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Not a whole lot really, perhaps stuff like surround sound 7.1 support. It's kind of like asking what makes a car a 'racing' car vs a 'consumer car'.
Is a Ford Mustang a professionals car or a consumers car? The truth is a lot of it does have to do with marketing and price. Who are they marketing Logic Pro X to? The other is price, as I already mentioned at $199 it is one of the cheapest DAWs on the market.
Lastly, it has a direct upgrade path from Garageband which is strictly a beginner hobbyist DAW.
Also Advanced Features in Logic Pro X are disabled by default, which again speaks to beginners.
Well they were warning developers for years beforehand? 64 bit exclusivity is mentioned in literally every professional review of Logic X.
Also finally:
http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/specs/
Minimum System Requirements ** > > > > 4GB of RAM > Display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher > > OS X v10.9.5 or later > > **Requires 64-bit Audio Units plug-ins > > Minimum 6GB of disk space. 49GB of optional content available via in-app download.
If bringing a laptop and MIDI controller to your live venue is not an option then give us some specifics of the Logic tones to which you are referring. For example, go to this Apple page: http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/plugins-and-sounds/ and tell us which LPX synths you are using. Maybe we could steer you towards a (physical) keyboard that could give comparable sounds. But, there will not be a one-to-one correlation between the tones you create in LPX and a physical keyboard. As hobbz said, "that's not how it works".
Currently doing this myself bud!
MusicTechHelpGuy has been amazing
Also, just reading Apple's Logic Manuals
Between those two, and asking the knowledgable homies on this sub, you should progress steadily and surely.
I think my plan is to just work, get feedback, work, get feedback, buy stuff, work, get feedback. Good luck man!
I guess it depends on how much "room to grow" you want.
Reaper will be fine if she's comfortable with it and it has everything she needs.
If you think she'll get to the point where she'll start learning more advanced recording/mixing techniques, you may want to look into something like ProTools, Ableton or Logic.
ProTools now offers (as of NAMM 2015) a free intro package of the software called Pro Tools | First. It should be more than enough for her to continue what she's doing now, but get intro'd to more of what ProTools has to offer.
Ableton Live Lite is a good (and free) way for her to get intro'd to the Ableton package. This version has a limited number of tracks (8, I think) and only a couple of instrument and audio effects, but for what she's doing, it should be plenty. You could always upgrade to the Intro or Standard versions later. (I personally use Ableton Live 9 and I love it.)
Apple Logic doesn't have a free version of their software, but it's by far the cheapest of the full packages. I'm not that versed in it, but I have several friends who swear by it.
Overall, each DAW can do essentially the same things, but each has quirks and features unique to it. All in all, though, you can't go wrong with whatever you choose to do.
they have a beta for mac http://www.image-line.com/documents/news.php?entry_id=1378290309 I love fl studio just because its one of the programs I started out with. I know all the hotkeys and what not so I'm able to get projects done quickly and able to get all the sounds and effects I want. I know that Logic is an industry standard for most mac users and is a solid program as well http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/
My advice is get the best Mac laptop you can afford, and leave room in the budget to buy Logic Pro X for $200. It's a great DAW, and Apple has loaded it with so many loops, samples, virtual instruments and plugins that you literally can get by without buying any other software.
The latest upgrade added the Alchemy sampler/digital synth which opens up a galaxy of sounds and textures. Check it out right here.
Mac is a great choice for studying Computer Science. Mac OSX is Unix under the hood, and you can get VMWare Fusion to run Windows and Linux as virtual machines.
I agree with the GarageBand idea. Also, if you are new, Logic offers a special mode to simplify the app until you are ready to go deeper. If you start using Garageband and later buy Logic, it will automatically start Logic with the Advanced Tools switched off. This makes Logic a kind of beefy version of Garageband with some nice additional features like access to the full version of all plug-ins, a conventional mixer (more than just level/pan on tracks), etc.
When you feel comfortable, you can switch the advanced tools on and activate features inside the app that might be interesting to you, such as surround, or notation, etc. If you leave them turned off, Logic will remain simpler and probably easier to use.
Apple has a little web page to explain some of the benefits of moving up to Logic.
http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/garageband-to-logic/
Regarding Pro Tools, I agree with the sentiment that Pro Tools is the most common tool for professional studios for recording, editing, mixing, but is far from the most popular for songwriters. Loads of top tracks are recorded and mixed in Logic. Its just less common.
If you go the route of being a recording engineer, you will have to learn a lot of DAWs because a significant number of your clients are not likely to use Pro Tools. Most of the pro engineers I know can use 2-3 DAWs.
I'm not a Mac person and have no idea what Logic does/is. But I would hazard a guess that you might just need more RAM. Is it easy to upgrade your current MBP to 16gb RAM?
Also, I assume you've seen these? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203930 http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/specs/
The specs page doesn't specify what type of MBP you need, just you need a minimum of 4gb RAM and running OSX 10.10 or later. I assume your current MBP is dual-core and not quad core?
Demos. Demos. Demos. Don't bite the bullet to get controllers until you know how you work.
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Have you considered buying Apple Logic Pro X? For $200 you get their DrumKitDesigner with their simulated drummers. It sounds pretty great and the drumming feel is convincing.
Garageband is best in class? For a casual sequencer/recording software then yeah maybe. It's surprisingly capable and great for people who like to jam or make podcasts, but using it for an album is loosely comparable to using iMovie to make a hollywood film.
Garageband is essentially the demo/lite version of Apple's own Logic Pro, which holds its own as an extremely popular and affordable digital audio workstation in an ultra saturated category of software (competing with software like Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Reason, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, etc. which are all very robust and competent applications.)
Of course, Logic comes from a German company formerly known as Emagic that Apple bought in the mid 2000s. From what I've read in forums, I think they still do the development. Nevertheless, beyond all the numerous popular EDM artists (like Disclosure, A-Trak, Hardwell, etc.) that produce with it even people like Pharrell and Coldplay are using it regularly for their own songs. There is a nice blog post on the Apple site too about how it was used for several of the songs on Adele's new album.
Best in class may not describe it properly as many studios run Pro Tools or Cubase instead, and lots of producers prefer Ableton or FL instead. Rather, it's a veritable industry standard app that has the robust MIDI editing features something like PT lacks, and the excellent mixing features that many Ableton users wish their software had. Not to mention it has some of the best included plug-ins and is a steal at $200 compared to many of these applications that are typically $500 upwards. I love Logic haha.
Well, you cn find this out on Apple's site...
http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/plugins-and-sounds/
YTes, you could just use GB and buy Komplete, but here's how I suggest you spend your $500...
1) buy Logic Pro X for $200 2) search KVR market place until you find Reaktor 5 for ~ $100 3) wait for NI to put the Komplete cross-grade from Reaktor on sale for $200