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 Logic Express - External Software Instruments, Perhaps a simple question BUT, I CAN(?) use EXTERNAL softsynths? |
  Fri 22 Dec 2006, 07:30
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 09-Jan 03 From: HOLLYWOOD - US Member No.: 10,615  |
I wanna get into recording but there are so many great softsynths and beatmakers that I wanna get.
I hear great things about Stylus and Akoustik Piano but if I get Logic Express, I'm afraid they won't work. It says here http://www.apple.com/logicexpress/comparison.html that it doesn't work with "external instruments" Stylus and the like would be external instruments? So Logic Express will not allow me to use softsynths that are not included in the program? |
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Fri 22 Dec 2006, 17:14
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 04-Oct 04 Member No.: 52,461 |
Logic Express will let you use any external instrument that is an Audio Unit. I don't know if the ones you have mentioned are available in AU format.
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Sat 23 Dec 2006, 04:49
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 Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 07-Jul 04 From: - US Member No.: 46,480 |
QUOTE (FUNKSTICK @ Fri 22 Dec 2006, 02:30)  I wanna get into recording but there are so many great softsynths and beatmakers that I wanna get. I hear great things about Stylus and Akoustik Piano but if I get Logic Express, I'm afraid they won't work. It says here http://www.apple.com/logicexpress/comparison.html that it doesn't work with "external instruments" Stylus and the like would be external instruments? So Logic Express will not allow me to use softsynths that are not included in the program? They're both AU plug-ins so they should work just fine. Akoustik Piano is universal binary so it'll work on intel macs, don't know if Stylus is UB or not. "external instruments" are midi hardware instruments that Logic treats as if they were software instruments. -------------------- |
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Sat 23 Dec 2006, 06:50
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 09-Jan 03 From: HOLLYWOOD - US Member No.: 10,615 |
Thank you. Is Garageband the same? Can you use (those and other) AU software instruments with it?
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Sat 23 Dec 2006, 17:41
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 Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 12-Oct 01 From: Kirkland Member No.: 2,002 |
Yes. GB is baby Logic, any plug that works with Logic will work in GB.
-------------------- G-Dub
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