New in Logic Express 8 - Logic Express 8 makes it easier than ever to translate musical inspiration into professional recordings. A redesigned interface and a range of powerful, easy-to-use features put sophisticated tools at your fingertips.

Extended information

Single-Window Design
The Arrange window in Logic Pro 8 consolidates production activities in a single, elegantly-designed workspace. You can record multiple takes; cut, move, or stretch audio with sample accuracy; browse channel strip settings; audition Apple Loops; and drop chords onto your lead sheet—all from one central space, without managing multiple windows.

Effortless multitake recording
Region-based take management speeds up multitake recording, editing, and processing. An expandable take folder makes it simple to recall overdubs, and entire take folders can be moved and edited like regions.

New audio editing tools
Work faster and with greater precision using powerful new features like snap-to-transient selection, graphical time stretching, and sample-accurate editing in the Arrange window.

New Instruments
Logic Express now includes Ultrabeat, ES2, and the complete EXS24 Sampler.

Simplified setup
Production-ready templates, a streamlined track setup window, and dynamic channel strip creation get you up and running fast. Improved ReWire support provides easy integration with other music applications.

Quick Swipe comping
With breakthrough Quick Swipe comping, you can simply swipe over the best portions of each take to create a seamless comp, complete with transition-smoothing crossfades.

Portable preferences
Save your key commands, channel strip settings and plug-in settings to your .Mac account for easy backup, sharing, and portability.

New Effects
Logic Express now features Guitar Amp Pro, Ringshifter, and full-featured Pitch Correction.

Logic Express 8 delivers the power, precision, and professional toolset of Logic Pro 8—including a redesigned interface that allows musicians to write, record, edit, and mix with unparalleled speed and ease.

A new workspace featuring a single-window design, retractable panes, and Dual Channel Strips eliminates clutter and lets you focus on your music.

A powerful set of music creation tools make it easy to capture and develop your musical inspirations, whether you’re writing a rock song, crafting a club remix, or composing to picture.

Advanced tracking features include seamless punch recording, input monitoring, and effortless multi-take management.

Audio editing features let you work with power and precision, and Quick Swipe comping lets you build the perfect track with unprecedented ease.

Complete your project with powerful mixing and automation tools, along with optimized mixer views to help you visualize the signal flow of any audio path.

An open architecture offers enormous freedom to musicians by supporting a wide range of professional hardware and software options.

Logic Express 8 features 36 incredible-sounding instrument plug-ins from Logic Studio—including Ultrabeat, EXS24 Sampler, the ES synth series, and more than a dozen GarageBand instruments.

Easily move projects from your bedroom to the studio and beyond without missing a beat.

Shape and transform your sound with 70 professional effects from Logic Studio–including Guitar Amp Pro, Ringshifter, and full-featured Pitch Correction.

Technical specifications

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
o Region-based quantize, transpose, gate, swing and velocity control
o MIDI Groove templates
o Creative MIDI processing and routing in the Environment
o Caps Lock Keyboard for note entry using computer keyboard
o Custom and Hermode tuning
o MIDI step entry
* Full support for Apple Loops
o Apple Loops browser for finding and previewing loops based on tempo, key, style, and mood
o Export of MIDI and audio regions as Apple Loops
o Edit plug-ins and MIDI performances for Software Instrument loops
o Independent loop transposition
o Comprehensive loop tagging and editing with Apple Loops Utility
* Complete music notation
o Real-time transcription
o Instrument transposition
o Guitar tablature
o Drum notation
o Chord symbols
o Adaptive lyric input
o Automatic multibar rests
o Comprehensive palette of slurs, crescendis, and other ornaments
o Staff Styles for easy recall of multiple stave attributes
o Score Sets allow instruments to be combined for editing and print
o Layout and printing of complete professional scores
* Robust video playback features
o Embedded or floating video window display
o Digital Cinema Desktop for display of full screen video on second monitor
o External video output via Firewire or DVCPro HD
o Global video thumbnail track
o 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
* 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 Express 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)
* 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
* Extreme Compatibility
o Open GarageBand songs directly in Logic Express
o Support for Apple Core Audio
o Support for Audio Units plug-ins
o Support for AAF, OMF, Open TL, and XML (Final Cut Pro)
o Streamlined ReWire support for optimized integration with Reason, Ableton Live, and other ReWire-compatible applications
* Serial-based copy protection
* Powerful folders to facilitate organization and streamline various arranging tasks

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
o Region-based take recording and management in automatically generated take folders
o Pack existing tracks into take folders
o Single-click take selection
o Colorize takes on the fly
o Intelligent unpacking of take folders onto separate tracks
o Move and edit entire take folders like any other region
* Revolutionary Quick Swipe Comping
o Build a comp track from multiple takes
o Create comps on the fly
o Audition comps in real time
o Automatic, customizable crossfades between phrases
o Flatten function replaces take folder with regions that represent the current comp
o Flatten and Merge function replaces take folder with newly created audio file
* Multiple MIDI editors
o Piano Roll
o Score
o Hyper
o Event List
o 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 or stereo 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
* Support for active control surfaces via CS plug-ins
* Curve tool for refining automation
* Powerful automation features include:
o Group automation recording
o Linked editing of grouped automation
o Automation Quick Access for easy hardware control of currently selected parameter
o Automate any channel strip parameter or plug-in parameter on the fly or manually input parameter values using a breakpoint interface
o View multiple automation parameters for a single track at once
o Simultaneously view and edit automation for single or multiple tracks
o Read, write, touch, and latch automation modes

Included Instruments from Logic Studio:
* Synthesizers
o EFM1 (FM Synth)
o ES E (Ensemble Synth)
o ES M (Monophonic Synth)
o ES P (Polyphonic Synth)
o ES1 Synth (Analog Synth)
o ES2 Synth (Subtractive Synth)
o EVOC20 PS (Vocoder Synth)
* EXS24 Sampler
* Ultrabeat (Drum Synthesizer/Sampler/Sequencer) MO
* External Instrument plug-in
* Klopfgeist (Metronome Sound Generator)
* Test Oscillator
* All 24 GarageBand instruments
o Analog Basic
o Analog Mono
o Analog Pad
o Analog Swirl
o Analog Sync
o Bass
o Church Organ
o Digital Basic
o Digital Mono
o Digital Stepper
o Drum Kits
o Electric Clav
o Electric Piano
o Guitar
o Horns
o Hybrid Basic
o Hybrid Morph
o Piano
o Sound Effects
o Strings
o Tonewheel Organ
o Tuned Percussion
o Voice
o Woodwind

Included Effects from Logic Studio:
* Amp Modeling
o Bass Amp
o Guitar Amp
* Delay
o Echo
o Sample Delay
o Stereo Delay
o Tape Delay
* Distortion
o Bitcrusher
o Clip Distortion
o Distortion
o Distortion II
o Overdrive
o Phase Distortion
* Dynamics
o Compressor
o DeEsser
o Ducker
o Enveloper
o Expander
o Limiter
o Noise Gate
o Preset Multipressor
o Silver Compressor
o Silver Gate
* EQ
o Channel EQ
o DJ EQ
o Fat EQ
o High Cut
o High Pass Filter
o High Shelving EQ
o Low Cut
o Low Pass Filter
o Low Shelving EQ
o Parametric EQ
o Silver EQ
* Filter
o AutoFilter
o EVOC 20 Filterbank
o EVOC 20 TrackOscillator
o Fuzz-Wah
o Spectral Gate
* Imaging
o Direction Mixer
o Stereo Spread
* Metering
o BPM Counter
o Correlation Meter
o Level Meter
o Tuner
* Modulation
o Chorus
o Ensemble
o Flanger
o Microphaser
o Modulation Delay
o Phaser
o Ringshifter
o Rotor Cabinet
o Scanner Vibrato
o Spreader
o Tremolo
* Pitch
o Pitch Correction
o Pitch Shifter II
o Vocal Transformer
* Reverb
o AVerb
o EnVerb
o GoldVerb
o PlatinumVerb
o SilverVerb
* Specialized
o Denoiser
o Enhance Timing
o Exciter
o Grooveshifter
o Speech Enhancer
o SubBass
* Utilities
o Gain
o I/O
o Test Oscillator

- Logic Express System Requirements
Requirements:
* Mac computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor (PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor recommended)
* 1GB of RAM
* Display with 1024-by-768 resolution
* Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later
* QuickTime 7.2 or later
* 6GB of available disk space
* DVD drive for installation
* Low-latency multi-I/O audio hardware and MIDI interface recommended

Contents:
* Application DVD
* Content DVD
* Printed and electronic documentation