It was January 14, 2023, after more than 2 years of using Logic Pro, I decided to migrate my DAW home studio to Studio One from Presonus see my post about this. A little more than a year later, Apple, after nearly 10 years in version 10.xx, delivers us a version 11 of their Logic Pro DAW. And we might as well say that there, at Apple, they put the package!
I would like to clarify that I am always very happy with Studio One which, for $180 per year, includes almost everything that is essential to allow the musician to create, produce and even since the last version 6.6 to publish his music via TuneCore. Studio One runs on Mac, Windows and also Linux. The software includes a very practical feature that allows you to collaborate with several people on the same title remotely.
Since almost two weeks, I‘m back using Logic Pro testing the list of following new features:
- AI-Enhanced Tools: Logic Pro 11 comes with new AI-powered tools designed to augment your artistry, including Bass Player and Keyboard Player joining Drummer to complete a set of Session Players. These Session Players are built with AI, making it easier to create performances that respond to your direction.
- ChromaGlow: This feature allows users to dial in the perfect tone and choose from five different saturation styles to add warmth, presence, and punch to tracks. It simulates the sound of vintage analog hardware.
- Stem Splitter: This tool enables the extraction and work with individual parts of a single audio recording, providing more flexibility in editing and mixing.
- Chord Track: With this feature, users can define and edit the chord progressions to a song, and the virtual Bass Player and Keyboard Player will follow along perfectly.
- Spatial Audio Improvements: Logic Pro 11 also includes enhancements for spatial audio, improving the immersive sound experience.
And believe it or no, Apple putted all these enhancements into Logic Pro v2 for iPad with Logic Pro for iPad 2 which offers the same features as the Mac version, allowing for easy project round-tripping between the two platforms. This for a $50 yearly subscription fee.
To top it all off, it seems to me that my sound is better with Logic Pro than with Studio One. The integration of a very effective mastering assistant plugin may explain that.
And now…? Will I use the two DAW or choose one or the other?
What would you do at my place? And, please, do not say, try Pro Tools or any other DAW 😉
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