A DAW for 4 mics

Question

My daughter is using an Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt with 4 mics and a stereo synthesizer into Garageband. She is recording herself singing and playing a grand piano. She does not like complicating things, but she will go the distance to get an effect. She is a performing artist.
She was told that for her purposes, a Logic Pro purchase would mainly give her many great plug-ins.
The questions:
1. For plug-ins alone, would you prefer Logic's library or at the same price, WAVES gold bundle (current special) - or other plug-ins. Part of this question is wondering if WAVES and other plugins have better sound quality attributes than Logic's and/or better (more intuitive) user interfaces?
2. Perhaps more important than the first question: As a single acoustic recording artist, what functions are in Logic but not Garageband, by which she might benefit? (Latest GB 10.0.3 improves plug-in ability)
3. A consultant told me he loves creating in Logic, but usually edits in Pro Tools.
    What  advantage has PT or REAPER for editing/mixing/finishing over LP?

Answer 1

Hi
Harmz wrote:
1. For plug-ins alone, would you prefer Logic's library or at the same price, WAVES gold bundle (current special) - or other plug-ins. Part of this question is wondering if WAVES and other plugins have better sound quality attributes than Logic's and/or better (more intuitive) user interfaces?
Logic Pro X comes with a boatload of great FX plugins and also Software Instrument plugins. Whilst Waves may be good, you are unlikely to find any package with the equivalent to LPX's plugins, plus sampled content, loops etc for the price
Harmz wrote:
2. Perhaps more important than the first question: As a single acoustic recording artist, what functions are in Logic but not Garageband, by which she might benefit? (Latest GB 10.0.3 improves plug-in ability)
LPX has many, many functions over and above Garageband, but the important thing for you would be that GB and LPX share the same heritage, and work in a similar way so adapting should not be a problem.
see this for all the info
http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/
Harmz wrote:
3. A consultant told me he loves creating in Logic, but usually edits in Pro Tools.
    What  advantage has PT or REAPER for editing/mixing/finishing over LP?
Some would say "workflow", but if you consider cost and time energy learning a second DAW.... you can accomplish most, if not all, that you would need just using Logic.
CCT