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Apple Launches Logic Pro X with Virtual Drummer and Flex Pitch

Pompiliu said:
Jesus! Talk about 1st world problems....
Poor you! You don't like the dark colour.

If you don't like it, don't use it. We don't care. I am sure there is something else out there without the dark background.

Do you know how music was made back in the day? You should go back to that.


BTW, go to a doctor. There's something wrong with your eyes if you have to squint to read. Jesus!

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Jesus! It's like people aren't able to have opinions anymore. Maybe an internet forum is the wrong place for you if a fairly reasonable comment like that bothers you so much.

FWIW I prefer the darker gray interface.
 
its effin hideous. Looks like bargain been ware from 1995. What were they thinking? It looks completely cluttered. Forcing white waveforms on us is a joke right?

The graphics are ugly....really ugly. Been using Logic since early 9os.

Graphically it all feels bigger, clunkier, more kiddie.
 
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I know it sounds silly but I am kind of annoyed at the blocking of 32 bit plugins.
I am not sure any of the plugins I use are 32 bit (I'll have to check when I get back to the studio tonight).But it seems to be kind of an artificial restriction with no basis in anything technical.
I hope my orphaned Powercore still works as well as the good ole Waldorf edition suite. Though there is a 3.0 version for the Waldorf plugs, Powercore was cut loose by TC Electronic last year, and this month is their final sale of whatever's left.
No upgrade pricing is kind of BS.

sigh...I guess I will be buying it nonetheless.
 
SvK said:
Forcing white waveforms on us is a joke right?
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Does it not allow selecting a light color for the region (which switches it to a dark waveform in Logic 9)?

calaverasgrande said:
I know it sounds silly but I am kind of annoyed at the blocking of 32 bit plugins.
I am not sure any of the plugins I use are 32 bit (I'll have to check when I get back to the studio tonight).But it seems to be kind of an artificial restriction with no basis in anything technical.
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Probably because people complained that the 32 bit bridge crashed a lot. Supporting them is kind of a kludge and there are other DAWs that don't support them either.
 
mbarriault said:
Wait, I don't get it - what's the difference between a virtual drummer and real drummer?
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You only have to punch the information into a drum machine once :)). I'm here all week, try the veal.

Seriously, to those taking about how Apple screwed the video guys:

Apple didn't. They gave us a new interesting way of handling video. For some it works , for others it doesn't. FCP X is a) a realisation that editing video works differently to audio. And b) life, production and computers have moved on.

FCP7, Avid and Pre Pro are designed around the old style twin deck approach to editing, designed to make it easier for film editors to transitioning to NLEs - bins are called bins because that what they physically were in film days.

We don't need the same approach. What if? Audio is different. Looks like Apple have taken that on board.
 
milo said:
Probably because people complained that the 32 bit bridge crashed a lot. Supporting them is kind of a kludge and there are other DAWs that don't support them either.
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Apple is also a huge fan of pushing technology the way they want it to go by dropping support in one way or another.
 
Hope this is a sign that Aperture 4 is on the way, with a iPad companion app!
 
ChrisA said:
Just look in any Guitar Center store. a LOT more peoplw who are just playing around at home than pros I'd guess by a 100 to 1 ratio at least.
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Absolutely, and I'm one of them. I will never, ever make money with anything I do, but I love to just create for the sake of creating. Ever since I went Mac in 2007, my favourite tools have always been Logic and Aperture. Not a pro, but I appreciate what they can do.
 
milo said:
Does it not allow selecting a light color for the region (which switches it to a dark waveform in Logic 9)?
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nope

also virtually all new layouts of tools like inpiano roll editor, take up way way more space than before.
 
SvK said:
nope
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Are lighter colors not available, or do the lighter colors still have light waveforms?

fivedots said:
Apple is also a huge fan of pushing technology the way they want it to go by dropping support in one way or another.
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True although there are at least two other mac DAWs that already dropped 32 bit support, so Apple isn't exactly leading the charge in this particular case.
 
Anti-aliasing of LPX's waveforms.

Do you guys think it's a conscious decision to not use anti-aliasing on the waveforms? I kinda like the way that looks in some other DAWs, but I think I read somewhere that it's bad for precision or something, I'm not sure.

Opinions?

EDIT: Just thought I'd mention that I obviously do not own a Retina MacBook Pro. I imagine LPX looking incredible on that machine.. *drool*
 
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So far I really like it! All my plug-ins work and one of my Logic Express 9 projects imported and played without any problems.

Straight away I noticed so much more can be done now with just left clicking, no more menus and key commands to navigate.

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I'm hoping to find a deal on iTunes Gift Cards before picking this up seeing as it's not too hard to do usually. Can't wait to try it out. Hopefully tonight! If I can't find a deal, I don't think I can wait!
 
The question I want answered is how good is this thing at distributing work?
Logic 9 sucked on big projects - it annoyingly allocates too much work on just a few cores, overloading the system way too soon.
Lets hope the grand central implementation on pro x is way better.
 
Astrofox said:
Has anyone seen any impressions/reviews that cover MIDI surface compatibility? Specifically Hypercontrol on the Axiom Pro Keyboard? Hopefully it is backwards compatible with Logic Pro 9 surface control maps?
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That is really the elephant in the room with all the Major DAWs.
What is up with control surface support?
It seems whenever I find the control surface of my dreams it turns out it isn't supported by my DAW or it may only be supported in some emulation mode which leaves out acres of functionality.
I really hope that Apple has worked with some manufacturers on this. I bailed on Sonar because the control surface support got worse and worse from 5 to 6 to 7.

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looked over the manual for control surfaces for Logic X.
I swear it's a reprint from 2003. There are almost no new surfaces supported. Nothing about Akai or Avid (I guess Euphonix covers that... before they were bought by Avid). The list is full of obsolete digital mixers like the DM1000 and Tascam toy interface/control surface products.
Nothing about using an SSL, Focurite or RND surface. You know low level pro/high level prosumer stuff?
 
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