Logics Pro X or Studio One?

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jbj

Poor old Geordie's array...
I want to get back into recording and have no idea where to start so batten down the hatches for a tonne of noob questions :embarrassed:

First up - which DAW? I have licences for both and would be learning from scratch.

Using a macbook pro if that makes any difference and it's for some bedroom noodling, nothing serious but I still want it to sound decent.
 
I prefer Logic, which is my go-to.

But I’ve been using it for 12 years or so now, and I’m so used to it that I honestly couldn’t tell you whether or not it’s beginner-friendly.
 
I have to say that the "Drummer" AI feature in Logic is incredibly helpful.

Both of these tunes were done using it for the drums:





Some of th nw stuff I'm doing right now that isn't finished sounds even better now that I'm more familiar with it.
 
Ooh that sounds very cool. I've got Superior Drummer 2 and a (nearly 20 year old!!!) set of roland v drums that can run midi but for messing about / not pissing off the mad old lady next door that would be handy.
 
bsman said:
You Mac people and your smug superiority... :corksniffer:
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Which you brought up :embarrassed:

My 2015 MBP is starting to show it's age a little, ive ive ever had one windows machine last anything close to that.

Plus I get to put it through my books as a business expense so the £££ difference doesn't matter that much.
 
OK got logic downloaded and built a snazzy new desk / work station so I'm just about ready to roll.

Any recommendations for good tutorials, videos, books etc... to get me going?
 
I got a lot out of a couple of Skillshare tutorials On Logic X which I got thru the free trial period. I’ve unsubscribed now so I can’t really provide any direct links.
The Logic Drummer is pretty darn handy. Also the provided virtual instruments, amps, and effect plugins work great and there’s plenty of them.
 
jbj said:
OK got logic downloaded and built a snazzy new desk / work station so I'm just about ready to roll.

Any recommendations for good tutorials, videos, books etc... to get me going?
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Look up "Musician on a Mission" on YouTube...they work almost exclusively in Logic...
 
jbj said:
Which you brought up :embarrassed:

My 2015 MBP is starting to show it's age a little, ive ive ever had one windows machine last anything close to that.

Plus I get to put it through my books as a business expense so the £££ difference doesn't matter that much.
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I'm still recording on a 2011 iMac. Replaced the hard drive and the power supply and upgraded the RAM (to 6 GB), and it does the job.
 
jbj said:
I want to get back into recording and have no idea where to start so batten down the hatches for a tonne of noob questions :embarrassed:

First up - which DAW? I have licences for both and would be learning from scratch.

Using a macbook pro if that makes any difference and it's for some bedroom noodling, nothing serious but I still want it to sound decent.
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OK, now that I have some time to answer some of this...

Your MacBookPro, even at 5 years old, should be more than enough machine for what you're planning to do...if you have the budget available to upgrade what I would do is get a new machine for everything else you use it for and dedicate the 2015 machine to just recording...

You haven't mentioned an interface yet, but if your MBP has a Thunderbolt connection don't get caught up in looking for anything too fancy...a USB interface is more than fine for bedroom recording...if you have the scratch for it, by all means go for the speed, just don't convince yourself it's a necessity...

Logic Pro, from what I have seen, is a solid and intuitive DAW (but, like all DAWs there is a steep learning curve if you're starting from zero)...it has, again from what I've seen, probably the best suite of stock plugins of any DAW out there...people like Rhett Shull have been making some incredible sounding stuff in Logic for years now (although Rhett has just joined the evil empire of Universal Audio)(but who can blame him when they set him up for free)...

"Sounding decent" is not really a function of the hardware in this day and age, but rather a function of the skill level of the operator...you're going to make some horrifically bad sounding recordings at the start, but with time and practice you will figure it all out...
 
jbj said:
Which you brought up :embarrassed:

My 2015 MBP is starting to show it's age a little, ive ive ever had one windows machine last anything close to that.

Plus I get to put it through my books as a business expense so the £££ difference doesn't matter that much.
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This is me:

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I have an Apogee Duet 2 that is several years old but works fine and sounds great. It is USB and I have not had any issues with it whatsoever.

From what I understand, this is not a great time to buy a new MBP with the processor changeover from Intel to whatever it is that they now make. My computer runs logic pretty well although occasionaly I have to restart it if I close Logic and reopen it. If I had the money, I'd probably buy a nicer iMac for my recording and video editing machine. I don't have the money, so the point is moot. :embarrassed:
 
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