![]() ![]() Guide to DAW Synchronization Part 2 Synchronizing Pro Tools & Logic X We will look at setting up Pro Tools and Logic to use Logic X’s audio effects on Pro Tools audio files and then we will explore triggering Logic X’s MIDI instruments via MIDI tracks in Pro Tools. ProTools doesn’t offer me anything in features or workflow to justify the costs.In this tutorial we show you how to use Pro Tools and Logic simultaneously. Your choice of DAW just boils down to features, cost and workflow. But if I were running my own pro studio, I’d probably never use it or pay for it. I suppose if a pro studio offered me $100k in salary, paid for the ProTools licenses and plugins, and demanded that I use ProTools, and they were offering really cool work, then I’d do it. I would do my best to stay away from ProTools, even if I was hired at a professional studio. I’ve played guitar, bass or sang on a half dozen other albums recorded at other studios. I’ve recorded, mixed and mastered 2 albums and 2 EPs available on Bandcamp, streaming, YouTube, etc. I’ve recorded myself, my bands and a few projects for friends. But also just looking at the costs for ProTools, I don’t consider it an option. Now, that may have been because I was using the limited version and didn’t own a bunch of expensive softsynth and sampler plugins at the time. I briefly used ProTools LE way back in ~2001, recording one complete song with it, but never really liked the workflow. We have an electronic rock band, where we perform and compose with Ableton Live’s soft synths and samplers and loops, but record my guitars and the singer’s vocals in Reaper for comp tracks and other features. I’m in the process of switching from Mac to Windows, so I’m learning Ableton and Reaper to collaborate better with my bandmate. It’s intuitive with a great balance between audio tools (eg comp tracks, flex time) and MIDI capabilities. to all of your midi tracksĬomes with an absolute POWERHOUSE of synth optionsĪll in all, get what works best for you, but if you're writing music, Logic is probably the best bang for your buck. Logic MIDI plugins - can add an arpeggiator or transposer or or or or. Logic's stock plugins also have a lot more creative options (ever tried putting a pedalboard plugin on a vocal track?) Logic's stock plugins (compressor and eq to start with) are so much easier to use and (again, to my ear) sound way better So, you've spent a ton of money to get PT, and now you have to spend even more just to get some decent and usable plugins This is where Logic SERIOUSLY hits a home run - you buy Pro Tools, you get a crappy AIR reverb, and some generic, boring EQ's that (to my ear) don't do much. MIDI Handling is much much much better in Logic Some are easier in PT, some easier in logic, but they're still there Pro Tools 600 one time, or their yearly licenses (bleh)Ĭreating an aux track in logic is a one-step process vs. The single payment is I think only 200 bucks now, vs. My two cents on this: Logic wins for a lot of reasons:Ĭaveat: you do have to have Apple computers, so if you're on a windows situation might not work, but you specifically asked about Logic, so I'm assuming the Apple baseline already A professional mix engineer that works in and around a lot of different studios is going to need Pro Tools, either to work in or (if they're incredibly stubborn) to at least convert to and from other DAW projects ![]() Pro Tools: basically only use it when I have to - if I'm in another studio or sharing projectsĪudition for two track destructive editing (I want this wav file to fade out - instead of starting a project, applying a fade, exporting the track, just open audition, fade it, and save it)īoth industry as a mix engineer, a live sound engineer, as well as hobbyist when it comes to music makingĪbsolutely. I use PT, Audition, and Logic (in reverse order ha) So pick whatever DAW tickles your fancy, or just pick one because a random on Reddit told you to (use logic). I used reaper for years before getting into logic and had no issues actually making music, the UI was just a little ugly. I think looks are important when picking a DAW because you have to spend hours and hours looking at it, even more so than the functionality a lot of the time. I like it very much it's intuitive and pretty to look at. I use Logic because I do film scoring as part of my studies. Pro Tools will be around for a long long time and is the DAW of choice for most audio engineers/mixing specialists that work with recorded sound. Better suited to mixing and mastering stems than making tunes from scratch like you can in logic/ableton. It's also the DAW of choice for commercial music/sound design (film scoring, atmos, adr, etc.) ![]() Jotting down ideas and quickly adding effects to aide composition is Logic's strong suit. Logic is good for the actual craft of music making.
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