| Apple Logic Studio | 
 enlarge | From: Apple
Category: Software
List Price: $499.00
Buy New: $449.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 252
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Powermac, Mac Os X
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13.8
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.4 x 6
MPN: MA797LLA
Model: MA797LL/A
UPC: 885909196012
EAN: 0885909196012
ASIN: B000VY7HTM
Release Date: September 12, 2007
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 Bang for the buck, but so buggy you'll need Orkin December 12, 2007
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Logic is a very interesting program, I've used Pro Tools since 94' and I'm learning many new tricks, but Logic Studio is very unreliable software and frequently has problems with core overloads, even using only 1 or 2 virtual instruments on a MacPro 4 x 2.66 Ghz Xeon (running 10.4.11). It took three years for this update, I hope Apple will fix this coding disaster A.S.A.P.
 Warning to PPC users considering upgrading to Logic Pro 8 October 4, 2007
6 out of 27 found this review helpful
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Logic Pro 8 graphics performance is unacceptably slow!!! Apple needs to tweak it soon or our studio will be force to abandon Logic after over 10 years of use!!! We have a recording studio here in Boston and our clients are constantly pointing out how slow Logic's GUI operates.
I'm extremely frustrated with this upgrade and can't revert to Logic Pro 7 because LP8 is not backwards compatible.
I heard positive reports of the graphics performance in the new Intel Macs. Logic 7 graphics worked great on my G5 Quad.
What is going on?? I have a QUAD G5 with 6.5 GB RAM & 30in LCD bought on Jan 26, 2006, spent over $7k and we can't go out & buy the new Mac Pro for now.
 FANTASTIC!!!!! September 28, 2007
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a 15-year veteran of using DAW and midi software, and this new version of Logic Pro (in the Logic Studio bundle) blows away everything I have used in terms of power, ease-of-use, and sound. While everyone will need to find the best software for their use and workflow, I am selling my copies of Digital Performer, Pro Tools, and Live so that I can focus on Logic. It does everything I need, and more.
The set of included software instruments, plug-ins, loops, sounds, is robust. The "one-window" layout is easy to navigate. So far I have ported over some tunes from my other DAWs (as audio and midi files), and it has been painless....and I am already able to get better sounding mixes and masters with MINIMAL need to look up stuff in the manual. Its pretty darned intuitive. Logical, I suppose!
If you are into audio and midi recording, songwriting, audio production, etc...Logic Studio would be a great addition to your portfolio of applications. And, like me, you may find yourself selling off all of the old software you have struggled with to focus on this one.
Thanks Apple team, for such an elegant work!!
Now it's really Logical! September 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been working with this upgrade for a few days now and all I can say is wow! Logic has always been a powerful tool, but now its learning curve has gone way down and the new interface is very slick and extremely intuitive. They managed to do all this without losing any functionality and power "under the hood". If you've always wanted to try Logic but have been slightly intimidated, don't be anymore... this is the time to go for it, especially with the price cut and the added content, it is truly an amazing deal. Many of the plug-ins have retained their stability and functionality but with updated "leopard-like" interfaces that somehow seem to be easier to use. Also the instruments (Clavinova, B4, EP etc.) and synths are top notch and every bit as good as many native instrument and other standalone plugs I've worked with. The bottom line is: you truly get everything you need not only to start, but to finish in this one box... from the first track to CD mastering with the Wave Burner program. With the combination of Logic and the stability of Mac you will have more time to create and will be spending less time reading tutorials and searching for functions. Get this!
Studio And Then Some September 17, 2007
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
So you want a whole music studio for under $500? What are you, some kind of crazy Mac user?
Apple's generous price drop for this version of what many consider to be the ultimate music tool (and I'm one of those) has removed any excuse one may have for putting off this purchase any longer. Meaning they cut the price in half and added twice the features of the original: Not only do you get a leaner, meaner and much easier to use version of Logic Pro, but they've thrown in updated versions of Soundtrack Pro and Compressor (previously only available with Final Cut), a live performance module called MainStage, all five Garageband Jam Pack titles, WaveBurner 1.5 for CD mastering, new effects such as Delay Designer .... all you need supply is lots of time and about 45 gigs of hard drive space.
As a happy user of Logic since version 6, I found the upgrade (available for just under $200) easy to grow into, especially being used to Apple's other pro apps, and really appreciated the addition of Soundtrack Pro 2, whose predecessor I'd used more for track mastering. The newer interface for Logic is more self contained now, with sliding panels replacing all those open windows you used to have to deal with ... although that is still an option if you're a person who thrives on complexity. Now you can look at both the Arrange Window and Matrix Edit (now called "Piano Roll", how quaint) in the same window, just roll it in and out as needed. Same with Audio Mixer, Score View, Hyper Edit, etc. In keeping with this more streamlined method, some of the tools are more hidden away which, along with other changes, I'm quickly getting used to. Another rollaway panel gives you access to instrument settings (and other audio resources) by way of a Soundtrack-like browser -- don't like that piano sound and don't feel like scrolling through all of them? Just pick one off the list, and it's there!
Another nice feature you'll see right away is some handy standard templates: Now, instead of trying to figure out how many blank tracks, and what kind, you may need for a certain project, just click one of the template buttons and you're on your way. You can easily customize them if you're a seasoned user. The one that has this user the most excited is the orchestral template ..... a whole symphony orchestra, ordered the same as it would be in a classical score, with instruments already loaded and regions just waiting for note entry. Now that's power. You can transcribe classical works using Logic's score editor, which by the way will also print out scores should you ever hire live musicians for your compositions.
One thing that will make Logic veterans happy is, now you don't need the USB XS-Key to be plugged in to run the software. Upgraders only need it to install, then just unplug it and drop it in the box. New users won't even have to deal with it. They don't know what they've missed, and they're better off.
In summary, Logic is the solution for the Mac-based musician, as far as composing, arranging, recording, looping, producing, scoring, sound designing, whatever-ing in an audio capacity. No messy cables and reels of tape all over the place like in the old days, just launch and bring musical dreams to life. I can't emphasize enough what a good deal this is (without sounding like a salesman), and once you get over a slight learning curve you realize the possibilities are virtually boundless for what you'll come up with. Just be aware: this ain't no Garageband. Logic is for the serious musician or music producer for whom music matters above most other things. This is what obsessed people do with their time. If this sounds like you, well, you owe it to yourself to make the most logical investment.
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