Similar to how iMovie is almost 'good enough' for basic use but it still refuses to support/export 4k60. You can do either 1080p 60 or 4k 30, but not 4k60...even if you're editing footage on a powerful computer that was shot on your iPhone. So Final Cut (Logic) it is.
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I purchased Logic years ago (2013?) when Apple dropped the price to $200. It was a phenomenal deal then, and it's even more so now, considering how many features have been added over the years. At the time, GarageBand was okay for making demos and working out ideas, but I was still blown away by it as a free program. I'm someone who started recording with a four-track TEAC reel-to-reel deck circa 1980, later adding a Roland synthesizer and a Korg hardware sequencer to my setup, and eventually upgrading to an eight-track Fostex reel-to-reel deck.
A good friend of mine -- who, like me, is a pretty good songwriter with limited vocal and instrumental talent -- writes and records one album every decade. He's a fan of garage rock, and he used to record his songs as quickly as possible, figuring that spending more time on them would yield diminishing returns. A couple years ago, as a pandemic project, he decided he wanted to do better. He spent the better part of a year going through online GarageBand (Mac version) tutorials and learning how to record, mix, and master. His 2022 album is by far the best thing he's ever done.
I was curious, so I checked out GarageBand on my Mac to see what it's like now. I was amazed at how far it's come. In fact, if I didn't already have Logic, I'm not sure I'd buy it, as GarageBand is more than good enough for the kind of music I write and record (singer-songwriter pop/folk/rock/Americana). The iPad version is a lot of fun, too, and I can see using it for working out musical ideas. Anyway, I suspect that people who knock GarageBand either record very complex music, need some features in Logic that GarageBand lacks, or don't record music at all.
A good friend of mine -- who, like me, is a pretty good songwriter with limited vocal and instrumental talent -- writes and records one album every decade. He's a fan of garage rock, and he used to record his songs as quickly as possible, figuring that spending more time on them would yield diminishing returns. A couple years ago, as a pandemic project, he decided he wanted to do better. He spent the better part of a year going through online GarageBand (Mac version) tutorials and learning how to record, mix, and master. His 2022 album is by far the best thing he's ever done.
I was curious, so I checked out GarageBand on my Mac to see what it's like now. I was amazed at how far it's come. In fact, if I didn't already have Logic, I'm not sure I'd buy it, as GarageBand is more than good enough for the kind of music I write and record (singer-songwriter pop/folk/rock/Americana). The iPad version is a lot of fun, too, and I can see using it for working out musical ideas. Anyway, I suspect that people who knock GarageBand either record very complex music, need some features in Logic that GarageBand lacks, or don't record music at all.
Never gonna happen. That's literally one of the reasons they want you to spend 200 on Logic.
That's 100% fine but in reality GarageBand has an absolute ton of limitations compared to pro DAWS like Logic and ProTools etc. If those limitations don't affect you then that's great.