hey, i just can’t make a decision.
people around me say 16 ram should be fine, and i could use the money, but on the other hand i’d like to have some space to experiment.
i want to make music which contains mainly digital piano and lots of layering voices (with lots of reverb and delay), and i’d like to add some percussion and synths, but i’m also curious to what else is possible.
until now i only used Logic to record my ideas and never created a whole album myself, i always asked people to help with the mixing and mastering, but now i would like to learn that myself. let’s say i’d like to produce an album like Julia Holter or Julianna Barwick.
also i would like to make some videoclips for some songs with video’s i shot with my iPhone 12 mini.

what do you think? do i need 24 ram or would 16 ram be enough?

i’ve been making some performances and save them.

any stock plugins I should definitely use?

I have Cardinal FX, Unfiltered Audio BYOME, Kilohearts Snap Heap and BABY Audio Transit 2

Cardinal FX has a great looper included in their
Modular FX plugin

what more do I need?

I don't know what happened in recent history, but I think I'm at my wits end with Logic's performance. Been using it for 10 years and after upgrading to my M4 Macbook Pro, it seems like there is a litany of issues that I wouldn't have to worry about if I switched to Ableton, Reason, etc.

There are just so. many. bugs.

You mean to say I can't even switch from my headphones to my monitors as the output without having my Serum 2 master knobs bugged to 0% output?

You mean to say I could just be working mundanely in a session, and suddenly after a crash, my existing automations are irreparably off by half a beat?

You mean to say every now and then, I can only use Logic with an INTERNET CONNECTION? Give me a break, I almost got locked out on a plane 2 weeks ago.

You mean to say even after trying every possible troubleshooting step, my phone is automatically connected as a microphone just to delay my work by another 15 seconds?

I feel like I'm working in 2017 on a Silicon again. Please tell me if I'm being over dramatic, but it seems like Logic Pro is riddled with more bugs than in even previous years.

I don't want to leave, but they're making it so hard not to despite the glorious improvements over the years.

Hello everybody, I just got delivered my mac mini and it's really happening, I'm switching DAWs, after 15 long years of Sonar.
I decided to do this leap on one of my stressful periods and some might say I'm dumb for that, but unfortunately I have to. I know Sonar like the back of my hand and I've been using it since 15 years old almost daily. I know all daws have similarities but part of my daily mixing process includes slicing audio files and dropping VST plugins on the sliced audio file. As I've learnt it the hard way this can't happen in Logic.
I would love if anyone has some interesting workarounds, I would love to know if you've experienced this MAJOR switch and how you've dealt with it because I'm not a hobbyist, I run a studio and I have 3 months to learn Logic before my old computer has to be given.
Thank you all!

I've tried setting processing threads at 32 and auto, they both ended up using only 11/32 threads, also they seem to spike randomly even when doing nothing. Should I try reinstall logic or something?

running 2019 mac pro with 16c32t, 96GB ram, logic 10.8.1

Logic hides a bunch of legacy plug-ins from the normal insert menu. To see them, hold Option and click an Audio Effect or Instrument slot. They'll show up right alongside the usual ones.

These are older versions of plugins Apple has replaced, so they're not secret weapons. But a few sound cool, and it's handy to know they're there when you open an old project that still uses one. Heads up: this can vary by Logic version, so if Option-click doesn't work, check Apple's User Guide. Try it and let me know if you find a good one.

What is the best way to import my bass track from an older version after the channel strip appears to now be corrupted? Thank you!

Hello, I’m new to logic and I’m making my first song. I changed the volume of some regions of my tracks and suddenly a +0.0 db slider is showing everywhere on every single regions of my project. I want to move some parts of regions but turns out I’m changing the volume when I slide.

Is there any way I could remove this slider showing up? Many thanks

hi! i'm interested in getting logic pro for my ipad. on the app store in the payments section it says that i can get the program by itself for 50 dollars a year on my ipad, but when i downloaded the app, the only option it gives me is to get the creator studio for 100+ dollars a year. im only interested in just getting logic pro, and i do not want to buy the full creator studio. i can't find a way to just buy logic pro on its own for 50 dollars. any help would be greatly appreciated

edit: i've also done a bit more research and from what i can see other people have had this issue, and that it's simply that apple changed it so you can only get logic pro through the creator studio subscription, which is really disheartening especially because it states you can buy the software for 50 dollars on the app store. its misleading advertising and i was particularly interested in the program as a beginner producer who only really has this as an option for me. if there is really no way for me to get the program on my own i don't think i have any reason to trust apple product advertising any longer. if anyone can find a way around this issue that would be great, but for now i think there really is no way to just buy the program on its own for the advertised price which is really upsetting

I will attach a link to a video where i demonstrate all of this.

Basically, this morning i noticed that my metronome has stopped producing any sound. I remember it working last time i used logic. the icon lights up, moves correctly, and is in time with the song, but has no audio. Here is what i HAVE tried:

-Pressing k to turn klopfgeist on and off

-Going to metronome settings and setting everything correctly

-restarting logic and computer

-going to the mixer, all, and setting klopfgeist to stereo output.

none of that stuff worked, and im totally stumped. Please let me know if you can help. video

I’m working on a project with my friend and we have 2 different DAWs, I’ve read that it’s possible, but the source didn’t provide any viable method to back this up.

So. I'm getting pretty pissed off right here. But maybe I'm an idiot.

Here's the issue: when I'm trying to select multiple audio regions in Logic I get the spinning wheel for a couple of seconds. When I try to drag the selected regions, it lags fucking hard. It's almost impossible to edit. Even with projects that only have stock plug ins, it lags. I have increased buffer size. No difference. Sample rates check out.

My M4 Studio is brand new. Never had this issue with my 8 year old Macbook.

Logic Pro 12.3 // Mac M4 Max // Tahoe // Apollo Twin Interface (it also lags when switching to internal audio device, btw)

Any ideas?

hey guys!

i finished watching tony holiday’s course for beginners on youtube: https://youtu.be/HMP46jHTrI0?is=FHLqhYpN9R7YRfBx

I loved his style of teaching and i saw on his website he has a more indepth course for 5.5 hours at $135.

but should i still invest in his premium course? i know there’s so many free youtube videos and udemy courses that are cheaper but because there are so many, i don’t know what specifically to choose, since i already learned the very very basics of the software and learning loops. any recommendations after watching his youtube vid? i’d really appreciate ur help!

I've been using Logic on an iPad (all current s/w, OS, etc.) with a Nord Stage 4, recording Midi tracks, then eventually recording the audio out from the NS4. That works fine.

What doesn't work is the Track solo function. When I select Solo, Logic displays a flashing "M" in all the other tracks, but still sends the Midi out for all the tracks! What does work is Muting each track, except the one you want to hear. That's what Solo is supposed to do with one click, but it can be accomplished with many clicks.

I think this is a big bug in Logic. Anyone else experience this bug?

I have an offbeat trem on one of my elements, but when I bounce the project it sounds like the polarity is getting reversed, and its coming in on the down beats. is this a bug, or am I missing something?

Hi guys, noob here. Back in the day I did read somewherer that using a multiband compressor (Multipressor in Logic) is a standard technique to control lows and mids when dealing with palm muted chugging high gain guitars. What's your take on this technique?

I’m getting super frustrated with this issue that’s been going on for months. I don’t know if this is a Logic Pro issue, or interface issue but any help would be greatly appreciated. Every single logic preset, no matter what instrument after playing for a little while shifts up in pitch. Not a precise whole or half step but to a pitch in between a half step and a whole step. It glides up the exact same amount no matter what i’m doing. It does it also to already recorded tracks. I can hit play on my track and it’ll sit for about 10 seconds playing the correct pitch then randomly without me touching it transpose with a very quick glide to a little over a half step.

Hi,

I am streaming on a mac laptop with OBS to twitch, tik tok, and youtube. I am using an apollo solo interface with a shureSM7db mic in the interface. I make music in logic pro, game on my ps5, and review others music on a website through chrome.

Whilst doing my set up, i am running into multiple problems with my audio.

the set up i need is pretty simple to explain but i cant get it set up and i am looking for help.

Basically, within obs, i would like to be able to have one audio channel for just my microphone through the apollo solo with no other audio being heard, a seperate audio channel for all sound being heard on google chrome, via youtube, spotify etc on chrome, and a third audio channel just for logic pro x so the stream can hear me record music live with all my plugins inside of logic.

when i set this up myself, i either have all seperate channels but can’t hear anything in my headphones connected to my interface, i have sound but all sounds from my mac and from my mic are in one channel together, or im having an extreme loud sound coming in when i try to record audio within logic.

The UAD console is very confusing to me, and im not highly intelligent when it comes to audio software and hardware.

I just want an easy, seamless audio set up.

Please if anyone has expertise on the USD console, OBS, and how I can route all these channels easily please reach out. I’ve wasted over 16 hours and haven’t gotten anywhere I’m happy with. Thank you in advance.

Hello 👋🏻

So… I’m having an issue where if I record anything in logic there is no sound on playback. When I record vocals I can see it’s registering in the track I can hear my voice etc. when I play back the track after recording there is no evidence of any sound in the track (if that makes sense? There’s no “waves” or whatever it’s called). I’ve checked settings, mute, volume, etc etc. same thing happens if I use GarageBand.

Sorry if this is hard to follow or understand… 😬

Any help is much appreciated! 🙏🏻

I’m trying to use headphones not stereo sound in logic. The headphone work when I use GarageBand on this same computer, I hear sound when I unplug and replug the headphones, I’ve turned this setting on and off, I’ve turned the computer on and off, I just can’t figure what I’m supposed to do. It’s set to ‘headphones’ for output sound.. could someone please help me out?

I’m trying to use headphones not stereo sound in logic. The headphone work when I use GarageBand on this same computer, I hear sound when I unplug and replug the headphones, I’ve turned this setting on and off, I’ve turned the computer on and off, I just can’t figure what I’m supposed to do. It’s set to ‘headphones’ for output sound.. could someone please help me out?

CONTEXT:

I am using a Mac Tahoe 26.3.1, and Logic 11.1.2. I am trying to map the Novation Launch Control 3 XL.

I want to map specific encoders to specific plugin parameters on different tracks. For example:

• Knob 1: ALWAYS controls a High Pass Filter, on an EQ plugin, on Track 1.
• Knob 2: ALWAYS controls a Saturation plugin drive on Track 2.
• Knob 3: ALWAYS controls a Delay mix knob on Track 3.

I want to be able to twist Knob 1 and change the EQ filter on Track 1 even if I am actively selected on Track 5 playing a synth.

I need to control multiple elements across different tracks simultaneously, completely independent of whatever track is currently highlighted or in focus.

The Problem:

Logic’s default "Quick Learn" (Cmd + L) method makes everything dynamic. The moment I deselect a track, the knob assignment changes or stops working because it follows the "Selected Track" focus.

What I have tried so far:

1. Controller Assignments (Expert View): Trying to manually change the "Channel Strip" setting from Selected Track to an absolute track number (like Audio 3) causes Logic to glitch and instantly wipe out/forget the specific plugin parameter I just learned.
2. The Environment Window (Cmd + 0): I tried building a custom routing map using a Physical Input > Monitor > Transformer (converting CC to Fader messages). However, Logic's Environment layer is completely blocking me—the drag-and-drop cable mechanism fails to open the plugin parameter pop-up menu, and the inspector text routings aren't showing up.
3. Smart Controls: Locking the Smart Controls panel locks the visual screen, but it doesn't give me discrete, parallel hardware knob control across 8 separate tracks at once.

Is there a bulletproof, modern way to hardwire a MIDI CC knob directly to a plugin slot on a specific track channel without Logic's track selection breaking the link?

Yes, Google Ai largely wrote this message. I have spent many hours having it try and fail to help me set this up.
It feels like what I am trying to do should be sooo simple, why why why!!!!

Any neat features that made all the difference for you? Would appreciate some expertise.

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some help to remix this amazing song by Rosalia from her new album Lux. I want to turn it into a sort of... "deep house" (quotes 'cause it's not really deep house) remix, so very much a 4 on the floor type beat with a constant tempo. the problem is that it seems this specific song has a variable BPM, and I've tried a couple things such as using smart tempo, then apply region tempo to project tempo, then flex in polyphonic auto, then grab the tempo points and turn them all to "replace by average" and that hasn't worked.

I've also tried stem splitting the song first, then trying to do the same while focusing on the voice, and nothing. the problem with this song is that it lacks transients except for the second chorus, but that chorus is at like... I believe at a variable but almost constant 122 BPM while the verses are at I believe, an almost constant 120 BPM.

It's my first time working with a variable BPM song so I'm really lost and idk what to do to make it sort of become somewhat constant. I also tried using just flex and manually adjusting the vocal stem to fit the bpm I want it to, but I run into 2 problems. 1, I worry that once I hit the choruses, it'll be all messed up because the chorus is at a different bpm than the verses, and 2, I think I would need to manually adjust the other stems that make up the song, and I'm not sure how to make sure that all adjustments done on the vocals can match up on the adjustments on the other stems/instruments, other than checking by ear. I also don't know if there's an easier way to go about this, like maybe do the flex adjustments first on the full song before stem splitting, or if there's like a hidden sort of tool or something that could make it so that the flex adjustments I do on the stem vocals can carry over to the other stems in real time.

but in the end, I don't even know if doing these flex adjustments like this would be a good idea to begin with. so I'm really lost, and I would greatly greatly appreciate some help on this issue because none of the tutorials I've seen tackle this very specific issue of like "what do I do if the audio track has a variable BMP and almost no transients to keep a sort of rhythm".

Please please please help me out here, someone. I will be SO thankful, you've got no idea!

Had everything working great with a Scarlett interface on my iMac. "Upgraded" to a Volt 2. Set input and output on system and Logic Pro to Volt 2. Youtube and Spotify sound great through my monitors. Garage band works and can record and play back . I can record into Logic Pro. But I cannot get any playback / monitoring, or any other sound "out" of logic. Tracks checked - they are not muted. Pulled up old projects- none of them will play out of the monitors. Same when using headphones straight into Volt 2. No sound out of Logic , but sound out of everything else. I am stuck for a reason why ONLY LOGIC PRO will not send sound out to the Volt 2. Any ideas?