The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2020 - Issue 27

bite gadgets Images courtesy of Apple T his May, technology giant Apple unveiled a major up- date to digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer Logic Pro X with a professional version of Live Loops, a completely redesigned sampling workflow, and new beat-mak- ing tools. This will enable musicians and music producers to make full use of its powerful creative features to enhance their sound even more. “The Mac and Logic Pro X are essential tools used by the world’s top musicians and producers to create the music that we all love,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Apps Product Marketing. “Logic Pro X 10.5 represents the biggest update to Logic since the launch of Logic Pro X, with pow- erful new tools that will inspire every artist - from those just started with Logic to those already using it to produce Gram- my Award-winning albums. We can’t wait to hear what these artists create next.” With Live Loops on the Mac, users can now create music in new freeform and nonlinear ways. Loops, samples, and re- cordings can be organised into a new musical grid which al- lows musicians to perform and capture different arrangement ideas into the timelines. Tracks can be further refined using all of the professional production features in Logic. Remix FX en- hances Live Loops with electronic effects like Bitcrusher, filter, gater, and repeater that can be performed in real-time over an individual track or the entire song mix. Sampler is the next generation of the popular industry-stand- ard EXS24 plug-in with an all-new modern design and expanded sound-shaping controls while maintaining full backward compatibility. It can be used to create and edit so- phisticated multi-sampled instruments, using elegant drag- and-drop workflows that automate complex production tasks. Quick Sampler is great for turning any individual sound into a playable instrument using sounds found through Logic, the Finder, Voice Memos, or recording directly. Beat creations include Step Sequencer, a new editor in Logic designed to make it fun and easy to program drum beats, bass lines, and melodic parts using an interface inspired by classic drum machine workflows. Drum Synth provides a wide col- lection of kick drums, snares, toms, percussion sounds that can be fine-tuned by musicians. Drum Machine Designer, the tool for building electronic drum kits in Logic has been en- hanced to integrate with the new sampling and beat-program- ming workflows. To make things even easier, Logic Remote is a free companion app that allows users to pair an iPhone or iPad with their Mac to control and perform Logic features and instruments using Multi-Touch. Logic Remote will be receiving a major update to allow triggering of sounds in Live Loops, browsing, and adding loops and apply Remix FX to a session. Logic Pro X 10.5 is available in the Mac App Store with a 90- day free trial version of Logic Pro available. www.apple.com/uk/logic-pro Apple Unveils Biggest Update to Logic Since the Launch of Logic Pro X