Apple: Completely new Logic Pro 8 at half the price in the studio
[16:04 Wed,12.September 2007 by Rob]
Apple has just released the new Logic Studio including a completely revised (Single Window Interface) Logic Pro 8, the Live Tool Main Stage to a spectacular and much more affordable price of 479 , - Euro introduced. We remember: Logic Pro 7 was until a couple minutes for 1069, - euro. The competitor from the House of Steinberg (Cubase 4) is 879, - Euro - as it is currently highly reciprocating. The following excerpts from the press release: The core of Logic Studio is Logic Pro 8, now with an intuitive single-window interface for instant access to powerful music creation and production functions, including "snap-to-transient 'selection and sample accurate editing directly in the Arrange window. New audio production tools such as' Quick Swipe Comping and dynamic channel strip creation speed by doing everyday tasks. Logic Pro 8 also offers the opportunity to end surround production with innovative surround panning controls, multichannel tracks and busses, and support real Surround software instruments and effects. Main Stage transforms the Mac into a powerful rig. Whether you at home so that music does, it uses a sample situation, or playing in front of an audience: Main Stage produces a reliable, consistent sound. Screen controls link software plug-ins to hardware knobs, faders and knobs, so that a live music performance will continue with their usual favorite equipment can deny. An easy-to-read interactive display, which was specially designed well over greater distances in dim light to be seen, shows exactly the information that you need on stage. Professional templates simplify set-up, making the musicians more time for their own unique sound to explore and create. Soundtrack Pro 2 is the perfect software for the musical accompaniment of moving images with professional editing tools and seamless film and video integration. It facilitates all aspects of audio post-production process. Musicians can film in Logic Pro 8 compose and then use Soundtrack Pro 2 to edit dialogue, sound effects design and in the mix to complete filmic sound. With 40 instrument plug-ins Studio Instruments musician puts in a position to almost all conceivable sounds and go back with these sounds to play. It includes enhanced versions of Ultrabeat, Sculpture and ES2 synthesizers and samplers EXS24. Studio Effects include a new Delay Designer plug-in, the fullest possible control over individual delay taps offers. The Space Designer plug-in now offers the True surround the development of multichannel audio processing. Logic Studio gives musicians a vast Studio Sound Library consists of the contents of the five Jam Pack collections and the sound library from Final Cut Studio 2 to the hand. Total of 18,000 Apple Loops, 1,300 EXS instruments and 5,000 sound effects of different genres and styles are thus the Logic Studio users. The programs consist of production WaveBurner for CD mastering, Compressor 3 for encoding in the surround format, a special application, Apple Loops and a new impulse-response program to capture the appearance of a real acoustic environment. more infos at bei www.apple.com