Apple Logic Express 8 Digital Audio Software (Upgrade from Logic Express 6 or 7) (Mac)

Apple Logic Express 8 Digital Audio Software (Upgrade from Logic Express 6 or 7) (Mac)

Logic Express 8 delivers the power, precision, and professional toolset of Logic Pro 8—including a redesigned interface that allows musicians to write, record, edit, and mix with unparalleled speed and ease. Logic Express includes all the functionality of Logic Pro 8 except for four high-end professional features—surround, TDM/DAE support, distributed audio processing (DAP), and support for high-end control surfaces.

Logic Express 8 comes with an expanded collection of professional instrument and effect plug-ins from Logic Studio, as well as channel strip settings and plug-in settings that allow you to begin making music immediately with professionally designed sounds. Logic Express is the ideal application for professional musicians and producers who want to get into the world of Logic without breaking the bank, as well as GarageBand users who are ready to take their music to the next level.

New in Logic Express 8
Logic Express 8 is a powerful upgrade that incorporates the key functionality of Logic Pro 8, more than 100 instruments and effects from Logic Studio, and new channel strip settings and plug-in settings created for Logic Express.

New features include:
• Next-generation interface, featuring a streamlined, single-window workspace
• Simplified setup, with professional templates for common activities and projects
• Effortless multitake recording, including automatically generated take folders
• Revolutionary Quick Swipe comping, for quickly building the perfect track
• Powerful audio editing, including sample-accurate editing in the Arrange window
• Network-based save and share, to use your settings and key commands on any Mac
• New instruments and effects from Logic Studio, including Ultrabeat and Guitar Amp Pro
• Channel strip settings and plug-in settings, for a wide range of high-quality sounds

A World of Options
Logic Express puts a world of creative options at your fingertips, thanks to an open architecture that lets you use a wide range of audio interfaces and many different control surfaces. You can also explore hundreds of third-party Audio Units instruments and effects and incorporate sounds from third-party applications such as Ableton Live and Propellerhead Reason. Logic Express lets you work anywhere at any time, without proprietary hardware. When inspiration strikes, all you need is Logic Express and a Mac
to capture your ideas and turn them into music—at home, on the road, or in the studio.

Single-Window Design
The Arrange window in Logic Pro 8 consolidates production activities in a single, elegantly-designed workspace. You can record multiple takes; cut, move, or stretch audio with sample accuracy; browse channel strip settings; audition Apple Loops; and drop chords onto your lead sheet—all from one central space, without managing multiple windows.

Effortless multitake recording
Region-based take management speeds up multitake recording, editing, and processing. An expandable take folder makes it simple to recall overdubs, and entire take folders can be moved and edited like regions.

New audio editing tools
Work faster and with greater precision using powerful new features like snap-to-transient selection, graphical time stretching, and sample-accurate editing in the Arrange window.

New Instruments
Logic Express now includes Ultrabeat, ES2, and the complete EXS24 Sampler.

Simplified setup
Production-ready templates, a streamlined track setup window, and dynamic channel strip creation get you up and running fast. Improved ReWire support provides easy integration with other music applications.

Quick Swipe comping
With breakthrough Quick Swipe comping, you can simply swipe over the best portions of each take to create a seamless comp, complete with transition-smoothing crossfades.

Portable preferences
Save your key commands, channel strip settings and plug-in settings to your .Mac account for easy backup, sharing, and portability.

New Effects
Logic Express now features Guitar Amp Pro, Ringshifter, and full-featured Pitch Correction.

Included Instruments:

• Ultrabeat
  Build big beats with Ultrabeat, expanded with more than 50 new drum kits featuring 400 new patterns and over 1000 new sounds. Drum grid editing and step automation give you more power than ever.
• Guitar Amp Pro
  Play your guitar through faithful re-creations of classic amplifiers and speaker cabinets.
• ES2 synth
  With the ES2, you can draw from a broad range of sounds, an exclusive variety of synthesis techniques, and a huge number of modulation options to create radical sounds or nuanced pads.
• GarageBand instruments
  Inclusion of 24 high-quality GarageBand instruments allows you to seamlessly import GarageBand projects into Logic Express.
• EXS24 sampler
  The EXS24 software sampler lets you quickly incorporate sample-based sounds into your productions. Featuring sample-accurate timing, a robust synthesizer section, and support for sampled instruments of near-limitless size, the EXS24 also includes 16 individual outputs for discrete voice processing. Wide-ranging sample library support includes Akai, GigaSampler, SampleCell II, SoundFont2, and REX2.

Included Effects:
Logic Express 8 includes 73 effects taken directly from Logic Studio, giving you a wide variety of ways to craft distinctive sound.

• Guitar Amp Pro
  Recall classic tones with a guitar amp plug-in featuring 11 amp models, 15 speaker cabinets, microphone controls, and a dedicated effects section.
• Production effects
  A wide range of plug-ins provides valuable everyday tools for adding the final polish to your music productions.
• Creative effects
  Transform audio and create shifting fields of sound using advanced reverb, modulation, vintage, warped, and delay plug-ins.
• New Audio Effects settings
  Over 700 settings designed for a wide range of effects, from amp modeling to dynamics and modulation, offer preconfigured setups for creativity right out of the box.

Complete Feature Set of Logic Express:

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Amp Modeling
  • Bass Amp
  • Guitar Amp
• 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
  • Gain
  • I/O
  • Test Oscillator

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

• Application DVD
• Content DVD
• Printed and electronic documentation