Logic Pro
From Mac Guides
The industry-leading application for music creation and audio production dramatically broadens the capabilities of computer-based studio environments with Logic Pro 8. The first choice of many prominent musicians and producers, Apple's Logic Pro 8 provides the most comprehensive collection of music creation tools. Logic Pro 8 comes in a suite of programs called Logic Studio.
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System Requirements
Minimum to install
- Mac computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor (PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor highly recommended)
- 1GB of RAM (2GB or more highly recommended)
- 7GB to install all applications and required content
- Display with 1024-by-768 resolution (1280-by-800 or higher recommended)
- Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later
- QuickTime 7.2 or later
- DVD drive for installation
- PCI Express, ExpressCard/34, USB, or FireWire based audio interface recommended
Available disk space
- 7GB to install all applications and required content
- Additional 39GB to install all optional content (large content packages can be installed on separate disk):
- 10GB for Jam Pack collections
- 16GB for sound effects
- 6GB for surround music beds
- 7GB for demo content
Recommendations for Logic Pro
- At least 2GB of RAM for large EXS instruments
- USB musical keyboard (or suitable MIDI keyboard and interface) for instruments
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Features
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Powerful audio production
- Network-distributed audio processing to expand power for software instruments and effects
- Track Freeze to extend processing capability for a single computer
- High-end POW-r dithering algorithm
- Audio resolution up to 24-bit/192kHz
- Shuffle and Auto-Crossfade Arrange Edit modes
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Award-winning instruments and effects
- 34 software instruments, including Sculpture; Ultrabeat; EVP88, EVB3, and EVD6 vintage instruments;
and ES1, ES2, EFM1, ESM, ESP and ESE synthesizers
- EXS24 mk II sampler with comprehensive sampler instrument library
- Over 70 effect plug-ins, including Guitar Amp Pro, Ringshifter, Linear Phase EQ, Match EQ,
Vocal Transformer, EVOC20 Vocoder, Space Designer convolution reverb and Pitch Correction
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Professional mixing and automation
- Adaptive Track Mixer for display of selected channels
- Save/Load Channel Strip instrument and plug-in configurations
- Sample-accurate, track-based 32-bit automations
- Extensive Channel group functions for mix and edit
- Up to 255 stereo tracks
- 64 buses, 64 auxiliary channels
- 15 inserts, 8 sends per channel
- Support for multiple surround formats, including 5.1 and 7.1
- Comprehensive hardware controller support
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Advanced MIDI sequencing
- Matrix, Event List, Hyper, Score and Transform MIDI edit windows
- Layout and printing of complete professional scores
- Caps Lock conversion of computer keys into musical keyboard
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Comprehensive control
- More than 800 definable key and MIDI commands
- 90 recallable screen configurations with interactive edit windows
- Project Manager for powerful control of assets
- Setup Assistant for easy system configuration
- Fast, offline bouncing of single or multiple tracks
- Tempo, Signature, Chord, Transpose, Beat-Mapping and Video Tracks
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Links
More information can be found at http://www.apple.com/logicpro/
