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:
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