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  • LuxthorLuxthor

    @richardyot said:
    People make music in all sorts of different ways: some are recording acoustic instruments and vocals, others are using generative sequencers, and others still are creating EDM, or ambient jams.

    What's important to me (tracking guitars, vocals, audio editing, mixing) might not be important to someone else who needs to drive automation parameters with an LFO. Some people rarely use MIDI, others never use any kind of audio track.

    Creativity can be expressed in all sorts of ways, so personally I don't really get the spreadsheet metaphor. 🤷‍♀️ It seems to imply that using a timeline is less creative somehow, which would be a ridiculous thing to say.

    Understand you completely. From my perspective (old fart but young musician) I had no tradition and habit of using the DAW concept from the 90's to make songs. Actually I admire those musicians who strive with these tools, understand and respect them.

    I won't explain my creative process here, it would be too weird. ;) But in short, some tools on iOS opened whole new possibilities and space of exploration where I found my creative mojo very quickly without formal linear constraints.

    Mixing and mastering is engineering, and strictly divided in my workflow. That process really needs linear editing and conventional DAWs and has very little with actual song making.

    Spreadsheet metaphor represents linear editing, just that. And the quote “is not the only option we have” represents what you said “Creativity can be expressed in all sorts of ways” so everything is fine here. 😇

  • richardyotrichardyot

    @Luxthor said:
    Understand you completely. From my perspective (old fart but young musician) I had no tradition and habit of using the DAW concept from the 90's to make songs. Actually I admire those musicians who strive with these tools, understand and respect them.

    I've never used a desktop DAW either, I started on the iPad in 2013 (although I did use four-track recorders in the 90s). Music and technology are so open-ended that there are many different approaches to take, and that's one of the great things about this platform, which I think the arrival of Logic has only enhanced.

  • ervinervin

    @richardyot said:

    ... I don't really get the spreadsheet metaphor. 🤷‍♀️ It seems to imply that using a timeline is less creative somehow, which would be a ridiculous thing to say.

    It reminded me of the timeline/piano roll, and I think it's a good jab at that structure. FWIW, I would find a similarly well-worded jab at the AUM UI just as funny. Nothing to do with "who's more creative" IMHO. 👍

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @ZooBaaDoo said:

    @HotStrange said:
    Anybody getting less excited for logic now? I was so stoked at first but after using it for the last 3 weeks my feelings are “well I coulda lived without that”. Sure it’s good. Sculpture is amazing, the studio horns and strings and some of the effects are very nice. But I don’t find myself using it differently than I did C3 or Zenbeats. My main need for a DAW is to dump AUM jams into to master and occasionally cut up or arrange and add more. The amount of automation is nice but it’s kinda of a resounding “yeah it’s cool I guess” for me right now.

    My plan now is to spend a week in LPx, a week in C3, and a week in Zenbeats, doing all the same things. If I’m able to still make everything else work (which I have so far) I’m not so sure I’ll be springing for the sub. I rely mostly on other AUV3s for synths, drums, and effects so the built in sounds don’t mean much to me anyway. I’m still in AUM for 90% of what I do, so I’m really having to convince myself to spend $5 a month to do the same things I can already do in C3 and Zenbeats which I own outright. And I’m not sure it’s worth it.

    What’s everyone else’s thoughts on this? Anyone else having these thoughts on it?

    Maybe it’s the kind of music I make and how amateurish my skills are but for me I love it more. I find editing midi a breeze. I set up loops easily and just can shift stuff around. I’ve completely cleared up timing issues on an abandoned song just by editing as I’ve no idea how to ‘flex’ stuff but the editing was also a breeze. It’s by far the best DAW I’ve owned on iOS and I have most of them. I have no doubt the deeper you know stuff the worse it will be for some but I’m a simple guy with basic needs and so far it’s rock solid.

    It’s sort of the opposite for me but I’m glad you’re enjoying it. I’m still working through learning it so things could always change.

  • klownshedklownshed

    Spreadsheet

  • ervinervin

    @klownshed said:

    Spreadsheet

    Valid 👍

  • fisherrofisherro

    @HotStrange said:

    Oh yeah I get that. For me personally, I don’t need all the extra features that Logic has, even if it has them all. Not giving up on it yet, I’m just not finding myself using it in a way I couldn’t also use Cubasis 3.

    Right.

    There are people who are happy with what they currently have and don’t need what Logic brings to the table.

    There are people for whom Logic doesn’t go far enough and is still missing something they need.

    And then there are people for whom Logic plugs exactly the holes they wanted plugged.

    Well…it isn’t that simple, of course. But that’s the gist of it.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @fisherro said:

    @HotStrange said:

    Oh yeah I get that. For me personally, I don’t need all the extra features that Logic has, even if it has them all. Not giving up on it yet, I’m just not finding myself using it in a way I couldn’t also use Cubasis 3.

    Right.

    There are people who are happy with what they currently have and don’t need what Logic brings to the table.

    There are people for whom Logic doesn’t go far enough and is still missing something they need.

    And then there are people for whom Logic plugs exactly the holes they wanted plugged.

    Well…it isn’t that simple, of course. But that’s the gist of it.

    Agreed. Even if I don’t keep using it I’m genuinely glad it’s there and think it’ll be a net positive overall.

  • dokwok2dokwok2

    @dokwok2 said:
    I initially signed up for a year. As I dig in, though, I'm frustrated by how difficult Apple has made it to move things in and out of the app: audio, MIDI, IRs. It's similar to GarageBand in that regard, and not what I expect from a "Pro" app. The discount for a year isn't that big, so I think I'll go a month at a time until I see what Apple does.

    I’m going to do a year after all. The things that frustrated me are still there, but the more I learn, the more I’m finding that I can do with Logic that I can’t do in other apps, such as quantize audio and set a drummer to follow a guitar track:

  • Danny_MammyDanny_Mammy
    edited June 2023

    took the poll down? why? wrong results? too many no's?

  • R_2R_2

    @dokwok2 said:

    @dokwok2 said:
    I initially signed up for a year. As I dig in, though, I'm frustrated by how difficult Apple has made it to move things in and out of the app: audio, MIDI, IRs. It's similar to GarageBand in that regard, and not what I expect from a "Pro" app. The discount for a year isn't that big, so I think I'll go a month at a time until I see what Apple does.

    I’m going to do a year after all. The things that frustrated me are still there, but the more I learn, the more I’m finding that I can do with Logic that I can’t do in other apps, such as quantize audio and set a drummer to follow a guitar track:

    I plan to choose annually to save a little.
    I assume you could also go monthly at start and switch to yearly when 100% certain?

  • Antos3345Antos3345

    I Just deleted it and canceled my membership. I needed space.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @Antos3345 said:
    I Just deleted it and canceled my membership. I needed space.

    Yeah I deleted quite a bit to get logic on my iPad and now I’m having a few second thoughts. Not giving up on it yet though.

  • ervinervin

    So far we've only been talking tbh, but in a few days the early trials are over and many of us will make actual decisions about renting Logic. I'm interested to see what the result will be.

    I cancelled my free trial. With the holiday season coming, I realised I won't have enough time in July, so why not use the only advantage of monthly rental and get out for now?

    Besides, although I like the app on balance, it's become clear during the trial month that it's not nearly AUM-level essential for me. 🤷 In addition, it appears the rental structure genuinely makes me more careful about spending money, thanks to Apple for that. Already having Logic on the Mac is also a factor.

    I'm planning to rent it again for another month when I read on the forum about the next update (and if the reaction is positive), to see how they are progressing.

    Good luck with your upcoming decision time! 👊

  • dendydendy
    edited June 2023

    @ervin
    I'm planning to rent it again for another month when I read on the forum about the next update (and if the reaction is positive), to see how they are progressing.

    Same for me. I have 3 specific criteria :

    1/ improved UI of stock plugins

    To be able to do actually meaningful sound design with the, not being constantly lost in long list of scrollable randomly placed knobs and buttons

    2/ clip editor view, plugin view, mixer view - they all MUST remember size

    if i set them full screen then i want to have them fullscreen always when i open them .. bottom 3 main icons must work like toggle for active view, not adding another view to one which is active - i mean when i tap one of them, that one opens instantly full screen and other opened ones close instantly.

    3/ ability to turn off animation when switching between views

    Just instantly jump from one to other. That default SwiftUI animation of view accordions is for me just extremely annoying and especially with combination of third party plugins it often causes UI lagging (and sometimes even crashes)

    Until these 3 points will be not fulfilled, zero chance they get my money ;) I am absolutely realistic here, i am not expecting that at least 2/ and 3/ will be ever reality, so i will probably never use Logic in iPad :lol:

    That's all what is for me wrong on Logic. I doesn't care abou "missing features" - none of them are crucial for me, what is there is more than i need. But UI points above are absolute showstopper for me.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @dendy said:

    @ervin
    I'm planning to rent it again for another month when I read on the forum about the next update (and if the reaction is positive), to see how they are progressing.

    Same for me. I have 3 specific criteria :

    1/ improved UI of stock plugins

    To be able to do actually meaningful sound design with the, not being constantly lost in long list of scrollable randomly placed knobs and buttons

    2/ clip editor view, plugin view, mixer view - they all MUST remember size

    if i set them full screen then i want to have them fullscreen always when i open them .. bottom 3 main icons must work like toggle for active view, not adding another view to one which is active - i mean when i tap one of them, that one opens instantly full screen and other opened ones close instantly.

    3/ ability to turn off animation when switching between views

    Just instantly jump from one to other. That default SwiftUI animation of view accordions is for me just extremely annoying and especially with combination of third party plugins it often causes UI lagging (and sometimes even crashes)

    Until these 3 points will be not fulfilled, zero chance they get my money ;) I am absolutely realistic here, i am not expecting that at least 2/ and 3/ will be ever reality, so i will probably never use Logic in iPad :lol:

    That's all what is for me wrong on Logic. I doesn't care abou "missing features" - none of them are crucial for me, what is there is more than i need. But UI points above are absolute showstopper for me.

    Agree with all 3 of these.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @ervin said:
    So far we've only been talking tbh, but in a few days the early trials are over and many of us will make actual decisions about renting Logic. I'm interested to see what the result will be.

    I cancelled my free trial. With the holiday season coming, I realised I won't have enough time in July, so why not use the only advantage of monthly rental and get out for now?

    Besides, although I like the app on balance, it's become clear during the trial month that it's not nearly AUM-level essential for me. 🤷 In addition, it appears the rental structure genuinely makes me more careful about spending money, thanks to Apple for that. Already having Logic on the Mac is also a factor.

    I'm planning to rent it again for another month when I read on the forum about the next update (and if the reaction is positive), to see how they are progressing.

    Good luck with your upcoming decision time! 👊

    I’m gonna spend my off day tomorrow diving back in a bit before the trail is over but I’m leaning more towards no for right now. My main use as a daw is to upload my stems from AUM to either master them and add some light synth stuff and effects/rearrange a bit if need and to use as a clip launcher. As of right now I have C3 and Zenbeats for part 1 and Zenbeats, GB, Koala, Neon, Launchpad, etc etc for clip launching.

    I’m definitely gonna follow the development closely but for my use, I’m just finding it hard to justify $5 a month/$50 a year for something I may only use every couple unless I make it my main DAW. And right now it doesn’t have enough to pull me away from Zenbeats/C3, Loopy Pro, and especially AUM. That said, nothing will ever pull me away from AUM.

  • dendydendy
    edited June 2023

    @HotStrange said:

    @dendy said:

    @ervin
    I'm planning to rent it again for another month when I read on the forum about the next update (and if the reaction is positive), to see how they are progressing.

    Same for me. I have 3 specific criteria :

    1/ improved UI of stock plugins

    To be able to do actually meaningful sound design with the, not being constantly lost in long list of scrollable randomly placed knobs and buttons

    2/ clip editor view, plugin view, mixer view - they all MUST remember size

    if i set them full screen then i want to have them fullscreen always when i open them .. bottom 3 main icons must work like toggle for active view, not adding another view to one which is active - i mean when i tap one of them, that one opens instantly full screen and other opened ones close instantly.

    3/ ability to turn off animation when switching between views

    Just instantly jump from one to other. That default SwiftUI animation of view accordions is for me just extremely annoying and especially with combination of third party plugins it often causes UI lagging (and sometimes even crashes)

    Until these 3 points will be not fulfilled, zero chance they get my money ;) I am absolutely realistic here, i am not expecting that at least 2/ and 3/ will be ever reality, so i will probably never use Logic in iPad :lol:

    That's all what is for me wrong on Logic. I doesn't care abou "missing features" - none of them are crucial for me, what is there is more than i need. But UI points above are absolute showstopper for me.

    Agree with all 3 of these.

    Maybe throw some comment here, so they see it's not just one old grumpy man complaining :))) MAYBE in case there will be dozens of confirmation they will do something with it.

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254939773

  • dendydendy

    @klownshed said:

    Spreadsheet

    :heart: :heart:

    Almost bought it recently. But then modular won and ate all my music gear budget for this year :lol:

  • DovJDovJ
    edited June 2023

    The G.A.S. Monster ate my music budget many times over this year and last!

    Even so, LP4i is such a huge improvement over Cubasis for my workflow, its eminently worth $49 per year.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @dendy said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @dendy said:

    @ervin
    I'm planning to rent it again for another month when I read on the forum about the next update (and if the reaction is positive), to see how they are progressing.

    Same for me. I have 3 specific criteria :

    1/ improved UI of stock plugins

    To be able to do actually meaningful sound design with the, not being constantly lost in long list of scrollable randomly placed knobs and buttons

    2/ clip editor view, plugin view, mixer view - they all MUST remember size

    if i set them full screen then i want to have them fullscreen always when i open them .. bottom 3 main icons must work like toggle for active view, not adding another view to one which is active - i mean when i tap one of them, that one opens instantly full screen and other opened ones close instantly.

    3/ ability to turn off animation when switching between views

    Just instantly jump from one to other. That default SwiftUI animation of view accordions is for me just extremely annoying and especially with combination of third party plugins it often causes UI lagging (and sometimes even crashes)

    Until these 3 points will be not fulfilled, zero chance they get my money ;) I am absolutely realistic here, i am not expecting that at least 2/ and 3/ will be ever reality, so i will probably never use Logic in iPad :lol:

    That's all what is for me wrong on Logic. I doesn't care abou "missing features" - none of them are crucial for me, what is there is more than i need. But UI points above are absolute showstopper for me.

    Agree with all 3 of these.

    Maybe throw some comment here, so they see it's not just one old grumpy man complaining :))) MAYBE in case there will be dozens of confirmation they will do something with it.

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254939773

    Will do 👍🏻

  • jacoujacou
    edited June 2023

    @dendy said:

    @ervin
    I'm planning to rent it again for another month when I read on the forum about the next update (and if the reaction is positive), to see how they are progressing.

    Same for me. I have 3 specific criteria :

    1/ improved UI of stock plugins

    To be able to do actually meaningful sound design with the, not being constantly lost in long list of scrollable randomly placed knobs and buttons

    2/ clip editor view, plugin view, mixer view - they all MUST remember size

    if i set them full screen then i want to have them fullscreen always when i open them .. bottom 3 main icons must work like toggle for active view, not adding another view to one which is active - i mean when i tap one of them, that one opens instantly full screen and other opened ones close instantly.

    3/ ability to turn off animation when switching between views

    Just instantly jump from one to other. That default SwiftUI animation of view accordions is for me just extremely annoying and especially with combination of third party plugins it often causes UI lagging (and sometimes even crashes)

    Until these 3 points will be not fulfilled, zero chance they get my money ;) I am absolutely realistic here, i am not expecting that at least 2/ and 3/ will be ever reality, so i will probably never use Logic in iPad :lol:

    That's all what is for me wrong on Logic. I doesn't care abou "missing features" - none of them are crucial for me, what is there is more than i need. But UI points above are absolute showstopper for me.

    vote +1

    Absolutely wouldn't mind floating plugin windows with location/size memory --> see AUM

  • ErrkaPettiErrkaPetti
    edited June 2023

    @dendy said:

    @ervin
    I'm planning to rent it again for another month when I read on the forum about the next update (and if the reaction is positive), to see how they are progressing.

    Same for me. I have 3 specific criteria :

    1/ improved UI of stock plugins

    To be able to do actually meaningful sound design with the, not being constantly lost in long list of scrollable randomly placed knobs and buttons

    2/ clip editor view, plugin view, mixer view - they all MUST remember size

    if i set them full screen then i want to have them fullscreen always when i open them .. bottom 3 main icons must work like toggle for active view, not adding another view to one which is active - i mean when i tap one of them, that one opens instantly full screen and other opened ones close instantly.

    3/ ability to turn off animation when switching between views

    Just instantly jump from one to other. That default SwiftUI animation of view accordions is for me just extremely annoying and especially with combination of third party plugins it often causes UI lagging (and sometimes even crashes)

    Until these 3 points will be not fulfilled, zero chance they get my money ;) I am absolutely realistic here, i am not expecting that at least 2/ and 3/ will be ever reality, so i will probably never use Logic in iPad :lol:

    That's all what is for me wrong on Logic. I doesn't care abou "missing features" - none of them are crucial for me, what is there is more than i need. But UI points above are absolute showstopper for me.

    I haven’t any hesitation getting Logic Pro for iPad, hey, on this forum we have discussed this LP4i for many years, so, when we at last have it, I’m in!

    Dendy, your no 1, the stock UI, that’s the real annoyance for me - the other day ‘I’ve got CromaVerb and Compressor on track - dialing and dialing without hearing any difference - why? They look the same, you can’t just see what is what in a short moment…
    Also, Sculpture with this five sides of controlpages, absolutely annoying to make your own preset - but, it sounds amazing!

  • realdaweirealdawei
    edited June 2023

    I’m in for both Logic and Final Cut.. having all that power in an 11 inch “book” has been dreamlike. So $100 will go out the door in two days (well actually $97 due to Apple Card cash back

  • ErrkaPettiErrkaPetti

    The most exciting - will Apple release an update before the 23rd of june - just to hold people left in the LP4i community?

  • GavinskiGavinski

    Will subscribe for a month after my trial ends. If no significant updates, like improving the UI of Sculpture etc come within that month, I will unsubscribe. Subscription for me means there must be updates and improvements. Otherwise I will vote with my feet. If everyone takes that road, there is much more chance of improvement. I don’t need Logic. Nice to have, maybe, but not a necessity for my personal way of doing things. Not necessary at all. AUM + various other AUv3 is where I feel comfy. I’m still a bit shocked that Apple released this in such a half-baked form. No proper Alchemy synth, just a preset player? Sculpture UI looks like someone hashed it out in a few hours. Horrible accordion-style rendering of some AUv3 like Dendy mentioned above. Come on now! Not to rile up the Logic fanbois, this is just a very personal opinion based on my own very subjective criteria in what I look for in a quality app. Bram Bos has mentioned elsewhere the headaches it is causing some devs. Overall it gets a B grade at best. If this came from an indie dev I would be more forgiving, but from Apple….no. I expect an A+, and Logic for iPad is far from an A+.

    Example of beat scholar opening to full screen attached as a zip. Horrible.

  • PxlhgPxlhg

    I will wait some versions before getting the subscription, I will get it though (I really like it so far) it's just I got Reason Studio for a year on a good offer and also the full Adobe Cloud Bundle, also on a good offer. So it looks like I'm going to be creative using desktop more (parallel with the iPad).

  • Johne1Johne1
    edited June 2023

    I’m fine with what I have. I’m only a few months in on Cubasis and very happy with its straight forward, time saving workflow. It does everything I need and it doesn’t tempt me to noodle and waste time. The most complex DAW I’ve used is Studio One Pro, both on PC and Mac. Looking back, I wasted a lot of time and money, instead of staying focused on producing songs. That’s one of the many things I’ve come to appreciate about the iPad world.

    The best thing I’m hoping for from LP on iPad, is the affect I hope it has on the marketplace. I would love to regain access to all the plugins I purchased when I was using Studio One Pro. iPad versions of those plugins would be nice.

    As for LPs subscription model, I don’t feel like paying for all the time I’ll spend learning it, when I already have tools that will do what I want and need. I’d have to have paying customers to justify both the financial and time investment.

    My thinking has changed since growing older, retiring, and now dealing with multiple serious medical issues. I value my time like never before. That’s my advice for those much younger. Value your time more, don’t take it for granted. You can always make more money, but you can never make more time.

  • Pierre118Pierre118
    edited June 2023

    Very simple for me......no updates, no subscription. I'll will be in the waitingroom and see from a distance how it developes.

  • BillSBillS

    I won’t be doing the annual sub – I think I might dip in and out on a monthly basis as and when I need it through being away from my desktop studio.

    I’m very happy Apple have launched LP for iPad as I am sure iOS music making will become even better as more developers take it seriously.

    For now, I will mock up demos on Cubasis when I am away from my studio, and then do full versions of my songs when I’m back on my PC. The things I will still miss when working on an iPad only, despite the huge advances that Logic has brought include:

    • Hardware - Working with two large monitors vs. one iPad screen
    • Hardware - 16 fader controller built by Presonus that works seamlessly with Presonus’ own DAW (Studio One)
    • Software – principally large Kontakt sound libraries from the likes of Native Instruments, Orange Tree, Soundiron and others

    That all said, my personal difficulty/bugbear with iOS music making (acoustic drums) has more or less been solved by LP – I think the Drummer app is brilliant, especially with the ability to edit on a note by note basis to get the track sounding just right. Also, the quality of many of the included instruments in LP (and elsewhere on iOS) is easily on a par or better than desktop versions costing many times as much.

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