Professional music program: Apple has released Logic Pro X Mac and Free iPad app.



Henceforth since yesterday, Apple Logic Pro X brings a new interface, added drum production, keyboard and synths and much
more. Available for $199.99 in the Mac App Store , it includes now:
Powerful New Interface
  • Consolidate and control multiple tracks or create rich, layered instruments with Track Stacks
  • Smart Controls allow you to manipulate multiple plug-ins and parameters with a single move
  • An enhanced Mixer lets you move, copy, and bypass channel inserts more efficiently
  • Quickly re-order song sections and try new ideas using Arrangement Markers
  • Autosave keeps your work safe and sound
  • See and edit more of your performances in the Score editor with a new wrapped view
Professional Music Production
  • Fix out-of-tune vocals and change the melodies of recorded audio with Flex Pitch
  • Manipulate the timing and tempo of any recording with ease using Flex Time
  • Record and seamlessly punch in and out of one or multiple tracks
  • Keep takes organized with take folders and build comps quickly with Quick Swipe Comping
  • Record automation for any channel strip or plug-in parameter on the fly
  • Create and mix music from anywhere in the room using Logic Remote on iPad
  • 64-bit architecture supports large projects containing hundreds of tracks and sampled instruments
Drum Production
  • Create drum tracks that play with your song using Drummer, a virtual session player
  • Choose among 15 distinct drummers that can take your direction and perform millions of unique grooves
  • Build your own kit with Drum Kit Designer using a diverse collection of deeply sampled, professionally mixed snares, toms, kicks, hi-hats, and cymbals
  • Produce electronic drum sequences with Ultrabeat
Keyboards and Synths
  • Instantly turn a simple chord into a rich performance with the Arpeggiator
  • Transform simple ideas into elaborate performances using nine MIDI plug-ins
  • Create classic ’70s- and ’80s-style synthesizer tracks using Retro Synth
  • Play faithful models of vintage keyboards with Vintage B3, Vintage Electric Piano, and Vintage Clav
  • Get inspired by a collection of synths that provide analog, wavetable, FM, and physical modeling synthesis
  • Play or create a wide variety of rich sampled instruments with the EXS24 Sampler
Guitar and Bass Gear
  • Build your own guitar or bass rig with Amp Designer using vintage and modern amps, cabinets, and mics
  • Design a custom Pedalboard from a collection of delay, distortion, and modulation stompboxes
  • Access the Tuner with just a click to quickly get in tune
Creative and Production Effects
  • Play your sounds through realistic acoustic spaces using Space Designer convolution reverb
  • Use a range of multi-tap, vintage tape, and stereo delays
  • Add movement to your tracks with a variety of modulation effects
  • Get the perfect mix with a variety of EQs, dynamics, and other mixing tools
  • Put the finishing touch on your project using a collection of mastering plug-ins
Sound Library
  • Over 1500 instrument and effect Patches
  • More than 800 sampled instruments
  • 30 urban and electronic drum machine Patches
  • 3600 Apple Loops in modern urban and electronic genres
Compatibility
  • Expand your instrument and effects library with third-party Audio Units-compatible plug-ins
  • Import and export XML to support Final Cut Pro X workflows
  • Export and share your songs directly to SoundCloud
  • Open projects from Logic 5 or later
Logic Pro X System Requirements are:
  • 4GB of RAM
  • Display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher
  • OS X v10.8.4 or later
  • Requires 64-bit Audio Units plug-ins
  • Minimum 5GB of disk space. 35GB of optional content available via in-app download
Regarding a companion app for the iPad, Called Logic Remote, available for free here!, it offers:
Play Logic Instruments
  • Play any Logic instrument using a familiar piano keyboard or guitar fretboard
  • Tap out beats on drum pads or a drum kit
  • Use the scale mode to limit notes to fit the key of your song
  • Tap and strum entire chords using Chord Strip view
  • Make simple or dramatic changes to your sounds with Smart Controls 
  • Add the Arpeggiator plug-in to any instrument
Navigate Logic Projects
  • Operate basic transport controls like start, stop, record, and cycle 
  • Swipe the LCD or bar ruler to navigate to any location
  • Select and jump to any Logic project marker
  • Control recordings on your Mac from another room
  • Browse the Sound Library and remotely change Patches
  • Enable Smart Help and hover over interface elements on your Mac to display documentation on your iPad
  • Remotely trigger Logic key commands with customizable buttons 
Mix Your Logic Sessions
  • Use Multi-Touch gestures to adjust Mixer volume, pan, solo, and mute controls
  • Swipe to scroll or jump in banks to navigate through Mixer faders
  • Use the level meter strip to monitor levels and identify clipping
  • Enable and change automation modes for each fader

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