Feedback for Ableton and Logic

[two oh one]

i'd say get the demos and try making a track (possibly the same track?!) on each platform

Apple does not provide Demos/Trial Versions for Logic (Express) anymore since 7 came out in 2004. Might go to the local Apple Store and whack some bass out that thing there

I'd say balls to Logic on that one. They obviously expect people to buy it just because it's Logic. So fuck them. It's the McDonaldsization of pro audio.

I think they'd do a better job of converting a lot more people were they to offer a Logic demo. Just shooting themselves in the foot.

McDonalds? Nah, that would imply cheap 'n' poisonous belly filler, which isn't really what I'd equate to Apple stuff to.

Just go with your gut.

McDonaldization

One of the pillars of McDonaldization is predictability. You can be fairly certain that a Big Mac in New York will taste the same as a Big Mac in Tokyo will taste the same as a Big Mac in Grimsby.

Apple expect you to be fairly certain that Logic 8 will be the same as Logic 7 only better, and you'll buy it based on that assumption. Hence the McDonaldization of pro audio.

Christ, I must have been on something when I posted that.

Ah, I get ya. global quality control, albeit very poor quality in McDonald's case.



Hmmmm. Grimsby. Brrrrr.

[leftside]

I find Ableton Live 5 is itself a completely standalone music production kit.
From "notepad" session jam to real time composition in no time flat!!

Personally I've never used logic so I can only speak from MY 3 years experience with Live and I feel that for the "fine tuning" visual aspects of production (ie; chopping samples, progging drums etc) another program is more suiting to the eye but, Every parameter is there in live so I have not found any limitations with Live in that time since the 5.0 release.

Maybe reading this will help aid your decision!!
http://www.ableton.com/pages/artists/scanner