Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Thank you for your response, and to everyone who gave advice.

I've learnt as much about geniuses as I have about Logic and the iMac!

Regards,
Mike

On 1 Oct 2008, at 01:21, "cb50dc" <cb50dc@...> wrote:

> --- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "Shawn Thorpe" <shawnogordo@...>  
> wrote:
> >
> > Also, for what it's worth, I've found that the Apple Store  
> Geniuses aren't
> > usually that knowledgable about Apple's "pro" products, such as  
> Logic. No
> > offense to them. It's just been my experience.
> >
> > --
>
> More on Shawn's point: they do vary.
>
> As a VERY amateur musician who got into synths and electronics  
> completely in the analog
> days (using just an ARP 2600 with a couple of TEAC 4-tr reel  
> machines and a custom
> board) I was reasonably knowledgeable about synthesis and recording,  
> but I had a LOT to
> learn in transferring that to Logic -- starting only three years ago.
>
> I paid for Apple's One to One for two years, and in two different  
> Apple stores in Miami
> (and a few others I'd visit around the country while traveling on  
> business), I found that
> most of those assigned to Logic knew their limits.
>
> Of the maybe 8-10 different "Geniuses" I've met, the two or three  
> who did say they used
> it a lot were in fact very, VERY helpful. In my sessions with those  
> particular guys, I'd have
> to spend half the time in my sessions writing things down, taking  
> screen shots, to make
> sure I could retain all the techniques and pointers they were  
> showing me.
>
> So ask the "Genius" how much he uses Logic, for what, in what  
> settings. You'll get the feel
> for whether he's on top of it or not. Do keep checking it out on  
> forums like this and
> Apple's own forums as well.
>
> As for using Logic on an iMac, mine is 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB  
> 667 MHz DDR2
> SDRAM. As a hobbyist, my largest projects are puny: maybe 6-8 audio  
> tracks, maybe the
> same for synths, generally not much more on most tracks than  
> compressor and limiter, a
> little Space Design, some EQ here and there. Some have quite a bit  
> of EXS24, usually not
> much UB. Given all that, I've worked on projects for 3-4 hours at a  
> time, rarely any
> problem. YMMV.
>
> Good luck.
>
> chuck
>
> 


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