Logic Express 8 - Part Numbers |
Retail |
MA806LL/A |
Upgrade from Logic Express 6,7,8 |
MA810LL/A |
Academic |
MA809LL/A |
Logic Express System Requirements
- Mac computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor (PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor recommended)
- 1GB of RAM
- Display with 1024-by-768 resolution
- Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later
- QuickTime 7.2 or later
- 6GB of available disk space
- DVD drive for installation
- Low-latency multi-I/O audio hardware and MIDI interface recommended
Logic Express Recommendations
- A Macintosh PowerPC G5, or Intel Core Duo or Xeon processor
- 2 to 4 Gigabyte (GB) of random-access memory (RAM) for large EXS instruments
- A display with 1280 x 800 resolution
- A PCI Express, ExpressCard/34, or FireWire based audio interface
- A MIDI interface and keyboard (or suitable USB device)
Contents
- Application DVD
- Content DVD
- Printed and electronic documentation
Streamlined Interface
- Unified window design consolidates multiple edit and browser areas
- Library browser makes it easy to find audio files, channel strip settings, and plug-in settings
- Inspector provides convenient access to region and track parameters as well as primary mix functions via the innovative Dual Channel Strip
- Assign tools to mouse and view current assignments directly in the Arrange window
- Simple multiple track creation and setup
- Customizable tool and transport bars
- Context-sensitive shortcut menus
- Definable startup behavior
- Enhanced plug-in headers for all instruments and effects
- Global Tracks for graphical editing of key and time signatures, markers, tempo, and transposition
- Selectable time- and/or beat-based bar ruler for time-linear and/or beat-linear display in the Arrange window
- Waveform zoom slider for improved visibility of low-level signals
- Extensive zoom tools and functions
Ultimate writing studio
- Extensive MIDI composition
- Region-based quantize, transpose, gate, swing and velocity control
- MIDI Groove templates
- Creative MIDI processing and routing in the Environment
- Caps Lock Keyboard for note entry using computer keyboard
- Custom and Hermode tuning
- MIDI step entry
- Full support for Apple Loops
- Apple Loops browser for finding and previewing loops based on tempo, key, style, and mood
- Export of MIDI and audio regions as Apple Loops
- Edit plug-ins and MIDI performances for Software Instrument loops
- Independent loop transposition
- Comprehensive loop tagging and editing with Apple Loops Utility
- Complete music notation
- Real-time transcription
- Instrument transposition
- Guitar tablature
- Drum notation
- Chord symbols
- Adaptive lyric input
- Automatic multibar rests
- Comprehensive palette of slurs, crescendis, and other ornaments
- Staff Styles for easy recall of multiple stave attributes
- Score Sets allow instruments to be combined for editing and print
- Layout and printing of complete professional scores
- Robust video playback features
- Embedded or floating video window display
- Digital Cinema Desktop for display of full screen video on second monitor
- External video output via Firewire or DVCPro HD
- Global video thumbnail track
- Scene detect option to mark video transitions automatically
- Fast and intuitive region looping
- Global chord track with automatic chord recognition
Production powerhouse
- Over 980 definable key and MIDI commands
- 90 recallable screen configurations
- Audio file and I/O resolution up to 24-bit/192kHz
- Internal audio resolution: 32-bit floating point; 64-bit precision where required
- Extended project length: 6 hours at 96kHz; 13 hours at 44.1kHz
- .Mac backup and sharing of preferences and settings
- Use of an Apple Remote to control Logic Express 8 from a distance, with the ability to play, stop, record, rewind, fast-forward, and move to the next or previous track
- High-end POW-r dithering algorithm
- Seamless punch-on-the-fly recording
- Low latency mode to remove plug-in induced latency during recording
- Graphic beat mapping for creating tempo maps from existing audio
- Well-designed collection of production-ready templates
- Multiple documents open at once
- Bounce to AIFF, WAV (Broadcast Wave), CAF, SDII, MP3, M4A (Apple Lossless, AAC)
- Fast, offline bouncing of single or multiple tracks
- Burn any bounced audio directly to CD or DVD-A (PCM only)
- Asset management simplifies consolidation and transport of projects and their dependent assets
- MIDI note extraction from audio for drum replacement and melodic transcription
- Freeze Tracks feature releases CPU resources by invisibly rendering tracks
- Extreme Compatibility
- Open GarageBand songs directly in Logic Express
- Support for Apple Core Audio
- Support for Audio Units plug-ins
- Support for AAF, OMF, Open TL, and XML (Final Cut Pro)
- Streamlined ReWire support for optimized integration with Reason, Ableton Live, and other ReWire-compatible applications
- Serial-based copy protection
- Powerful folders to facilitate organization and streamline various arranging tasks
Precision Editing
- Intuitive region-based MIDI and audio editing
- Comprehensive set of editing tools assignable to left, right, and key-modified mouse buttons
- Effortless take management
- Region-based take recording and management in automatically generated take folders
- Pack existing tracks into take folders
- Single-click take selection
- Colorize takes on the fly
- Intelligent unpacking of take folders onto separate tracks
- Move and edit entire take folders like any other region
- Revolutionary Quick Swipe Comping
- Build a comp track from multiple takes
- Create comps on the fly
- Audition comps in real time
- Automatic, customizable crossfades between phrases
- Flatten function replaces take folder with regions that represent the current comp
- Flatten and Merge function replaces take folder with newly created audio file
- Multiple MIDI editors
- Piano Roll
- Score
- Hyper
- Event List
- Transform
- Graphical time stretching and compression in the Arrange window
- Sample-accurate editing in the Arrange window
- Definable relative or absolute snap grid
- Nondestructive graphical fades and crossfades
- Snap-to-transient selection
- Shuffle and Auto-Crossfade Arrange Edit modes
- Destructive sample editing using built-in or external sample editor like Soundtrack Pro 2
- 10,000-step undo history
- Time-linear and/or beat-linear display in the Arrange window
Professional Mixing and Automation
- Track Mixer views simplify mixer channel navigation
- Dynamic channel strip creation accelerates mixer setup and configuration
- Easy setup of multi-output software instruments
- Signal Flow view option shows all channel strips (e.g., Aux, Output, Master) within the audio signal path of the selected channel strip
- Save/Load complete plug-in configurations using channel strip settings
- Sample-accurate, track-based 32-bit automation
- Track- or region-based solo and mute
- Track mute/solo in either Fast or CPU-Saving mode
- Solo safe mode for any channel strip
- Direct insert patching of external hardware instruments and effects
- Exponential or dB-linear level meter scaling
- Busses as sources for recording
- Inline input monitoring
- Up to 255 independent mono or stereo audio channels
- Up to 255 independent software instrument channels
- Up to 255 auxiliary channel strips
- 64 busses
- 15 inserts, 8 sends per channel
- 32 multi-assignable channel groups for mix and edit
- Extensive control surface support with autolearn
- Support for active control surfaces via CS plug-ins
- Curve tool for refining automation
- Powerful automation features include:
- Group automation recording
- Linked editing of grouped automation
- Automation Quick Access for easy hardware control of currently selected parameter
- Automate any channel strip parameter or plug-in parameter on the fly or manually input parameter values using a breakpoint interface
- View multiple automation parameters for a single track at once
- Simultaneously view and edit automation for single or multiple tracks
- Read, write, touch, and latch automation modes
Included Instruments from Logic Studio
- Synthesizers
- EFM1 (FM Synth)
- ES E (Ensemble Synth)
- ES M (Monophonic Synth)
- ES P (Polyphonic Synth)
- ES1 Synth (Analog Synth)
- ES2 Synth (Subtractive Synth)
- EVOC20 PS (Vocoder Synth)
- EXS24 Sampler
- Ultrabeat (Drum Synthesizer/Sampler/Sequencer) MO
- External Instrument plug-in
- Klopfgeist (Metronome Sound Generator)
- Test Oscillator
- All 24 GarageBand instruments
- Analog Basic
- Analog Mono
- Analog Pad
- Analog Swirl
- Analog Sync
- Bass
- Church Organ
- Digital Basic
- Digital Mono
- Digital Stepper
- Drum Kits
- Electric Clav
- Electric Piano
- Guitar
- Horns
- Hybrid Basic
- Hybrid Morph
- Piano
- Sound Effects
- Strings
- Tonewheel Organ
- Tuned Percussion
- Voice
- Woodwind
Included Effects from Logic Studio
- Amp Modeling
- Delay
- Echo
- Sample Delay
- Stereo Delay
- Tape Delay
- Distortion
- Bitcrusher
- Clip Distortion
- Distortion
- Distortion II
- Overdrive
- Phase Distortion
- Dynamics
- Compressor
- DeEsser
- Ducker
- Enveloper
- Expander
- Limiter
- Noise Gate
- Preset Multipressor
- Silver Compressor
- Silver Gate
- EQ
- Channel EQ
- DJ EQ
- Fat EQ
- High Cut
- High Pass Filter
- High Shelving EQ
- Low Cut
- Low Pass Filter
- Low Shelving EQ
- Parametric EQ
- Silver EQ
- Filter
- AutoFilter
- EVOC 20 Filterbank
- EVOC 20 TrackOscillator
- Fuzz-Wah
- Spectral Gate
- Imaging
- Direction Mixer
- Stereo Spread
- Metering
- BPM Counter
- Correlation Meter
- Level Meter
- Tuner
- Modulation
- Chorus
- Ensemble
- Flanger
- Microphaser
- Modulation Delay
- Phaser
- Ringshifter
- Rotor Cabinet
- Scanner Vibrato
- Spreader
- Tremolo
- Pitch
- Pitch Correction
- Pitch Shifter II
- Vocal Transformer
- Reverb
- AVerb
- EnVerb
- GoldVerb
- PlatinumVerb
- SilverVerb
- Specialized
- Denoiser
- Enhance Timing
- Exciter
- Grooveshifter
- Speech Enhancer
- SubBass
- Utilities