According to FedEx, I'll be getting my copy on Friday. Two days after ordering - and I used the "free shipping" option.

From what I've seen on the boards and in the PDFs from Apple, it looks like they've worked hardest on the ol' "Logic is powerful but has a steep learning curve". The simplified interface should help a lot, and they've renamed some of the exotic terms like "audio objects" to simply "channel strip" (duh!) and "Environment Layer" to "Mixer Layer". They've really spent some time on workflow and ergonomics, although I believe they've gone mostly grey for the color scheme to match the rest of the Pro Apps from Apple.

Adding in all 5 of the Apple Loops expansion paks for free was a smart move to get people up and running quickly. Templates for songwriters, video scoring, Rock Bands, etc all should contribute to lowering the learning curve and getting some sounds out of it quickly.

For $499 for the entire package (or $199/$299 to upgrade from just about any version of Logic or Logic Express purchased in the last 5 years), Apple has definitely set a new standard for "bang-for-the-buck" software. I paid $999 for the earlier version and it didn't have everything this one has.

I'll be up late over the weekend, for sure...


Jody said:
"From my grapevine I've heard that it's a major step up except for one thing. Apparently there's no more "bus" objects."

I won't miss them. I ended using aux objects almost all the time since they were more flexible.

Larry
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