What Apple forgot to include in Logic 8 for professionals

Question

Hallo. I own a commercial recording studio, based as usual on Pro Tools HD and its hardware (192 and ProControl and so on) and I'm counting the days waiting for a professional DAW that converts engineers and producers to a better alternative...
I'm sure that Apple forgot to include a few things to allow all of us to change (even if I hope to have the possibility to buy an SSL and change anyway to Logic):
1. missing of RTAS support
2. import and export in .ptf format (Pro Tools proprietary)
3. a bit more intuitive and fast session management and audio editing. For sessions management, it's important to have the recorder-analog mixer feeling, so an easier way to create new tracks, manage them, and record material. About audio editing, a fast switch from edit mode to arrange mode, and a fast switch from grid to free.
4. an hardware package sold directly from Apple as official DAW system, but cheaper than the Digi TDM system, allowing us to s.w.i.t.c.h to Logic professionally.
Please Apple, read this and do it

Answer 1

chucknkd wrote:
he he he... nice
im sure whats he talking about is logic being able to access the plugins he has that only support rtas...
bomb factory maybe, others im sure
im not so keen for using different apps for their strengths when we COULD have one that rocks the house for 95% of it. sure, maybe every once in a while having to open another up when you run across that one thing, but to have to cut every project in half logic half pro tools gets really tiring after a while. especially when you try to use just one and make it work just to find out that either doesnt cut it, especially on the PTs side. ive been able to whittle PTs use down to just cutting drums, vocals and serious audio editing. otherwise, i stay in logic, but would love never to open PTs again.
but main point though is not 'whats wrong with logic' which it prob comes across as, but rather what apple needs to do in order to take the market share from PTs. Logic 8 is a really nice program, and prob is everything most buyers need, especially having not seriously used other programs. BUT, if they are trying to expand their user base and expand their marketshare, they will need to attract PTs users away from digi, but PT users have a certain level of expectancy out of the audio capability dept (ease of operation to editing capabilities).
i know plenty of guys in town that split their process between logic and pts, and like myself would LOVE to use logic only. when you have to work at it though like alot of us do, youve put in your time with ALL the daws to figure out you need two or even three apps to have a productive workflow, and when i say productive, i know there are workarounds for this and that, but when you consistently have deadlines and HAVE to make sure your projects are done by then to get paid and move to the next one, workarounds equals a ton of time that could be saved, spent with your wife, creating new stuff, playing in the yard with your boy, any number of things. when you have the time to take or waste, workarounds are fine. but to have in ONE app would buy you tons more users, and logic is WAY closer to being that than pts can come close to.
man, i know i sound like im harping on it, but im actually excited that we might be getting really close to that ONE great program. keep at it apple, i cant wait!
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