Logic Studio seems completely unuser friendly....

I am a ticketed sound engineer and recently purchased Logic Studio. I havent been able to do a thing with it because there is all kinds of issues that there seems to be no help for. I followed the Getting Started manual and got nowhere so purchased the Apple certified Logic Pro 8 Apple Trainign series book. I followed the instructions and same head ache?
upon launching the program I always get a box that comes up and says cannot find Dance ket exe.? I search the forum and the manual and there is no mention to this anywhere...What does this mean why does it keep popping up ? How do I stop it from keep coming up?
2- the first loop I drag into the instrument track there is no sound when I try to play it over in the arrange area?
There is no mention of anything or anyway to get the bloody loop to play. I tried soloing the channel
etc no effect? I can see the leds moving when it is played but no sound....
I am seriously thinking I wasted my money on this program . It has been nothing but a pain in the ...

james102 wrote:
I am a ticketed sound engineer and recently purchased Logic Studio. I havent been able to do a thing with it because there is all kinds of issues that there seems to be no help for. I followed the Getting Started manual and got nowhere so purchased the Apple certified Logic Pro 8 Apple Trainign series book. I followed the instructions and same head ache?
upon launching the program I always get a box that comes up and says cannot find Dance ket exe.?
Don't you mean Dance Kit.exs ?
Are you loading a demo?
I search the forum and the manual and there is no mention to this anywhere...What does this mean why does it keep popping up ? How do I stop it from keep coming up?
It's a drum kit for Logic's built in EXS24 sampler.
2- the first loop I drag into the instrument track there is no sound when I >try to play it over in the arrange area?
Have you tried copying one of the demos over to your hard drive, lloading and playing that.
What are you using for Audio output, the Mac's built in sound.
If you're using a 3rd party interface make sure Logic's Audio preferences is using the correct driver.
One thing to remember, Logic was purchased by Apple from Emagic at about version 5.5. It was a well developed program long before Apple got a hold of it. My point, it's not Apple friendly in the way that most Apple apps are, it's a deep and complex program that takes time to get into. Get this.. Logic studio is by far the most user friendly version.
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Thanks John,
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TimboDJ wrote:
Right people, I really hope you can help... here's the story:
I produce with a friend and approx 4 months ago we both upgraded to brand new MacBook Pro's each and Logic Pro 9 each.
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He bought a 15" MacBook Pro with 4GB and the 2.66Ghz Intel Core i7 processor.
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Here's a list of unavailable features in 64 bit mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3171
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MaxPower11 wrote:
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I don't think your friend is right on this. When you install Logic X, only the most essential part will be downloaded. After that you open Logic X, and from within the program you can download all the other content. Logic will look if you already have Logic 9 content on your harddisk, so it won't download files that are already present. So, after all is downloaded, all files are on your harddisk, just like Logic 9. By the way, Logic 9 will still be available after installing Logic X.
Whether you will experience crashes will be very hard to prodect, because these will be caused by unforeseen combinations of your computer, audio interfaces, maybe even other hardware, kernel extensions etcetera. If you wait for a couple of months, updates of Logic X will probably have less crashes. As said, on my computer it's just as solid as Logic 9.
Garittan will probably advise a fast harddisk to prevent complaints when people are pushing the plugin to the edge. I would expect that it's not a black/white story.
The AUMatrixreverb can be found in any audio plugin slot completely at the bottom: Audio Units > Apple > AUMatrixReverb.
About the Epiano: in Logic Express there is only the Garageband Epiano, I think. Logic Pro 9 had a great ePiano that they gave a new name and changed a bit in Logic X. Both very nice.
Yes, you may be right, not too many drums with brushes in Logic X, I think. Or does anybody else know where to look??
Kind regards,
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Hi Zuelito,
Please read my first paragraph again:
"I gotta RESPECTFULLY take issue with every point you bring up about M-Audio stuff, Zuelito..."
I'm not sure how you can be "slightly put off by the tenor" of my post given everything I said, with the one possible exception being my line about MOTU making crappy hardware - and that was based on personal experience. And while we're talking about the opinions of others, feel free to peruse the Unicornation board - it's full of MOTU users talking about firewire port failures and other hardware issues - so it appears neither of us is alone in our experiences
Seriously, if I was in some way brash or offensive in the way my post came off, I publicly and sincerely apologize. I really try to think about what I say (and how I say it) when posting on the 'net, for this very reason. I thought I simply stated my experience in an informative manner; again, please re-read my post - I hope it comes across as intended.
For what it's worth, I will say (even more clearly) that I've always loved MOTU products in terms of feature set; maybe that's why I've owned almost every product they've ever made! However, in my environment, I simply can't risk hardware failures, and their stuff has let me down too many times to keep rolling the dice. I will also divulge that one of their top tech support guys has acknowledged the firewire port problem. That's a shame, because they do make great stuff, conceptually. I really wish I could take a chance on that new 896mk3, but it ain't gonna happen for me; 6 dead firewire ports is enough of a failure rate for me to give up on them. To be fair, this probably isn't an issue for fixed installations, but I have to make these connections daily while on tour.
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Problem: I bought Logic Studio 8, then the Logic Pro 9 Update, and now lost

I can't start Logic, after...
- I had a running Logic Pro 9 system, that I installed with an upgrade to my bought Logic Studio 8. Ok, back then.
- Then I did a big mistake: I have thrown away (because I did not think it was necessary to keep) the manual and the CD of Logic Studio 8. So I lost the Serial number, which was printed in the manual, and I lost the CD too.
- Back then, that was not a problem, because I had a running system.
- Now I tried to install on a second machine, and I could not. I ordered a new serial number, and I received it from Apple support. But it looks like I have received some Logic Studio number and in the mail they don't say which version. Since it is called Logic Studio, I assume the serial is for version 8. But I can't install that because I lost the version 8 CD too...
- So I now need a new Logic Studio version 8 CD ? I tried to order that by fax (the same support number that also sent me the serial), but no response from Apple.
- Now I have moved my main machine to another Mac Pro (Firewire Transfer) and now I must also enter the serial number and none of the ones that I have works.
I feel like Apple should provide me a complete set of Logic Pro 9, CD and serial. This would make my life easy again. I would also cover the expenses.
What shall I do?
Who can I contact?
Btw: it seems to be really hard to get Logic support. Apple is a big company...

Marky Goldstein wrote:
I feel like Apple should provide me a complete set of Logic Pro 9, CD and serial. I would also cover the expenses.
So that's settled then. Move on over to the Apple Store. A complete set of Logic Pro 9, CD and serial comes at 499.-
If you have proof of purchase of L8, it might be less, but that would imply you haven't thrown that away too.
Christian

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I have tried:
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running update with the xs key in.
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It just came up asking for the serial no as before which the upgrade version doesn't have on the packaging.
You've confused me with this. Are you saying that your Logic Studio Upgrade package doesn't have a serial number? Because it should. Inside the box are several thin documents, one of which is called 'Installing Your Software.' You'll find your serial number on that.
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You shouldn't have to reinstall Logic to get it to be under your license. Just dump the files mentioned above, start Logic, put in the Serial Number in your package, and then it will be running on yours. You might need the XS key in for that.
Once it's all squared away, and it's running from your serial number, you should be able to update Logic without the XS Key and without having to put in your Serial Number each time.
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