Logic or Soundtrack Pro?

Happy new year all.
I was involved in making a film a while back and we were never too happy about about the overall sound mix of the soundtrack. I am in possession of 4 stereo audio stems: main dialogue, secondary dialogue, FX and music. The main fault is that the music has been mixed too quietly. I am hoping that these stems will provide what I need to fix things. There is a fair amount of fader riding/automation on the music so it might not be the easiest of jobs but I believe its do-able.
I was originally going to do the job with Logic but I'm wondering if Soundtrack Pro would be better, considering it is supposed to be designed for this sort of work. I am nowhere near as familiar with it as I am Logic but I'm happy to use the job as a learning excercise - but I don't want to get so far and discover limitations etc.
Can anyone provide me with a good argument that soundtrack pro is the better tool for the job.

I too am struggling in planning finishing a production that I am working on. I originally posted in a thread which may broaden this discussion a bit.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6016983#6016983
I am the producer/editor and composer, I hire out camera work and direct the shoots and do preproduction planning. I also conduct interviews, work with my client who is the writer and lead investigator in an underwater archaeology project. We do field work including underwater video, surface operations video and interviews based on the objectives of the script outline.
The final project is a 25 minute NOVA (on a bare bones budget) style documentary that will be used for reports to government agencies, Congress members, and also be a demo to raise funds for a higher budget production. It will also be shown in a museum theatre setting and possibly be broadcast on a local PBS affiliate. The better the production is the more funding I attract to make it even better.
(One year later when my funding came through) I did a rough edit and we writes the rough narration. Client with laptop and microphone in my studio. In this way we build the production prior to filming the professional host (in maybe two weeks). At this point I am at rough cut two and have started animation (there is a history piece that sets the stage for the field work video) and all the other editing tasks that can be attacked before the narration is recorded and picture locked.
Once picture is locked and narration recorded I will export a rough mix to Logic to build the music tracks with live musicians (no loops need apply as they take away from the satisfaction for me).
So, like you Thomas, I need to decide whether to get proficient in a new application or since I am in Logic anyhow and control the visual edits myself in FCP, should I just stay in LP8 where I am comfortable and possibly use Soundtrack as a helper application for specialized tasks? I am curious about exporting XML files and bringing all of my audio stems into Logic.
I am leaning toward Logic since I am at home in it. My last production was a series of 18 discrete interviews that I then scored in Logic 7 and just sent a stereo track to FCP and did the mix with keyframes. While I am mostly happy with the music, I was not happy with the inconsistent final results and hope to get funding to take the project to a mastering studio.
That's my story. I am curious about what conclusions you reach. I do get how great the conforming feature is in certain work flows but not sure it means much for my current project.
Any more input on the subject?
Eric

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Sorry to bump your fanboy applecart... (don't mean that as derogatory as it may sound, I liked the play on words)
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Distorted Overdrive wrote:
Hi,
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Sean A wrote:
By doing this, will it still create all of those extra files? That's what I'm trying to figure out. Is it just from the blade tool being used?
For all edits, yeah, baby, STP will generate more files than cows create methane.
First, I know what works for me, but I'm still learning, so I strongly encourage you to keep a COMPLETE BACKUP of all projects until you know your workflow. Also, you may have Preferences set up differently than I do, so you may not find the same paths as what I describe here.
When you have an audio file the way you want it, and you're confident that you won't need those edit files again (be SURE) Process > Flatten All Actions (or Audible Actions) and Save that audio file. Then -- as I understand it so far -- you can safely trash all the edits related to that file. (If you use Photoshop or similar visual programs, it's the same idea.)
During my first few weeks of intensive STP work, my drive grew more and more sluggish, for no reasons known to me. I saw disk space shrinking rapidly. Finally I figured it had to have something to do with STP, so I started searching and eventually I found my edits piling up in home/Documents/Soundtrack Pro Documents, especially (for me) in Edited Media. Since they all came from projects I'd finished and exported to AAC and MP3, I was comfortable trashing them all. Suddenly, whoa, I had an extra 12 GB of disk space available.
Just keep those edit files until you are CERTAIN that you know what you're doing and that you're DONE. Otherwise, when some project needs one precious little 3MB turn of a phrase, you may find yourself confronting suicidal or homicidal tendencies.
I welcome further clarification and/or correction from people who know more and can explain it better.
Best,
chuck

I have logic pro, soundtrack pro will not open i get an error message what do i do? i cant find the receipts ive checked my library am i looking in the wrong place?

I have logic pro, soundtrack pro will not open i get an error message what do i do? i cant find the receipts ive checked my library am i looking in the wrong place?

I get the same kind of thing..
I'm on osx 10.7.2 and once I click the soundtrack pro icon I get an error message. I had problems with logic pro & my digi002r soundcard midi drivers but now is fixed (using a midi adapter).
here is the code:
Process:         Soundtrack Pro [1705]
Path:            /Applications/Soundtrack Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Soundtrack Pro
Identifier:      com.apple.soundtrackpro
Version:         3.0.1 (960)
Build Info:      SoundtrackProProject-9600000~277
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [140]
Date/Time:       2011-10-18 13:12:05.201 +0200
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.7.2 (11C74)
Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report:          195725 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           3
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   2
Anonymous UUID:                      23728D81-590B-4C3A-8C67-1709945CD132
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /Library/Application Support/ProApps/*/ProFX.framework/Versions/A/ProFX
Referenced from: /Applications/Soundtrack Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Soundtrack Pro
Reason: image not found
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If not, I'm thinking I should just sell it on ebay or something, but I'm not real sure of how that works for software. According to the Apple Software License Agreement, "You may, however, make a one-time permanent transfer of all of your license rights to the Apple Software to another party..." Does that mean I need to contact Apple when the sale happens (or before, or after)? Anyone have experience with this sort of thing?
Thanks a lot for any thoughts....

Thanks everyone! Mike, after marking the other responses as 'Helpful' I was going to do the same for yours, but the option wasn't there (only 'Solved' which I'm not quite at yet....). I can totally see the usefulness of Soundtrack, I just want to run a lean machine free from any stuff I won't truly be needing considering what I've already got.
Okay, so I think I'll take my chances with selling it on ebay. I'll actually include both the original Soundtrack box and the Soundtrack Pro box, just to make sure everything's all clear.
Now, what kinds of steps do I need to take to officially transfer my Soundtrack license(s) to a potential buyer? I don't want there to be any confusion for someone that might purchase it, or any screwiness going on with my Apple registration account.
Thanks!

Should I get Logic Express if I have Soundtrack Pro?

Hi,
I am new to Soundtrack Pro and was wondering if I should get Logic Express. I am looking for even more music and sound effects for video productions.
Does Logic Express offer more music and sound effects then Soundtrack Pro?
What is the major differences between Logic Express and Soundtrack Pro?
Thanks.
Andy

I think LE8 might be very useful tool indeed, if you are looking for more sound effects and creating your own music.
Both applications allow audio mixing, but with LE you can also use Software Instruments to create unique sounds or to compose entire songs. Plus, LE is more convenient for audio production, just like SP is more convenient for creating and editing soundtracks for movies/video.
Not sure about the effects plugins, but LE might have a wider collection of them.
I think it definitely won't be a waste of money to purchase LE, because it will extend your sound production capabilities.

Record Logic + all input live in SoundTrack pro (or other?)

Hi All,
I would like to record (into soundtrack pro) live sessions using logic and some inputs from the sound card.
So of course the best way to do this would be to record all into logic and bounce the file but my live sessions are based on a cycle of various tracks set with certain sounds and/or drum paterns which I use to play live with.
On top of that I have various inputs for other instruments and mics for vocals which are played from in Logic tracks, ending up with everything coming out of my logic output.
To record these live sessions I have opened up SoundTrack pro and tried to record from various output but all I can get is the inputs (mics etc) without the Logic tracks.
I have also tried Soundflower but it gave me a piercing noise when I enabled the inputs in Logic...
Would anyone have any other idea to share please?
Thx

sounds like a feedback loop.
Anyway, you can try Wiretap Pro, Wiretap Studio, and a few others, the names of which I don't recall at the moment (still on first cup of coffee). You can route and isolate the audio i/o around the machine.

Logic or Soundtrack Pro?

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