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Logic or GarageBand?

If you have been a Logic Pro 8 or 9 user for any length of time you will notice when first opening Logic Pro X that the interface somewhat resembles GarageBand. You will also find some of your most frequently used functions to be missing. This is because on first use Logic defaults to a stripped down version very closely related to GarageBand.

I remember when I first noticed this as a new user to Logic Pro X having graduated up from version 9, how frustrating it was to think that Apple would have removed such important functions from this software package which I’d been using for many years. There was no indication that the functions were actually disabled as they appear to just be missing. I even considered switching platforms because of these limitations as I thought it was quite a betrayal by Apple and felt that the program developers has gone backwards in their thinking. Thankfully one of my friends had discovered how to enable these missing functions and took me through a very simple step by step process on how to switch them on.

Don’t Panic Logic 9 Users

So if you are new to Logic Pro X or for those veterans who have been using Logic Pro 9 or previous versions and you find that some of the tools you’re accustomed to using are nowhere to be seen, the chances are you need to enable them. The main indicator to inform you that you are in the slimline mode of Logic Pro X is the appearance of the brown wooden borders on either side of the interface, very much resembling the GarageBand GUI.. If you see this then you need to follow my tutorial on how to make your application fully functional.

Enabling the Advanced Tools in LPX

I think the reason Apple set things up this way is geared towards to encouraging uses of GarageBand to become familiar with the it’s bigger brother and help them adapt to the new more advanced functionality of the LPX DAW. This however can be quite disconcerting for existing Logic Pro users who would generally be unaware that the missing functions can be enabled by using a very simple set off actions. There are specific things which you will notice are missing for example, the EXS24 sampler will not allow you to create new sampler instruments or edit existing ones. Secondly the Logic Audio Editor Window has pretty much all of its audio editing functionality removed. This was quite surprising to me especially as there is no enable button on either of these 2 screens to indicate that the functions can be restored or activated. The good news is that they can and in my very simple to follow tutorial video I will take you through the steps of enabling the Advanced Tools in Logic Pro X. This will certainly speed up your workflow and relieve a lot of the frustration that you would have been experiencing in terms of your inability to complete certain key tasks and actions. Remember to leave a comment after watching the video and also like and subscribe to my channel.

Enjoy!