I stopped using Logic two years ago and as luck or bad luck would have it last week I had to get hold of Logic again to rework some old session. A friend of mine was kind enough to loan me his Dual 2ghz G5 and Logic 7 software. I really wasnt looking forward to the session:
Im impressed..........! Particularly with the Apple loops import/export functions. Ive been using another software which uses a rather nasty sounding granular timestretching algorithm and I just cant get over how much better Apple Loops sound. I was having a ball making my own Apple loops and I simplu couldnt hear undesirable audio effects unless I transposed more than 3 semitones or changed Tempo more than 10bpm.
I was also blown away by the huge amount of FX and instrument plugins I could run in the session without the CPU crapping out on me. Undoubtedly Logic is highly optimised software. The latency was V V V Good. I could actually play something with some fee for a changel
It wasnt all plain sailing though. Logic still has a lot of clutter' and audio editing is still a chore as well as arranging a large session. I also experienced missing files with no apparent reason.....another ???%4?? scenario, but overall its been vastly improved since I last used it and if Apple continue improving Logic as they are maybe Logic can get back to its former glory.
Now whether this means I would ever go back to logic ( as Im very unhappy about my current daws lack of features) I dont really know yet. Becoming an Apple disciple and digging deep every six months is my biggest turn off...........we shall see
