Anyone using Logic Pro 8?

[sneakyblueberry]

If so, tell me how to get the Instrument Library.  All I have are the stinky Garageband ones.  Thank you for your swift response.

[brakkum]

with a new instrument track click the little box above (maybe two above) the channel fader, hold it til a menu pops up, it should be the instruments. i think.

[sneakyblueberry]

Ah sorry, I mean I'm missing the Instrument Library.  There should be a whole bunch of MIDI sounds but I dont have them.  And this saddens me.

[brakkum]

are you sure you installed everything correctly?

[sneakyblueberry]

No...  I'll re-do it and make sure i do all the discs

[RobD]

If you can't find them easily, they aren't there.

I'm going to be brutally honest here. The studio I work at had an upgrade recently, and the debate before we got anything was "go from Logic 7 to Logic 8, or move to ProTools 8?" I was on the ProTools side of the argument, but they went with Logic 8. Logic 8 is the single most Fisher-Price, pathetic excuse for a proffessional DAW I have ever had the displeasure of using. The attempts to bring it in line with it's competitiors are a bit half-arsed, and the inclusion of Soundtrack Pro bewilders me. I'm not even entirely sure why that program still exists considering Logic is also made by Apple. The piano roll is awkward to use on large projects, sample editing is basic, they're still using the terrible fade system, Main Stage is a terrible and memory hungry librarian. But the worst bit is the fact that you cannot change the name of audio files for projects, meaning you have several thousand files on your machine called "Audio01" etc. This has caused so many project referencing problems and made searching for specific files impossible. It also isn't exactly backwards compatible with projects from previous projects.

But it's OK - they made it enough like Garageband so the kids can use it in Starbucks.

On the plus side our new DA/AD converters are FUCKING AWESOME!

[sneakyblueberry]

Awww dude you made my peepee shrink in my pants.  I like Logic, its simple.  Im simple.

[RobD]

Awww dude you made my peepee shrink in my pants.  I like Logic, its simple.  Im simple.

Lol, don't be like that. It's just Apple have changed the target market without changing the price or informing anyone about it.

[brakkum]

i agree with RobD, it really sucks for good editing and such, but the virtual instruments and writing are what i use it for mainly.

ProTools is the master.

[sneakyblueberry]

Yeah.  I'm really only using to put ideas down.  Was thinking about getting Main Stage to make up for the lack of instrument library though, but from what robd's saying i'm having second thoughts.  ARGGGGH

[RobD]

Yeah.  I'm really only using to put ideas down.  Was thinking about getting Main Stage to make up for the lack of instrument library though, but from what robd's saying i'm having second thoughts.  ARGGGGH

Mainstage is the same as Logic in terms of what instruments it offers (I.E whatever ones you put in Logic) it's just more of a performance mode than a sequence mode. And not a very efficient one. Again, Apple have gone for the style and looks and cool looking gadgets over use and efficience.

And the main aurgument that the rest of the guys in the studio had for choosing Logic over ProTools was the midi sequencing (we do a lot of TV/film composing and such) but decided to ignore me telling them about the much better MIDI sequencing in the newest version of PT. Industry assuptions based on what has been true for the last decade is a bad way to go. Things have changed a lot in DAWs in the last year or two.

[sneakyblueberry]

Ah I see.  Man this sucks.

[brakkum]

i prefer Logic for MIDI work myself, but have yet to try the new ProTools, which im sure is amazing.