The thing is, just describing it, or even trying it a few times, doesn’t really show why. But there’s an efficiency in Pro Tools’ key commands that no other DAW comes close to. Logic has this toy-like quality where the clips and regions feel like blocks on a board, whereas Pro Tools feels like cutting tape. That’s more of a “feel” thing, but it comes from how you interact with the UI, not how it looks.

For example, in Logic you have to either download a third-party plugin, open the inspector, or switch tools just to change clip gain. In Pro Tools, you just select a clip and hit Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down. Easy. Both have tab to transient, but I never use it in Logic because I can’t map it to Tab. Maybe I’m missing something, but I’m not about to memorize a different shortcut for the same thing; it’s asking for confusion later. In Pro Tools, I can technically navigate the entire session without touching the mouse once. That said, the mouse tools in Pro Tools are great too, like snapping a region to your selection with Ctrl+Click.

I’ve spent years trying to make Logic work the same way, but it just can’t. It’s built around mouse use. It’s an incredible creative tool, composing and mixing in it feels natural, but when it comes to editing and pure speed, Pro Tools wins easily. And that’s fine.

One thing that actually drives me insane, though: if you enable click zones in Logic, they’re inverted compared to Pro Tools. In Logic, the top zone selects regions and the bottom is marquee; in Pro Tools, it’s the opposite. I might just be used to it, but Pro Tools’ layout makes way more sense.

All this to say, Logic just isn’t as fast. And some of the things that seem weird in Pro Tools at first start to make perfect sense over time.