Why Learn Something New?

Why I am I teaching myself Logic Pro?

I’ve been a Pro Tools guy for decades. I’m comfortable in that DAW, I use it very regularly, and the studios I work with all use it, too. So why spend the time to learn a different software?

For three reasons, I think.

  1. So I can understand why other people prefer it. Learn its strengths, understand its workflow.
  2. So I can see whether it will offer value to me as a recording engineer. Until I use it, I won’t really know.
  3. Because it makes my brain more flexible. The tools artists use can impact the way they craft things, and shaking myself out of my usual workflow will give me a much appreciated step-back and perspective.

Today, I’ve been working on a big band demo track, which I’m told is much more intuitive in Logic than Pro Tools. I’ll continue poking around and see what happens!