Logic Pro 9 - Technical Specifications

Minimum System Requirements

  • 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended).

  • Display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher.

  • OS X v10.6.8 or later.

  • Minimum 6GB of disk space. (19GB of optional content available via in-app download).

Main Windows

  • Arrange window consolidates 16 edit and browser areas, including all the tracks and regions of a project.

  • Mixer window shows all mixer channel strips, along with hosting instrument and effect plug-ins.

  • Sample Editor window for audio file editing.

  • Piano Roll window for piano roll-style editing of MIDI note and controller events.

  • Score window to edit and print MIDI note events in musical notation.

  • Hyper Editor window for “value bar” editing of MIDI events.

  • Event List window for numerical editing of regions or MIDI events.

  • Marker List window to edit text markers.

  • Tempo List window to edit tempo events.

  • Signature List window to edit time and key signatures.

  • Bin window to manage the audio files and regions of a project.

  • Loops browser area to find and preview Apple Loops based on tempo, key, style, and mood.

  • Library browser area to find channel strips, plug-in settings, or external MIDI destinations.

  • File browser area to find content on hard disk volumes and to import track data from other projects.

  • Project Note and Track Note areas for text memos.

  • Environment window for advanced routing and real-time processing of MIDI events.

General

  • 1220 definable key and MIDI commands.

  • 90 recallable screen configurations.

  • 200-step undo history.

  • Full plug-in latency compensation, also for external audio and MIDI gear.

  • Low latency mode can remove latency induced by plug-ins during recording.

Audio

  • Audio file and I/O resolution up to 24-bit/192kHz.

  • Maximum project length greater than 6 hours at 96kHz; 13 hours at 44.1kHz.

  • Trim tool for advanced timeline trimming functions.

  • 87 effect plug-ins including Pedalboard, which has 30 different stompboxes.

  • 40 software instrument plug-ins (24 from GarageBand, 16 from Logic Pro).

  • 102 software instrument tuning tables, including equal-tempered, custom, and Hermode tuning.

  • Flex Time editing using one of six different flex modes:

    • Slicing

    • Rhythmic

    • Monophonic

    • Polyphonic

    • Tempophone

    • Speed

  • High-end dithering algorithms (POW-r, UV22HR).

  • Full support for Apple Loops.

  • Freeze Tracks releases CPU resources by invisibly rendering tracks.

  • Sample-accurate audio editing in the Arrange window.

  • Nondestructive graphical audio fades and crossfades for level or speed.

MIDI

  • 1/3840 note resolution.

  • Real-time MIDI recording and notation.

  • Fast and intuitive region looping.

  • Global chord track with automatic chord recognition.

  • 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

  • Caps Lock Keyboard for real-time note entry using computer keyboard.

  • MIDI step entry.

  • Transform window for advanced editing of MIDI events.

Editing

  • Intuitive region-based editing.

  • Powerful folders facilitate organization and streamline arranging tasks.

  • Comprehensive set of editing tools assignable to left, right, and key-modified mouse buttons.

  • Easy take management:

    • Colorize takes automatically or manually

    • Single-click take selection

    • Cut, trim, move, or rearrange takes

    • Move and edit entire take folders as you would any other region

  • Quick Swipe Comping for audio:

    • Build a comp of parts from multiple takes

    • Create comps on the fly

    • Automatic, customizable crossfades between phrases

    • Flatten function replaces take folder with regions representing the current comp

    • Flatten and Merge function replaces take folder with newly created audio file

  • Nondestructive MIDI and audio quantization:

    • Groove templates definable from MIDI or audio regions

    • 34 basic quantization settings

    • Six advanced quantization parameters

  • Drum replacement or doubling to enhance recorded drum tracks with sampled drum sounds.

  • Convert audio regions to a sampler instrument MIDI track.

  • MIDI note extraction from audio for melodic transcription.

  • Graphic beat mapping for creating tempo maps from existing audio or MIDI.

  • Snap-to-transient selection.

  • Definable relative or absolute snap grid.

  • Shuffle Left and Right modes keep regions together while you’re editing.

  • Auto-crossfade mode inserts crossfades between regions automatically.

  • Destructive sample editing using built-in or external sample editor.

Mixer

  • Up to 255 audio channel strips.

  • Up to 255 software instrument channel strips.

  • Up to 255 auxiliary channel strips.

  • 64 busses.

  • Each of the above in mono, stereo, or surround (with 1-8 audio channels).

  • 15 inserts for internal or Audio Units effect plug-ins.

  • 8 sends per channel strip, pre- or post-fader, or post-pan.

  • Dynamic channel strip creation simplifies and accelerates mixer setup and configuration.

  • Various view options simplify channel strip navigation:

    • “Single” for the selected track with all routing and send destinations

    • “Arrange” for all Arrange tracks (with or without destinations)

    • “All” for a complete overview

  • Easy setup of multi-output software instruments.

  • Save/Load complete plug-in configurations using channel strip settings.

  • In-Place-Solo system with solo safe mode for any channel strip.

  • Direct insert patching of external hardware instruments and effects with latency compensation.

  • Busses as sources for recording.

  • Inline input monitoring for audio channel strips.

Grouping

  • 32 groups for audio, software instrument, or MIDI channel strips.

  • Each channel strip can be part of multiple groups.

  • Group settings for each group:

    • Editing (Selection), Phase-Locked Audio

    • Automation Mode

    • Volume, Pan, Mute, Solo

    • Input Monitoring, Record Enable

    • Send Levels 1 to 8

    • Color, Vertical Zoom, Hide

  • Group clutch to temporarily disable all groups.

  • Individual On/Off and Track Hide.

Control Surface Support

  • EuCon protocol support for Euphonix control surface systems.

  • Support for Smart AV: Smart Console.

  • Extensive support via control surface plug-ins:

    • Altech Systems / CM Automation: Motor Mix

    • Apogee Electronics: GiO

    • Frontier Design Group: TranzPort

    • JL Cooper: CS-32, FaderMaster 4/100, MCS3

    • Korg: Kontrol49, microKontrol

    • M-Audio: iControl

    • Mackie Designs: Baby HUI, HUI, Logic Control, XT, Mackie Control, C4, Extender

    • Radikal Technologies: SAC-2K

    • Roland: SI-24

    • Tascam: FE-8, FW-1082, FW-1884, US-224, US-2400, US-428

    • Yamaha: 01V96, 01X, 02R96, DM1000, DM2000

    • Custom Recording Light

    • iOS control surface apps that utilize OSC protocol

  • Comprehensive support of any control hardware via MIDI Learn.

Automation

  • Sample-accurate, track-based automation with 32-bit resolution.

  • Real-time automation recording using control surface or mouse.

  • Comprehensive graphical editing.

  • Grouped automation recording and editing.

  • Automation Quick Access for easy hardware control of currently displayed automation parameter.

  • View multiple automation parameters per track.

  • Off, Read, Touch, Latch, and Write automation modes.

Surround

  • Support for all standard surround configurations:

    • Quadraphonic

    • LCRS

    • 5.1 (ITU)

    • 6.1 (ES/EX)

    • 7.1 (SDDS or 3/4.1)

  • 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 Pro True Surround plug-ins.

  • Built in multi-mono support lets you use any mono or stereo Logic Pro or Audio Units plug-in.

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

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

Video

  • QuickTime video playback.

  • Embedded or floating window video display.

  • Digital Cinema Desktop for full-screen video display on additional monitor.

  • External video output via FireWire or DVCPRO HD.

  • Global video thumbnail track.

  • Scene detect option to mark video transitions automatically.

Compatibility

  • Open GarageBand songs directly in Logic Pro.

  • Support for Core Audio.

  • Support for Audio Units plug-ins.

  • ReWire support for integration with Reason, Ableton Live, and other ReWire-compatible applications.

  • Import/export of AAF, OMF, Open TL, and XML (Final Cut Pro) projects.

  • Import/export of MIDI regions as MIDI files, export of MIDI and audio regions as Apple Loops.

  • 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 (Broadcast Wave), CAF, SDII, MP3, and M4A (Apple Lossless, AAC)

  • Burn any bounced audio directly to CD or DVD-A (PCM audio only).