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Apple Logic Pro 7 [OLDER VERSION]

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Logic Pro 7 is the industry-leading application for music creation and audio production. It features a world of new instruments and effects, plus state-of-the-art loop composition tools. Full ptimizations for the PowerPC G5 processor and Mac OS X round out this highly productive system that will change the way you compose, record, edit and mix music in any studio environment. Import GarageBand compositions, preserving every detail Linear Phase EQ, Match EQ and Pitch Correction Ringshifter adds metallic sheen to any loop or sample for haunting effects Apply crossfades and shuffle editing automatically to overlapping regions Software instrument layering - Play multiple software instruments simultaneously Drag and drop audio and edit zones graphically

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Product Details

Product Weight:	6.0 pounds
Package Length:	9.69 inches
Package Width:	8.5 inches
Package Height:	5.35 inches
Package Weight:	6.57 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 10 reviews

System Requirements

Platform:	Macintosh
Media:	CD-ROM
Item Quantity:	1

Features

Complete music studio for musicians, engineers, and producers
Advanced audio processing and world-class MIDI sequencing
New instruments and effects; state-of-the-art loop composition tools
More processing power using networked Macs
Compose, record, edit, and mix music in any studio environment

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.0

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Logic is terrific but not for beginners May 10, 2007
I'm a new Mac user and a new Logic user having come from the Windows world and I'll admit to having now spent over 40 hours just going through tutorials and working with the program but my experience has been absolutely positive.

Having invested the time in the program I am now convinced that there is absolutely nothing that can't be done with this program and every day am finding more and more things that I like about it. I combined this with a Mackie Universal Pro control surface and am just in heaven for live recording and studio work. I've created midi tracks using my Alesis keyboard, duplicated those tracks to Logic Instruments, reassigned the midi to play to an audio track using the keyboard's sounds and layered the entire thing with effects on several busses all in about 10 minutes without breaking a sweat.

I've used lots of other software and find this to be an extremely capable and "Logical" piece of software.

In reading the reviews of those with error messages I'm wondering if their systems are configured to handle this software. I'm using it on a Macbook Pro with lots of RAM and fast external storage and have had literally zero errors since installing it (other than when I unplugged my Firepod! ).

Having said that - if you are a beginner in the midi/audio recording arena then this is NOT the software for you. There are some pieces of the interface that are way less than intuitive (just TRY to find how to assign an instrument sound to a track instrument without knowing where to click) and there are so many options that it initially appears daunting even if one knows the terminology. I'm still exploring the depths of the "space designer" and after weeks of working with it am beginning to understand the depth of this one plug-in alone.

I chuckled at the review by the person who had never used the software. That's like saying negative things about a book or picture that one hasn't seen - uninformed advice is just that - uninformed.

Truly, this is a fabulous and very capable piece of software and I highly recommend it.

6 of 11 found the following review helpful:

Apple doesn't want you to know. Dec 21, 2006
I have never used Logic Pro but I still want to say one thing. I went over the Apple forum to ask about Logic Pro stability because I was thinking of buying it. I posted a link to the apple store that had well over 50% bad reviews, mostly because of poor program stability. Not only did Apple delete my thread they went and doctored up the reviews on there store web page. They left a couple of pseudo-bad reviews where the text wasn't to damaging to make everything look up and up but for the most part they just deleted them. Something to think about before plunking down hundreds of bucks for it.

3 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Greatest production software could have a better manual Nov 23, 2006
I was an early adopter of Logic, from version 3 on the Windows platform. I now own version 7.2.3 and it still rocks my world. I use it for professional recording and use an FW-1082 firewire interface by Tascam that operates with Logic very well. I know the interface and operation of the environments in Logic can be challenging at first glance and the books delivered by Apple aren't very helpful. When you are able to buy this application, do it, but also have some cash to buy books that take you through all the hidden features of Logic 7. On Amazon you will find a plethora of books on the subject that will help you out. I also found courses on DVD. After this you will be able to integrate Logic in your (home) studio set up.
If you would compare Logic to Pro Tools, I find Logic more attractive. It supports most hardware on firewire and USB and it does not bind you to Pro Tools hardware (this is far more expensive). People that say that Logic is a memory hogging software, should take a look at how they lay out their plug ins in their projects. This problem is the same in any software. Pro Tools needs more "rendering" than Logic in my experience, using the same amount of physical memory.
I gave it four out of five stars, because I believe Apple dropped the ball with the manuals they delivered with the package. Emagic in the early days, gave a binder with better step-by-step training for the product. This binder was updated as well, when you bought an upgrade. With the recent upgrade by Apple to Universal Binary: No manual update, but there were a lot of upgrades made behind the scenes. Now you have to get your own information through the Logic Forums, which are a great source of information by the way.

6 of 12 found the following review helpful:

Powerful but HORRIBLE & EXPENSIVE!!!!!!! Oct 09, 2006
I bought Logic 7 around a year ago at Guitar Center after reading about it, seeing it demo'd by experienced users and was excited that Apple bought Logic 7 from eMagic. I thought that Logic 7 would be the next big thing as Apple would turn this powerhouse app into an easy, intuitive, yet powerful tool like so many other Apple products I am a HUGE fan of....boy was I ever wrong! One year later and having spent $1,000 on Logic (Ouch!) I've come to realize that Logic is anything BUT logical! *DO NOT BUY APPLE LOGIC UNLESS YOU ARE AN EXPERIENCED PRO/ENGINEER* *DO NOT BUY APPLE LOGIC IF YOU ARE STARTING OUT!* Over the course of the last year I've attended numerous seminars and clinics on Logic and found most users who got "tricked" into buying this application just as confused or more confused about the product that I was/am. In one instance I was sitting next to a professional film scorer who has a Master's from the school of film @ USC + A Phd in Computer Science from MIT and he was struggling with Logic too! NO B.S.! Plus there are VERY few reference/resources materials to learn Logic with. It appears that Apple has put Logic on the backburner to instead focus their efforts on selling iPods and all associated iPod periferals to converge the multimedia experience in the living room. I recently tried DigiDesign's Protools and ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT! Within 10 minutes of working with DigiDesign's Protools I was making music intuitively, powerfully and having a blast! However with Apple's Logic I stuggled for over 1 year and was getting ready to give up making music this way. Even my sales person said he had mixed feelings about selling Apple's Logic to unsuspecting customers. I went to several Apple stores asking Logic questions and 99.9% of the time the Certified Apple Technicians said they couldn't/didn't understand Logic. Case in point - Unless you have much experience working with this technology and/or have lots of time getting "religion" about Logic, save yourself time, $$$ MUCH MONEY, and tons of frustration and consider another product such as the industry standard Protools. Protools is straightforward, or as complex as you want to make it, their tech support RULES, and their product migration path makes sense. Don't waste your time using Logic or you'll likely end up wasting $1,000 + like I did. I don't usually write reviews but wanted to help others from having the negative experience I did - good luck!

problematic Jun 10, 2006
As a pro-tools and a Reason 3 user, I have some good amount of experience with computer based music recording and sequencing. I have had nothing but problems with Logic pro 7 since it was installed on my audio computer. Error windows, and a very clumsy and counterintuitive user interface. Like another reviewer said, if making music instead of operating a clumsy interface is what you would like to do, then stay clear of Logic 7 pro. And guess what, if you don't like the program, or if it doesn't work for you, a person can't return it, and they are out almost $1000.00 Reason, and pro-tools are at the top because they are the most musician friendly software out there, Logic pro 7 is not.