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Apple Announces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad With Subscription Models
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Another subscription model?
Time to learn DaVinci Resolve.
Another Apple Epic Fail!
Time to learn DaVinci Resolve.
Another Apple Epic Fail!
As long as it's "class compliant" (requiring no drivers or control panel applets) you should in theory be able to.
I think developers love subscriptions (those they don’t pay them self of course). It’s a steady income and for those that love to release frequent updates I think it’s a fair option to provide to users. Developers have to eat as well.
That being said, please give users the option to buy a life time version that will only get .x or even .0.x updates. Some of us are quite happy with keeping the version we paid for
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First of all, it is an amazing feat to re-invent complex professional softwares like Final Cut or Logic for the iPad, for Touch, for a different environment and usage model and still end up with something that makes sense in its own right but also compliments the MacOS version in a sensible productive way. No small feat. I wonder if plug-ins, VSTs etc will work, as especially FinalCut is more fun with more generators, fades etc that you buy by 3rd party vendors. Considering the amount of work probably put into this, 49$/year sounds like a very, very sensible deal. I think there are Apps out there that amount to deluxe versions of the Calendar app that cost as much. Or Apps that check your sleep etc. Adobe CC costs more than that per month. This is a fantastic DAW and professional video editing suite for the price of a cup of coffee a month. If you work in the field, that basically is a joke compared to what software used to be mean financially. If priced at 299$ for standalone, you'd get 6 years of usage with this subscription including upgrades. And within six years almost every software comes up with a paid upgrade. It's a good deal. Using Logic with Keys and pads and «analog» knobs will be fun, as it is with KORG (and consider THEIR pricing!)... Might make me want to revive my old iPad Pro 
Knowing how bad Apple is at online services you might be waiting a while
This is great, people have been asking for this for a long time. Of course Apple announce this after I sold my iPad Pro M1 thinking they won't bring Final Cut to the iPad. Looks like I'll be buying a new iPad.
This is very telling about WWDC, Apple could easily have had this announced there. WWDC must be packed with all the software announcements, the new headset and the new 15" MacBook Air.
This is very telling about WWDC, Apple could easily have had this announced there. WWDC must be packed with all the software announcements, the new headset and the new 15" MacBook Air.
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Anyone noticed the Jog Wheel on Final Cut Pro - iPad? Looks pretty cool!
This is never been a problem.
There are other DAW platforms on iPad, such as Cubasis, and the iPad is compatible with most audio interfaces.
All and any MIDI controller can be connected via MIDI over USB (via a hub obviously) or via the MIDI input on the audio interface directly.
I have been doing this for years. Totally not an issue.
Good for you.
Most musicians and producers use an audio interface, audio inputs, MIDI controllers, etc…
Why is everyone complaining about the subscription model. It costs £20/month for Premier Pro, Final Cut Pro for iPad is offering similar functionality at £5/month (quarter the price)
Apple today announced that Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro are coming to the iPad later this month via subscription models.
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Apple says that Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro feature all-new touch interfaces that take advantage of multi-touch on the iPad:
Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for the iPad will each be available for $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year, with a one-month free trial. Final Cut Pro requires an iPad with an M1 chip or newer, while Logic Pro requires an A12 Bionic iPad or newer. The apps will be available on the App Store starting on Tuesday, May 23.
Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro includes a digital jog wheel to navigate the Magnetic Timeline, move clips, and make frame-accurate edits. Live drawing allows users to draw and write directly on top of video content with the Apple Pencil, with support for Apple Pencil hover to skim and preview footage. Key commands are enabled when using an external keyboard. Final Cut Pro on iPad also supports the 12.9-inch iPad Pro's Reference Mode for color accurate editing.
Machine learning features include Scene Removal Mask to quickly remove or replace backgrounds without using a green screen, Auto Crop for adjusting footage for vertical, square, and other aspect ratios, and Voice Isolation to remove background noise easily.
The app includes a library of graphics, effects, and audio, including HDR backgrounds, animated patterns, and soundtracks that automatically adjust to the duration of a video.
Pro camera mode allows creators to shoot video in Final Cut Pro in landscape or portrait, monitor audio and recording time, and manually control settings like exposure, white balance, and focus. Multicam video editing automatically synchronizes clips for editing together, making it possible to switch angles with a single touch.
Media can be imported from Files or Photos and saved directly inside a Final Cut Pro project. The app also supports import of projects created in iMovie, and users can export Final Cut Pro projects made on iPad to the Mac.
Logic Pro
Logic Pro for the iPad uses a range of multi-touch gestures to play software instruments and and navigate projects. The Apple Pencil facilitates precision edits and detailed drawn track automation. Like Final Cut Pro, key commands are supported when using an external keyboard. Using the iPad's built-in microphones, users can also capture audio directly in the app.
The app has a full-featured mixer with channel strips, volume faders, pan controls, plug‑ins, sends, and precise automation. Multi-touch lets creators move and mix multiple faders at once, and the mixer meter bridge lets them navigate an overview of track levels.
An all-new sound browser with dynamic filtering helps creators explore all available instrument patches, audio patches, plug‑in presets, samples, and loops in one location. Users can simply tap to listen to any sound before adding it to a project.
The app includes over 100 instruments and effect plug-ins, with plug-in tiles for the most important controls. Production tools enable users to chop and flip samples, program beats and bass lines, and create custom drum kits.
A new time and pitch-morphing plug-in called Beat Breaker allows creators to swipe and pinch to reshape and shuffle sounds. The Quick Sampler can chop and transform samples into new playable instruments, while Step Sequencer lets users program drum patterns, bass lines, and melodies, and automate plug‑ins. Drum Machine Designer offers the ability to create custom drum kits by applying samples and plug‑ins to any drum pad. Using Live Loops, users can quickly build arrangements.
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Imagine if Apple released a macbook with touch and 2 in 1 form factor. What a crazy awesome device that would be.
Thanks
That said, I still don't think I would be using Logic for iPad, or any DAW for iPad anyway... once you've got your in-studio workflow happening on the Mac (or PC for some), the iPad is really nothing more than a sketch pad for ideas. Of course, I could be underestimating the whole thing.
Thanks for the info. Shows how little I know about making music on the iPad. I've avoided making any music on the iPad (aside from simple audio recordings or messing with GarageBand), since I assumed that none of my usual gear would be well-supported via plug-and-play.
That said, I still don't think I would be using Logic for iPad, or any DAW for iPad anyway... once you've got your in-studio workflow happening on the Mac (or PC for some), the iPad is really nothing more than a sketch pad for ideas. Of course, I could be underestimating the whole thing.
You've touched on a raw nerve with many users with that comment... and that's a totally separate discussion that's been discussed here in many different threads.
(For the record, I agree, and am prepared to be "torn to shreds" by the masses here who hate to get fingerprints on their screens, or think that macOS will never work well with a touch-based UI, yadda yadda.)
I laugh at those fingerprint people while they use their ipads and iphones constantly. It's no difference. As for macOS, it's already been modified to accept touch, Apple has just not given the hardware. Check out snazzy's video on it.
I use my touchscreens constantly, for stuff just like this. I can scrub, etc videos, edit photos and graphics easily. Hell, it's so easy to zoom in on a picture on my laptop or desktop with touchscreen. It's going to be hard for me to not be able to do this when I buy my macs. Thank god, I have my dells as backup. My desktop monitor is touchscreen as well, so I can use that via mac mini anyways. 😁
Sounds like it. I hope they come out with an ipad/mac duo sub. I would be down for that if I get a macbook and studio.
Apple is too greedy. They are already charging a big premium for the storage upgrades on iPads. Now they want more by going with a subscription model for FCP…