

All-in-all, it was an aggressive takeover – if you wanted to use Logic, you needed a Mac. It also coincided with the discontinuation of Logic’s relationship with Windows. It didn't add anything I didn't already have except for composing on a staff.and I don't like how it does that, so Siebelius or even Senor Staff (Free) is better imo if you already have something else.On July 1, 2002, Apple bought out Emagic, becoming the first computer company to own a music production software. The only redundant piece of software I have is Logic Express. I don't think I could live without reason's drum machines or digi's Hybrid and Velvet plugins (Hybrid = amazing for dance music and Velvet is the best electric piano plugin I've ever heard). I like Live, Logic, Sibelius, and Garage Band about equally for composing with Reason just a bit ahead of the others. I like the workflow in Pro Tools best for recording and sequencing and Ableton Live best for sketching. It's really an awesome tool.Īs for everything else, the sad thing is that it's personal preference.

You can record, download, or synthesize loops and use them to make backing tracks in the right key/tempo w/o issue. It has drum, bass, and keyboard synths that aren't bad. If you want an inexpensive all-in-one solution, I like Ableton Live. If you're actually paying for them, then they're all available in whatever fomat you need. Most plugins available for free online are VSTs (which Logic won't use). If not, then it's a matter of the plugins you get for the money and what types of plugins the thing uses. Logic Pro is by far the better deal, especially if you have an academic hookup.
