GarageBand Vs Logic Pro - Should I Upgrade?

Logic Pro is Apple's full-featured professional Digital Audio Workstation. Its power and versatility have made it the choice of countless musicians, producers and composers worldwide.

It lets you make music in real time and quickly build beats and melodies. You can also capture compositions and performances - from tracking a live band to a single-handed software instrument session - and flow them into your songs.

Recording

GarageBand Vs Logic Pro has a built-in recording tool called "ONE." There are two kinds of tracks in ONE: Audio Tracks and Software Instrument Tracks.

Using an "Audio" track, you can record guitars, vocals and other physical instruments plugged into your audio interface. Once you've hooked the device up, a blue box with a waveform will appear; this is your recorded track!

Before you begin, make sure your gain is set on your audio interface to a level that won't hit 0 dB. Otherwise you'll get some nasty digital distortion that will sound like you're hearing through a computer beehive!

Once you've got everything hooked up and the tempo is set, you can record by hitting the red "R" button on your track header or by pressing the Record button in the Control Bar. Once you're done, hit the spacebar to stop the recording.

Mixing

Logic Pro is an Apple Mac only audio production application, primarily used in the recording industry. It is a logically structured and highly functional audio editing and production application.

Using Logic you can quickly and easily add effects, split tracks, automate, and much more. It also features a wealth of features for adjusting audio regions in a track, such as the Flex tool and Gain tool.

To start working with a new Logic session you can open an existing project or create a new one, either way it is recommended to set the sample rate and bit depth before starting. This will help reduce the size of your files when it comes to mixdown and improve overall audio quality.

Logic Pro X has enough stock plugins to build a vocal chain, including gates, EQs, de-esser, compressors and exciters. You can also use delay, convolution and algorithmic reverbs. There is also a full range of modulation effects, chorus, and tremolo.

Composing

Logic Pro offers a deep and versatile set of tools for composing, recording, editing, producing, and sharing your music. It's also a great platform for beginners and experienced producers alike.

Creating a composition starts with coming up with an idea for a song. You can get inspiration by playing an instrument, dragging and dropping in an Apple loop, or even recording your voice.

Then, you can build on that inspiration by combining and layering different tracks and instruments. You can also add effects to your tracks or instrument sections.

In Logic, you can adjust the pitch and length of notes on the timeline by double clicking any MIDI region. You can also manipulate MIDI information like velocity and channel.

Logic Pro 7.2 includes powerful new features that help you take your music beyond stereo and into fully immersive spatial audio. You can even mix and export your songs as a Dolby Atmos file ready for Apple Music.

Sharing

Logic Pro offers many ways to share your project files with other musicians and producers. The best solution depends on the nature of your collaboration.

Whether you're sharing a single track or a whole mix, you'll want to ensure that the audio is in the correct format. This includes checking the effect plugins and instrument plugins that your collaborator may not have access to.

You can also compress the project package before you copy or upload it to another computer. This helps reduce the file size and makes it easier to send.

Logic Pro has an excellent exporting feature that lets you send your tracks as they exist in the program rather than converting them to stereo files. This means that if your collaborator wants to hear the sound of each of the individual instruments and effects within the project, they will be able to listen to it in its original form.