Logic Platinum is Emagic‘s flagship software for computer-based music production. It elegantly combines composition, notation and audio production facilities in one comprehensive product. Logic Platinum's renowned reliability, flexibility and sound quality has seen it become the most widely used program of its type in professional circles.

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Maximum Power for Pro‘s: Logic Platinum

The most powerful program of the Logic series was designed to meet the needs of professional musicians and producers. The unique combination of intuitive usability, freely configurable user interface, comprehensive MIDI and audio editing possibilities is extended by polished film and sync features. This exemplary flexibility guarantees an ergonomic workflow and maximum productivity.

Logic offers superb sound quality with precise 32-Bit signal processing, a surround sound digital mixer (up to 7.1), sample-accurate automation and over 50 high-quality audio effect plug-ins. Logic maximises performance through optimizations for Macintosh systems that feature velocity engine and/or multiple processors. Logic also opens the door to expansion of the Logic system with ProTools hardware, providing a highly integrated music production tool, supporting sample rates up to 192kHz, and a dynamic resolution of up to 24 Bit.

This unique combination of facilities and performance makes Logic Platinum the perfect hub for your studio

General

Ultra-precise 32 Bit internal processing
Event resolution 1/3,840 note
Tempo resolution accurate to 1/10,000 bpm in the range from 0.05 to 9,999 bpm
Freely configurable user interface
90 freely configurable Screensets per song
Over 800 freely definable Key and MIDI commands for all important program functions
Interactive windows with Catch/Link/Content Link
Individually zoomable/resizable tracks
Optimized user interface offering fast navigation
New online help system
Localized menus, multilingual interface
Synchronized Quicktime video support
Adaptive, self-configuring Track Mixer for MIDI & audio
Comprehensive Logic Control system support
MIDI

Virtually unlimited number of MIDI tracks
Realtime MIDI quantize, Groove Templates
Matrix, Event, Hyper and Transform Editors
Time signature and key change Editor
Score Editor: realtime notation, coloured notes, steptime input window, professional layout/printout
HyperDraw™ for all event types in Arrange, Matrix and Score Editor
Sophisticated MIDI processing Environment
Touch Tracks: live playing of folders/sequencies
AMT for precise MIDI timing with AMT8/Unitor8
Up to 128 MIDI ports supported
OMS/MTP compatible
Full synchronization options with MTC, MMC, SMPTE
AutoLink with SoundDiver (Mac OS 9)
Automation

All-new, track-based, sample-accurate automation engine for virtually every parameter including effect plug-ins and Audio Instruments
Independent of sequencer record status
Read, write, latch and touch modes
32 Bit automation data resolution
Automated parameters are displayed with full name and value
Color-coded automation data is displayed directly in Arrange window as envelope with break points
Break points can be freely drawn, edited and scaled
Automation curves freely adjustable between convex, concave, s-form or linear shapes
Automation data can be moved or copied with corresponding audio data, or independently
Plug-Ins and Audio-Instruments

Up to 64 Audio Instruments for insertion of Emagic, Audio Unit (Mac OS X) and VST2 (Mac OS 9) virtual instruments
15 inserts for plug-ins and 8 sends per Audio Instrument
3 new Emagic instruments included – ES M monophonic, ES P polyphonic and ES E for ensemble sounds
Optional ES1, ES2, EXS24 mk II, EVP88, EVB3, EDV6
Audio Unit (Mac OS X) and VST/VST2 (Mac OS 9) realtime plug-in support
Over 50 effect plug-ins included: various delays, reverbs, distortions, dynamics, modulation effects, BitCrusher, Auto Filter, Enveloper, Spectral Gate, etc. Of these, Phase/Clip Distortion, Denoiser, DeEsser, Tremolo, Stereo Spread, Exciter, SubBass, Limiter, Adaptive Limiter, Multiband Compressor are new.
Optional EVOC20 vocoder/filterbank package
Sidechains for plug-ins and Audio Instruments
ReWire support for ReBirth and Reason
Adobe Premiere & AudioSuite plug-in support (Mac OS 9)
Audio

Audio resolution up to 24 Bit/96 kHz
Up to 128 stereo audio tracks (single hardware)
Up to 255 stereo audio tracks (multi hardware)
High-end POW-r dithering Algorithm
Hardware independent audio scrubbing
8 channel surround mixing in any of 12 formats
comprehensive Channel EQ with 8 bands per track
15 FX inserts per track, 8 effect sends per track
Audio input objects with 15 FX inserts and 8 sends
64 stereo busses for subgroups and FX returns
16 inserts per bus, 16 inserts per output object
Bouncing with realtime effects
Integrated stereo sample editor with Time and Pitch Machine II™ with formant correction, Audio to Score, Quantize Audio/Groove Machine and more
Cycle-Recording for Audio, quick Punch on the fly
Fit MIDI tempo to audio, Strip Silence function
REX2 file support in Arrange and EXS24
OMF (Avid/ProTools) and Open TL import/export
Supported Audio Hardware (tracks)

Emagic Audio Engine (up to 128 stereo tracks per driver class): Core Audio (Mac OS X), Mac AV, EASI, ASIO, Direct I/O, Audiowerk2/8 (Mac OS 9)
Roland VS (Arrange editing) (8/16)
Korg 1212 I/O (96)
Sonorus StudI/O (96)
Digidesign DAE (8)
Digidesign TDM (ProTools III/24/24MIX, 24MIX+, MIX3) inc. TDM plug-ins and Surround (16-64)
Cascade 3 x Audiowerk8 for output expansion
Virtually unlimited multiple hardware support (Mac OS 9)

Technical specifications

Requirements


Mac OS 9.1 or higher
Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
604/250 MHz or better
128 MB RAM or more
CD/DVD Drive
free USB port for XSKey
Low latency Audio Interface, seperate Harddisc and MIDI Interface recommended