Logic Pro 8 - Technical Specifications

Additional Information

Minimum requirements to install all applications

  • Mac computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor (PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor highly recommended)

  • 1GB of RAM (2GB or more highly recommended)

  • Display with 1024-by-768 resolution (1280-by-800 or higher recommended)

  • Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later

  • QuickTime 7.2 or later

  • DVD drive for installation

  • PCI Express, ExpressCard/34, USB, or FireWire based audio interface recommended

Additional recommendations for Logic Pro

  • At least 2GB of RAM for large EXS instruments

  • USB musical keyboard (or suitable MIDI keyboard and interface) for instruments

  • Logic Node requires a Mac computer with a PowerPC G5, Intel Core, or Intel Xeon processor and Gigabit Ethernet

Surround requirements for Logic Pro and Soundtrack Pro

  • Mac computer with dual PowerPC G5 processors or an Intel Core Duo or Xeon processor

  • Multichannel audio interface

Available disk space

  • 7GB to install all applications and required content

  • Additional 39GB to install all optional content (large content packages can be installed on separate disk):

    • 10GB for Jam Pack collections

    • 16GB for sound effects

    • 6GB for surround music beds

    • 7GB for other optional content

Contents

  • DVD containing Logic Pro 8, MainStage, Soundtrack Pro 2, Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, WaveBurner 1.5, Compressor 3, Impulse Response Utility, Apple Loops Utility, QuickTime 7 Pro, and required content

  • Six content DVDs containing Jam Pack collections, sound effects, surround music beds, EXS24 samples, and impulse response files

  • Demo content DVD

  • Printed and electronic documentation

Streamlined Interface

  • 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

Ultimate Writing Studio

  • 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

Production Powerhouse

  • 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

  • Comprehensive surround support up to 7.1, with flexible surround mixing facilities

  • 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 Pro 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)

  • Master and author professional, Red Book-standard CDs with WaveBurner, included in Logic Studio

  • 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

  • Distributed audio processing (DAP) aggregates processing power of multiple computers on a network

  • Serial-based copy protection

  • Powerful folders to facilitate organization and streamline various arranging tasks

Extreme Compatibility

  • Open GarageBand songs directly in Logic Pro

  • Support for Apple Core Audio and Digidesign DAE/TDM hardware (To use Logic Pro 8 with your TDM System, you will need at least Pro Tools HD 7.3 or higher for PPC. Use of Logic Pro 8 with Pro Tools on a MacPro system will be available in an upcoming release of Pro Tools.)

  • Support for TDM and AudioSuite plug-ins with DAE/TDM hardware

  • 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

Precision Editing

  • 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

Professional Mixing and Automation

  • 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, stereo, or surround 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

  • EuCon protocol support for Euphonix MC and System-5-MC control surface systems

  • Support for Smart AV Smart Console

  • 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

Comprehensive Surround

  • Support for all standard surround configurations, including LCRS, Quad, 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1

  • Support for multichannel interleaved and split surround audio files

  • Play back, record, or process multichannel interleaved audio files

  • Surround level metering

  • Multichannel signal routing via sends, busses, and auxiliaries

  • Graphic Surround Panner to manipulate mono or stereo streams within a surround field

  • Graphic Surround Balancer to simultaneously balance all channels of surround input

  • Support for Logic Studio True Surround plug-ins

  • Built in multi-mono support lets you use any mono or stereo Logic Studio or Audio Units plug-in in a surround project

  • Surround bounce and burn to DVD-A (PCM only) disc

  • Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding and preview with Compressor

  • Easy mixdown to stereo and surround formats using Down Mixer plug-in