Logic Remote release notes

What's new

• Support for expanded Step Sequencer tools that enable live step recording, melodic drum pattern editing, and more.
• Provides stability improvements and bug fixes.

New features and enhancements

• There is now an entry for Save As in the Settings menu.
• The Step Sequencer view now includes the ability to record live into rows.
• The Step Sequencer view now offers a Mono Mode to simplify editing monophonic patterns like bass lines.
• The Step Sequencer view on iPad now includes the ability to control step input record mode.

Stability and reliability

• Resolves an issue where Logic Remote would unexpectedly quit when switching the view from Key Commands to the Smart Help while the Help content is downloading.

Performance

• Scrolling performance in Logic Remote is improved when navigating the Mixer using the left or right arrow keys in Logic Pro.

Accessibility

• VoiceOver now correctly announces the Patch selector button when Logic Remote is used with MainStage.
• The Live Loops grid in Logic Remote is now accessible with VoiceOver.
• The Remix FX controls in Logic Remote are now accessible with VoiceOver.

Live Loops

• Adjustments made to Alchemy Smart Controls parameters are now recorded properly from Logic Remote into Live Loops.
• Changes made in the Settings menu in Live Loops now appear as expected.
• It is now possible to select multiple empty Live Loops cells in Logic Remote.
• Live Loops Drummer and Pattern cells can now be moved between all tracks in a Track Stack in Logic Remote.
• It is now possible to select multiple cells in the Live Loops display along the top bar in the Keyboard view.
• Resolves an issue where the Live Loops display along the top of the Smart Controls & Fretboard window would unexpectedly disappear when toggling the Hide Tracks display in Logic Pro.
• Swiping from one Live Loops column trigger to another in Logic Remote now queues cells as expected in Logic Pro.
• There is now a gain control in the Playback submenu for Live Loops cells.

Step Sequencer

• Step Sequencer pattern regions now continue to play if the Step Sequencer view is hidden while playing and a Live Loops cell is tapped to add a step.
• The Pattern Inspector now includes the ability to control Legato, Automation Mode, and MIDI channel settings.

Mixer

• When an output in MainStage is set to mono, Logic Remote no longer shows a pan control on the channel strip.
• Selecting a Mixer channel in Logic Remote now deselects other multiple selected tracks.
• The Sends on Faders menu item is now consistently available.
• Selection of inserts on Software Instrument channel strips now continues to work after removing a Software Instrument plug-in and then inserting another.
• Double-tapping a fader now resets it to 0 db as expected.
• Volume faders now remain adjustable after they have been moved to their minimal positions.
• Channel meters in the mixer now continue to display while scrolling the view in Logic Remote.
• Send pop-ups now open immediately when tapped.
• The Alchemy plug-in view no longer switches back to page 1 when the channel view is toggled on or off.
• The Space Designer plug-in view no longer switches to page 1 when a value on page 2 is edited.
• Resolves an issue where Logic Remote unexpectedly displayed faders for channels that did not include the selected send in Sends on Faders mode.
• Resolves an issue where Logic Remote unexpectedly displays mixer controls when a folder track is selected.
• The mixer view in Logic Remote now updates more reliably to match Logic Pro.
• Two finger swiping on Magic Trackpad 2 now adjusts volume faders as expected.

Plug-ins

• Toggling the EQ On/Off button in Chromaverb no longer causes the plug-in window to jump to page 1.

Remix FX

• Changes made to the filter strip for Remix FX with the FX lock enabled are now reflected when the full Remix FX view is revealed.
• It's now possible to reach entries at the bottom of the Remix FX view in Logic Remote.

Smart Controls

• The Smart Controls view in Logic Remote now updates more reliably to match Logic Pro.

Automation

• Faders on Logic Remote now update as expected when using Touch Trim or Touch Relative automation modes.

Key commands

• New markers created with a key command in Logic Remote are now immediately visible in Logic Remote.
• Pressing the 1 key on a Smart Keyboard to open the Smart Controls and Keyboard view no longer opens the Loop browser if the Loop Browser was displayed in the previous view.
• The Key Commands view now opens directly to the last viewed page when returning from another view.
• There is now a Save Project key command available for Magic Keyboard.
• Resolves various issues executing key commands with a Bluetooth keyboard connected to iPhone.
• The Edit Key Commands menu now displays as expected after moving the Library view to the bottom of the display.
• The Key Commands editor now displays as expected after selecting Edit Key Commands while the timeline is displayed.

General

• Adding samples to Drum Machine Designer no longer causes an unexpected alert to briefly display in Logic Remote.
• The time display now remains visible when switching the device orientation from landscape to portrait on iPhone.
• Notes are now sustained as expected when recording MIDI with Sustain enabled in the Smart Keyboard.
• Resolves an issue where switching from Remix FX to Channel EQ could result in a blurred or empty display.
• The placement and sizing of the library when switching views has been improved.

Stability/Reliability

• Logic Remote no longer quits unexpectedly sometimes when playing notes on a connected MIDI keyboard.

Mixer

• The mixer view in Logic Remote now updates more reliably to match Logic Pro.
• On iPad, moving a fader on the Mixer after scrolling no longer causes other faders to appear to move as well.

Live Loops

• The Grid Stop button now behaves as expected after tapping Edit in Live Loops view. 

Touch Instruments

• Drum pads and Smart Controls now show reliably when loading Electronic Drum Kit patches.

New features and enhancements

• Adds the ability to control Step Sequencer using your iPad or iPhone to create beats, bass lines, and melodic parts.
• Supports keyboard commands when using a Smart Keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard.

Stability and reliability

• Logic Remote no longer hangs sometimes:
  • When accessing the Library after viewing the Mixer when connected to MainStage.
  • When using Live Loops and Remix FX on an iPhone.

Accessibility

• VoiceOver now announces the view selection buttons in the top bar.
• Using VoiceOver to disable Sustain on Chord Strips now works correctly.

Live Loops

• Scene names and trigger buttons now remain visible while dragging Live Loops cells.
• Live Loops now behaves more reliably when selecting and triggering scenes.
• The Scene Setting window now reliably appears after adding tracks in Logic Pro. 
• Swiping to trigger cells now reliably queues them for playback.
• Logic Remote now reliably updates the view to show Live Loops cells selected in Logic.
• Logic Remote now scrolls reliably after adjusting the size of the Live Loops grid.
• Held notes are no longer unexpectedly cut off when cell recording starts.
• Live Loops cell colors now display correctly when the Region Color option is set to “As Track Color” in Logic Pro.

Mixer

• Two finger gestures on an external trackpad can now be used to control panners, knobs and faders.
• The mixer view in Logic Remote now updates more reliably to match Logic Pro.
• The page view controller buttons in plug-in windows now respond to single taps.
• The Drum Kit Designer plug-in now reliably displays on the channel strip for Drummer tracks.

Smart Controls

• The Smart Controls view in Logic Pro now updates to reflect changes made on Logic Remote.

Touch Instruments

• Touch Instruments now respond reliably to MIDI input from external controllers connected using the camera adapter kit.
• Fretboard view on the iPhone now remains visible after going to the Perform Using view and back without changing the selection.

Content 

• The Library window now remains open after tapping a preset to allow easy sound browsing.

General

• On iPhone, the Cut command now works as expected after selecting Live Loops cells in landscape orientation and then switching to portrait orientation before executing the Cut command.
• Logic remote now displays the correct track after switching the view from Smart Controls to Live Loops.
• Logic Remote now shows a dialog when the New Track window is open in a new empty project in Logic Pro.

New Features/Enhancements

• Control Live Loops from your iPad or iPhone by triggering cells or switching between scenes.
• Use Multi-Touch to perform Remix FX on individual tracks or the entire song mix.
• Browse and add Apple Loops to your Live Loops projects from your iPad.
• Logic Remote now supports Dark Mode.

Accessibility

• The Fretboard on iPhone is now accessible using VoiceOver.
• Settings for I/O, Sends, and the master fader are now accessible using VoiceOver.
• The previous track button is now properly announced by VoiceOver.

Stability/Reliability

• Logic Remote no longer quits unexpectedly sometimes when playing chord strips immediately after waking the device on iPad Pro with 12.9-inch screen.
• Logic Remote no longer quits unexpectedly sometimes when changing patches rapidly in MainStage.

Mixer

• The Pan and Binaural Pan menu items no longer are unexpectedly displayed on mono tracks, and display as expected on stereo tracks.
• Moving a fader to +6 dB in Logic Remote no longer causes the corresponding fader in Logic to jump to -∞.
• Track Stacks no longer show a superfluous pan control.
• When adjusting a Pan control, the overlay now shows the absolute Pan value rather than the value relative to the previous setting.
• Logic Remote now displays faders in gold when Logic was in Sends on Faders mode.
• In projects containing more channels than can be shown at once, it is now possible to swipe the view directly to the Master channel strip in the Mixer.
• Logic Remote now reliably displays a second plug-in inserted on a channel strip.
• Pop-up windows for channel strip input, output, stereo and pan assignments now show checkmarks next to the currently assigned settings.
• Logic Remote no longer displays spurious solo buttons on the Stereo Out and Master channel strips.
• Bus sends are no longer sometimes unexpectedly bypassed after a different bus is bypassed, the device home button is pressed, and then Logic Remote is brought to the foreground again.
• The buttons to open plug-ins now work reliably.
• The Instrument slot on a Software Instrument channel strip no longer switches to "No Input" instead of "Instrument"  when a Drum Kit Designer plug-in is removed from the slot using Logic Control.
• Plug-in pop-up windows now work reliably after changing the order of plug-ins on the channel strip.
• The first channel is now properly labeled "Audio 1" in projects that contain a large number of tracks.
• The first tracks in the Logic Remote mixer now respond to touch in projects that contain more tracks than can fit at once on the iPad screen.
• The faders on Logic Remote now visibly update as expected after writing automation.
• Logic Remote faders now show decimal increments for fader values.
• Mono channels no longer incorrectly display a pan control panned all the way to the left.

Plug-ins

• Switching from a plug-in with multiple pages to one with a single page no longer causes the view to go blank.
• The Linear Phase EQ now has the same design as in Logic Pro X and MainStage.
• The gain controls for parametric bands in the Channel EQ now affect the correct bands.
• The Channel EQ Gain Scaler and Analyzer scale controls can now be adjusted directly from the touch screen.
• Logic Remote now reliably shows the shaded bandwidth area for an EQ band in the Channel EQ while adjusting the frequency.

Smart Controls

• Drum Machine Designer kit piece names now display as expected in the Drum Pads view.

General

• Smart Controls no longer appear inactive after undoing deletion of a patch.
• The Sustain switch now reliably activates when using Logic Remote with MainStage when switching from "Smart Controls and Keyboard" to "Chord Strips" and back to "Smart Controls and Keyboard" again.
• The Key Command view now retains the current page when switching to another view and then back.
• The Tempo button in the Tempo and Time Signature window now visibly indicates being tapped.
• When editing the Key Commands page on an iPhone in landscape, the correct page number is reliably indicated.
• The playhead no longer unexpectedly changes position when changing from portrait to landscape orientation on iPhone X.

• Includes stability improvements and bug fixes.

• Includes stability improvements and bug fixes.

 New Features and enhancements

• iPhone now offers more Touch instrument controls, including guitar, bass, drums, Smart Strings and chord strips.

Mixer

• The name for the master output channel on the mixer now remains visible after adding tracks.
• On iPhone, selecting an empty Software Instrument channel strip no longer incorrectly displays audio interface input controls.
• The EQ again reliably displays correctly on the iOS device. 
• External Instrument channel strips added to MainStage now show solo buttons in Logic Remote.
• The Stereo Output channel no longer sometimes shows a Record button on iPhone. 
• The plug-in setting pop-over now remains open until you tap outside its boundaries, making it easier to audition different settings.

Stability and reliability

• Logic Remote no longer quits unexpectedly on iPhone if the device is rotated while the “Please open a Logic Project to begin” dialog is being displayed. 

General

• If MainStage is relaunched while Logic Remote is showing the "Please open a MainStage concert to begin" dialog, the dialog now closes as expected after opening a concert. 
• Logic Remote now shows the “Please open a Logic project to begin” dialog instead of the mixer from the previous project when a file is closed on the host. 
• Logic Remote now allows creation of up to six Drummer tracks with GarageBand.
• Muted notes played on the fretboard of a Chord Strip are now recorded properly in GarageBand. 
• Sustain is now automatically disabled when the arpeggiator is enabled.
• There is now better velocity sensitivity response when playing Touch Instruments.

Plug-ins

• Logic Remote now controls the puck in Alchemy as expected. 

Mixer

• Scrolling the Mixer no longer causes the Peak Meters to go blank.
• Changes made to track names and colors on the host are now immediately visible in the Inspector of Logic Remote.
• Tapping on an empty send in Logic Remote no longer displays unusable commands, such as Bypass.
• The Sends menu no longer comes up unexpectedly when tapping an External MIDI, or Output channel.
• Changes to a channel’s panning mode in the host application area are now immediately reflected in Logic Remote.
• Stereo pan controls can now be inverted directly from Logic Remote.
• The Record button now reliably becomes visible when Show/Hide Record Enable Button is chosen in GarageBand while using Logic Remote on the iPhone.
• It's now possible to add additional sends using Logic Remote when the first page of sends is full, and there are not yet any sends on the second page.

General

• On the iPhone, all bar and beat position values are now visible when the playhead position is earlier than the first bar of the song.
• The Timeline now remains visible after the device is rotated to landscape and then back to portrait mode.
• Help tags now reliably remain visible on iPhone.

Touch Instruments

• It's now possible to set the Drum Kit as the Touch Instrument input for any Software Instrument patch.
• Logic Remote’s Touch Instrument input method now updates reliably when changing patches.
• The Touch Instruments keyboard no longer sends an unexpectedly large number of Sustain Off messages in some circumstances.

Mixer

• Level meters throughout the application now register peaks in a consistent manner.
• Level meters now display value readouts.
• Double-tapping an empty EQ overview now adds the EQ plug-in type specified by the host application.
• Double-tapping the compressor slot now inserts a Compressor plug-in.
• Double-tapping a volume fader now sets its gain to 0db.
• Mixer channels now show a clip indicator on iPhone.
• It is now possible to reset all level meters by tapping the peak level display on one meter.
• It is now possible to bypass individual sends in the Logic Remote Mixer view.
• It is now possible to assign new sends in the Logic Remote Mixer view.
• Bypassed sends are now dimmed in the Logic Remote Mixer view.
• Plug-ins assigned to channel strips can now be opened with a double-tap.
• On iPhone, removing the last send from the Send 5-8 bank now causes the view to switch to the Sends 1-4 bank as expected.
• On iPhone, the scale on the Master meter no longer shows as linear when exponential is chosen in Logic’s preferences.
• In EXS24, the Prev/Next buttons are now correctly labeled.

Key Commands

• Key command buttons on Logic Remote now illuminate to show their state.

General

• Logic Remote now supports Trim and Relative automation modes.
• Logic Remote now reliably showed the correct path to selected patches.
• Logic Remote no longer sends unexpected sustain off messages at the start of MIDI recording.
• The space bar on an iPad Pro Smart Keyboard can now be used to stop/start.

New features and enhancements

• Adds support for iPad Pro and iPhone.
  (iPhone version is compatible with Logic Pro X only and limited to transport control, dual channel strip faders, automation recording, and access to key commands)
• You can now connect multiple devices running Logic Remote simultaneously to the same host application.
• You can now drag key command buttons to new positions in the Key Commands view.
• The Reset Solo button now controls the Kill/Recall Solo button in Logic Pro X.

iPad Pro enhancements

• The higher resolution of the iPad Pro allows it to display more:
  • The number of visible channel strips in the mixer increases from 9 to 12.
  • The maximum number of currently playable piano keys increases from 31 to 41.
  • The number of visible key command buttons increases from 24 to 35.
  • The number of currently playable Chord Strips increases from 8 to 12.
• Logic Remote on the iPad Pro includes a combined view that offers a row of Key Commands in addition to the Smart Controls + Touch Instrument view and the Chord Strips view.
• On the iPad Pro, the Channel Strip element is combined with the plug-in interface. This allows you to use the plug-in chain without returning to the Mixer view.

Reliability

• Logic Remote 1.3 includes various fixes and enhancements to improve connectivity.

Key commands 

• The Key Commands window now refreshes as expected when reconnecting to a host.
• Tapping an unassigned key command cell on Logic Remote no longer causes the screen in Logic Pro X to flash.

Plug-ins

• It's no longer necessary to open a Channel EQ plug-in window on the host for Logic Remote to display the EQ curve.
• Adjusting the ES2 Digiwaves slider from Logic Remote no longer causes ES2 to unexpectedly cycle through waves.

Touch instruments

• The onscreen keyboard now triggers sound as expected after switching from the keyboard to chord strips and then back to the keyboard.

• The EQ graph on the Channel EQ now draws correctly.
• Gain values on the Channel EQ now render in the correct position on the screen.
• When used with GarageBand, Logic Remote no longer shows Note Repeat and Spot Erase buttons on the Drum Pads view.

New features

• Logic Remote now includes tabbed Transform Pad and X/Y Pad Smart Controls for Alchemy instruments.
• It's now possible to create more than one Drummer track in Logic Pro X or GarageBand using Logic Remote.
• A double-tap on an Instrument slot now opens the Instrument plug-in.

Additional updates

• Includes general stability improvements.
• Logic Remote now shows the same warning dialog as Logic Pro X when Automation Write mode is selected.
• When selecting an input or output in Logic Remote, the current channel is now indicated by a checkmark.

New features

• Logic remote no longer shows an unneeded Solo button on External MIDI channel strips.
• Editing graphs in the Graphic EQ is more responsive.
• You can now dismiss pop-up menus brought up from a channel strip by tapping anywhere on the same channel strip.

New features

• You can adjust the Logic Pro X Channel EQ directly from an iPad.
• A new plug-in view provides access to Logic or Audio Unit plug-in parameters with Logic Pro X.
• You can remotely add or reorder plug-ins with Logic Pro X.
• Control the microphone and other input settings for compatible audio interfaces
• It is now possible to navigate tracks in the LCD pop-up menu.
• Holding the transport channel switch buttons now scrolls through tracks or channels.
• Single-tapping the center of a knob no longer affects its value.
• The Bass Fretboard touch instrument is now available with all patches.
• Logic Remote now has an option to override the system sleep settings on an iPad.
• The Metronome button's state now reflects the state of the Metronome in Logic Pro X or GarageBand.
• The Mixer now opens to the last selected view.

Stability

• Logic Remote no longer quits unexpectedly when switching to Smart Controls view from Drum Pad or Chord Strip view with a drum machine patch selected.

General

• If you reopen Logic Pro X, Logic Remote no longer briefly shows an unneeded “Please open a Logic project” dialog while reconnecting.
• Logic Remote no longer overrides MainStage’s tremolo knob position.
• The next and previous patch buttons are now reliably available with MainStage when you select the first or last patch in the patch list.

• Adds support for iOS 8

• New streamlined design
• Adds more scale choices for Touch Instruments

Fixes an issue that prevented scale modes and chord strips from updating to the current project key.

• Includes support for MainStage 3.
• There is now a slider to adjust the velocity sensitivity of Touch Instruments.
• Logic Remote no longer offers the menu item “New Drummer Track” when the current Logic project already has a Drummer track.
• The screen to insert a plug-in is no longer blank after creating a new project in the Smart Controls/Touch Instruments view.
• The Remove Key Command menu item no longer appears when tapping an empty tile in the Key Commands window.
• Resolves a rare issue in which the Logic Remote and GarageBand timelines might become out of sync. 
• Logic Remote no longer prevents iPad from entering sleep mode.
• When a new patch is created via the gear menu, Logic Remote now switches to the Library view.
• Includes several accessibility improvements.

• Adds compatibility with GarageBand for Mac (v10.0).
• Velocity range is adjustable for Touch Instruments.
• Library Browser and Smart Controls can now appear on screen together.
• Includes various improvements to enhance performance and stability.

• Includes several improvements to resolve issues related to connecting Logic Remote to the computer running Logic Pro X.
• Resolves an issue in which Logic Remote might quit unexpectedly when changing banks in the Mixer while moving a fader.
• Resolves an issue in which notes might hang while switching articulation settings.
• Fixes an issue in which the Chord Strip window might turn black if an empty Software Instrument track was created while it was open.
• Resolves an issue in which the Logic Remote LCD sometimes showed "Not Connected" after it successfully connected to Logic Pro X.
• The velocity range when playing Software Instruments from Logic Remote has increased.
• Fixes an issue in which switching out of Logic Remote while holding notes on the keyboard might lead to stuck notes in Logic Pro X.
• Includes several improvements to reduce the likelihood of hanging notes when using a USB keyboard with iPad.
• iPad no longer goes to sleep if Logic Remote is sending MIDI, or if Logic Pro X is playing.