My main DAW

I love that stuff.... Make me feels like Phil Spector!!!! The Amps plugins works well... I use it like a giga tape recorder... Drummers are cool, good and obedient the rest is me,my imagination and my weaknesses

One of the best DAWs

I may be biased, but I love this DAW, I have been using the Mac and iPad version for over two years now and it was easy to learn, yet complex enough to have a learning curve (which is a good thing). The interface is way better than FL Studio (in my opinion) and the stock plug-ins are mwah, chefs kiss. The only problem is the propriety to the MacOS system. Come on Apple, give me a Windows version!

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Super easy to use

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A Great DAW for Music Producers on the Go

As a music producer always on the move, I’ve found Logic Pro for iPad to be a game-changer. The interface is sleek, intuitive, and surprisingly powerful for a tablet app. It offers many of the same features as the desktop version, including advanced MIDI capabilities, robust audio editing, and a wide range of professional-quality instruments. I love how easy it is to sketch out ideas, use samples, or even finish full projects without being tethered to a desk. The seamless integration with iCloud also makes transferring my tracks between devices a breeze. It’s a perfect DAW for anyone who needs to create high-quality music while on the go.

Real honest here...

I pirated Logic. I can't really afford 200 dollars just for software alone. But you know what? Logic would really be worth it.

I've been an on-off user of GarageBand and that's just a boiled down version of Logic. Logic is incredibly capable as an audio software. I feel like where some software (like Ardour) lack in being able to do both really convenient recording and MIDI editing, Logic fucking succeeds by a metric fuck ton.

tldr; it's really good. its well worth 200 dollars even if I can't afford it at the moment

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Incredible DAW!!!

I am soo happy with my Apple Logic Pro experience! I have only used the 90 day free trial and BOY! is it great! This app is soo much fun to mess around with and I have made a MULTITUDE of tracks with Logic, and they are all awesome. I actually prefer using Logic Pro to record vocals and stuff like that than to use Audacity or a recording dedicated app, because it is soo much easier and effects like reverb and pedalboards are just GREAT!

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Always in the Front

With all the FREE software updates available, this DAW is by far the BEST one out there. I tried Presonus Studio One and AVID PRO before deciding on this one. I love it, anyone who says that Pro Tools is the "industry standard" is a little behind the times. Any studio I've been uses Logic Pro ( even though they also might still have Pro Tools ) and if Eddie Van Halen used it to record and write music, that's all I need to know! If you want to see a great YouTube guy, search for "music tech help guy" he's an expert at Logic Pro and constantly makes new content to match any upgrades or versions currently available.

An excellent DAW that keeps on getting better with each update.

I've been a Logic Pro user since the early Logic Pro days. I still remember the first time I used this DAW, it was my introduction to the world of DAW, before that, I used to use an old Fostex B16 16-track tape recorder. Since then I've been a loyal user of Logic Pro. When Apple discontinued the Logic Pro and replaced it with the Logic Pro X, I was kinda apprehensive so I stayed back on the Logic Pro. Eventually, I decided to move on the Logic Pro X. From the very get-go, I realized that the Logic Pro X did have a lot more features than the Logic Pro 9, that being said at first I found it to be quite difficult to get used to the Logic Pro X. My biggest problem was that they dropped the support for 32-bit plugins. I had to replace many of my legacy plugins with new 64-bit plugins. It was a hassle but it was worth it. I have tried other DAWs like the Bitwig Studio, Tracktion Waveform Pro, Ableton Live, but in the end, I fall back to Logic Pro X. I feel a lot more comfortable to work on Logic Pro X than other DAWs.

Great for newbies; Logic veterans, not so much.

Logic Pro X may be the successor to the much-beloved 9, but it doesn't succeed on quite as many levels. Yes, it has new plugins (including a fantastic vocal editor that directly rivals Melodyne) and sounds, and if you're new to production or have recently 'graduated' from Garageband, then these will serve you well. But existing Logic users will be turned off by a rehauled workflow that caters more to newbies and fans of other DAWs than the way we knew and loved, as well as a distinct lack of 32-bit plugin support (a much-beloved feature of the previous version, and a big reason why many who upgrade to X return to 9).

Logic Pro X gives a lot of nice features, but it's not so much an upgrade so much as a shift from the previous version.

Review specifically for Logic Pro 9:

Logic Pro 9 is possibly one of the best DAWs on the market, surpassing even its successor Logic Pro X. Sure, it may only work with a proprietary plugin format (AU) and it doesn’t have a built-in performance mode like FL Studio or Ableton Live, but what it does have, it handles so masterfully and flexibly it’s hard to hold that against it. Logic Pro 9 is particularly good if you’re working with MIDI, though audio-oriented producers are certainly not left in the cold with Logic’s answer to Live’s Warp feature, Flex.

I personally use Logic Pro 9 to produce my own work, and I adore its workflow. Everything from the layout to the keyboard shortcuts flows beautifully, and whether I’m deepening a dubstep growl, brightening a eurobeat brass, or just plain dabbling in any of its stellar built-in plugins, Logic is a DAW that will heighten, not hinder, your productions.

Not perfect, but overall fantastic DAW

I've used Logic to write, record, arrange, mix, and master electronic music for the last few years. I'm very comfortable with the Apple ecosystem of apps, so when deciding between DAWs I naturally gravitated towards it. I used DAWs many years ago (Cakewalk) so I was already familiar with the general operation, but to learn the ins and outs of Logic I used "Logic Pro 9 Essential Training" from Lynda.com, and just followed along with all the videos.

I can't compare with Ableton, FL, Cubase, etc since I don't have experience with those, but I will say Logic Pro 9 has been a pleasure to learn and use. I think the best feature of a DAW is it's ability to sort of "stay out of the way" of the creative process, and Logic achieves that most of the way. Channel strips are great to recall your go-to plugin chains, the mixer view is intuitive, the piano roll is great, and the main arrange window is nice and provides lots of helpful context and menus around what you're doing.

If I had to point out a drawback, I would say it's automation, particularly snapping it to a grid. It can be infuriating snapping inflection points to the right places, in fact I think I've seen DJs complain on Twitter about how frustrating the automation can be.

And finally, Logic Pro 9's stock synths and plugins are nothing short of stellar. The ES M, ES1, ES2, and EXS24 (the sampler) are all very good synths in their own right. I've actually heard people say that if you are new to synthesis, you should exclusively learn ES1 and ES2 before moving on to third party synths (good advice I think). What I'm most impressed with is Logic's stock effects. Space Designer for reverb might be the only reverb you need. Channel EQ is a great equalizer (I stick one on every channel), the stereo spread fx are great, chorus/phaser/flanger and all that good stuff, and finally (very important for electronic music) the Compressor effect is pretty awesome. I was pretty new to compression, and Logic's Compressor helped me get a good grasp of it.