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On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 12:53 AM, Warren Sirota <wsirota@wsdesigns.com> wrote: > So, Per, what parts are you talking about that are your favorites in >Studio? Ok, just going into the stuff I actually use in Studio: --> Applications: I use Wave Burner a lot for redbook compliant CD mastering. This way I keep working in 24 bit mode all the way, even bouncing my final masters as 24 bit files. In Wave Burner I line up thes 24 bit masters for CD mastering and let Wave Burner handle the dithering down to 16 bits as part of the burning CD process. This workflow lets you stay with the better headroom all through the production process. Quicktime Pro comes with Logic Pro Studio. I found great use for QT Pro, almost daily, when handling cell phone video clips and converting between different formats for different purposes. MainStage! This is essentially all of Logic's instruments and plug-ins but without the sequencer and micro tuning. A student of mine that has been playing ten years with a huge guitar stomp box floor board just loves MainStage because we could perfectly duplicate his rig in MainStage. When a good looper AU plug-in becomes available MainStage will be a good host for laptop looping. Compressor (the applications). Makes it possible to finalize surround mixes for video, sending AC3 files to film guys etc. --> Plug-ins: No Delay Designer in Express! (tape delay sim with harmonizer and extensive signal routing capabilities). No Space Designer in Express! (the convolution reverb that also lets you record your own ambience). The Ring Modulator (RingShifter) is one of my absolute favorites, also missing in Express. The Multi Compressor is not so good in Express. I need it fully "tweakable" as in Logic Studio, not fixed to presets as in Express. The AdLimiter is not part of Express. That's the ultimate music mastering tool I always use. Guitar Amp in Express doesn't sound as good as Guitar Amp Pro in Studio. I'm not sure Express will let you side-chain compressor and noise-gate plug-ins? Side-chaining is all over the place when I do a mix in Logic and without it the music just sounds stiff. --> Instruments: The modeling synth Sculpture is not included in Express. So isn't the Hammon Organ EVB3, nor the Clavinette. They are all very useful. --> Functions: Surround mixing. I guess this also means the surround plug-ins (compressor, delay, reverb) are not the same, surround compliant, versions in Express. Micro tonal tuning systems, totally lacking in Express. Logic offers most tuning systems of the music history and the handling is global, meaning you set it to one tuning and it immediately affects all virtual instruments in that song. This is so fun and powerful for composing! Can't even imaging being without it. I personally play intonation instruments a lot (guitar, air, reed) and I totally hate it when the micro tuning isn't where I want it. -- Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.boysen.se (Swedish) www.looproom.com (international) www.myspace.com/perboysen