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gsparx

seannash wrote: »

i think youve got it nailed really.
there is Neuendo to consider but i dont think many people are using it now.
another good feature of a daw is how it looks.
i got really sick at looking at ableton after a while to be honest,so bland.i understand the minimalist look is cool but i didnt like staring at it,plus it doesnt look good for there effects and plug ins in my opinion.

reason looks fun,exciting colours etc,definitely not boring to look at.

Logic a bit more drab but colourful none the less.
Fruity loops os a bit dull too,needs brightening up in my opinion

just nice to have a nice looking interface when your going to be glued to the screen for a few hours

very good point. ableton is not nice to look at. i'm still on 5 and i'm sure things have improved but the "skin" options they give are ridiculous.
some of them would burn your eyes!
i also don't like the fact that (in 5 at least) you can only have one screen/ page at a time. it's simply not enough.
€369 for logic 8 is a phenomenal deal. if i was starting again that's where i'd go.

ICN

seannash wrote: »

yeah i think Logic(or apple really)threw down the gauntlet with Logic 8

as its been said before it was a clever marketing move to reduce the price of logic so that they would make more money from people using there macs solely to run Logic..

Its also been said that the removal of the Dongle was to encourage Logic to be shared / distributed on the net so that people would buy more Mac's.

Genius!

I dont think Logic has been "cracked" - Its probably some idiots SN.

ICN

seannash wrote: »

hmm just to put this in perspective

right now Logic studio 8 the full package including 40 gigs of samples is selling for 369euros on thomann.thats the highest version(meaning you get everything with it)

http://www.thomann.de/gb/apple_logic_studio_8.htm

Reason premium edition is selling for 399 euros on thoman with the basic reason package selling for 349 euros

http://www.thomann.de/gb/propellerhead_reason_premium_edition_engl.htm



So with logic its not a case of paying extra for the bells and whistles.;)

But you do need a Mac Mate!

seannash

ICN wrote: »

Its also been said that the removal of the Dongle was to encourage Logic to be shared / distributed on the net so that people would buy more Mac's.

Genius!

I dont think Logic has been "cracked" - Its probably some idiots SN.

no you can get cracked copies of logic.its pretty easy to find actually.i know alot of people using a cracked copy.

think its just done by generating new serial numbers,but im certainly not an expert

Helix

ICN wrote: »

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I dont think Logic has been "cracked"

it has, long ago

ICN wrote: »

But you do need a Mac Mate!

a pc thatll run osx would do it too :pac:

ICN

seannash wrote: »

no you can get cracked copies of logic.its pretty easy to find actually.i know alot of people using a cracked copy.

think its just done by generating new serial numbers,but im certainly not an expert

Yup - Sounds like a KeyGen so.

Dont know if they do something with the code of the software, or if its just mimics the SN's.

seannash

ICN wrote: »

But you do need a Mac Mate!

nah theres been a few threads on it now in MP if you look up efix chips youll see videos of people running OSX on custom built pcs.

the efix chip lets you install a legit copy of osx and itll behave exactly like a mac

ICN

Helix wrote: »

it has, long ago -

The Brats!!

Helix wrote: »

a pc thatll run osx would do it too :pac:

I dont think the majority of people will do that though. Most will buy a MacBook or iMac.

seannash

ICN wrote: »

I dont think the majority of people will do that though. Most will buy a MacBook or iMac.

yeah true but the option is there.
people are building the equivalent of mac pros for 1000 us dollars.
if for some reason i cant afford a mac outright next time i go to upgrade ill be doing that as i really like osx

ICN

seannash wrote: »

nah theres been a few threads on it now in MP if you look up efix chips youll see videos of people running OSX on custom built pcs.

the efix chip lets you install a legit copy of osx and itll behave exactly like a mac

I know - Yeah, of course.. Didnt see your post earlier.

But I do think that you have to be a particular type of individual to get under the hood. Most new people just want to plug & play.

I'd say it'll really take off after Snow Leopard comes in.

It seems to be Intel only.. so basically - All Non-Intel owners will have to upgrade their Mac at some point sooner rather than later.

That'll be the main sort of person to "Build a Mac".

It'll probably be quite a few!!

acman

Mods:

Can we make this thread a Poll on which software we use primarily? Would be interesting to see...

- Logic, Cubase, Reason, Ableton, Fruity Loops, Other or something like that?

Anima

You can make a "hackintosh" machine with an AMD processor as well, theres a special patched kernel for it.


Sean, just so you know, you don't have to get the E-Fix chip to get OSX on a PC. It does make it a lot easier though... Maybe it is worth the money

derra

Installed Fruity Loops 8 today and with the help of these videos and the Seannash tutorial i have started to try and accomplish something
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055583757

This video is very helpful for starting off with Fruity Loops...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqZgBVx2w_Y

This one is useful too..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FytnRhAlZaU

Got going on a few beats,snares ,hi-hats and made a bassline in the program etc and generally playing around with the endless possibilities that is available !
And that is headwrecking too because i get a few sounds together and love the result but then started tweaking them and come up with better results and don't know where to stop
And with limited knowledge and alot to read up on it's gonna be a real challenge to finish something but hopefully will do

ED E

Neurojazz wrote: »

I don't know who uses Reason here but here's a nice thing about it.

I've got a 1.2ghtz centrino IBM r50e laptop.

I can run Reason and in one file i can have a 60 min set - 10 or so tracks with all unique instances of synths/drums machines (probably about 300 instruments in total easily) - and even open other instances of reason to copy whole songs in and out of it while it's playing with no glitches.

It's unbreakable, reliable.

It does however take an awful lot of time to learn how to get it sounding a lot larger than it really is.

You've got my attention with that post. Must have a look at reason. Thanks Neuro