There are also fixes and performance optimizations and workflow and display improvements throughout. “Freezing a track now unloads its plug-ins to free up resources.” (How many of you were desperately freezing tracks while cursing Logic as the CPU meter refused to go down?) From the release notes: Shift-double-click Tracks background: start playback from that position.Īnd for the “I have an old beat-up MacBook you can pry out of my dead fingers” crowd – finally Freeze works the way it should.Option-click track on/off button: loads/unloads the plug-ins on the channel strip (wow, easy A/B!).Option + Shift while rubber-band selecting in the Piano Roll: new time Handles selection.Mixer configuration can be set to your own user-definable defaults (huge time saver there, finally)Ī clever automatic duplicate erase when you’re merging MIDI recordingsĪnd some new keyboard shortcuts to save you time when editing: There’s a bunch of other new features that are serious DAW improvements – and almost no mention mention of any fictional artificial drummers.ġ6 ports of MIDI clock, MTC, and MMC from Logic – yeah, expect to see a Mac Pro in broadcast/film/TV applications running audio Way back around 2006, I heard from a Macworld reader complaining about lifting exactly these limitations and how I didn’t mention them in a review. Increased Number of Tracks and Channels, up to: So, think really big track counts – which could be meaningful since even some mid-range CPUs can theoretically churn through a lot of tracks, to say nothing of that shiny Mac Pro tower. That said, I think the real story here is that Apple is shaking the tree across the whole code base – meaning these performance optimizations and fixes could benefit you even if you’re running on a beat-up older MacBook, too. Even one user in your user base can be critical. Doing artist relations, you may have a film composer with advanced technical needs and a shelf full of Academy Awards. The use case for this kind of processing power is slim, but then, that’s what the ‘pro’ concept is all about. Under the hood, that means support for up to 56 threads, the kind of massive multiprocessing the new Mac Pro can do. (Mojave is seeming stable these days, and it’s summertime, so maybe now is a good time to do a full backup and take the plunge.)įirst up – yes, the banner feature from Apple’s perspective is that the new Logic runs on the new Mac Pro. The new minimum OS requirement is 10.13.16 High Sierra. This release also marks the end of the road for Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra. Apple has been aggressive with its update cadence for Logic for years running now, even with free upgrades, and this version is no exception. And yes, it supports the new ultra-high-end Mac Pro – but there are fixes and performance optimizations for everyone, with or without new machines.ġ0.4.5 looks like the most pro-oriented Logic Pro in a long time. Logic Pro X 10.4.5, seen onstage at WWDC, is now available.
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