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Apple Logic Pro X

Apple Logic Pro X

“Logic is the core of my studio. Ableton Live is ReWired as a slave so I can tweak loops, etc in it, but I still find Logic better for editing and mixing down. I love to work with the Environment page to control, program and virtually connect my external MIDI devices.”

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