Although I do hope they bring the UI of the desktop and iPad versions close enough so the workflow is sufficiently similar, I don’t think they will completely merge, and don’t think they should. One of the benefits of the desktop version is that I can (and normally do) spread several windows across different monitors, something you wouldn’t do on an iPad, although I suppose they will design it so that each plugin, for instance, sits in a different window that you easily call up from the main screen.
For those who are new to Logic or who haven’t checked it out, ScreenSets are your friend. Apple unified the UI into a big main project window with attached collapsible panels for piano roll, lists, track properties, etc., and in my experience this works well enough for a large cross-section of projects.
But you don’t actually have to use it if you don’t want to. All the “editors” are available as their own, floating windows (available in the “Window” menu). Even the transport. So if you want a mixer up top, the transport along the bottom, and the middle split with arrange on the left and a piano roll on the right, you can do that.
Of course, then the problem is you’ve got a bunch of windows you need to keep organized and open and close depending on what you’re doing in the DAW. And that’s where ScreenSets come in. They’re like presets, but for windows and their positions. By selecting the set you want with a shortcut key or from the menu, you can bounce back and forth between a huge number of configurations, all laid out exactly how you want them.
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5 more days…
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I’m going on holiday for 10 days next week, and I was trying to figure out what music device to bring with me now I don’t own a laptop anymore. The Maschine+ is a bit bulky to bring on a plane. I have an M1 iPad for work, so I’m just gonna stick Logic on it and take it with me to see how it goes. If I can come back with a finished, mixed track, I’ll be very happy.
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This looks awesome. I hope they cleaned up some of the fiddlier bits in step sequencer.
Yeah but it also costs you precious time for noodling with your gear.
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The MPC people are having a war and the anti-subscription people are trying to have a war and I’m just waiting patiently for this to come out. It’s truly an embarrassment of riches right now for people into portable music making.
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I’ve been getting familiar with Logic on the Desktop in anticipation of the iPad release, and am happy to report that I have found my Zen with it.
Here’s something I produced today over lunch as I was thinking thru a few workflow explorations:
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My initial post was sad at a subscription format. Mainly because i hate renting something in case im not using it for few months and still paying for it.
More i think of it though im happy for once to pay a subscription, mainly because it would be my main app for music making rather than an app i use on and off. Looking forward now to checking it out for the months trial and decide if its to be my main iOS daw
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Yesterday night I was looking at Apple prices for hardware…
I need Apple hardware on a lease cause there’s no way I’m gonna pay 1500,- for an iPad Pro or even higher when a bigger model comes out. (I already wasted more than 3k on iPads over 13 years)
All those iPad prices (from small to big) are just too insane high.
Depends on your perspective-I paid about £800 for my M1 iPad Pro a few years ago, best money I ever spent. I cant tell you how much I have spent on other studio gear that now hardly ever gets used, but I can say my iPad gets used for music almost every day.
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But that still doesn’t mean it has to be that expensive or needs to have those specs right?
Having the M1 (now M2) in iPad Pro’s is pretty pointless and overkill for 99% of the applications available in the AppStore. What’s the point in having that power when you can’t tap into it?
It also looses value way faster than any piece of gear in studio as well (which if you wait long enough could even be worth more if you’re lucky). The iPad will be worth nothing and be unusable in a few years. Would you then still consider it the best money you’ve spend? When apps do require that amount of power how much would an iPad Pro M1 cost secondhand?
It’ll be interesting to see how well Logic Pro will run on the A12 Bionic.
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Its designed to run on the A12 Bionic chip or later so it should be fine.
If you wanted to run Logic before you would have needed a MAC Computer I am not sure they are any cheaper but I would own an iPAD anyway as I love the formfactor.
What I was trying to say is that an iPad with A12 Bionic secondhand would be far cheaper.
And if you can’t run apps on the iPad that require the power of the M1 then why pay for it?
Old Skool Logic. It’s great that under the hood (and 20 years later) all this Emagic tech is still there.
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iPads aren’t for everyone. Many people don’t like them and won’t buy them. Many others will and enjoy making great music on them. Everyone must make their own choice. I have older iPads that aren’t supported anymore but still work fine and run the music apps that are on them. Hardly unusable.
My base model MacAir M1 was $799. My base ipad9 was $269 on sale. My 12” M1 Pro was a lot more. I like them all. Looking forward to my free trial of Logic.
iPADs are just portable computers-- the more power they have the more plugins (AUV3) you can run- I run falbfilter, arturia, moog and even VCV Rack just like my desktop PC- I always buy the fastest processor I can afford for pro audio.
Don’t mess with anything lightning port. It’s going bye bye.
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The new iPad Air also has M1 processor and will be perfect for Logic or other audio apps.
If you decide to buy new, you definitely don’t need an iPad Pro, unless you very specifically want one of the features it has.