10 Ways Apple Could Improve Logic Pro

I love Logic Pro, but it could be better. Here are 10 ways - I'm sure there are more. What did I miss?
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[@iNtRoVeRsIoNaLiSm]

Better electronic drumkits for sure.i do love the mastering plugin with the newesr 10.5 update

[@bptone4667]

Dynamic EQ, Audio Editor with a Spectral Analizer, Channel Stip, a newer Multiband Comp, (agree with the Jazz Drummer) and an External Hardware Controller to Control also the Plugins.

[@Darkest_of_Winter]

LOL yeah I think a Gavin Harrison modeled drummer and kit would be hands down worth some cash. I mean, they could charge for additional “players” and kits. But at the same time, they could be of the mindset that “there are other companies that do these things way better than we can, let’s just focus on making the best DAW-base for those products.”

[@budgetkeyboardist]

There are drum programs that could be considered "better," but I love Drummer's interface - one button click to follow my bass line, and it works pretty well. But I agree that it's not best of class!

[@vob5753]

Agree with all these. My ideas...Modular Synth environment such as VCV rack included, experimental midi sequencers and granular effects like Dillon Baston's max for live stuff.

[@budgetkeyboardist]

I'd LOVE to see modular synthesis included!

[@madness8556]

If Logic's audio editing could be brought into the 2020s and made much more Protools like, that would be great Apple.

[@JR-lv3xg]

Or like ableton

[@lostless00]

On the topic of “bassist” track, why stop there? You would have to type in what cords are being played or what note do you want the bass to play, might as well use that feature for everything. Basically a full-blown backing track arrangement playing like band-in-box for stems of instruments that you’re not that good at playing.

[@budgetkeyboardist]

Not necessarily. What you would need is a track with pitches for the bass to follow... so, like, a keyboard track or a guitar track. Pitch analysis is easy for software. So the software would look at the pitches in the keyboard track and figure out what chords were being played, and then the root of the chord, and generate a bass line. This has probably already been done elsewhere. I think it'd be a neat feature. Whether I'd use it would depend on how good it was.

[@djerikfox]

ok me again, it would be amazing if logic would have a groove(midi) browser kinda ezdrummer, it's so easy to find any groove you need.....regards

[@bossai]

I did quit Logic to Ableton/Bitwig because of the bugs and bad design decisions in the X version. Logic 9 was fine, X was a dumbed down version.... Here is my features/please fix wishlist: - Cut a region precisely, snap a region precisely ( any other DAW does it, edition is impossible) - Bringing back quicktool with escape (why was this dropped in X?) - Not changing audio in/out automatically when connecting audio cards (I really like loud spikes in my ears) - Having a zoom tool that's actually usable - Bring back the ability to customize color background etc - Allow to change the zoom ration (unusable on small screen) - Stop allowing MIDI notes overlap (no one wants that) - Faster Piano roll edition - Fast plugin search (Ctrl/Cmd + F)

[@lavinchi6709]

Thank you🎉agree with you👏👏👏

[@gkeaoyrge]

A Light and Dark mode that could be set to match the OS setting. The Light mode would look something like Logic Pro 9 but with a lighter mixer and arrange page, the Dark mode something like the current Logic, maybe even darker for those that like it that way. Personally I think Apple would be foolish to hide away their older plugins. I'd rather they refreshed the UI's and added more functionality. For me, the ES2 is still one of the best virtual synths out there.

[@thutaismakingbeats]

I want gain tool in clip zone, When Using Marquee tool in click zone function, auto hide marquee tool if tracks are small. . Auto mute sound of note when I playing in piano roll editor and then need skill highlighting. . And of course search box for plugins. . Need channel eq to be dynamic. 😂 . Need to add unlimited folder tracks.

[@henrikjuhl6587]

Agree on most of them, especially plugin-search which can be fixed with PlugSearch 🎉 But one thing that Ableton has that I really miss is the Scale Mode - this is also hack-able via plugins, but would be alot more effecient as a native function 👊

[@budgetkeyboardist]

I don't know what Scale Mode is, but I'll look into it. :)

[@drvoodoo3073]

Logic has Input Quantize, it’s had this forever. You can find it in the Inspector in the Quantize section (somewhere towards the top of the Inspector). Whatever Quantize value you set up here, this is the value that all the incoming notes will be Quantized to.

[@budgetkeyboardist]

As I said in the video, I am not talking about Logic quantizing MIDI notes after you play them. The key phrase in your sentence is "will be quantized to." If you play a note early, you will hear it early in your monitors, and logic will then quantize it as it writes to the drive - that is not live quantize. Ableton can quantize BEFORE it hits your monitors, not after. A lot of electronic musicians use this feature in Ableton in live gigs. Think of hitting a note that triggers an arpeggio - if you hit it early, every note in the arpeggio will also be early. That's the advantage of Ableton over Logic.

[@drvoodoo3073]

@@budgetkeyboardist Ok, it would have helped if you mentioned the "live gig" aspect from the beginning. In Logic's Live Loops there is an option called "Quantize Start" which sounds like the feature you're describing. It's in the Cell Inspector at the top section (you have to click on the disclosure triangle next to "Trigger Mode" to see it).

[@budgetkeyboardist]

@@drvoodoo3073 I will give it a shot - thanks!

[@budgetkeyboardist]

@@drvoodoo3073 Just tried it - didn't work. Set to quantize 1/4 notes and it didn't. But I will explore the feature further, because maybe I'm missing a setting. I'll also look for videos specifically on that setting - maybe there's an example out there.

[@zargflonk]

@@budgetkeyboardist Isn't the point of a live performance that it's live? What's the point if every note is quantized - equivalent to lip-syncing? Why not trigger arpeggios/sequences by clock sync rather than have the entire performance quantized/de-humanized.

[@jsagala.guitar]

A jazz drummer would be great. Variety and options are always welcome. I also agree about the subscription thing...👎🏼

[@frankwalders]

I'm not so sure about all the instruments you want, this is so personal everybody wants something different. EQ and compressors yes and a good search tool for your plugins, quantisation options, these are the things a daw should offer.

[@budgetkeyboardist]

Probably true... but I do think everyone would appreciate a good solid analog synth.

[@frankwalders]

Probably true too 🙂@@budgetkeyboardist

[@kiidz760]

yes FL keeps adding all these new instruments and trying to improve the workflow of the DAW but logic its just like they don't even wanna do anything else anymore @@budgetkeyboardist

[@zargflonk]

I expected comments on stability, like Logic not crashing when it trips over a 32-bit plugin. It seems like we have a vibrant boutique, 3rd party plugin industry. Should Apple be encouraged to destroy that with their $2.5T? Why not import 3rd party drum kits into drummer? If retro synth doesn't cut it, perhaps throw some business to U-HE (Diva/Hive 2), Synapse Dune etc - or just use your Arturia Collection.

[@budgetkeyboardist]

One, Logic doesn't crash for me. Two, I don't think asking for better synths is a big ask, considering how lacking Retrosynth is. Three... actually, I have no three.

[@zargflonk]

@@budgetkeyboardistNo crashes: You're fortunate. The synth ask is actually huge; 1000's of hours of s/w eng, QA and release management to go from Retro Synth to something like FM8/Hive/Dune. LPX comes with orchestral instruments with a single dynamic layer, basic synths, samplers, drums and extensive effects - it's a phenomenal starter pack. For Apple, it would be enormously more cost effective to acquire one of the 3rd party VST vendors, which might crush other vendors. It is virtually impossible to get funding if your product is deemed to be in competition with FAANG, and what would be the point if Apple bundles such VST's for free. My 2c: Support the boutique 3rd party VSTs - it's worth it to have a vibrant 3rd party VST industry.

[@evieruth01]

Export menu is awful, they need to improve it

[@budgetkeyboardist]

I use Bounce to do Exports, so.... yeah, I agree!