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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Logic Pro X

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AApple offers Logic Pro X, an audio editing application.

    $199.99

    Per License

    WavePad

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AWavePad is an audio editing application from NCH Software headquartered Greenwood Village, Colorado.

    $39.95

    per user

    Pricing
    Logic Pro XWavePad
    Editions & Modules
    Starting Price
    $199.99
    Per License
    Standard Edition
    $39.95
    per user
    Master's Edition
    $69.95
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Logic Pro XWavePad
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Logic Pro XWavePad
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    Apple
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    NCH Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Logic Pro XWavePad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Logic Pro XWavePad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apple
    Logic Pro X has been particularly well-suited for recording, mixing, and mastering our full-band audio content. We have used it to capture several songs each year and have mixed and mastered them to professional levels for posting to streaming services. We have been able to use it with our current digital console as a great DAW, seamlessly connecting for the 'live' recording of several services. It is also well-suited for the mixing and editing of podcast and sermon content. Logic Pro X is not the best for mixing livestream audio, in a live environment, even with the added plug-ins and effects available. There is just enough lag that it was not the best option for this usage
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    NCH Software
    Highly recommended for voice over recording and editing. Great for splicing together several different recorded files to create a final track. Our voice over talent typically sends us their unedited recordings with multiple recordings of the script. Then we can listen to the different versions to select the best fit for our client. We just select the sections we like and copy them into a new file, then continue to add the sections until we have the final voice over. It is easy to tighten up or stretch out the recording to better fit our timeline.
    We have not used WavePad for recording live music so not sure how well it is suited for that. If you need multi-track editing you will need another product. MixPad makes a nice companion.
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    Pros
    Apple
    • Incredible breadth of features... it feels like there's literally nothing the program can't do
    • Time stretching... amazing features to change tempo and length with adding sonic weirdness of pitch changes
    • Vast library of virtual instruments and effects included in purchase
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    NCH Software
    • Voice recording is our most used function. It is simple and straight forward. We have trained non-technical voice over talent to use it.
    • The cleanup tools have saved us from having to go out and rerecord some bad original recordings.
    • Being able to cut out sections of recordings and insert a different audio piece is a great time saver.
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    Cons
    Apple
    • Could use an Abelton-like synth/effect rack with a quick view.
    • Some built-in plugins are old and need a refresh.
    • Frequent crashes.
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    NCH Software
    • WavePad only works with a single audio track. NCH does offer MixPad for multi-track editing. We also use MixPad occasionally to mix background music with voice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    NCH Software
    An important product for our production of customer ads.
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    Usability
    Apple
    Like every DAW, it takes some time and getting used to, but Logic's tools and interface just make sense to anyone who is familiar with Apple products and music tools.
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    NCH Software
    Easily handles basic audio recording and editing. Advanced editing features are there but if you don't already understand audio editing you will need to watch some of the provided videos to learn how to use the tools.
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    Support Rating
    Apple
    The user community of Logic Pro X is vibrant, responsive, and lively. There are many great forums out there where you can solve any problem you encounter, whether it's sound card latency, a certain plugin not working, audio routing, multitrack issues, or virtually anything else you run into. The community is so helpful that I'm giving Logic Pro X a 10 in this department, despite having never contacted their official support department. I've never had to, since there is such a great user community.
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    NCH Software
    Phone support is not available.
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    Implementation Rating
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    NCH Software
    It is a simple product to start using.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apple
    We use several different audio editors, the main reason for this is to have software available to cover most staff experience.
    However, we find that a good portion of new staff were familiar with Logic Pro X, meaning that there was reduced training time involved by having the software available. This was perhaps the main reason we made the purchase decision and this fact is testament to how prolific Logic Pro X is in the audio community, you'd be silly not to have it available in any business where content creation is important.
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    NCH Software
    We ran across WavePad years ago and used it for some simple music file edits. Cutting out some parts to make it fit better into the time slot. Audacity was recommended by a friend and we installed it and give it a brief try. We didn't find anything bad about it but came back to WavePad.
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    Return on Investment
    Apple
    • Logic has allowed us to quickly and expertly edit audio for publishing online.
    • It's made a way for us to share projects easily between users.
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    NCH Software
    • We are able to work with local voice-over talent and amateurs and that allows us to keep our cost low to our clients.
    • WavePad is so inexpensive that is pays for itself on the first project. The Master's edition is less than $100 and the standard edition is less than $50.
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    ScreenShots

    WavePad Screenshots

    Screenshot of WavePad includes a sound recorder that supports auto-trim and voice activated recording.Screenshot of The full Sound Effects Library comes with WavePad Master's edition and gives you access to 800 SFX files and 200 music files that you can add to ringtones, podcasts, movie soundtracks, and more.Screenshot of Audio Effects include Amplify, Normalize, Equalizer, Envelope, Reverb, Echo, Reverse, Noise Reduction, Sample Rate Conversion and more.