Part of the problem is simply that computers used to be quite unreliable when running complicated audio and music software, but these days the issue isn’t so much worrying that the computer will crash. However, the thought of using computers live on stage at a concert causes many musicians to break out in a cold sweat. Virtual instruments and effects are pretty ubiquitous these days, and if you’re a musician working in a studio it’s quite likely you won’t even touch an instrument that isn’t controlled by a mouse.
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But what of these applications? Would a musician who didn’t necessarily want to use Logic Pro be interested in getting Logic Studio just to use either Main Stage or Soundtrack Pro 2, such that Logic Pro became the ornamental sugar–based substance? And could you justify buying the Logic Studio bundle if this was the case? In this article we’ll be taking a closer look at both Main Stage and Soundtrack Pro 2, in an effort to find out.
In much the same way that Final Cut Pro is the centrepiece of Final Cut Studio, the main reason people talk about Logic Studio is because of Logic Pro, and the ‘other two’ applications are seen very much as the icing on an already generously decorated cake. Logic Studio was priced at half of Logic Pro’s previous retail tag, and Apple also included two other applications: Main Stage and Soundtrack Pro. What was a big surprise, however, was the cost. A new version of Logic Pro, which was already highly anticipated, and the creation of new bundle based around it, followed the same convention that had already been established with Final Cut Studio, Apple’s suite of software aimed at video editors. Notice that the Inspector is showing the settings for the selected Software Instrument Channel Strip.When Apple released Logic Studio last month, in many ways it wasn’t that big a surprise. Main Stage’s Edit mode allows you to create and manage Patches and Sets. Do the bundled live performance and soundtrack tools make it worth buying even if you’re not a Logic user? Apple’s Logic Studio bundle certainly offers a great deal for very little money.