 Logic Pro Vrs. Digital Performer, features? scoring capabilties? |
 Wed 27 Jul 2005, 20:11
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greetings all,
I am getting ready to do a bit of a drastic change in the studio. I'm bswitching from a Pro Tools based studio to more of a MIDI enviromnet. I'm looking into either Logic Pro or Digital Performer to be the main workhorse, and I'll keep a Pro Tools LE rig on the side for everything else. I mainly do sound design and film scoring/music. I am somewhat new to Logic since the last version I used was 5.5.1 and I have never used DP. I am semi-pro, working on many indie films, games and animations. I have been using Pro Tools, Live, and Reason together for the last few years, but the time has come to get a more sturdy midi program. Almost all of my work is done exclusively through MIDI, mostly by softsynths or plug ins(hence the reason I am moving over pro tools) I'm mainly just wondering what everyones opinions are on the two sequencers I mentioned. Should I go for Logic or DP? I've read about both and they both seem to get pretty good reviews, and they both would do the job I need them for. So, i guess I would just like some user feedback. do both have timecode? does DP support most plug ins( example: native instruments)? do both bounce to quicktime? do they both support 5.1 surround routing and mixing? rewire? Any information on either of these would be great, as I am really cautious about a change like this. Thanks so much for the help. Its appreciated. (oh, i'll be using os x.3.9, G5, etc.) |
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Wed 27 Jul 2005, 20:46
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I have had all three, and recently dumped Pro Tools in favor of Logic Pro 7. I don't regret it at all.
They will all do what you need, so the best thing you could do is find someone who has Logic and/or DP and see how they feel. If you're used to PT, then DP won't feel that different (they have many similarities. Unfortunately MOTU is lame enough not to have any kind of demo or even detailed info on their site. If you mainly want MIDI, go with Logic. It's by far the smoothest workflow out of all of them IMO. |
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chagos Logic Pro Vrs. Digital Performer Wed 27 Jul 2005, 20:11
Jsegura Logic 7.1 with its incredible lot of plugs, the op... Wed 27 Jul 2005, 22:45 chagos i've also heard really bad things about logic/... Wed 27 Jul 2005, 23:00 JOHjoh I ve used both. I have now Logic pro 7.1 and for s... Wed 27 Jul 2005, 23:39 azusa If you looking for film scoring, nothing beats DP.... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 05:38 tencentcat Oh yeah - DP is a major CPU hog compared to Logic.... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 05:51 JOHjoh I forget one thing... DP doesn't need dongle. ... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 08:03 Jsegura QUOTE i've also heard really bad things about ... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 12:03 formatj QUOTE (chagos @ Jul 28 2005, 08:00)........ a... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 12:35 Jsegura Logic is very great and complex, but its basic op... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 13:52 ourmanflinty I'm going to go for Logic too. Although DP has... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 15:58 hahaworld I've never used DP, so I'm going to put my... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 16:30 editbrain QUOTE There is somekind on f***ing grid that I hav... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 17:58 chagos So everyone is pointing towards logic? or almost e... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 20:28 Jsegura You must updates to version 7. The manuals are exc... Thu 28 Jul 2005, 22:30 DANO10 I don't know about hitting back but...
I... Fri 29 Jul 2005, 15:00 Jsegura I have worked with DP also. I was two years with b... Fri 29 Jul 2005, 16:33 gdoubleyou I say get them both, get the DP competitive upgrad... Fri 29 Jul 2005, 16:42 chagos bloody hell,
now i am so confused i don't know... Fri 29 Jul 2005, 17:08 Jsegura QUOTE Logic has all the free plugs in, but DP is a... Fri 29 Jul 2005, 20:02 azusa QUOTE (chagos @ Jul 29 2005, 08:08)what is a ... Fri 29 Jul 2005, 21:56 chagos $20!
that is mildly amusing. Must be one ... Fri 29 Jul 2005, 22:13 Jsegura QUOTE If you think Logic consider this:
Upgrading ... Fri 29 Jul 2005, 22:51 chagos just curious,
how many upgrades do you have to buy... Sat 30 Jul 2005, 16:45 Jsegura Whatever more, better. Sat 30 Jul 2005, 18:16 ourmanflinty If you can find someone who works at an apple stor... Sat 30 Jul 2005, 23:21 jcmmusic Well, if you are a student (or have a student frie... Sun 31 Jul 2005, 19:42 chagos well i will be a student once more in a few months... Sat 6 Aug 2005, 06:34 Lotus17 I am going to be a student at Ball State Universit... Tue 9 Aug 2005, 01:15
chibass55 I'll put in a vote for DP. I've used it fo... Sat 13 Aug 2005, 19:33 |
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