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It's not worth it to me to install software that will only help me to run one installer. Like you say, Celemony will have to come up with a native installer eventually. I'll use my old Macbook and Melodyne stand-alone until Antares release their pro suite for M1, which likely will be well before Celemony gets ARA working natively. As of yesterday Antares had almost all their software working natively, I think.

Yeah, I could go that route but considering Melodyne isn't working fully anyway and this is a new expensive machine, I won't install Rosetta to use for one installer only. I'll get Antares software, they've been working to update their product line, much is done already. I'm not in a hurry.

I agree. It's disingenuous to call it a universal installer. It's also misleading of Celemony to boast "Melodyne now supports both Intel chips and the new M1 processors on Apple computers allowing Melodyne to run natively on the latest Macs" when only the stand-alone version works at all and Rosetta must be installed. I bought an upgrade based on their misinformation. I only found out the truth by emailing support (who, in fairness, answered politely and promptly). But I'm not very happy with Celemony. Antares is further along with their silicon support, I'll be changing to Autotune once Antares has it completely sorted.

I just got a new M1 Macbook Pro running Monterey 12.5. I've had good luck installing all of my software with the exception of Celemony Melodyne. Something to note- while Melodyne is M1 compatible for the stand-alone version, the Melodyne installer is not M1 compatible. I just had an email exchange with Celemony support- I can't install Melodyne without first installing Rosetta just to run the Melodyne installer. I asked if they would be releasing a version of their installer that wouldn't require Rosetta and they said no, they have a universal installer and they doubt they will change it. I guess Celemony is way behind on their silicon support. I don't understand why they are being stubborn, Rosetta support won't last forever. Can you make note of that on your list? For users that already have Rosetta installed, it is compatible, but for users trying to avoid Rosetta, Melodyne is not going to work. I wish there were more choices for vocal editing software! For the time being, since Melodyne only works stand-alone anyway, I'll keep my old laptop around to run it. In other better news- yesterday I spoke with someone using the macOS Ventura beta and they say Logic is much more stable on Ventura (but Melodyne ARA is still not working).

David, Thank you! That was easy. I sure appreciate your help.

Hey all, I've owned Logic for a while but don't get many chances to record these days so I get rusty quickly. This simple set-up has me confused- I have a Squarp Pyramid sequencer. I have it connected to Logic via MIDI, all connections are working well. I have drum data recorded on track 1 of the Pyramid sequencer, sent out on MIDI channel 1 to track 1 in Logic. In Logic I have chosen MIDI channel 1 as input and loaded a drum sampler AU (Nuance). I have synth data recorded on track 2 of the Pyramid sequencer, sent out on MIDI channel 2 to track 2 in Logic. In Logic I have chosen MIDI channel 2 as input and loaded an AU synth (Sunrizer). When I push play on the Pyramid I don't hear the MIDI channels playing their respective instruments, I hear the instrument associated with the Logic track currently in focus (highlighted). And it is playing ALL the MIDI notes received regardless of channel, even though I have chosen, say, MIDI input channel 1 only for that track. What can I do to make Logic understand I want MIDI input channel 1 to listen to MIDI channel 1, and MIDI input channel 2 to listen to MIDI channel 2, etc.? I apologize for the very basic question. I'm guessing, and hoping, there is a simple set-up or preference setting to make this work. I tried a search here, and around Google, but ended up frustrated so thanks for any help. Logic Pro X version 10.0.7 on a Macbook Air 10.8.5.

OK, thank you!

When joining two bits, which crossfade setting would be best to use for comping a bass track? (For very quick edit points.) Which do you most often use and why? Thanks.

It's called "oneknob pumper". It's a cheap-a$$ volume lfo. I know, I know, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. But if this plugin was a horse, it would be lame.

I was blown away by the included plugins. I had been using Reaper, which was great in its way, but I wanted a less fussy experience. Logic has been working very smoothly for me. I mostly record audio, but I do some MIDI stuff, too. Since I switched from Reaper to Logic my productivity has increased, and my desire to waste time with insignificant details has decreased. My Reaper years were all about surgical EQ, side-chaining, crazy routing schemes, installing plugins, updating plugins, sample rates, null tests, copy protections… My Logic year has been all about music.

Hi, Thanks for the reply. I think that's what I'll do this afternoon. It looks like a good bunch of plugins, but I haven't read enough about the installation. I'm always cautious.

There are a couple of plugins in the free bundle that look interesting. Are these plugins really free, or very crippled? Are they stable? My system is very clean- do I have anything to worry about testing out these plugins? Like adware or auto-connect routines? All opinions/experiences welcome! Thanks.

I don't think the Logic chorus is great, so I was happy about this free chorus plugin: Multiply http://acondigital.com/products/multiply/ Nice clean GUI and it sounds very sweet.

Ha! I have never tried the AUMatrix Reverb. I guess I never look at that list. I'm going to try it out tonight. Thanks!

I feel differently. I think the Logic compressor is very good, better than a lot of third party plugins I've owned. It's the one plugin I know I'll never replace. I feel that Logic lacks a flexible saturation plugin, a decent algorithmic reverb, a good sounding chorus plugin. The Amp Designer plugin is just OK (but the Bass Amp Designer sounds good). If you need to clean up files you might want to look into Izotope RX or similar as there's not much to help you in Logic (the denoiser is pretty useless). I think the included synths sound good, but the GUIs are no fun, especially Ultrabeat and ES2. So a good sounding polyphonic synth and a drum box with nice GUIs would be good additions. I also think some of the included "real" instrument samples are dated, so Kontakt would be another thought if you use a lot of sampled instruments. Mostly the plugins are excellent. Out of 60+ effect plugins, there are about 40 that I'll use happily. As far as instruments, I think the ESE, ESP, ES2, Retro Synth, Sculpture, Vintage B3, Vintage Clav, and Vintage E-Piano all sound great. The ESX24 is also very capable.