Can Logic Pro 9 and ProTools 9 get along?

I have been using Logic Pro for several years now. I recently bought a version of ProTools 9. Will both of these programs coexsist together on the same Mac without creating problems for each other? Do I need to run them on different computers? I know this is a Logic Disscussion group but I thought maybe somebody is currently using both programs.

I have both working fine, 'cept I'm on PT8, and OS 10.5.8
I have on occasion had to have both open at the same time, sometimes they argue with each other about who owns the clock. Been a while so I don't remember the details about that issue
We also have PT9 & Logic (among others) on several school lab computers running Snow. Not a problem.

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Can Logic Pro and Logic Express coexist on the same computer?

Hi all,
I'm a fairly new user to logic. I started with Logic Express to test the water with it before committing to the Logic Pro. I decided I like it enough and have since purchased the Logic Pro upgrade.
My machine is a MacBook. This machine travels with me, so I am rather concerned about having to maintain a dongle when I am on the move.
Ideally, I would like to have both Logic Express and Logic Pro coexist on the same machine. That way, when I can reserve the use of Logic Pro for when I am in a stable environment but still be able to use Logic Express when moving around. Granted this would be with reduced functionality, but the peace of mind is worth that to me.
So does anyone here know if this is possible and can direct me to some instructions on how to accomplish this?
Thanks!!
Darth Vanva

I'd LOVE to be able to enable two simultaneous instances of Logic to accomplish what I want, but AFAIK that's an impossibility (unless a guru-whiz-type like Justin has some ideas on this...).
OK, here's the deal...
I have 6 gigs of RAM now. While using Logic I can access up to 3G for samples. If I could somehow run another copy of Logic on the same computer (acting solely as a host for additional plugs, not for sequencing) then I'd gladly buy 2 more gigs of RAM so that the second instance of Logic could address 3G more. I'd still have 2G left for system headroom.
And there would be an additional (if not hypothetical) benefit to doing this...
Right now I can run stand-alone instruments outside of Logic (accessed via IAC) in an effort to overcome the 3G limit. But take GPO for example: I can only run 1 instance of it. And, there is no provision for saving any edits or custom made instrument sets in the stand-alone version. So not only would I be limited to 8 individual instrument slots in the lone GPO player, I wouldn't be able to save any custom programming. So much for recall... And of course, EXS is not a stand-alone plug so there's no way I could use it outside of Logic.
BUT... if I had this second instance of Logic running and treating it as a plug-in host, I'd be able to run multiple copies of plugs (just like I'm used to) and never have to deal with any stand-alone players. And of course by saving its song file I thus save all of my custom programming.
So yeah, it would be fantastic if I could run a second instance of Logic on the same computer. Theoretically.
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Audio Unit Problem with Logic Pro and Mainstage

When I go to launch my apps, both Logic Pro and Mainstage get stuck loading an AppleAUspeechsynthesis or something along those lines. It never makes it past there and I either have to force quit or it quits itself. I can press control while launching Logic Pro, but then I only get basic MIDI. I just tried an archive and install and I'm in the process of reinstalling Logic Pro right now. Does anyone know what might be causing this?

I just tried pasting my crash report. It seems like it is too long to post?

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I could really use some insight into this please also how many gigs of RAM should my power mac have it only has two right now and logic tends to glitch up majorly.

My original question :
I purchased a powermac pro and it came with logic Pro 9 (but with out the additional suite of programs that comes with). How can I reregister or reinstall Logic Pro 9 to get those features?

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so im trying to buy logic pro and just recently put enough money in gift cards on my account but every time i click buy app and go to billing info and then click ok it just shoots me to the first screen and did not charge for app how can i buy it ?

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Our Band purchased Logic Pro and it was loaded to one member's Macbook Pro. Unfortunately, he passed away with cancer in May. How can we transfer the ownership and the software (it was downloaded) to a new user's Macbook?

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Hi Kurt,
The Mac IIci is not even powering on at all. Tried again with wih a tested power cable and no luck.
I think it's best that take this issue to the Older Hardware Community. Not only did I see a fair number of replacement parts for the IIci avaiable online, but there also vintage external floppy drives as well. I'm not giving up.
Thank you for your time and interest in helping.

What Can Logic Pro 8 Do that LP 7 Can't?

My question is... What will I be able to do with LogisStudio/Logic Pro 8 ( besides getting rid of the XSkey ), that I can't already do with Logic Pro 7?
Is it really worth the upgrade of $199.00 to have a different GUI & no need for an XS key?

It seems to have fixed a number of long-standing bugs. For instance, bouncing a track almost always ended up with a little glitch at the beginning of the bounced file. That's fixed.
I've had my end-of-song marker move mysteriously for no reason at all. That seems to have been fixed.
Waveburner actually can now burn CDs and you can use MatchEQ and multi-pressor with it. I believe a lot of people had trouble with it before.
There is a 33 page "What's new in Logic Pro 8" PDF here:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/NewFeatures_in_Logic_Pro8.pdf
You should take a look at that. Not everything there is something you can't currently do - some of it is simplified workflow - but there are a fair number of new, but little features.

How many times can Logic Pro 9 be installed on different machines?

I'm getting a new computer and wondered if I could reinstall Logic on the new computer without purchasing it again.
Thanks!

garfen,
No. You still need to initially install using the DVDs you purchased.
You can pick up a DVD drive for $30 from Amazon (Their basic drive which works very well) or borrow one..and install from that..
Or
You can use Remote Disk if you still have your original Mac that had a DVD drive built in..
Or..
Use your old Mac (or a friends) to create DMG (disk images)..from your DVDs.. save them to an ext drive and install from those images... (This is the method I used)
Once the next major version of Logic Pro is released (whenever that may be) this situation will likely be resolved as there will probably be only one way to purchase Logic Pro and that will be downloading via the App Store but for now, we do have this unfortunate situation... where the App Store and DVD versions are actually two different products still... Logic Pro and Logic Studio respectively... and are not interchangeable in regards to your situation.

Can Logic Pro work with soundfont (sf2) files?

Just curious. I have Garageband and the DLS Music Player has no way to change banks or presets for downloaded sf2 files except by sending a "program change" event from a midi controller. Can logic pro do that? I.e., if I load an sf2 file, can it use different banks and presets within that sf2 file, or is it limited to only the very first of each like Garageband?

Oh, I see, you don't have Logic yet - well, what I meant was that, once you've got your sf2 files into the EXS, just have a track for each different sound (open up an EXS24 on each track). If you need to use a lot of tracks, you can use Logic's 'Bounce in Place' feature, which instantly creates an audio file for you from the software instrument region you've created for any particular sound, so you don't need to think about banks of presets or program changes etc..
Logic comes with a vast array of software instruments and presets for them, along with a huge number of loops, if that's your thing - you may well find that good quality sounds that you want are already there and you won't need to use soundfont files anyway. If you've been using Garageband and want to take your work further, Logic is probably the next, well, logical step.

Can logic pro 9 be upgraded if i have the Express version?

HI,
Can logic pro 9 be upgraded if i have the Express version?
because when i try to do it, ask me for my Logic Studio SNr. and i just copy my Logic Express SNr. and doesn't work !
Is that normal?

I'm not sure I understand the wording of your question.
If you mean "Can I upgrade Logic Express 9 to Logic Pro 9?" the answer is yes, you can.
When you get the upgrade, if you already had LE9 installed on your system, the installer will already know your existing serial number, and it will be asking you for your new serial number of the upgrade. If you are trying to put in your old serial number here, this won't work, it's the serial number of the upgrade it's asking for.
If you are having serial number issues and believe you are using the correct serial numbers, then you'll need to contact Apple for help.

Audio Issue - Using Logic Pro and iMovie to Create Movies for Youtube

I am trying to use a combination of Quicktime, iMovie and Logic Pro 9 to create videos of me playing/singing songs to post on Youtube. Before I can ask the question, I think it would be best to briefly explain my process, so here's one example:
One thing I try to do is video myself playing piano and singing at the same time. What I do is open up Logic Pro and load my piano sound and arm an audio track that my microphone is plugged in to; I also go to "System Preferences" and click on "Sound" and make sure that my audio interface is selected for the input method. Then, I open up Quicktime and select "New Movie Recording". Finally, I open up my software for my interface and set it up for "loopback"...there's a picture below.
If you look at the bottom of the interface, you'll see it says "DAW 1: Loop Back 1" and "DAW 2: Loop Back 2". Ideally, this means that whenever I start recording in Quicktime, all of the sounds that I am making in Logic (the piano playing and the singing) will loop back into the computer and be recorded by Quicktime. This does actually happen, but my question is this:
I've noticed that the sound quality of software instruments is drastically reduced once they have been recorded by Quicktime (or iMovie) and I play the movie back. Actual audio files, like me singing or playing a real instrument aren't really affected, but for some reason the software instruments sound very thin once I listen to the audio in the movie. Why is this happening? Is there a way to preserve the audio quality to be the same during video playback as it is when I am playing the instruments live in Logic?

Interesting and convoluted way to get something done.. from what you're describing it almost sounds like the software instruments are somehow getting recorded twice but slightly out of phase.
When you record your singing are you monitoring through headphones or speakers?

Logic pro and mainstage essential content installing problems

for 2 days now I have had Logic pro and mainstage essential contend down loading in a greyed out box with a moving stripy line in the centre, clearly it is downloading something but for 2 days? how can I get rid of it.

Thank you for the info I appreciate it! Was also wondering if the Drummer content downloads faster from Logic Pro X than from Garageband as the Drummer content downloads rather slowly from Garageband. And was figuring that since Logic Pro X is more expensive than Garageband perhaps the servers they use for Logic Pro X would be more faster than Garageband's but I'm just taking a wild guess

Can logic pro read sound fonts?

I am currently trying to use Garageband and have reached a couple of cripling limitations.
1) the orchestra instruments I need are not supported (oboe d'amore and baritone oboe)
2) there are free sound fonts available which contain good samples of these instruments but Garageband can only read the FIRST instrument from a sound font? Which basically (in my opinion) means it cannot read a sound font.
Can Logic Pro read soundfonts correctly? Can I use all the instruments from a sound font using Logic Pro?

jimka_2001 wrote:
When you say "can convert sound fonts" do you mean just the first instrument in the sound font, or all of the instruments in a single sound font?
All of the instruments get converted into single patches located inside a folder. Only one set of samples from the soundfont exist, but each patch from the soundfont is available as a single entity. In other words, you don't select the soundfont and have individual patches available within the SF, each patch is loaded as a separate instrument.
Which makes me think... are you sure that Garageband isn't doing this?

Trying to set up iCloud on my MacBook Pro, and I get to the point where it tells me to view my email for further instructions to verify acct, but I have no email in my inbox, even after resending multiple times.

Trying to set up iCloud on my MacBook Pro, and I get to the point where it tells me to view my email for further instructions on verification of my account, but there is no such email in my inbox, even after submitting multiple requests to resend the email. Any idea what I can do? Mark

Well, running on a 2006 model. I did not have a startup disc. Initially, it booted up on original software in 2006. Since then, I've upgraded to 10.6 via a box set. And, since then I think I popped it up to lion.
All I have on a disc is snow leopard. And, I can't get farther than the setup screen due to hard drive. I'm taking to a apple authorized repair store right now. We'll see what they tell me . I'm just going to weigh the cost of repair vs. buying new.
Another bad, stupid thing is I had no means of backing up my stuff. So, I might have lost things like music, vids, etc. we'll see if they can recover. If the cost is too much for repair I might just forget it and start over with a new system. Just not sure at this point.

Logic 8 and ProTool 7.4 on same machine?

Does Logic 8 and ProTools 7.4 HD play together ok installed on the same machine? OS is 10.411.

Hi,
The answer is yes.
I am using 2 system;
OS10.4.11, PT7.4cs7, Logic 7 and 8
OS10.4.9, PT7.3.1cs7, Logic 7
The thing is Logic 7 and 8 on OS10.4.11 can only show 20% of Audio Suite plug-ins on Sample edit window for some reason. When I found this issue, I decided to copy the clone back up system which was OS10.4.9 onto the 2nd patition of the main hard drive. Logic 7 shows all Audio Suite plug-ins without problem on 10.4.9.
DAE engine of PT 7.4 seems to give a little bit better stability to run Logic (DTDM and DAE).
But I 've been using PT7.3 and Logic 7 on 10.4.9 as a main system.
I am totaly happy with the combo.

Is macmini enough for a musician that works with logic pro and 10 plugin softsynth at the same time?

I use to work with a music platform like garageband or logic pro and at the same time I am working with a lot of plugin software like toontrack, ik multimedia, musiclab, native instruments etc. On my PC which has the same specification as macmini i7 2.3GHz this was a big problem especially when I was selecting effects like reverb, chorus or compressor so I had to export tracks all the time. What is the minimum specs that I should have to work without any problem? Any help will be appreciated.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
For what you want the Mac, the Mac mini is OK. It has got a quad-core processor that will give you the performance you need and 4 GB of RAM that you can extend to 16 GB, apart from a removable hard drive.
The problem is the GPU, but as the applications you are going to use don't require the best GPU, it will work properly. If you want the Mac mini, go for it. An iMac may give you better performance, but the Mac mini is correct.
If you buy it from Apple, you have 14 days to return the Mac mini if it doesn't work correctly with the apps you need

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