Re: Logic studio new version

[Brian Good <bsgood@adelphia.net>]

Paul Mimlitsch wrote:
> Anybody using this upgrade?  Thoughts, especially in reference to "Main 
> Stage" as a live performance tool?
> 
> 

I've spent the past week setting up Mainstage for a live performance in 
a couple weeks. So far, so good. You can use Logic's softsynths without 
having to have Logic running, and, though I have no evidence for this, 
I'm guessing that Mainstage might be more stable for live work. Augustus 
Loop seems to work ok with it, though I haven't done extensive testing.

One of the best things about Mainstage is that it lets you easily set up 
thick, expressive layers of softsynths. One of the worst things is that 
it lets you easily set up thick, expressive layers of softsynths that 
bring your laptop to its knees. A five-instance layer of Absynth 4 seems 
to be a bit too much for my 2GHz Macbook. On the other hand, using 
simpler softsynths to build Jon Hassel-esque parallel-harmony patches 
seems to work well.

I can post more after my next live gig, if anything interesting and/or 
terrifying happens.

Brian