!!
Seems like the DAW just does everything for you now. Where’s the fun in creating/exploring/refining? smh I guess we just live in that age of overconvenience now.
...still no import of 32bit float audio files...engine is 24bit, i guess that's why cubase sounds much cleaner than logic, and im a 10 y logic user....regards
lol... 24bit files doesn't suggest the mixing engine is 24bit.... Theres a choice of 32bit or 64Bit in the mixing engine. So , you may feel your correct in your choice , but know, your totally wrong in your statement.
@@Rhythmattica not the summing engine...it cant import 32 bit files,, it converts to 24 always....(i guess what modx was thinking) I totally agree with him...
@@erikfox8471I never stated it has 32bit FP file support, (it does freeze in 32bit I believe...) I pointed out a summing engine does not relate to his statement re file bit depth. Point is 24bit vs 32bit files? Great if your editing, using offline DSP functions (Denoise,offline manipulation etc) , but in a mix.. Multiple 32 bit Vs 24 bit files in a full session.. Glad it works for you.. Even in Film Post, 24bit works in a surround mix. Bit Depth mattered from 8 to 16, 16 to 24bit.... But at 24bit (files) 32 is a diminishing return... As for multitrack files that is...IMO
@@Rhythmattica...yes i know, but try cubase 11 its a trial for 30 days...you can sure hear the difference in the sound ....i cant explain myself why..but it really sounds cleaner and warmer....regards
@@erikfox8471 I started with Pro 24, then Cubase Ver 1....etc etc.. I do own Cubase elements 11, Protools,Mixbus , Logic, reason etc.. I'm not going to suggest or deny your wrong... But Im not going to fall into this daws better than that..... Because there's tracks Ive imported and mixed in logic from cubase, that I felt sound better in the final mix.... I love Steinberg... I love Apples approach (they've kept Gerhardt and the team doing what they do.. all from c-lab days..) Im loving Black magic and their Fairlight page..... Im loving Harrisons version of Adour... It seriously is the most "analog" sounding daw I've done a mix in.... Reaper, Without doubt is there best of open source..... As for protools... In a film environment, but is unfortunately a standard... Its workflow works.. its sounds good, but it due to production compliance and schedules it still its the go to.. Dont hate on what DAWS people may not agree with.... And dont hate on Protools..... But out of all of it, where we should be concentrating on is not the DAW , but the business model...
Bought Logic back in 2013 - Got away from it because I absolutely HATED the sampler. Flash forward almost a decade and now the sampler is amazing - I'm back to using Logic every day! 🥲
Wow! Such a great reminder why Logic is the best. I’m telling all my friends to “Start Here” and subscribe 😀
The number one and only reason I needed Logic is for the iOS GarageBand -> Logic workflow. It’s insane to go from making a beat while taking an… (iPad to various places) to importing into Logic and utilizing the full force of Logic. The only way I start a song is through GB for iOS and then I import to Logic on my Mac Mini and change the stock plugins to more expansive ones. No other DAW can match this. GB for iOS is so quick and easy I can go from 0-100 in minutes and keep the creativity going.
One of the best purchases I made in 2021 was your course, "Finish The Mix." I just wanted to thank you for your constant grind and wish you and yours a very happy Christmas and new year too. Oh, and great video today by the way 😁. Cheers Chris 🙏🏻
The great thing about Logic is the fact that ideas can be put together quickly intuitively without any hiccups. The price is insane for the quality of this D.A.W.
That was an awesome video. I was on Logic since Logic 7 and I switched to Ableton and I’ve been loving it. You showed me some stuff I didn’t even know about Logic tho. It’s been a while, I think I’ll dive back in and see how it goes.
Why Abelton?
Logic X has come a long way.I love it.
I use logic when I already know what I want to do, and I use Bitwig when I'm creating on the spot because of it's modular synth style approach. Zero menu diving.
Ha thats funny I do the exact same thing!
Which one do you use? The full studio or the $99 dollar one? Just asking cause
I like the idea of zero menu diving. but the studio version might have some of that?
Logic already does everything I need, but enlighten me, thanks!
The menu diving is one of logic’s biggest weaknesses.
@@Patri_Fides yeah, so many features!
No need to menu dive if you set up a template
Amazing video... I use logic and I'm ashamed to say I've hardly used most of this... I will try to remedee this.. 🤔👍
Longtime Logic Pro user. It's amazing. Getting back into it now.
Your tutorials are the best! Thank You!
Looking for a way to use my Maschine MK3 as a dumb pad controller like a launchpad.
It seems to only works as a controller for the Maschine plug-in in a software instrument.
I’d love to use it to play the drum kit in logic.
This is very useful. I have been using logic pro for four years now and I wasn't even aware of some of the features you mentioned
I'd love to see you do a video on drum processing via the enveloper into a clipper. that is the most punch I've ever heard in drums, individual or bus processing.
Not really into the term “beat making.” Has become a synonym for “production”? When I hear “make beats,” I think of creating drum and percussion parts.
thanks for the tips! 👍🏼
Very nice overview. Really reawakened my interest and gusto for Logic. I used Logic 9 (before the modern X came out) and it was a pain. I switched to Ableton that I use for a few years now but I just cant adjust to it. For example: why are the track editing items (like pan, volume) in arrangement view on the right side, when we read from left to right, the track starts on the left side and all DAWs in history had it on the left side? Just to be different or has it any advantages? Or why are the tracks in arrangement view horizontal but in clip view vertival? It gives me headaches even after years of using it. I like the logic solution better and more in the flow. Why flip it? I’m not saying AL is bad, its awesome, but there’s just a few things I just cant get used to.
Generally I like the Logic clean and organised interface very much and the whole workflow seems more linear and structured to me and personally I like that.
Just a shame even the demo doesn’t run on my OS 10.13
Great vid. Thanks
Thank you for the knowledge, I'm stuck gain staging and leveling basic tracks to move to next stage of sound design. Funny how most would never get the concept of how much time whether it is 3 minutes to 25 years to get a song to stages of finished or just tired of trying.
@@gt4032 thanks, the songs are finally coming together after all these years going back and forth. Thank goodness for hard drives sample collections and most save Midi files. Going through from 2001 songs from Reason 2.0 and Cubase 5.0 collections of the files that did decide to work. Reworking the songs are a lot more work than some would expect.
I arrange in Renoise but I render those stems to Logic Pro for mixing. I like mixing in Logic.
I'm the same way - I'll use one, get bored, and go to the other. Like mixing in Logic though - really straightforward.
No daws rules they all do thesame thing. But your videos are great excellent. Try studio one 6.1
Yeah 👍👍👍 I love Logic. Its very very DAW 🔥🔥🔥
It needs an MPC style sample player with time-stretch per pad and layers etc.
You can use drum machine designer for that - inside of every pad with a sample is a quick sampler. You can actually play just that one instrument in the kit up and down the keyboard if you want with the time stretch turned on. Didn't figure this out until recently.
yes Logic has a fantastic workflow,amazing tools, best sampler and autosampler...BUT after trying Cubase 11 I think that it sounds better than Logic, much cleaner,when you import an audio file the quality is the same..crystal clear sound, when I import into Logic it sounds kinda mp3 compressed to 256...dont know is that because of the fact that logic don't support 32bit float files or else..But im so sad about this..and im a big Logic x fan...regards and thank u for your videos...
Did you go to Logic>Preferences>Recording and check the 24-bit box, as well as confirm that you are recording to uncompressed AIFF file types? Also, you may want to make sure that the Logic>Preferences>Audio section shows Summing set to "High Precision 64-bit". Also, what format files are you importing to Logic? Are they uncompressed .wav files? Logic can definitely reveal the limitations of sound sources. I get incredible fidelity out of Logic Pro X 10.5.1. I hope you are able to do the same! Peace.
@@groovecat7 oh man, thanks but im a 10 years logic x user and i know all that...its set to 24bit -64bit summing and forget 10 y ago..😁...did you notice that when you export a loop from the arrangement into a loop browser(drag n drop) it converts it to 16bit? there are a lot of things in logic needs to be fixed..but anyway its still my go to daw...regards
@@erikfox8471 Roger that! : ) Right on. Thanks for the tip on the loop browser sample conversion. I will check that out after making some new samples from 24-bit recorded audio. Appreciate ya, man. Peace.
can you go a bit more in-depth about the drum tuning? I always struggle with this because alot of the time i feel like m just arbitrarily choosing which resonant peak in the sound is the one i use to tell me the key.
Can you use the Spectral analyzer at 4:14 to see what Notes/Chords were played when the sample was recorded?
Great video. I learned a lot. But do they actually produce sounds? (I didn’t hear any.). 😎
Not sure. Presonus studio one seems to be better in many areas but I still like Logic Pro x.
Its not drag and drop to the extent of studio one.
I find recording audio is better in studio one and producing is better in logic
10 reasons why producers should use Logic Pro: an Apple Only Software? Yes tell us more while we boot our non locked to Apple DAW ☺
i know right? there's a lot of love for this DAW, and it truly is a pro music app. But i'll stick with Ableton instead. It's so good, and multi-platform.
Just imagine that, say, 20 years ago, someone would've shown you this video, asking you : "What year do you think this is?"... I'd like to hear y'all think about that one.
3 reasons not to use Logic Pro:
1) Converts imported 32 bit FP files into 24 bit. Can't even do a 32 bit FP bounce either.
2) Summing stacks within summing stacks is still not a thing.
3) Mac only.
Flex time and flex pitch is great though.
1. 32 bit file export was introduced last year.
2. Summing stacks within summing stacks was introduced 2 years ago.
@@drvoodoo3073 Yes, but say that you export a file in 32-bit that peaks over 0dB, Logic will still flatline it. And true, but you can't have as many nesting layers as in other DAWs, such as Tracktion, Studio One, and REAPER, for example. Now, yes, audio shouldn't peak above 0dB and you may not need nesting, but it's still should be an option. The 3rd reason is outrageous, though, as it used to be on Windows, I believe, before it was bought by Apple.
@@Kiloeve You CAN actually have unlimited nesting Track Stacks, there's a simple hack for it. There's a RUclips video titled "Logic Pro X Nested Track Stacks - Solved" by a RUclipsr named Ron Allen. My custom default Logic template for example has unlimited Track Stack nesting. I can keep nesting the Stacks as much as I want but after real world testing I've found that 4-5 levels deep is more than I could ever need, "unlimited" just starts getting messy anyway.
@@drvoodoo3073 Ah, that's cool! Thank you for letting me know, I'll check it out
They should have ported it over to the m1 iPad Pro line . This is great but not as great as it could’ve been . No mouse no QWERTY. 👽
They did. Logic for iPad was introduced last year.
@@drvoodoo3073 very old comment👽
@@christoroppolo8742 Sure, but I added the comment anyway in case there are people watching in 2024 and haven't been paying attention
👍👍👍
I love Logic, but I still pine for the days of Opcode's Studio Vision. What Gibson did to Opcode is abhorrent!!! I boycott Gibson and Norlin to this day!!!
Seems like the DAW just does everything for you now. Where’s the fun in creating/exploring/refining? smh I guess we just live in that age of overconvenience now.
...still no import of 32bit float audio files...engine is 24bit, i guess that's why cubase sounds much cleaner than logic, and im a 10 y logic user....regards
lol... 24bit files doesn't suggest the mixing engine is 24bit.... Theres a choice of 32bit or 64Bit in the mixing engine.
So , you may feel your correct in your choice , but know, your totally wrong in your statement.
@@Rhythmattica not the summing engine...it cant import 32 bit files,, it converts to 24 always....(i guess what modx was thinking) I totally agree with him...
@@erikfox8471I never stated it has 32bit FP file support, (it does freeze in 32bit I believe...) I pointed out a summing engine does not relate to his statement re file bit depth.
Point is 24bit vs 32bit files? Great if your editing, using offline DSP functions (Denoise,offline manipulation etc) , but in a mix..
Multiple 32 bit Vs 24 bit files in a full session.. Glad it works for you..
Even in Film Post, 24bit works in a surround mix.
Bit Depth mattered from 8 to 16, 16 to 24bit.... But at 24bit (files) 32 is a diminishing return... As for multitrack files that is...IMO
@@Rhythmattica...yes i know, but try cubase 11 its a trial for 30 days...you can sure hear the difference in the sound ....i cant explain myself why..but it really sounds cleaner and warmer....regards
@@erikfox8471 I started with Pro 24, then Cubase Ver 1....etc etc..
I do own Cubase elements 11, Protools,Mixbus , Logic, reason etc..
I'm not going to suggest or deny your wrong... But Im not going to fall into this daws better than that..... Because there's tracks Ive imported and mixed in logic from cubase, that I felt sound better in the final mix....
I love Steinberg... I love Apples approach (they've kept Gerhardt and the team doing what they do.. all from c-lab days..) Im loving Black magic and their Fairlight page..... Im loving Harrisons version of Adour... It seriously is the most "analog" sounding daw I've done a mix in....
Reaper, Without doubt is there best of open source.....
As for protools... In a film environment, but is unfortunately a standard... Its workflow works.. its sounds good, but it due to production compliance and schedules it still its the go to..
Dont hate on what DAWS people may not agree with.... And dont hate on Protools..... But out of all of it, where we should be concentrating on is not the DAW , but the business model...
Here's another one: It's owned by a trillion dollar company. LOL
if Logic Pro was a woman. we'll be married👰🏻
Bought Logic back in 2013 - Got away from it because I absolutely HATED the sampler. Flash forward almost a decade and now the sampler is amazing - I'm back to using Logic every day! 🥲