Logic X 10.1!!!

[davidvilla]

woot!

http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/whats-new/

[davidvilla]

And it's freeeeeeee

[stratatonic]

Yeah, that's a heck of an upgrade...for free

Just have to upgrade to OS 10.9.5 Yosemite...

Logic Pro X 10.1 update
New Features
10 new Drummers that produce beats in a variety of electronic and hip hop styles including Techno, House, Trap, Dubstep and more
Drummer provides specialized sound and performance controls for dialing in electronic or hip hop drum grooves
New Drum Machine Designer plug-in for customizing electronic drum kits
Redesigned Compressor plug-in features scalable, Retina-ready interface and 7 models including the new Classic VCA
Retro Synth can now create wavetables from imported audio and is able to stack up to 8 voices
Note Repeat and Spot Erase modes allow classic drum machine style techniques for creating beats in realtime
Automation can now be part of a region, not just the track
Relative and Trim Automation modes extend the options for fine-tuning existing automation
Manage large-scale mixes more easily with the addition of console-style VCA faders in the mixer
Mixer now allows remote control of microphone and other input settings for compatible audio interfaces
Realtime rendering of fades allow them to work with Flex Pitch and speeds up project load times
The Plug-in Manager now allows you to customize the organization of your menu
Support for Mail Drop and AirDrop in OS X Yosemite makes it even easier to share your Logic projects
Expanded sound library includes over 200 new synth patches and 10 Mellotron instruments
The Piano Roll editor now features a Brush tool for creating or deleting a sequence of notes with single mouse gestures
Smart Quantize proportionally corrects the timing and length of notes to preserve the musicality of your original performance
Track Stacks can now be disclosed/undisclosed directly in the Mixer independently of the Tracks area
New Collapse view option in the Piano Roll Editor lets you see more notes in less vertical space
It's now possible to create more than one Drummer track per song
It's now possible to copy and paste voices between different instances of Ultrabeat
There's a new option in the Drummer Editor action menu that allows you to change the drummer without also changing the drum kit
Alternatives can now be exported as fully independent projects
There's now a button in the Main window to automatically set the vertical zoom to the optimal resolution to maximize track height while keeping all tracks visible
A new Region parameter allows the playback speed of Apple Loops to be altered from â…› to 8x the original speed
Command-clicking an enabled mute or solo button un-mutes or un-solos all channels if no track is muted or soloed, and command-clicking a mute or solo button mutes or solos all tracks
There's now a Kill/Recall Solo button in the track header area that toggles the solo state of all currently soloed tracks
The Reset Channel Strip command now works for multiple selected channel strips in the Mixer
Logic now supports the Bravura score font
There's a new key command for enabling/disabling the Flex or Follow Tempo Region parameter
Logic can now import multichannel interleaved audio files and convert them to individual mono files
When bouncing a project, the default name for the bounced file is now the project name
The Piano Roll now includes an option to display drum names instead of note names when working with Drummer tracks, EXS drum kits or Ultrabeat tracks
Time Handles in the Piano Roll allow time stretching/compression on selected notes
It's now possible to adjust the position and borders of regions in the Piano Roll time line
Undo is now available in the Notepad
Undo is now available for Score Set edits
A single click now inserts an EQ into the EQ slot of a channel strip
Logic now supports 50, 5994d, 5994, 60 d and 60 fps frame rates
There's now a Track Protect button for the Movie track
The Repeat Regions/Events key command now duplicates the currently selected region or event without opening a dialog window (the previous behavior for this command is accessed with the new key command Repeat Regions/Events Multiple Times)
Smart Controls mapped to plug-in parameters are now dimmed when the plug-in is bypassed
User created Groove Templates are now available from the Time Quantize menu in the Piano Roll
When dragging objects, the Tooltip now shows both the bar/beat and time position
The Beat Mapping track now offers a Protect Flex Markers option in the Beat Mapping drop-down menu
The Copy command now copies selected markers in the Marker List window as text
When multiple closed Track Stack regions are glued together, Logic now maintains the individual tracks within the stack
The Convert to New Sampler Track sheet includes a new option for creating ‘1 Shot’ Zones
Auto backups of Logic projects are now directly accessible from the Quick Looks view
It's now possible to specify up to 100 automatic backups per alternative in a project
Dragging a movie in the Movie Track now moves in increments of one frame and the Option key can be used to position it in smaller increments
When Logic extracts audio from a movie file, it now creates a time-stamped Broadcast Wave file
When a movie is added that is longer than the current project, the project is now automatically lengthened to accommodate it
A region with movie audio sync can now be defined for a movie file
When exporting audio to a movie, Logic now uses the project sample rate
When exporting audio to a movie, the length of the selected regions now determines the overall length of the newly created movie
The contents of the Bounces folder is now excluded when Cleanup Project is used on a folder project
The Clean Up Project dialog now shows the dates previous operations were performed

[Julibee]

jeez! I just bought X four days ago! That's exciting...

[selig]

Downloading now…
Thanks for the heads up!


And I'll move this into the "other software" sub forum so it's easier to find!

[davidvilla]

The value here is ridiculous. Absolutely RIDICULOUS! And I mean that in the positive sense of the word. 

[ClassickHitz]

The value here is ridiculous. Absolutely RIDICULOUS! And I mean that in the positive sense of the word. 

Logic Pro X is truly what got me past my total disappointment phase I experienced after R8 was announced knowing it would be my first time not upgrading. 

INSANE VALUE HANDS DOWN!!

[Theo.M]

This is pretty much jaw dropping for a free update. You know where I am going with that statement so will leave it at that.

[QVprod]

Shoot I want logic now...... If I didn't already have Studio One, it' be a no brainer.

[Julibee]

I've spent three days with Logic and there is a lot to love. THIS list is pretty amazing. Wow.

I do miss being able to swap around tracks in the mixer, though. And I wish parallel channels were as easy in Logic as they are in Reason. Can't have everything, I suppose. 

[Heater]

And when I see stuff like I feel fully justified for not upgrading from R7 to R8.  The Props could learn a thing or two from Apple.

[Failed Muso]

I just wish there was a demo version. I need to make sure it runs ok on my slightly ageing iMac before forking out for it...

[normen]

I've spent three days with Logic and there is a lot to love. THIS list is pretty amazing. Wow.

I do miss being able to swap around tracks in the mixer, though. And I wish parallel channels were as easy in Logic as they are in Reason. Can't have everything, I suppose. 

? You can move mixer channels around by moving their associated tracks in the sequencer.

[Julibee]

I've spent three days with Logic and there is a lot to love. THIS list is pretty amazing. Wow.

I do miss being able to swap around tracks in the mixer, though. And I wish parallel channels were as easy in Logic as they are in Reason. Can't have everything, I suppose. 

? You can move mixer channels around by moving their associated tracks in the sequencer.

I thought I tried that... Hmm. Will look again. Thanks, Normen!

[selig]

I've spent three days with Logic and there is a lot to love. THIS list is pretty amazing. Wow.

I do miss being able to swap around tracks in the mixer, though. And I wish parallel channels were as easy in Logic as they are in Reason. Can't have everything, I suppose. 

? You can move mixer channels around by moving their associated tracks in the sequencer.

For every cool and useful (and obvious) feature in any app, there's usually something unintuitive and non-standard. Logic is certainly proving to be no exception to that rule. 

Yea, move mixer channels by dragging the sequencer tracks…makes perfect sense? ;(

[Some Desperate Glory]

Wow this part looks pretty cool:

Retro Synth.
Now you can import any audio file to create custom wavetables using the enhanced wavetable oscillator. Shape and manipulate sounds with full control over oscillator parameters. And stack voices to create your own lush, dense synth sound.

I may just have to upgrade from Logic 9.
 

[selig]

Wow this part looks pretty cool:

Retro Synth.
Now you can import any audio file to create custom wavetables using the enhanced wavetable oscillator. Shape and manipulate sounds with full control over oscillator parameters. And stack voices to create your own lush, dense synth sound.

I may just have to upgrade from Logic 9.

I just experimented with that feature - pretty minimal, unpredictable results, but probably useful if you have patience to keep trying different samples. Hang drum samples work, but didn't sound at all like a hang drum. Percussive samples don't work since it can't detect pitch to find a single cycle. 

About the only thing you can do (besides sweep the wave tables) is reverse the order. The number of waves created isn't under your control and you don't "see" anything as you work. And you CAN save your waves - that's 'something'.

[Julibee]

I've spent three days with Logic and there is a lot to love. THIS list is pretty amazing. Wow.

I do miss being able to swap around tracks in the mixer, though. And I wish parallel channels were as easy in Logic as they are in Reason. Can't have everything, I suppose. 

? You can move mixer channels around by moving their associated tracks in the sequencer.

For every cool and useful (and obvious) feature in any app, there's usually something unintuitive and non-standard. Logic is certainly proving to be no exception to that rule. 

Yea, move mixer channels by dragging the sequencer tracks…makes perfect sense? ;(

Yeah, exactly! Also, add in the fact that I've just started with a Mac again (my last Mac was Mac Classic LOL) and that's a sure fire recipe for frustration. All my muscle memory for keystroke combos is useless. Takes me twice as long to do anything. But... Will get better. Just have to keep keeping on.

[davidvilla]

I'm just glad they brought shaded loops back.

[Theo.M]

I've spent three days with Logic and there is a lot to love. THIS list is pretty amazing. Wow.

I do miss being able to swap around tracks in the mixer, though. And I wish parallel channels were as easy in Logic as they are in Reason. Can't have everything, I suppose. 

Hi, i did explain this to you the other day that you could do it via the arrange page track order, or if you are game, setup completely customisable mixers and drag to your hearts content in the environment (albeit with a L9 look there),
Edit: I see Normen has explained the track re arrange feature - I guess you did miss it, my bad!

[Theo.M]

I just wish there was a demo version. I need to make sure it runs ok on my slightly ageing iMac before forking out for it...

what's slightly ageing?
My imac is a 2011 one and it runs like a beast (quad 3.4, basically a 2600K in there which is a dated processor now).

If you mean a dual core, it will still run ok!

My friend has a 2010 i5 quad and logic runs great!

[Julibee]

I've spent three days with Logic and there is a lot to love. THIS list is pretty amazing. Wow.

I do miss being able to swap around tracks in the mixer, though. And I wish parallel channels were as easy in Logic as they are in Reason. Can't have everything, I suppose. 

Hi, i did explain this to you the other day that you could do it via the arrange page track order, or if you are game, setup completely customisable mixers and drag to your hearts content in the environment (albeit with a L9 look there),
Edit: I see Normen has explained the track re arrange feature - I guess you did miss it, my bad!

No, I saw it, I tried it.. I didn't see it arranging as I expected, which is why, here, I said I'll look at it again. I just didn't mention it in that other thread because I was trying to get some mixing done.

[Gorilla Texas]

Man I miss logic I might have to used both PC and mac.

[Secondary Protocol]

Sure looks great!

I will use my logic 9 until I buy new hardware. Been looking at the new mac pro for some time...


To you PC guys, Hackintosh is a useful way of testing iOS and logic. Since macs run on intel architecture, u can install iOS on a PC, -but its a bit specific as what circuits are applicable.

Then install bootcamp and you can choose between PC/Mac