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Written By Justin August 8th, 2009

New changes to the core of Logic Pro, Apple’s audio production suite, now make it easier for everyone to sound professional.The group of applications in the suite include Logic Pro 9, Main Stage 2, and Soundtrack Pro 3, available from the Apple Store for $499, an upgrade price of $199, or an academic price of $449.

Apple claims a tally of 200 new features and updates. This includes Amp Designer and Pedalboard, upping your collection of gear. Amp Designer allows you to mix and match 25 amp heads, 5 EQs, 10 reverbs, 25 speaker cabinets, and 3 mics that you can position anywhere you’d like. Pedalboard delivers 30 stompboxes, designed to reproduce their originals to a T.

Most notably they’ve introduced Flex Time, a collection of features that lets you manipulate your timing and tempo – easy editing for amatuers. Just some of the excellent additions let you drag the waveforms without splicing, edit drum tracks with ease, change the speed with the touch o fa button and automatically alter your imorted audio to conform to the tempo. And the list goes on.

Check it out in full at apple.com/logicstudio.

Requirements:

Mac computer with an Intel processor
1GB of RAM (2GB or more highly recommended)
Display with 1280-by-800 or higher resolution
Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later
QuickTime 7.6 or later
DVD drive for installation
PCI Express, ExpressCard/34, USB, or FireWire-based audio interface recommended

Recommendations:

At least 2GB of RAM for large EXS instruments
USB musical keyboard (or suitable MIDI keyboard and interface) for instruments
Logic Node requires a Mac computer with an Intel Core processor

Disk Space:

9GB to install all applications and required content
Additional 38GB 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
- 6GB for other optional content

Includes:

DVD containing Logic Pro 9, MainStage 2, Soundtrack Pro 3, Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, WaveBurner 1.6, Compressor 3.5, Impulse Response Utility, Apple Loops Utility, QuickTime 7 Pro, and required contents
Six content DVDs containing Jam Pack collections, sound effects, surround music beds, EXS24 samples, and impulse response files
Demo Content DVD
Printed and electronic documentation