Logic Pro 9 - Technical Specifications

Minimum System Requirements

• 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended).
• Display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher.
• OS X v10.6.8 or later.
• Minimum 6GB of disk space. (19GB of optional content available via in-app download).

Main Windows

• Arrange window consolidates 16 edit and browser areas, including all the tracks and regions of a project.
• Mixer window shows all mixer channel strips, along with hosting instrument and effect plug-ins.
• Sample Editor window for audio file editing.
• Piano Roll window for piano roll-style editing of MIDI note and controller events.
• Score window to edit and print MIDI note events in musical notation.
• Hyper Editor window for “value bar” editing of MIDI events.
• Event List window for numerical editing of regions or MIDI events.
• Marker List window to edit text markers.
• Tempo List window to edit tempo events.
• Signature List window to edit time and key signatures.
• Bin window to manage the audio files and regions of a project.
• Loops browser area to find and preview Apple Loops based on tempo, key, style, and mood.
• Library browser area to find channel strips, plug-in settings, or external MIDI destinations.
• File browser area to find content on hard disk volumes and to import track data from other projects.
• Project Note and Track Note areas for text memos.
• Environment window for advanced routing and real-time processing of MIDI events.

General

• 1220 definable key and MIDI commands.
• 90 recallable screen configurations.
• 200-step undo history.
• Full plug-in latency compensation, also for external audio and MIDI gear.
• Low latency mode can remove latency induced by plug-ins during recording.

Audio

• Audio file and I/O resolution up to 24-bit/192kHz.
• Maximum project length greater than 6 hours at 96kHz; 13 hours at 44.1kHz.
• Trim tool for advanced timeline trimming functions.
• 87 effect plug-ins including Pedalboard, which has 30 different stompboxes.
• 40 software instrument plug-ins (24 from GarageBand, 16 from Logic Pro).
• 102 software instrument tuning tables, including equal-tempered, custom, and Hermode tuning.
• Flex Time editing using one of six different flex modes:
  • Slicing
  • Rhythmic
  • Monophonic
  • Polyphonic
  • Tempophone
  • Speed
• High-end dithering algorithms (POW-r, UV22HR).
• Full support for Apple Loops.
• Freeze Tracks releases CPU resources by invisibly rendering tracks.
• Sample-accurate audio editing in the Arrange window.
• Nondestructive graphical audio fades and crossfades for level or speed.

MIDI

• 1/3840 note resolution.
• Real-time MIDI recording and notation.
• Fast and intuitive region looping.
• Global chord track with automatic chord recognition.
• 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
• Caps Lock Keyboard for real-time note entry using computer keyboard.
• MIDI step entry.
• Transform window for advanced editing of MIDI events.

Editing

• Intuitive region-based editing.
• Powerful folders facilitate organization and streamline arranging tasks.
• Comprehensive set of editing tools assignable to left, right, and key-modified mouse buttons.
• Easy take management:
  • Colorize takes automatically or manually
  • Single-click take selection
  • Cut, trim, move, or rearrange takes
  • Move and edit entire take folders as you would any other region
• Quick Swipe Comping for audio:
  • Build a comp of parts from multiple takes
  • Create comps on the fly
  • Automatic, customizable crossfades between phrases
  • Flatten function replaces take folder with regions representing the current comp
  • Flatten and Merge function replaces take folder with newly created audio file
• Nondestructive MIDI and audio quantization:
  • Groove templates definable from MIDI or audio regions
  • 34 basic quantization settings
  • Six advanced quantization parameters
• Drum replacement or doubling to enhance recorded drum tracks with sampled drum sounds.
• Convert audio regions to a sampler instrument MIDI track.
• MIDI note extraction from audio for melodic transcription.
• Graphic beat mapping for creating tempo maps from existing audio or MIDI.
• Snap-to-transient selection.
• Definable relative or absolute snap grid.
• Shuffle Left and Right modes keep regions together while you’re editing.
• Auto-crossfade mode inserts crossfades between regions automatically.
• Destructive sample editing using built-in or external sample editor.

Mixer

• Up to 255 audio channel strips.
• Up to 255 software instrument channel strips.
• Up to 255 auxiliary channel strips.
• 64 busses.
• Each of the above in mono, stereo, or surround (with 1-8 audio channels).
• 15 inserts for internal or Audio Units effect plug-ins.
• 8 sends per channel strip, pre- or post-fader, or post-pan.
• Dynamic channel strip creation simplifies and accelerates mixer setup and configuration.
• Various view options simplify channel strip navigation:
  • “Single” for the selected track with all routing and send destinations
  • “Arrange” for all Arrange tracks (with or without destinations)
  • “All” for a complete overview
• Easy setup of multi-output software instruments.
• Save/Load complete plug-in configurations using channel strip settings.
• In-Place-Solo system with solo safe mode for any channel strip.
• Direct insert patching of external hardware instruments and effects with latency compensation.
• Busses as sources for recording.
• Inline input monitoring for audio channel strips.

Grouping

• 32 groups for audio, software instrument, or MIDI channel strips.
• Each channel strip can be part of multiple groups.
• Group settings for each group:
  • Editing (Selection), Phase-Locked Audio
  • Automation Mode
  • Volume, Pan, Mute, Solo
  • Input Monitoring, Record Enable
  • Send Levels 1 to 8
  • Color, Vertical Zoom, Hide
• Group clutch to temporarily disable all groups.
• Individual On/Off and Track Hide.

Control Surface Support

• EuCon protocol support for Euphonix control surface systems.
• Support for Smart AV: Smart Console.
• Extensive support via control surface plug-ins:
  • Altech Systems / CM Automation: Motor Mix
  • Apogee Electronics: GiO
  • Frontier Design Group: TranzPort
  • JL Cooper: CS-32, FaderMaster 4/100, MCS3
  • Korg: Kontrol49, microKontrol
  • M-Audio: iControl
  • Mackie Designs: Baby HUI, HUI, Logic Control, XT, Mackie Control, C4, Extender
  • Radikal Technologies: SAC-2K
  • Roland: SI-24
  • Tascam: FE-8, FW-1082, FW-1884, US-224, US-2400, US-428
  • Yamaha: 01V96, 01X, 02R96, DM1000, DM2000
  • Custom Recording Light
  • iOS control surface apps that utilize OSC protocol
• Comprehensive support of any control hardware via MIDI Learn.

Automation

• Sample-accurate, track-based automation with 32-bit resolution.
• Real-time automation recording using control surface or mouse.
• Comprehensive graphical editing.
• Grouped automation recording and editing.
• Automation Quick Access for easy hardware control of currently displayed automation parameter.
• View multiple automation parameters per track.
• Off, Read, Touch, Latch, and Write automation modes.

Surround

• Support for all standard surround configurations:
  • Quadraphonic
  • LCRS
  • 5.1 (ITU)
  • 6.1 (ES/EX)
  • 7.1 (SDDS or 3/4.1)
• Support for multichannel interleaved and split surround audio files.
• Play back, record, or process multichannel interleaved audio files.
• Surround level metering.
• Multichannel signal routing via sends, busses, and auxiliaries.
• Graphic Surround Panner to manipulate mono or stereo streams within a surround field.
• Graphic Surround Balancer to simultaneously balance all channels of surround input.
• Support for Logic Pro True Surround plug-ins.
• Built in multi-mono support lets you use any mono or stereo Logic Pro or Audio Units plug-in.
• Surround bounce and burn to DVD-A (PCM only) disc.
• Easy mixdown to stereo and surround formats using Down Mixer plug-in.

Video

• QuickTime video playback.
• Embedded or floating window video display.
• Digital Cinema Desktop for full-screen video display on additional monitor.
• External video output via FireWire or DVCPRO HD.
• Global video thumbnail track.
• Scene detect option to mark video transitions automatically.

Compatibility

• Open GarageBand songs directly in Logic Pro.
• Support for Core Audio.
• Support for Audio Units plug-ins.
• ReWire support for integration with Reason, Ableton Live, and other ReWire-compatible applications.
• Import/export of AAF, OMF, Open TL, and XML (Final Cut Pro) projects.
• Import/export of MIDI regions as MIDI files, export of MIDI and audio regions as Apple Loops.
• Play AIFF, WAV (BWF), CAF, SDII, Apple Lossless, eligible MP3, and AAC (noneligible files will be converted to PCM).
• Record AIFF, CAF, and WAV (BWF).
• Bounce to AIFF, WAV (Broadcast Wave), CAF, SDII, MP3, and M4A (Apple Lossless, AAC)
• Burn any bounced audio directly to CD or DVD-A (PCM audio only).