PRESS RELEASE
23 July 2009
Apple Unveils New Logic Studio with Major Upgrades to Logic Pro and MainStage
SYDNEY, Australia—24 July 2009—Apple today unveiled the nextversion of Logic Studio with major upgrades to Logic Pro andMainStage and more than 200 new features that simplify complex tasks. LogicPro 9 features new Amp Designer and Pedalboard plug-ins that provide realisticvirtual guitar amps and stompbox effects to create amazing custom guitar rigs. Anew set of Flex Time tools allow Logic users to manipulate the timing and tempo ofaudio quickly and easily. MainStage 2, Apple’s live performance application,includes the new Playback and Loopback plug-ins to provide backing tracks andcreative, real-time loop recording for performing on stage. Logic Studio alsoincludes the new Soundtrack Pro 3, with new multitrack audio tools for videoproduction, and Compressor 3.5 for encoding in a variety of formats.
“The new Logic Studio is ideal for professional musicians, live performersand GarageBand enthusiasts who want to take their music to the next level,”said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide ProductMarketing. “Guitar players are going to love Amp Designer and Pedalboard andthe new Flex Time tools allow you to quickly improve your recordings and createtighter performances.”
The new Amp Designer and Pedalboard plug-ins give guitar players incredible newrecording and sound design capabilities. Amp Designer recreates 25 legendaryvintage and modern amp heads in beautiful detail with matching controls and 25paired speaker cabinets that emulate the sound and feel of a guitar runningthrough a real tube amplifier. Guitar players can create their own custom rig bymixing and matching amps, cabinets, reverbs and EQs, and can choose from threedifferent microphone types that can be positioned in 3D space to capture the idealguitar tone. Pedalboard adds an assortment of 30 guitar stompbox pedals that canbe arranged in any order to produce a wide variety of lush, creative effectsincluding overdrive, distortion, fuzz, delay, chorus, flange, phaser, tremolo,treble boost, wah and more.
Flex Time is a new collection of tools that allow musicians to quickly manipulatethe timing and tempo of recorded audio, including vocals and instruments, tocreate tighter performances. Using the Flex Tool, individual beats in a waveformcan be moved effortlessly with a mouse click, without the need for tedious slicingand editing. Audio Quantize can instantly fix or adjust the timing of an entireperformance by aligning notes and beats to a musical grid with a single menuselection. Varispeed provides the ability to slow down and then speed up an entiremulti-track production to help record challenging parts. Flex Time also enablesrecorded tracks to be moved between different Logic projects and matched together,even if they were performed at different tempos. All Flex Time edits are performednon destructively and in real time, even when using the highest quality settings.
MainStage 2 lets musicians use all the instruments and effects from Logic Studioto turn their Mac into the ultimate live performance rig. The new Playback plug-inprovides musicians with a backing band, allowing them to perform with pre-recordedaudio, like drums, sound effects and other accompaniments that can be triggered toplay while they are performing live. The new Loopback plug-in allows musicians torecord, layer and jam along with their own performance so a single musician canlay down a rhythm and then play a lead over it.
Soundtrack Pro 3 adds powerful new audio editing tools including Voice Level Matchwhich extracts volume information from the vocal content of one clip and appliesit to another without altering any other audio content, so editors can easilycorrect mismatched voice levels. An enhanced File Editor includes new tools tomake sophisticated edits and fine tune volume adjustments by targeting specificfrequencies such as the rustle of a paper or the bump of a desk without affectingdialogue. The new Advanced Time Stretch feature stretches and compresses audiowith incredible precision using three Apple-designed algorithms or otheralgorithms available as third party plug-ins. Soundtrack Pro and Compressor arealso available as part of the new Final Cut Studio, allowing Final Cut and Logicusers to collaborate and share files.
Pricing & Availability
Logic Studio is now available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com.au), Apple’s retail stores and Apple AuthorisedResellers for a recommended retail price of A$749 inc GST and existing users of LogicStudio and Logic Pro can upgrade for a recommended retail price of A$299 inc GST. Fullsystem requirements and more information on Logic Studio can be found at www.apple.com.au/logicstudio. Logic Express, a streamlinedand even more affordable version of Logic for GarageBand users who want more powerand control, will ship in August for a recommended retail price of A$299 inc GST andwill be available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com.au),Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers.
Logic Studio is now available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com.au), Apple’s retail stores and Apple AuthorisedResellers for a recommended retail price of A$749 inc GST and existing users of LogicStudio and Logic Pro can upgrade for a recommended retail price of A$299 inc GST. Fullsystem requirements and more information on Logic Studio can be found at www.apple.com.au/logicstudio. Logic Express, a streamlinedand even more affordable version of Logic for GarageBand users who want more powerand control, will ship in August for a recommended retail price of A$299 inc GST andwill be available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com.au),Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers.
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