if you're already familiar with Garage Band (logic's retarded younger sibling), then logic would probably be an easier move for you.

the difference is mostly visual. they both do the same things.

the catch with protools is that you need to buy all their hardware too $$$$$$$

the catch with logic is that... um... it's really freaking sweet.

on second thought, get logic.

rockstardave wrote: if you're already familiar with Garage Band (logic's retarded younger sibling), then logic would probably be an easier move for you.

the difference is mostly visual. they both do the same things.

the catch with protools is that you need to buy all their hardware too $$$$$$$

the catch with logic is that... um... it's really freaking sweet.

on second thought, get logic.

I agree with Rockstardave. I hear a lot of people say that Logic is only good for music synthesis and MIDI, but I record live just as much as I mess around with MIDI and Logic does both very well. Apple is definitely stepping up there game in wave editing to compete with Pro-Tools. Another cool thing about the new Logic 8 is that you can customize it so much. It's $500 for Logic Studio which comes with Logic 8 and a couple more programs that are great. Deals. The only downfall is that you'll probably have to learn how to use Pro Tools in the future because that is the standard DAW in the industry.

Drewslum wrote: The only downfall is that you'll probably have to learn how to use Pro Tools in the future because that is the standard DAW in the industry.

only because we all talk about how it's the standard. there's a zillion studios that use other programs like logic, sequoia, etc. i think that, as of right now, i will never again use "protools" and "industry standard" in the same sentence.
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To answer your question directly, learning any DAW (or any other computer program that I can think of) deeply makes the next one easier to learn the next one. So taking the logic course would be valuable even if you planed to move on to PT soon. (How valuable would depend on how good the course was, how much it cost, etc.)

To join in on the question of whether to go with PT - I'm a PT user, and while it has a lot of features, I can't think of any particular thing that makes it "the way to go" for live recording. If you have a course on Logic in your area, people who can talk to you and discuss the program, that's a HUGE factor in the favor of using Logic. I'd talk to the person who recommended PT and see what they meant specifically about its advantages over logic for live recording.

Logic is better (more friendly) for music.

ProTools is favorable to audio for video.