Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

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From: pete_buchwald

To: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 5:16 AM

Subject: [Logic_Cafe] Re: need some real advice form real people

Hey Brad,

; I've been using an old Ensoniq ASR-10 as my keyboard controller. The reason I think
it's worth noting is that this is a sampler, and so with a good used sampler you also get a
sample library (probably included). The samples can be a great help for the
programming. I end up using a lot of the brass sounds, or double up something like
strings or organ sounds.

Using outboard sounds also lightens the CPU load of your computer.

Just a thought/idea.

Here's an ASR on eBay (California).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ENSONIQ-ASR-10-Keyboard-Sampler-Music-Synth-ASR10-
NR_W0QQitemZ7417820267QQcategoryZ64426QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I doubt you can get an ASR for under $400. That's the downside, might be more than
you were hoping to spend? Maybe other sampler keyboards you could get for the price
range you're talking about?? If you are a piano player, there is an 88 key, weighted key
version of the ASR.

Remember that on eBay you can search for items closest to you. So I would do a search
for "keyboard, Yamaha" and then "sort by location, closest." Avoiding the shipping cost
can help save $100 bucks or so. Also, if there are problems with the instrument you can
hunt down the punk that sold it to you.

Gotta go to work,

Pete

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, BRAD CHAPMAN <;advanced2@...> wrote:
>
> hey whats up everyone, need some help.. looking to purchase a midi
> keyboard, not looking to break the bank but at the same time I am
> willing to spend more if the product at the second level price range
> is a smarter purchase. Does anyone have advice, I have looked at them ;
> all, read countless conflicting internet reviews and looked at some
> with my own eyes and hands. I was wondering about the Edirol's around
> 220$ the e-mu around the same price, or the m-audio oxygen 8 @ 150
> $.... just starting out writing in logic and the program is complex 4
> me already so I don't really want to add to the confusion, I simple
> want to start writing beats more efficiently and with as little
> growing pains as possible. Thank you so much, from a beat junkie to
> the rest.. Also is the ozonic that much more dope than the less
> expensive midi keyboards the offer, or does the price reflect the
> express version of reason it comes with?
>; PEACE and thanks again
> On May 22, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Gregory Anderson wrote:
>
> > Serato's is easier because it doesn't have the weird control window
> > thingy. But all that does is offer extra functionality, so feature
> > by feature, they're pretty much the same because they use the pre-
>; > existing logic interface.
> >
> > However, Izotrope's is way slower to render.
> >
> > I've got to figure out the harmonic correction though. It would
> > be hard to believe that Pitch in Time lacks that feature, and I
> > would hope that Radius works better than my experience last night
> > showed. Without harmonic correction, neither would be of any use
> > to me.
> >
> >
> > Gregory
> >
> > On May 22, 2006, at 5:08 PM, GAmoore@... wrote:
> >
> >> What do you think about the ease of use of the two programs?
> >
>