Humbug!Īnother change worth noting is that Logic Pro X, like Pro Tools 11, is a 64-bit-only application, and Apple have removed the 32-bit Audio Unit Bridge that allowed 32-bit plug-ins to run. The Hyper Editor is now the Step Editor, and Hyper Draw (introduced in Logic 2.5) is now MIDI Draw. Apple have also given Logic a dose of Ritalin, removing any occurrences of the prefix 'hyper' from the program. The Sample Editor is now the Audio File Editor, and the Transport bar has been assimilated into a new Control bar. There is no longer an Arrange window - it's now called the Logic Pro main window - and the Arrange area itself is now the Tracks area. Apple have decided to rename some of Logic's vernacular, so a look at the "New and changed terms in Logic Pro X” section of the latter will save some frustration. After this, you're free to use Logic, although there's nearly 35GB of further content waiting for you in the cloud if you desire.Īs the basic content downloads, two links to Logics Pro's Help system are displayed: one for newcomers, and one for existing users. The initial Logic Pro download weighs in at a mere 650MB, but on first launching the program, you'll be asked to wait while Logic downloads a 2GB "essential collection of instruments and settings”. When Apple released Logic Pro 8 and 9 as part of Logic Studio, users of previous versions could upgrade for £159 $199, which means that the upgrade price to X is, in effect, less than the same as you would have paid for an upgrade to 9. If you previously bought Logic Pro 9, you'll pay the same price as those coming to Logic for the first time, although this isn't, perhaps, as unreasonable as you might first think. Moving Logic to the App Store has one big implication for existing users, which is more a limitation or policy of the App Store than a decision Apple have made for Logic Pro specifically: there is no upgrade pricing.
And whereas Logic Studio had previously sold for £399 $499 and included additional applications such as Main Stage, Soundtrack Pro and WaveBurner, Apple unbundled Logic Studio when it moved to the App Store, making Logic Pro available for just £139.99 $199 and Main Stage for £20.99 $29.99, and discontinuing Soundtrack Pro and WaveBurner altogether. Apple switched Logic Pro from boxed product to download nearly two years ago, so it's no surprise that Pro X is available only through the App Store. Logic Pro X was released on July 16th, almost four years to the day after Logic Pro 9 - the longest that users have had to wait for a major new version in the product's 21-year history. But have they compromised the powerful features that professional users depend on?
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