[starman]

I'm trying to decide if I should get Logic Pro for my synth setup. I have two synths - ESQ-1 and a Roland D-50. I want to use Logic Pro for MIDI recording as well as analog mastering. The problem is this: can Logic Pro handle MIDI playback and analog recording at the same time. Meaning: Logic Pro is the sequencer so it's responsible for the MIDI playback, but I'll need it to record the analog output for mastering. Can it do this? Unfortunately there's no trial version so I can't test it myself. Thanks.

[Spheric Harlot]

Of course it can. There would be absolutely no point in offering both external MIDI and audio tracks if it weren't possible to record the audio from synths being played via MIDI.

(Also, you're referring to "mixing", not mastering. Mastering is what happens when the final mix — where all sounds and levels have been adjusted, and automation has been set — is fine-tuned and polished for release. This is not usually done by the same person responsible for mixing the track.)

[starman]

Just making sure before dropping $200. With Garageband, you can press record and it'll play back tracks you've already recorded while recording other tracks, but as I've found in software - you can't assume anything. Thanks.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by starman 

Just making sure before dropping $200. With Garageband, you can press record and it'll play back tracks you've already recorded while recording other tracks, but as I've found in software - you can't assume anything. Thanks.

GarageBand does not offer external MIDI tracks, only internal software instruments.

It is safe to say that Logic can do EVERYTHING GarageBand can do, in far more detail, and much more — except lessons.

No harm in asking, of course.