Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

> Evidently there is a group of beta testers whom are able to 
> demand specialized features. I don't think the ease of use 
> for beginning to moderate level users is much addressed at 
> all.

Amen to that. A lot of what I consider very basic things in Logic are very
far behind the competition as far as ease of use. Of course, to those who've
been using Logic for many years, everything seems easy, but not to someone
who is new to the program - like me. I've been trying Cubase in addition to
Logic and have used Sonar for years. Both are much easier to learn. Setting
up all the patch names for external midi gear is one area. In fact Logic's
multi instrument only handles 15 banks of named patches, my MU128 has
something like 75 to 100 banks. So exactly how do I add them all? It is easy
in both Sonar and Cubase. Cubase being the easiest of the two.

Another example... I wanted to delete the volume track automation for one of
my midi tracks last night. Checked the Track menu - nope. Checked the Edit
menu - nope. Checked all of the other menus in the Arrange window - nope.
Started randomly checking the main menus that seemed to be even remotely
applicable. Nope again. Finally, I pulled up the PDF (oh yea did I mention
Logic doesn't have a help file???) It turns out that you have to go to the
Options menu. Okay, first, the simple fact that there are two sets of menus
is a problem. Which set do you use? It seemed to me that the Track menu
would fit the bill, but OPTIONS??? Doesn't that imply configuration? What
does deleting track automation even remotely have to do with options?

Adding new tracks is easier to learn on the other programs too. In Cubase
you simply right click and choose Add New Audio Track or Add New Midi Track
and so on. Similar in Sonar. Adding Audio objects in Logic is not intuitive
in the least. Again, once you've finally figured it out, it isn't horribly
difficult, but learning it to start with is not an easily discovered thing
in Logic and not *as* easy even after you've learned it. In fact, I don't
think you could *discover* how to add new audio tracks in Logic at all. I
think a manual would be needed. There is no doubt that you can discover how
to add them in Cubase and Sonar.

Kamm