Logic Pro X Reviews & Insights

Score8.7 out of 10

26 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Logic Pro X are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Versatile and Comprehensive Software: Many users have praised Logic Pro X for its versatility and comprehensiveness as an audio production software. They appreciate the incredible breadth of features that allow them to handle tasks such as recording, mixing, mastering, and handling multiple inputs.

Intuitive User Interface: The intuitive user interface of Logic Pro X has been highly appreciated by reviewers. They find the interface uncluttered and easy to navigate, making it a breeze to work with the software.

Vast Library of Virtual Instruments and Effects: The inclusion of a vast library of virtual instruments and effects in Logic Pro X has received positive feedback from users. This feature provides them with a wide range of creative options, enhancing their music production capabilities.

Reviews

10 Reviews

Professional yet Easy-to-Use

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

July 3, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Logic Pro X to record and mix re-arranged songs for congregational worship, and we have used it to prepare demo recordings for rehearsal purposes of existing songs for worship. Volunteers have been able to use the program as well as fully-trained audio engineers, allowing it to be useful for a wide range of folks in our church. We have also used Logic Pro X to edit weekly sermons for posting to our podcast, and to record or edit other podcast content.

Pros

Recording audio
Mixing audio
Mastering audio
Handling multiple inputs
Serving as a DAW
Mixing livestream content

Cons

Onboarding for new users
plug-in availability
interaction with more digital consoles

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

David Calvert

Pastor for Creative Arts at Grace Community Church (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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An excellent all-purpose DAW for music and podcasting.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

June 25, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Logic Pro X to produce background tracks for YouTube videos, both in shoe reviews and longer story-driven content. The videos are produced with Adobe Premiere, and then the soundtrack is finished in Logic.

Pros

Simple, intuitive user interface.
Wide range of compatible third-party plugins.
Excellent built-in VSTs.

Cons

Could use an Abelton-like synth/effect rack with a quick view.
Some built-in plugins are old and need a refresh.
Frequent crashes.

Likelihood to Recommend

Logic Pro X is excellent for anyone already in the Apple ecosystem because it's based on a similar style of user interface and integrates well with other Apple products (iPad, etc.). It's great for recording live instruments, as well as electronic music production and podcasting, etc.

Verified User

Strategist in Social Media (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

11 years of experience

Amazing Features for the Money

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

November 9, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Logic Pro X to edit and mix sound for promotional and explainer videos, and compose original music (primarily for video music tracks). This involves importing or recording narration, adding music and sound effects, mixing (often to picture via the movie feature), then exporting to Adobe Premiere. Logic Pro X is a comprehensive platform that handles all aspects of audio post production for us.

Pros

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

Cons

File management for underlying resources (samples, etc.) is complex

Likelihood to Recommend

We use to LPX to produce "down-and-dirty" musical snippets to serve as soundtracks for short explainer and marketing videos. As these are generally done for the tech industry, the tracks skew towards electronica and don't have to be particularly innovative or unusual sounding. FPX is brilliant for this -- out of the box, the vast collection of instruments and effects make it really easy to just layout cool-enough background music. The "Drummer" feature is especially helpful, as it instantly gives the music a custom drum track.

We also do simple sound editing... mostly just timing out voice over and limited sound effects to picture (which you can do in FPX), and mixing it to background music. While FPX might not be the best tool for really complex editing/mixing, is more than adequate for our purposes.

Matt Eddy

Creative Director in Marketing at The Buzz Lab (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience

Must have audio software for creative businesses!

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

November 4, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Logic Pro X is used primarily in one department, our events department. Its used for audio production and editing for event or virtual event assets where needed. We use other similar software as well, but we like to have Logic available for those that are more familiar with this software than others.

Pros

Audio Editing
Midi Editing and composition
Audio mix down and mastering
Live music performance, although we don't use this feature in our business

Cons

No windows support, but this will likely never change
Workflow is great for audio editing but not so great for composition
Score editing is somewhat outdated, other software like FL studio and Ableton Live have modernized this feature.

Likelihood to Recommend

Creative businesses living in a "Mac world" will find Logic Pro X fits into their workflow very well, Logic Pro X runs particularly well on the new M1 chips.

I wouldn't suggest migrating to Logic Pro X if a business is primarily PC users with a strong PC workflow, there are other very similar alternatives.

However if mobility is important there is no better option other to run Logic Pro X on a Mac Book Pro or M1 Mac Book.

Verified User

Manager (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Podcast Editing with Logic

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

February 25, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Logic Pro X to edit our podcast. It's currently used by just one person on our two-person team.

Pros

Stable and reliable--never worry that we'll lose content.
UI is uncluttered
Was easy to transition from GarageBand to Logic Pro X

Cons

Logic Pro X is designed for music editing, so the help documents and videos don't often address my needs--would love tutorials for podcasts
It's designed for someone with more technical expertise than I have, so it can be overwhelming at times
Would like to color code segments more easily

Likelihood to Recommend

I recommend it to others who are doing podcasts. I started with GarageBand and lost some files, so switched to Logic Pro X after learning that features within it would have allowed the files to be recovered. Once I learned the basic features that I needed, I found it to be easy to use and stable.

Beth Loeb Davies

Host at Career Curves (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Sweet Spot for Affordable High End DAW on Mac OS X

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

March 11, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Logic Pro X as a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) for multitrack recording and music production. It is my preferred DAW on Mac OS X and I use it on-the-go on my MacBook Pro laptop when I am traveling or on-site at various studios. I'm able to quickly throw together songs that are used as music beds for commercials, product demos, instructional videos, and rich media EPUB 3 ebooks.

Pros

Interface - I find the Logic Pro X user interface intuitive and easy to use.
Mixing - The mixer bay of Logic Pro X is excellent and allows you to see at an instant what levels everything is playing at. I much prefer it to some of its competitors who make it difficult to see the whole mixer all at once. Logic Pro X emulates analog mixing and does as great job at it.
Soft-Synth and MIDI Sequencing - I love the MIDI sequencer in Logic Pro X. I've struggled with a number of "piano roll" features, or step sequencers, but Logic Pro X has an intuitive and straightforward way of recording and sequencing MIDI notes that works quite well for me.

Cons

PC Support - Logic Pro X is Mac-only and that prevents me from using it in conjunction with PC software.
Window Configuration - Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the different windows and wish it were easier to navigate. There are screensets that you can toggle between, which is a step in the right direction, but I can't help but feel some of the UI is unnecessarily cluttered.
Automation - There is a long-standing bug where you have to start playback where an envelope begins, in certain cases, for the automation to work. If you start in the middle, the automated plugin will have the wrong value.

Likelihood to Recommend

Logic Pro X is a must for Mac-based music production, recording, and mixing environments. It's great for on-the-fly recording and arrangement, such as when traveling or on-site with a Mac laptop. It's also great when you need to quickly arrange music for any number of applications, or compose a new song using VST plugins or MIDI instruments.

Logic Pro X is impossible to use in a PC environment, so I would not recommend trying to use it on a Mac as a secondary computer in any music studio that is PC-based.

Jonah Dempcy

Web & Mobile Developer in Engineering at Bluefire Productions (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

11 years of experience

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Logic for students!

Rating: 9 out of 10

January 27, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Logic Pro X as a music teacher to help develop arrangements for my students. I have also used it a bit in teaching children the basics of music production.

Pros

Intuitive
Being an Apple product, kids are familiar with the interface

Cons

Tutorials could be better

Likelihood to Recommend

Logic Pro X is probably the easiest music production software to use with the lowest barrier of entry. It is thus well suited for beginners and students.

sam heminger

Teacher at Synergy School (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Logic Pro X has sound logic

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 24, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our church currently uses Logic Pro X in several ways, in a couple of different departments. We currently use it for live recording, live instrumentation, editing pre-recorded services, and for editing audio for video use. Logic Pro has been fantastic at helping us capture and edit the fantastic quality of audio for our different uses.

Pros

Recording live audio.
Editing audio.

Cons

Ease of use.
Interface controls.

Likelihood to Recommend

Logic Pro X is fantastic for people who are bought into Apple's 'walled garden' approach to apps. It's a safe download from the Mac App Store, is easy to install on multiple Macs, and Is fairly inexpensive considering its value. We have had excellent success with its capabilities for capturing and recording live audio, as well as editing for use in video or posting tracks for download. However, it is incredibly complex and has a steep learning curve if one wishes to go deeper into the software.

Verified User

Director (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Logic Pro is the Logical Choice for Composers

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 23, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My job is a composer for film, television and advertising, so Logic Pro is where I spend most of my time and where I get the most work done. I literally can't do my job without the right DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), and Logic Pro is one of the most versatile in the industry.

Pros

Integration with all Apple products.
Easy to learn.

Cons

Faster update schedule.
Windows version would be helpful.

Likelihood to Recommend

Most composers I know are Mac-based, and that makes Logic the choice for many. What that means is that collaborating with other composer and musicans is easy, because most of us are working in the same DAW. Logic, overall, has a simple looking interface, but below the surface it's got everything you'd ever need to score a film and then some.

Rob Gokee

Composer in Professional Services at Rob Gokee Music (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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Logic Pro X is the "logical" solution for Music Production and mixing

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

August 27, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As the audio Engineer, I use Logic Pro X in our company for recording and music production.

Pros

Logic Pro X is the best that I've found for music production. It's just more intuitive and has better features that lend itself to recording and mixing music tracks.
It has a vast library of free downloadable loops and digital instruments to use in projects.

Cons

In my experience it's a little hard to find some settings and tools.

Likelihood to Recommend

Logic Pro X is ideal for music production recording and mixing with its extensive library of loops and instruments. The interface and tools are geared toward music more than anything else.

Michael Anderson

Audio Engineer/ Editor at VideoBranch (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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Sweet Spot for Affordable High End DAW on Mac OS X

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

March 11, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

Interface - I find the Logic Pro X user interface intuitive and easy to use.
Mixing - The mixer bay of Logic Pro X is excellent and allows you to see at an instant what levels everything is playing at. I much prefer it to some of its competitors who make it difficult to see the whole mixer all at once. Logic Pro X emulates analog mixing and does as great job at it.
Soft-Synth and MIDI Sequencing - I love the MIDI sequencer in Logic Pro X. I've struggled with a number of "piano roll" features, or step sequencers, but Logic Pro X has an intuitive and straightforward way of recording and sequencing MIDI notes that works quite well for me.

Cons

PC Support - Logic Pro X is Mac-only and that prevents me from using it in conjunction with PC software.
Window Configuration - Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the different windows and wish it were easier to navigate. There are screensets that you can toggle between, which is a step in the right direction, but I can't help but feel some of the UI is unnecessarily cluttered.
Automation - There is a long-standing bug where you have to start playback where an envelope begins, in certain cases, for the automation to work. If you start in the middle, the automated plugin will have the wrong value.

Likelihood to Recommend

Jonah Dempcy

Web & Mobile Developer in Engineering at Bluefire Productions (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

11 years of experience

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