Logic Pro - Tech Specs
Year introduced: 2013
Minimum System Requirements
macOS Sonoma 14.4 or later
6GB of available storage space for minimum installation or 72GB of storage space for full Sound Library installation
Logic Remote Minimum System Requirements
iPad: iPadOS 18.0 or later
iPhone: iOS 18.0 or later*
iPod touch: iOS 18.0 or later*
*Smart Controls, Sound Library navigation, Smart Help, full mixer, and access to plug-in controls are available only on iPad.
General
2114 definable key and MIDI commands
90 recallable screens
200-step undo history, including plug-in and mixer editing undo
Full plug-in latency compensation, also for external audio and MIDI gear
1/3840-note resolution for MIDI events
Audio
Audio file resolution up to 32-bit/192kHz
Audio I/O resolution up to 24-bit/192kHz
Maximum project length greater than 6 hours at 96kHz; 13 hours at 44.1kHz
Professional dithering algorithms (POW-r, Apogee UV22HR)
64-bit summing engine
Score Editor
Up to 16 independent voices per part
Over 4000 predefined chord grids
Tablature supports up to 16-string instruments with any tuning
Articulation Sets for intuitive key switching between articulations on Logic and 3rd party instruments
Score symbols
Notes and rests for various lengths
Auto-adapting multi-bar rests
Key and time signature symbols
Clef signs
Slurs and crescendo/decrescendo symbols
Various note head types including percussion styles
Accents, bowing marks, fermatas, and other symbols that apply to specific notes
Phrasing marks
Trills and other ornaments, tremolo symbols
Sustain pedal markings
Bar lines, repeat signs, and Segno and Coda markings
Chord symbols
Chord grids and tablature symbols
Page and line break symbols
Support for Bravura font
MusicXML import and export
Plug-ins and Sounds
Plug-ins
108 effect plug-ins including Pedalboard, which includes 35 stompboxes
28 Software Instrument Plug-ins
9 MIDI plug-ins
7 instrument and effect plug-ins with support for up to 7.1 surround
14 effect plug-ins with support for up to 7.1.4 surround
Custom instrument-tuning system including 97 fixed tuning presets, equal-tempered, custom, and Hermode tuning
Sound Library
5953 total patches for audio, auxiliary, software instrument, and output tracks
13,552 Apple Loops covering a wide range of genres
1250 Sampler instruments
110 Quick Sampler instruments
3556 Alchemy presets
150 Drum Machine Designer kits with more than 3066 individual kit piece patches
4529 plug-in settings for 104 plug-ins
1060 reverb spaces and warped effects for Space Designer
54 groove patterns for Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in
26 Live Loops grids
4 Tutorial projects
161 patterns and templates for Step Sequencer
Mixer
Up to 1000 stereo audio channel strips
Up to 1000 software instrument channel strips
Up to 1000 auxiliary channel strips
Up to 256 busses
Up to 1000 external MIDI tracks
15 inserts for internal or Audio Units effect plug-ins
8 inserts for internal or Audio Units MIDI plug-ins
12 sends per channel strip, pre- or post-fader, or post-pan
32 groups for audio, software instrument, or MIDI channel strips
Control Surface Support
Additional plug-ins available from third‑party manufacturers
Frontier Design Group: AlphaTrack
Jazzmutant: Dexter
KORG: nanoKONTROL
M-Audio: Axiom, Axiom Pro, Axiom AIR, Oxygen
Novation Launch Pad: all models
PreSonus: FaderPort
Roland: V-STUDIO 20
Smart AV: Smart Console
Extensive support via control surface plug‑ins
Apogee Electronics GiO
Apple Logic Remote for iPhone and iPad
CM Labs: Motor Mix
Custom Recording Light
Emagic: Logic Control, XT
EuCon protocol support for Euphonix / AVID Artist series control surface systems
Frontier Design Group: TranzPort
hexler: TouchOSC
JL Cooper: CS-32, FaderMaster 4/100, MCS3
KORG: KONTROL49, microKONTROL
Mackie: Baby HUI, HUI, Mackie Control, C4, Extender, MCU Pro, MCU XT Pro
M-Audio: iControl
Novation: all AutoMap-compatible devices
Radikal Technologies: SAC-2k, SAC-2.2
Roland: SI-24
TASCAM: US-2400
Yamaha: 01V96, 01X, 02R96, DM1000, DM2000
Comprehensive support for any control hardware via MIDI Learn
SSL UF1, UC1, UF8
Surround and Spatial Audio
Support for a variety of surround channel configurations
Surround Formats
Quadraphonic
LCRS
5.1 (ITU)
6.1 (ES/EX)
7.1 (3/4.1)
7.1 (SDDS)
5.1.2
5.1.4
7.1.2
7.1.4
Spatial Audio Formats
Bed Formats
5.1 (ITU 775)
7.1
7.1.2
Monitoring Formats
Binaural (for stereo headphones)
Dolby Renderer
Apple Renderer (Standard Spatial Audio Profile1)
Apple Renderer (Personalized Spatial Audio Profile1 2)
Apple Renderer (Head Tracking, Standard Spatial Audio Profile1)
Apple Renderer (Head Tracking, Personalized Spatial Audio Profile1 2)
2.0
5.1
7.1
5.1.4
7.1.4
Mac Built‑in Speakers3
Renderer for Studio Display Speakers4
Compatibility
Open projects from Logic 5 or later
Open projects from Logic Pro for iPad
Open GarageBand songs directly in Logic Pro
Support for Core Audio–compliant MIDI and audio hardware
Support for Audio Units effect, instrument, and MIDI plug-ins
Import/Export AAF and XML (Final Cut Pro) projects
Export Dolby Atmos mixes as ADM BWF64 files compatible with Apple Music
Create a project from an ADM BWF64 file complete with surround bed track and all object tracks and metadata
Import/Export MIDI regions as MIDI files, export MIDI and audio regions as Apple Loops
Import/Export music notation to MusicXML
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 (BWF), CAF, MP3, and M4A (Apple Lossless, AAC)
Burn any bounced audio directly to CD or DVD-A (PCM audio only)
Support for Ableton Link synchronization
Requires iPhone with iOS 16 or later and TrueDepth camera. See support.apple.com/en-us/HT213318 for more information.
Personalized Spatial Audio Profile requires macOS 13 or later, iCloud, and an iCloud‑enabled device.
Supports built‑in speakers on a MacBook Pro (2018 or later), MacBook Air (2018 or later), or iMac (2021 or later).
Supports built‑in speakers on a Studio Display.