Alchemy is amazing though, I would hazard to say it's the #1 embedded plugin in a DAW and for good reasons right? I also think Logics multi compressor is pretty dammed cool. The drum machines are better as well. I would give Cubase the built in orchestral instruments, but most of us end up buying third party for orchestral libraries, there's nothing like Opus, Cinesamples, VSL etc. in a DAW since they cost as much or more than a DAW. But yeah the built in library in Logic is geared more towards electronic music. Live 12 Site probably beats Logic in terms of built in now, the new instruments are fantastic.Cubase added fantastic new Instruments in version 12 & 13. The Piano and String Library in Cubase is much better compared to what Logic has to offer. What i like about Logic is Alchamy and the Samplers.Personally I think Cubase handles third party controllers fantastically, has a very straightforward UX and adopts new features at a breakneck rate. Logic has better Instruments and FX, more sequencing options, and a super fast interface. I gear more towards Digital Performer and then maybe Reaper personally, but the one major advantage of Logic is you could really just use the internal FX and instruments and be just fine, there isn't any real need for more. Cubase might be the most intuitive complex old school DAW out there though, Logic has it's quirks.
Some Fx who are better in Cubase:
EQ (frequency2) > Logic EQ
Limiter (Raiser) > Logic Limiter
FX Modulator > Beat Breaker
Personally though the main things I think about with a DAW is workflow, I have something like 400 plugins so I don't really need anything from my DAW besides a good piano roll and automation features. I would say some things in Logic are great piano roll wise, but the automation is not that great. Cubase and Digital Performer are the two DAWs I know of that can draw out sine, square, triangle etc. automation, and I find that really useful. [You can approximate this with Clips in Logic, Bitwig and Live of course.]
Logics step sequencer is fantastic though, nothing like it in other DAWs.
Statistics: Posted by machinesworking — Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:31 am