Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

> I think the problem is expecting logic to behave like other programs.
> Why should it? If you had started with Logic then tried 
> Cubase or Sonar you would probably be complaining about those.

Actually, that's not true. I did try Cubase after Logic and it is way easier
to setup and use. I've used Sonar for years and don't recall having all that
much difficulty getting up to speed as compared with Logic. There are lots
and lots of things in Logic that simply aren't learnable without a manual.
Here is one very simple example:

If you want to add a new SysEx message to an event list, how do you add it?
Look under the Edit menu and there is only cut/copy/paste/clear. No Insert.
There is no menu anywhere for inserting new events of any type in Logic.
What you have to do is Command Click the little button that is for toggling
the display of SysEx events on and off. How in the world does someone new to
the program know to do that? It is easy, but you can't possibly figure out
how to do it without a manual. This is only one example of many, many, user
hostile attributes of Logic. It simply is not an easy program to learn. It
is powerful, efficient and flexible once learned, but not easy to learn.

> If you need 75 to 100 banks of an MU128, perhaps Logic isn't 
> the best DAW for you.  You have already spent your money on 
> Cubase and Sonar, you think they are better than Logic, which 
> for your purposes they are. So I can't quite understand why 
> you have spent a lot of money on Logic, a program that you 
> don't like and doesn't do what you want, then complain about it.

I have to agree. If Logic doesn't work for you, then use Cubase or Sonar.
They are both excellent programs. I'm sticking with Logic because now that
I've learned it, I find it a more productive environment overall for me.
Everyone is different in this respect. No one shoe fits all.

Kamm