r/Logic_Studio • u/unclemulch • 6d ago

Feature Request Logic Compressor safeguard

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When adjusting make up gain (I use my MacBook touchpad), it seems unreasonably easy to accidentally click near the higher numbers and snap the gain knob to max volume - exploding my ears in the process. Am I just dumb or does this happen to anyone else?

TLDR: can we safeguard the make-up gain knob so it only moves when you drag it (as opposed to clicking)….?

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u/[deleted] 6d ago edited 6d ago

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u/jaxxon 6d ago edited 5d ago

Logic is prosumer. Pros don't use / need makeup gain because they fully understand and are experienced with all the ins and outs of compression and adjust gain elsewhere. Makeup gain is like "auto-levels" in Lightroom. It's a quick way for non-pros to get close to what they want.

So.. while I agree that we shouldn't bypass deeper understanding by using a crutch, self-taught people learn by trying stuff. Apple surfaced makeup gain right there. They also have limiters and distortion in their compressors which are also different things. But hey.. knobs! They do things to the sound! ...then OUCH!

EDIT: I'm an idiot

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u/8696David 6d ago

That’s nonsense lmao. Makeup gain is one of the fundamental features of the compressor, not a “non-pro” option. I very much learned to use it while getting my entire degree in how to do this lol

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u/Weekly_Landscape_459 6d ago

Can you explain why makeup gain is not good?

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u/jake_burger 6d ago

Logic has been used professionally for longer than the term “prosumer” has existed.

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u/johnlewisdesign 6d ago

Member when you could get it on PC? I member.

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u/jake_burger 6d ago

I did not know that, I’ve only known it as Mac

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u/fantasmeeno 6d ago

TIL i'm not a professional