Today, Apple released updates to Logic Pro, for both Mac & iPad.
Among the new features is Flashback Capture, which lets you save performances that you forgot to record; Enhanced Stem Splitter, which lets you ‘unmix’ recordings and create new mixes; and Undo History is now saved with your project.
There are also the sound pack upgrades. Dancefloor Rush is designed to push your drum ‘n’ bass buttons by way of 400 loops, drum kits and a dedicated Live Loops grid, and comes to both versions of Logic Pro.
New in Logic Pro 11.2:
New Features and enhancements
Flashback Capture
Recover and save a spontaneous performance that otherwise may have been lost because Logic Pro was not set to record.
Enable cycle mode to improvise multiple takes, without the pressure of being in record – Logic Pro can then retrieve them to a take folder, or multiple new tracks.
Use Flashback Capture on almost any source (MIDI, audio or external instruments) to capture dynamic performances as they happen.
Enhanced Stem Splitter
Split stems from audio recordings with even greater audio fidelity — now with support for guitar and piano.
Use the new submix feature to create a custom audio file, like an instrumental or just drums with bass.
Use presets to quickly make sets of commonly used stem mixes like acapella, instrumental, instrumental with vocal, and more.
Writing Tools in the Notepad
Explore ideas like song lyrics, chords, and more using ChatGPT with integrated Writing Tools.2
New Sound Packs
Dancefloor Rush delivers peak-time Drum and Bass with hard-hitting synths and drums.
Magnetic Imperfections brings unpredictable charm to every sound, evoking the unpolished soul of analog tape.
Tosin Abasi brings his flavor of progressive metal guitar, with boutique amps and effects, distinctive picking styles, and signature crushing riffs.
Search and Select
Navigate large projects with ease by searching and selecting tracks by name or track number.
Other new features include:
Undo History is now saved with each project.
It is now possible to search for and select tracks by name and track number
When a portion of a MIDI region is copy and pasted using a Marquee selection, the pasted copy of the region now includes data from the original region outside the borders of the Marquee selection.
The Dolby Atmos plug-in now offers a Direct 2.0 monitoring option.
There is now an option to create a new empty take in MIDI Take folders.
The Chord Track can now be imported from a different Logic Pro project.
The Dolby Atmos plug-in now offers an option to switch the rendering mode between Music and Movie.
The Mixer can now be configured to show long faders.
Ableton Link and MIDI Clock can now be output at the same time.
It’s now possible to create a marker from a Marquee selection.
Folder Stacks can now be directly converted to Summing Stacks.
Use your favorite MIDI device to control plug-ins, instruments, and automatable parameters in Logic Pro.1
Create connections quickly using the intuitive Learn MIDI interface — simply select a control in Logic Pro and move the corresponding physical control (such as a fader, knob, switch, or pad) on your connected device.
Visual feedback displays assigned and available controls in real time, helping you stay in flow while mixing, automating effects, or fine-tuning instruments.
Flashback Capture
Recover and save a spontaneous performance that otherwise may have been lost because Logic Pro was not set to record.
Use Flashback Capture on almost any source (MIDI, audio or external instruments) to capture dynamic performances as they happen.1
Enable cycle mode to improvise multiple takes, without the pressure of being in record — Logic Pro can then retrieve them to a take folder, or multiple new tracks.
Enhanced Stem Splitter
Split stems from audio recordings with even greater audio fidelity — now with support for guitar and piano.2
Use the new submix feature to create a custom audio file, like an instrumental or just drums with bass.
Use presets to quickly make sets of commonly used stem mixes like a cappella, instrumental, instrumental with vocal, and more.
Drum and Bass Pack
Dancefloor Rush delivers peak-time Drum and Bass with hard-hitting synths and drums.
Other new features include:
Ableton Link and MIDI Clock can now be output at the same time.
It’s now possible to create a marker from a Marquee selection.
Folder Stacks can now be directly converted to Summing Stacks.
Projects can now be renamed, duplicated, and moved directly from the document screen
Region gain can now be normalized.
There is now a command to create two automation points at each border of a region.
There’s now a command to duplicate a track and its content.
There is now a setting to toggle Auto Input Monitoring.
Navigate large projects quickly by searching and selecting tracks by name.
If an external MIDI device is connected, Logic Pro now automatically indicates incoming MIDI data.
Undo can now be added as a control in the Control Bar.
Tapping and holding a plug-in slot in Mix Mode now opens a popover showing the most important controls.
It’s now possible to rename a project while it’s open.
Dragging chord regions from the Chord track to Session Player tracks or Software Instrument tracks now creates regions with the chord changes.
Native Instruments has announced the releases of Circular, a software sequencer that features four independent layers and deep modulation control.
You can sequence over 100 experimental sound sources, from felted pianos to bowed metals, or import your own samples to work with.
Circular’s patches can comprise up to four layers, drawing from a library of 160 sound sources and spanning a variety of acoustic and synthetic samples that includes keys, guitars, saxophones, vocals and synths. Layers can be selected and levels adjusted on Circular’s Play page, which also features a circular representation of its sequencer.
Circular’s Sequencer page (pictured below) and you’ll find a more familiar layout. Each of Circular’s four sound layers gets its own sequencer here with adjustable pattern and step durations, along with polyrhythmic, probability-based and Euclidean sequencing options that can be used to generate complex and unpredictable patterns.
The Sequencer page also gives you per-step control over almost all of Circular’s parameters, applying individual values for sample selection, pitch, filter, amp, envelopes and effects on each step of your sequence.
Features:
Four independent layers: Create polyrhythms and textured performances.
Polyphonic aftertouch support: Add expressive nuance with polyphonic aftertouch.
Real-time step controls: Modulate pitch, filter, and effects with per-step precision, all shaped by aftertouch.
Extensive sound library: Explore over 100 acoustic and synthetic sound sources.
Sample import: Transform your own sounds into evolving sequences with 128 user slots for imported samples.
Kontrol keyboard integration: Integrates with Native Instruments’ Kontrol S-Series keyboards.
Native Instruments Circular Walkthrough Video:
Circular is available now, priced at $199 / €199 / £179. To run it, you’ll need Kontakt (version 8.2.1 or higher) or the free Kontakt Player.
