Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, revDAVE wrote:

> - Which one would you say has the best sounding overall built-in (non-
> 3rd party) DSP plug-ins\ufffd (Eq - compressors - delays - verbs etc.) ?
>
It's a mixed bag - SpaceDesigner is an excellent reverb.  Hands down beats 
anything bundled with any of the other major apps.  The logic tape delay 
has driven a thousand trance tracks.  LinEQ is really nice, and AFAIK none 
of the other major packages have linear-phase stuff built in (correct me 
if I'm wrong, it's been a while since I toyed with Cubase).  The 
compressor find just "eh" though.  Most of the standard plugs are jus that 
-standard, nothing too fancy.  There are a few bundled like the Filterbank 
that you don't see anywhere else.

The bundled instruments - Sculpture, EXS, ES1, ES2 - are realy far and 
away the best I've heard distributed stock with a system.  
 
> - Which One is Less Painful to work with? - (pick your poison)...?
>
I'm one of the rare people for whom Logic doesn't crash hourly, 
apparently.  WHereas for me Cubase would go down often,and when I ran it 
under OS9 it'd take my USB bus with it.
 
> - Which One plays best with others - (3rd party apps / plugs etc.)...?
> 
Hit or miss.  If the 3rd party plug is written to the AU validating 
standard, logic plays nicely and won't get screwed up by it.  But there 
certainly are a lot more VST/VSTi's out there (will Antares EVER release 
autotuneAU?) and unless you buy the wrapper, they're all off-limits.  
Sigh.  It's more a case of which 3rd party apps play best with logic, the 
proverbial 500lb gorilla in the room.

> - Any other general comparative comments...?

Eveyr program has quirks that wil annoy the hell out of you.  STudio
Vision had them, Cubase has them, and Logic has them.  Logic has worked 
best for me just due to the sort of needs and style I have, whereas Cubase 
was intesnely frustrating to me.  A friend of mine has gone entirely the 
opposite direction.  So take any opinions with a grain of salt.

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