Logic Pro for Mac and iPad Updated With New Features

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced it has updated its professional music creation app Logic Pro for the Mac and iPad with new features and enhancements, including support for Split View and Stage Manager on the iPad. The updates are available now on the App Store.

The release notes for Logic Pro version 10.8 for the Mac:

• Deliver a release-ready mix with Mastering Assistant and its professional palette of intuitive sound-shaping tools
• Transform any audio sample into a malleable sound that you can perform using Sample Alchemy
• Radically reshape and reshuffle audio with Beat Breaker, a sophisticated time and pitch morphing plug-in
• New Slip and Rotate tools allow for the contents inside a region to be moved independent of its position on the timeline
• Ability to record in 32-bit float now available when using supported audio devices
• Free "Hybrid Textures" Sample Alchemy pack includes a collection of 70 patches and over 80 loops built from found sounds flipped into creative playable instruments

The release notes for Logic Pro version 1.1 for the iPad:

• Deliver a release-ready mix with Mastering Assistant and its professional palette of intuitive sound-shaping tools
• Record live into Quick Sampler to create instruments and drum kits using the built-in microphone or any connected audio device
• Interact seamlessly between apps like Voice Memos with added support for Split View and Stage Manager
• Select and drag multiple files at once from the Files app to quickly build drum kits or add stems to a project
• Instantly audition samples, loops or instruments in the Browser by sliding your finger up or down
• Free "Hybrid Textures" Sample Alchemy pack includes a collection of 70 patches and over 80 loops built from found sounds flipped into creative playable instruments

Logic Pro costs $199.99 for the Mac and $4.99 per month for the iPad. More details about the new features can be found in Apple's press release.

Logic Pro companion app MainStage and GarageBand for the Mac were also both updated with stability improvements and bug fixes.

Article Link: Logic Pro for Mac and iPad Updated With New Features

 

[tomtad]

Any improvements to touch bar support?

 

[coffeemilktea]

Well, looks like it's time for me to start making the hottest Baby Shark remix ever

 

[nathan_reilly]

Any improvements to touch bar support?

LOLE! Apple is off the touchbar bandwagon. I think they would prefer you to buy an ipad and use for touch input.

 

[HackMacDaddy]

Hmmm still lacks many features like flex-pitch on iPad. So it remains a Garageband 2.0 toy app…

 

[Cromulent]

I've been wanting to get into making music for ages but I'm not sure if I can justify spending £200 on a bit of software I might get bored of using after a couple of days. I have a MIDI keyboard and everything.

 

[tylerhbrown]

I'm not seeing the Logic X update in the app store?

 

[macos9rules]

I'm not seeing the Logic X update in the app store?

You may have to reload the page (Store > Reload Page, or Command-R)

 

[eropko]

I've been wanting to get into making music for ages but I'm not sure if I can justify spending £200 on a bit of software I might get bored of using after a couple of days. I have a MIDI keyboard and everything.

In the end one feels sorry only about steps they've never taken.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

32 bit float? I thought it would never happen.

Wow.

 

[EdBuk]

I've been wanting to get into making music for ages but I'm not sure if I can justify spending £200 on a bit of software I might get bored of using after a couple of days. I have a MIDI keyboard and everything.

You won’t find any better value for money in the music production software space.

 

[henrod]

I've been wanting to get into making music for ages but I'm not sure if I can justify spending £200 on a bit of software I might get bored of using after a couple of days. I have a MIDI keyboard and everything.

WHat's keeping you from using Garageband? It's incredibly powerful.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

I've been wanting to get into making music for ages but I'm not sure if I can justify spending £200 on a bit of software I might get bored of using after a couple of days. I have a MIDI keyboard and everything.

Trust me, you'll justify it quickly if you have any interest in audio production. It's an excellent bit of kit that is not only easy to use but packed to the brim with creative features. You just can't compare it to GarageBand, which is more or less a tracker/arranger for MIDI and basic audio editor.

Though Pro Tools is still the industry platform, many producers are now switching back to Logic.

Also most other professional DAWs are subscription-based, which makes Logic something of a welcome rarity. Plus, you'll soon match the equivalent price of a subscription, meaning that in the long run it's a total bargain.

 

[Luap]

I only just realised that Logic Pro/X/10 is over 10 years old now 😯 I think I bought it on day 1..
Pretty nice (and free!) update for such old software 👍

 

[MrWeenus]

Jokes on the people that laugh about the Touch Bar in this thread, but I really freaking miss it. And you'll never guess what for... entering emoji.

Like really, my job is customer support and emojis really satisfy these noobs. ctrl + cmd + space isn't cutting it for me, nor does the fn button as I use it for language switching.

😢

 

[entropi]

I'm not seeing the Logic X update in the app store?

me neither, would not surprise me if Monterey support is gone...

 

[entropi]

me neither, would not surprise me if Monterey support is gone...

yes, Monterey support is gone - 12.3 is now required.

 

[3xBoom]

I've been wanting to get into making music for ages but I'm not sure if I can justify spending £200 on a bit of software I might get bored of using after a couple of days. I have a MIDI keyboard and everything.

Garage band will do fine for free (if you are on a Mac LOL)

 

[jayducharme]

I'll have to play around with Sample Alchemy. The old Logic sampler was a bit long-in-the-tooth.

 

[marmiteturkey]

I've been wanting to get into making music for ages but I'm not sure if I can justify spending £200 on a bit of software I might get bored of using after a couple of days. I have a MIDI keyboard and everything.

Stop posting about it here and start playing with GarageBand then.

 

[ChrisA]

I've been wanting to get into making music for ages but I'm not sure if I can justify spending £200 on a bit of software I might get bored of using after a couple of days. I have a MIDI keyboard and everything.

My advice has always been to start with Garage Band and then upgrade only if you see a real need. If you just want to record your keyboard as a midi file or play sample GB is fine. Later if you have to Logic can import GB files

 

[eropko]

Jokes on the people that laugh about the Touch Bar in this thread, but I really freaking miss it. And you'll never guess what for... entering emoji.

Like really, my job is customer support and emojis really satisfy these noobs. ctrl + cmd + space isn't cutting it for me, nor does the fn button as I use it for language switching.

😢

You can actually have TouchBar on your screen using this little app

Touché: Touch Bar for everyone.

Simulate, show and hide, and take screen captures of Apple's Touch Bar interface.

redsweater.com

 

[Joosst]

I would have really expected that new ableton style 'effects rack' row-layout of plugins to transfer from iPad to Mac and I was ready for it. But unfortunately it's not here (yet).

 

[dandeco]

GarageBand was updated from version 10 to 11 three years ago with the first Apple Silicon Macs and the release of Mac OS 11 Big Sur. But iMovie has only had small updates since version 10 came out, well, ten years ago. I wonder when that's getting a version 11?

 

[photomaniac]

I wonder how the new Mastering Assistant features in the latest Logic update will stack up against Izotope’s offerings, like Ozone. Has anyone had the chance to compare them yet? Excited to check it out and hear your thoughts!