New Logic Pro update
Posted: May 28, 2025 4:20 pm
Especially glad that the Stem Splitter now also separates piano and guitar and they say that the audio quality is improved,
Here's the full list:
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.1
◦ 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.
Stability and reliability
• Resolves an issue that could cause Logic Pro to quit unexpectedly when selecting multiple regions by clicking and dragging while scrolling.
• Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when receiving MTC when no project is open.
• Logic Pro no longer hangs when importing audio files from directories that contain unresolved aliases.
• Choosing Assign Track Icon from the Tracks menu while the selected track is out of view no longer leaves Logic Pro in an unresponsive state.
• Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when switching from the Audio Track editor to the Audio File editor with Flex enabled.
• Logic Pro no longer hangs when the Alchemy preset Fairy Wings is loaded.
• Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when clicking on a chord in the Chord Track.
• Fixes an issue where selecting Dual Mode in the Pedalboard plug-in could cause Logic Pro to quit unexpectedly.
• Resolves an issue in which Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when browsing through Ultrabeat presets.
Accessibility
• VoiceOver can now be used to open the Chord Edit menu for Chord regions.
• VoiceOver now correctly reads out the names of the instrument groups in the Session Player Drummer editor.
• VoiceOver now reads out the numbers for chord names using Roman Numerals in the Chord track.
• VoiceOver now reads out the names of the "Fill amount" and "Fill complexity" controls in Session Drummer.
• VoiceOver now reads out values on the Mini Level Meter in the Mixer.
• Resolves an issue where using VoiceOver to interact with the audio file row for a region in the Project Audio window caused Logic Pro to quit unexpectedly.
Stem Splitter
• The Track Stack created by Stem Splitter now uses the same output as the source track.
• Stem Splitter now retains selection settings while working in a Logic Pro project.
Mixer
• When Link mode is enabled, a Surround/Object Panner windows now update to show the panner for channels selected in the Mixer that are not in the Track List.
• Command-clicking the Mute button on a VCA channel strip or Output channel strip now mutes all channel strips of the same type, as expected.
• When the input format for a channel strip is changed with a key command, inserted plug-ins now switch to the matching format.
• Shift-clicking a send slot or output slot on a channel strip in the Mixer now highlights the correct destination as expected.
• Rearranging the order of channel strips in a second Mixer window with Wide Channel Strips enabled no longer can cause elements on the channels to display incorrectly.
• The Output Meter in the Control Bar now displays levels for channels that are panned all the way to the right.
• The Input Monitoring button on audio tracks set to No Input is now dimmed.
• The Record Arm button on audio channels with no input set is now dimmed.
• The Mixer view now scrolls as expected when dragging a channel strip to the left past the currently visible area.
• A channel strip preset selected in the Tracks Area Inspector is now immediately reflected in the Mixer.
• The Mixer now displays track numbers correctly when there are additional automation lanes showing or disclosed Take Folders in the Track Area.
• Resolves an issue where assigning multiple selected channel strips to No Output would only change the first item in the selection.
• The Sound Library browser is no longer blank in an independent Mixer window when a disclosure triangle to the left of a channel strip slot in an open Main window.
• The Input Monitoring button now works as expected on Record-enabled audio tracks.
• VCA assignments are now retained for tracks dragged out of a Track Stack.
Smart Tempo
• Resolves an issue where applying Time Signature Hints could affect downbeats in a locked range.
• When “Snap to transients” is enabled, Hints are reliably placed precisely on the nearest transient to the position clicked.
• The Convert Beat Hints command now only converts hints in the selected portion of the audio file.
• When a range with Hints that have not yet been applied is locked in the Smart Tempo Editor, a prompt to Apply Changes is now shown.
• Set Average Tempo no longer affects locked ranges in the Smart Tempo Editor.
• The Apply Changes button is now immediately activated whenever a Beat Hint is converted to a Downbeat Hint, or vice versa.
• When moving Beat Hint markers from right to left toward another hint marker, the left marker now moves to the left when the minimum distance is reached, to prevent overlaps.
• Signature Hints are now removed when /2 Tempo is used over the section containing them.
• When a portion of a locked range is selected, Unlock Range now only applies to the selected area, rather than the whole previously locked range.
• The Tempo track now shows the correct tempo as expected when applying region tempo to the project in the Smart Tempo editor.
• Resolves an issue where setting an average tempo for a selection could move beat markers at the border of the selection.
• Resolves an issue where performing Tempo Analysis in the Smart Tempo Editor on a track originally created using Free Recording with "Don't analyze region tempo or change project tempo" would set the tempo to Constant, even if it contains variable tempi.
• Fixes an issue where creating a Smart Tempo Multitrack Set would analyze the files in cases where the tempo in the files has already been analyzed and is the same.
• Regions bounced to a track with Flex and Follow enabled respond to tempo changes immediately as expected.
Spatial Audio and surround
• Fixes an issue where a Normalize progress bar could unexpectedly displays when exporting to ADM BWF.
• The Top speakers now output sound when the Atmos renderer is set to Renderer for Display Speakers.
• 5.1.0 and 7.1.0 are now supported as Surround Bed formats in Dolby Atmos.
• Settings can now be saved and recalled for the Atmos Plug-in.
• Signals placed at + 90º or -90º in the Surround panner now output as expected when the Renderer for Apple Display monitoring setting is used in the Dolby Atmos plug-in.
• Channel Strip Surround and Object Pan controls now include a fader to control Elevation.
• Surround regions now display glyphs that accurately represent the number of channels in the recording.
• The surround format of audio files is now displayed in the Project Audio window.
Automation
• Snap Automation is now automatically activated when a snap value is selected.
• “Autoselect Automation parameter" now works on all instances of the same track.
• Resolves an issue where deleting Program Change track automation could delete the contents of the entire track.
• The Cut command no longer performs Copy when used on selected track automation.
• It's now possible to persistently disable “Record Automation with MIDI Regions” and “Record Automation with Audio Regions.”
• Fixes an issue where using the key command to repeat automation on a Drum Machine Designer Track Stack could repeat the region as well.
• The Copy Section between Locators and Insert Section at Playhead commands no longer create duplicate automation points.
• Help tags now show the correct velocities for multiple selected notes in region-based Automation views.
• Logic Pro no longer displays closely spaced stepped automation points as if they were interpolated.
Studio Instruments
• Improves the response of the Studio Piano when repeating notes of the same pitch are played using the Studio Grand (1-mic) setting.
• Fixes an issue where low notes in the Studio Piano could be cut-off unexpectedly when lifting the sustain pedal while playing very high notes.
Mastering Assistant
• Toggling the Bypass control in Mastering Assistant during playback no longer causes unexpected noises in the output.
Plug-ins
• Option-dragging to copy a Marquee selection in the Tracks area no longer causes unsaved changes in open plug-in windows to reset unexpectedly.
• Resolves an issue where removing Plug-in Categories from Plug-in Manager could lead to the Logic Pro sub-menu in the plug-in slots disappearing.
• All Plug-in Categories can now be deleted in Plug-in Manager.
• Default Plug-in categories in the Plug-in Manager are now deleted on the first try as expected.
• The Drive and Resonance knobs in Phat FX no longer show as active when the Filter module is turned off.
• The link state of open plug-in windows is no longer lost when closing the Tuner.
• Plug-ins with custom names of more than 64 characters now show as expected in the plug-in selection menu.
• Channel Pressure events are now sent with their correct values from Scripter.
• Scrolling up on controls in plug-ins using a scroll wheel or swipe gesture on a mouse now works consistently in all cases.
• MIDI plug-ins can now map to both axes of an X/Y pad in a plug-in.
• Resolves an issue where MIDI notes played through AUv3 Software Instruments could get stuck when navigating the timeline.
• It is now possible to map both the Vintage Organ Morph/Wah and Leslie controls to the same CC number.
• The center point for the Frequency control in Ringshfter is now 0 Hz, as expected.
• The QRS reverb now offers a Phase Reversal switch for first Reflections.
• It is now possible to define the LSB and MSB separately for bank select messages from the External Instrument plug-in,
• Resolves an issue where plug-ins that have no user default setting saved could incorrectly show the setting name as User Default when a project is loaded.
• Plug-in search now shows results when the search string omits special characters that are in the plug-in name, such as dashes.
• Controls in the QRS reverb can now be adjusted using scroll.
• Inactive plug-ins now reliably show the correct label.
• Plug-in search now works in the plug-in side-chain input selector.
Alchemy
• Sustain Off messages are now handled correctly when using Alchemy with the Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in.
• Resolves an issue where notes from MPE/MIDI Mono mode controllers could cut off unexpectedly in Alchemy.
• Presets that include Spectral Effects now reliably play the effects on the first try.
• Notes shared between two different Chord Triggers are no longer unexpectedly dropped.
• Rapidly triggered notes with short release times now have a consistent timbre.
• If Mono Mode is disabled in Alchemy or Sample Alchemy, the Mono Mode bend Range control is now dimmed, as expected.
• Resolves an issue where the Compare function might not work properly after making changes to the Transform Pad.
• Fixes an issue where short notes followed by another note with no gaps in between are sometimes silent.
• It's now easier to precisely adjust the Loop length of a sample in Alchemy.
Sampler, Quick Sampler, and Quick Alchemy
• The window height of the Sampler plug-in can now be adjusted when the zoom is set to 200%.
• The Consolidate check box now displays as expected when saving a Sampler instrument.
• Sample Alchemy now offers an Export Audio File option.
• Sampler no longer allows Envelope values greater than can be reproduced to be entered.
• Resolves an issue where saving a patch that includes a Sampler instrument could unexpectedly modify the Sampler instrument file.
• Recordings made in Quick Sampler now match the Bit Depth in the Logic Pro Audio Settings.
• In the Mod Matrix of Sample Alchemy, Arp Rate in the Show by Source submenu of the Target pop-up menu now only appears once, as expected.
Session Players
• Session Player regions now serenaders as expected after multiple Arrangement Markers are copied using Option-drag.
• Changing the project sample rate no longer causes Session Bass Player tracks to sound distorted.
• Replacing a chord progression in the Chord Track now immediately triggers a new performance in the Keyboard Session Player.
• Changing the type of an Arrangement Marker now triggers a new Session Player performance.
• Curved automation created by Session Player plug-ins is no longer written as stepped.
• Session Player editors now update as expected when switching from Live Loops to Tracks View.
• Studio Drummer no longer plays unexpected fills in regions longer than 8 bars.
• A Session Player region created by clicking the Add Session Player Region button at the end of an existing region in the track is created at the correct position, as expected.
• Merge recording over a Session Player region now works in cycle mode.
• "Create Region at Playhead" now works in Session Player tracks when the Playhead is at the start of the project.
Drummer and Drum Machine Designer
• Swapping kit pieces in Drum Machine Designer no longer causes unexpected changes in volume from kit piece to kit piece.
• Fixes an issue where Drum machine Designer could unexpectedly convert to Mono Mode when a Pattern Region on the track is converted to MIDI.
• Resolves an issue where recording on a MIDI track could also trigger all subtracks of a Drum Machine Designer track unexpectedly in certain situations.
Chords and the Chord Track
• New chords are now created with the correct 8-bar default length in projects with time signatures other than 4/4.
• Snap settings are now correctly processed when creating Chords at the current Playhead position.
Bounce and export
• The Bounce regions dialog can now be repositioned on the screen.
• Volume and Pan are now set properly for tracks created with Bounce in Place, and the "Control Change Message 7/10 sets Volume fader/Pan knob for channel strips" project setting is enabled.
• Flatten & Merge, and Bounce in Place now work correctly on tracks with Input Monitoring enabled.
• The contextual menu when converting regions to audio files now updates to reflect the current number of regions selected.
• It is now possible to save the current state of a project when Share as Project is selected.
• Automation is now placed correctly when bouncing a region in place without rendering the automation, in cases where there is automation to the left of the region start.
• An option to bounce ARA plug-ins in place without bouncing the other plug-ins on the channel is now available.
• When converting multiple split stereo file pairs to interleaved, Logic Pro no longer appends an “.L” suffix to the resulting files.
• Sharing to Voice memos now defaults to the highest quality.
Import
• Fixes an issue when importing a Logic Pro project with Tempo Track as one of the import options, the tempo information from the last imported audio file is no longer incorrectly used instead.
• Logic Pro 9 projects can now be opened or imported as expected.
• When importing multiple Apple Loops, the import dialog no longer incorrectly offers the Smart Tempo Multitrack set option.
• Imported AAC files with a low bit rate are now the correct length and playback properly.
Live Loops
• Resolves an issue where Cells created in Session Player tracks could be empty when both the Live Loops grid and Tracks Area are both open,
• Destructive edits applied to audio files applied in the Audio File Editor now play as expected when the region is dragged from the Live Loops Grid to the Tracks Area.
• Changing a patch for a Live Loops cell during playback no longer causes both the Live Loops grid and regions in the Tracks area to play back simultaneously.
• Nested Track Stacks now play as expected when added to a Live Loops cell.
Recording
• When recording MIDI with Region Erase and Autopunch, the replaced area of the region no longer extends to the end of a bar if the Autopunch zone ends inside the bar.
• Record MIDI to Track to Here now works correctly on a duplicated track.
• When recording MIDI in Content Erase mode with Autopunch, only MIDI data within the Drop Zone is erased.
Takes/Comping
• Fixes an issue where unpacking a take folder to “Track of same channel” could cause existing tracks to unexpectedly disappear.
• Selected MIDI Take regions are now deselected as expected when a different MIDI Take region is selected.
Track Stacks
• An instance of the Pitch Correction plug-in inserted on a track with a Track Stack no longer affects other tracks within the stack if the project key is changed.
• MIDI tracks now play back as expected when a project is reopened after unpacking a MIDI Take folder inside a Summing stack, then saving and closing the project.
• Creating a Track Stack with tracks displaying Track Alternatives no longer combines visible alternatives from all tracks to the bottom track in the stack.
Flex Time and Flex Pitch
• Resolves an issue where snippets of a flex pitched track could play back at random times.
• Flex Markers can now be created at transient positions with a short click.
• Flex Pitch notes are now immediately in view when the Track Editor is opened after Flex Pitch is enabled on a track.
• Enabling Flex on a track with Track Alternatives now activates Flex on all inactive tracks as well.
• Flex transients are now more reliably placed at the correct positions.
Step Sequencer
• The value of the Swing slider in the Step Sequencer editor now displays as expected at all window sizes.
• Pattern Regions created from a Marquee selection are now the expected length.
Global Tracks
• Key signatures can now be copied from Apple Loops to the Global Signature track.
• Fixes an issue in projects that start at a position other than 1 1 1 1 where clicking and holding an Arrangement Marker could cause the marker to jump to an unexpected position and delete the regions covered by its new position.
• Option-clicking on a marker in the Global Track now moves the Playhead to the start of the marker, as expected.
• When Single Global Track is chosen by right-clicking on a particular Global Track, the track shown is the one clicked as expected.
• Chords are now displayed again in the Ruler if Global Tracks are hidden, and all markers have been deleted.
• Resolves an issue that could cause tracks to disappear after copy/pasting chord groups in the Chord Track.
• It's now possible to move chords and chord groups in the Ruler with the Global Tracks view closed by pressing the Command key then dragging.
Track Freeze
• Tracks frozen in Source Only mode now play in sync with the rest of the project.
Selection-Based Processing
• Performing Selection-Based Processing with the option Create Take enabled no longer causes a looping on the track immediately under it to stop at the position where the Take was created.
Apple Loops
• Deleting an Apple Loop that includes chords from the Tracks Area now deletes the loops from the Tracks Area as well as the Chord region.
• When multiple Apple Loops from the same loop family are dragged into the Tracks Area of a new project, the project tempo is now changed to match the tempo of the loop family.
• Dragging a MIDI Apple Loop to the Tracks area no longer creates an empty instance of Drum Machine Designer.
• Dragging multiple Apple Loops to the Tracks Area now creates tracks correctly when one or more of the dragged loops uses a Track Stack patch.
Sound Library
• Patch merging set for a track now persists when another track is selected.
• Drum Synth tracks now adopt the name of a preset loaded from the Sound Library, as expected.
• Ultrabeat now reliably plays back the correct samples after saving a project with all assets and then changing the Ultrabeat preset.
Project Alternatives
• Renaming an audio file in a project now updates its references in all Alternatives for the project.
Score
• The Score no longer duplicates the instrument name if the track has regions with different Score Styles and the Fill Gaps option is not enabled in the Global Format settings.
• The Delete Duplicates command is now available for selected notes in the Score.
• Copying and pasting a staff style now adds the staff style rather than replacing the previous one.
Editing
• The Event List editor no longer shows unexpected characters when displaying lyrics that include characters with diacritical marks.
• Specifying a repeat Range with Time Handles in the Piano Roll now works as expected,
• The Slip and Rotate tools now work on tracks inside folders.
• The vertical scale of the keyboard for the Mapped Instrument in the Environment now scales properly to the data rows.
• Resolves an issue where editing note velocities in the Event List could unexpectedly truncate their lengths.
• Fixes an issue where the Event List could incorrectly show a value in the Num column for Aftertouch events.
• Resolves an issue where the playhead could unexpectedly scroll to the project start when a note is duplicated in the Piano Roll
• The cursor now immediately changes to show a tool selected with the "Set ... Tool" command in the Piano Roll.
• The Piano Roll keyboard grid now displays correctly after returning to the previous zoom level after applying Zoom to Fit.
• The playhead in the Piano Roll now continues to move when a contextual menu is opened in the Piano Roll while playing.
• Relative snap now works when dragging notes in the Piano Roll.
• Option-dragging a note in the Piano Roll to the precise position of the right border of the region now extends the region as expected.
Control surfaces and MIDI controllers
• The Bypass All Control Surfaces command now completely bypasses Mackie Control devices.
• There are now separate tabs for MIDI messages and OSC messages in the Controller Assignments editor.
• TouchOSC layouts using the Mackie Control protocol now reliably show track names in new projects.
• Automatic feedback now works when making assignments for 14-bit (Lo7/Hi7) messages.
• The Control Surface Assignment Editor now shows parameter names for parameters learned for other channels that don't exist on the current channel
• Moving a control on an Ableton Move device that has been mapped to a parameter no longer triggers a MIDI note.
• It's now possible to learn controller assignments for multiple instances of the same plug-in on a track.
Logic Remote
• Logic Remote Play Surfaces now switch to MIDI Mono Mode when a track with an instance of Sculpture in Mono Mode is selected.
Undo
• Corrects an issue where undoing an audio recording by selecting Undo from the Edit menu could cause the view to unexpectedly scroll back to an earlier section of the project.
• Applying x2 or /2 in the Smart Tempo Editor now only creates one Undo step.
• Changing a track icon now creates an Undo step.
• Resolves an issue where performing Undo after creating a "New Complete Set" in Score Sets could switches the editor from Score to the Piano Roll.
• Grabbing and releasing a pad without moving it in the Drum Machine Designer window no longer creates an unneeded Undo step.
• Undo now works after deleting ENV or LFO assignments in Sampler
• Undo now works correctly when undoing fader changes to grouped tracks in the Mixer.
General
• Option-dragging multiple selected regions to the end of a project extends the project length to accommodate the copied regions as expected.
• An open contextual menu in the Track Area is now dismissed as expected when a new selecting multiple regions by clicking and dragging.
• There is now a Paste and Match Style option in the Notes window.
• Under Customize Control Bar and Display, there is now an option to toggle between Master Volume and Output Meter
• Logic Pro no longer shows an unexpected “Track [track name] is frozen” alert when copying and pasting track automation with the Marquee tool.
• Custom Project Templates organized into multiple folders are now sorted alphabetically.
• Changing the LCD display mode no longer disables Quick Help.
• Snap to Zero Crossings now works for the right side of audio regions.
• The Q-Reference button is now consistently available in projects or templates created in older versions of Logic Pro.
• The Ticks display in the LCD can now be scrolled with the cursor when Divisions are not shown in the current Display Mode.
• The layout of a Keyboard window and a plug-in window are preserved when switching to a different Desktop and then switch back.
• In projects with many tracks, dragging multiple selected tracks no longer cause the view to unexpectedly scroll to the top.
• Region Gain values are now visible when zoomed in.
• The cycle length in the LCD now displays properly when the display is set to Left/Length and the Time Signature is not 4/4.
• Closing the lid on a portable Mac with an external display connected no longer causes open plug-in windows to disappear unexpectedly.
• The Auto Set Locators command now offers an option to work with selected Chord groups/regions and Markers.
• Cycling through windows with a key command now works correctly when an Event Float window is open.
• Logic Pro now shows a warning if Voice Isolation Mode is active on the system.
• Fixes an issue when a text entry field has focus, and pressing Command-delete could delete regions instead of the text.
• When a region is trimmed by dragging it partially over another region in No Overlap mode, the data outside its new borders is now retained.
• MIDI live playback now works on tracks that are switched off in the Track Header.
• The Track Inspector now immediately shows settings when creating an Audio track by Shift-Option-clicking the Add Tracks button.
• Tapping/clicking the MIDI section of the LCD now sends a MIDI reset as expected.
• When a Marker is divided with the Scissors tool, the marker to the right of the division now ends at the same position as the original single marker, as expected.
• Disabling a Marquee selection during playback no longer mutes audio playback when the end of the previous Marquee selection is reached.
• Copy/pasted text in Notepads is legible as expected.
• When a track is renamed from its default, existing regions on the track are now renamed accordingly.
• Pressing the Enter key on an extended keyboard will now close the Chord Editor, Global Track, or Session Player editor.
• If there is only one available MIDI port for a device, the port name is no longer shown.
• The display of MIDI 2.0 data in the tracks area now consistently follows the format in Settings > View > General > Display MIDI Data As.
Here's the full list:
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.1
◦ 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.
Stability and reliability
• Resolves an issue that could cause Logic Pro to quit unexpectedly when selecting multiple regions by clicking and dragging while scrolling.
• Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when receiving MTC when no project is open.
• Logic Pro no longer hangs when importing audio files from directories that contain unresolved aliases.
• Choosing Assign Track Icon from the Tracks menu while the selected track is out of view no longer leaves Logic Pro in an unresponsive state.
• Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when switching from the Audio Track editor to the Audio File editor with Flex enabled.
• Logic Pro no longer hangs when the Alchemy preset Fairy Wings is loaded.
• Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when clicking on a chord in the Chord Track.
• Fixes an issue where selecting Dual Mode in the Pedalboard plug-in could cause Logic Pro to quit unexpectedly.
• Resolves an issue in which Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when browsing through Ultrabeat presets.
Accessibility
• VoiceOver can now be used to open the Chord Edit menu for Chord regions.
• VoiceOver now correctly reads out the names of the instrument groups in the Session Player Drummer editor.
• VoiceOver now reads out the numbers for chord names using Roman Numerals in the Chord track.
• VoiceOver now reads out the names of the "Fill amount" and "Fill complexity" controls in Session Drummer.
• VoiceOver now reads out values on the Mini Level Meter in the Mixer.
• Resolves an issue where using VoiceOver to interact with the audio file row for a region in the Project Audio window caused Logic Pro to quit unexpectedly.
Stem Splitter
• The Track Stack created by Stem Splitter now uses the same output as the source track.
• Stem Splitter now retains selection settings while working in a Logic Pro project.
Mixer
• When Link mode is enabled, a Surround/Object Panner windows now update to show the panner for channels selected in the Mixer that are not in the Track List.
• Command-clicking the Mute button on a VCA channel strip or Output channel strip now mutes all channel strips of the same type, as expected.
• When the input format for a channel strip is changed with a key command, inserted plug-ins now switch to the matching format.
• Shift-clicking a send slot or output slot on a channel strip in the Mixer now highlights the correct destination as expected.
• Rearranging the order of channel strips in a second Mixer window with Wide Channel Strips enabled no longer can cause elements on the channels to display incorrectly.
• The Output Meter in the Control Bar now displays levels for channels that are panned all the way to the right.
• The Input Monitoring button on audio tracks set to No Input is now dimmed.
• The Record Arm button on audio channels with no input set is now dimmed.
• The Mixer view now scrolls as expected when dragging a channel strip to the left past the currently visible area.
• A channel strip preset selected in the Tracks Area Inspector is now immediately reflected in the Mixer.
• The Mixer now displays track numbers correctly when there are additional automation lanes showing or disclosed Take Folders in the Track Area.
• Resolves an issue where assigning multiple selected channel strips to No Output would only change the first item in the selection.
• The Sound Library browser is no longer blank in an independent Mixer window when a disclosure triangle to the left of a channel strip slot in an open Main window.
• The Input Monitoring button now works as expected on Record-enabled audio tracks.
• VCA assignments are now retained for tracks dragged out of a Track Stack.
Smart Tempo
• Resolves an issue where applying Time Signature Hints could affect downbeats in a locked range.
• When “Snap to transients” is enabled, Hints are reliably placed precisely on the nearest transient to the position clicked.
• The Convert Beat Hints command now only converts hints in the selected portion of the audio file.
• When a range with Hints that have not yet been applied is locked in the Smart Tempo Editor, a prompt to Apply Changes is now shown.
• Set Average Tempo no longer affects locked ranges in the Smart Tempo Editor.
• The Apply Changes button is now immediately activated whenever a Beat Hint is converted to a Downbeat Hint, or vice versa.
• When moving Beat Hint markers from right to left toward another hint marker, the left marker now moves to the left when the minimum distance is reached, to prevent overlaps.
• Signature Hints are now removed when /2 Tempo is used over the section containing them.
• When a portion of a locked range is selected, Unlock Range now only applies to the selected area, rather than the whole previously locked range.
• The Tempo track now shows the correct tempo as expected when applying region tempo to the project in the Smart Tempo editor.
• Resolves an issue where setting an average tempo for a selection could move beat markers at the border of the selection.
• Resolves an issue where performing Tempo Analysis in the Smart Tempo Editor on a track originally created using Free Recording with "Don't analyze region tempo or change project tempo" would set the tempo to Constant, even if it contains variable tempi.
• Fixes an issue where creating a Smart Tempo Multitrack Set would analyze the files in cases where the tempo in the files has already been analyzed and is the same.
• Regions bounced to a track with Flex and Follow enabled respond to tempo changes immediately as expected.
Spatial Audio and surround
• Fixes an issue where a Normalize progress bar could unexpectedly displays when exporting to ADM BWF.
• The Top speakers now output sound when the Atmos renderer is set to Renderer for Display Speakers.
• 5.1.0 and 7.1.0 are now supported as Surround Bed formats in Dolby Atmos.
• Settings can now be saved and recalled for the Atmos Plug-in.
• Signals placed at + 90º or -90º in the Surround panner now output as expected when the Renderer for Apple Display monitoring setting is used in the Dolby Atmos plug-in.
• Channel Strip Surround and Object Pan controls now include a fader to control Elevation.
• Surround regions now display glyphs that accurately represent the number of channels in the recording.
• The surround format of audio files is now displayed in the Project Audio window.
Automation
• Snap Automation is now automatically activated when a snap value is selected.
• “Autoselect Automation parameter" now works on all instances of the same track.
• Resolves an issue where deleting Program Change track automation could delete the contents of the entire track.
• The Cut command no longer performs Copy when used on selected track automation.
• It's now possible to persistently disable “Record Automation with MIDI Regions” and “Record Automation with Audio Regions.”
• Fixes an issue where using the key command to repeat automation on a Drum Machine Designer Track Stack could repeat the region as well.
• The Copy Section between Locators and Insert Section at Playhead commands no longer create duplicate automation points.
• Help tags now show the correct velocities for multiple selected notes in region-based Automation views.
• Logic Pro no longer displays closely spaced stepped automation points as if they were interpolated.
Studio Instruments
• Improves the response of the Studio Piano when repeating notes of the same pitch are played using the Studio Grand (1-mic) setting.
• Fixes an issue where low notes in the Studio Piano could be cut-off unexpectedly when lifting the sustain pedal while playing very high notes.
Mastering Assistant
• Toggling the Bypass control in Mastering Assistant during playback no longer causes unexpected noises in the output.
Plug-ins
• Option-dragging to copy a Marquee selection in the Tracks area no longer causes unsaved changes in open plug-in windows to reset unexpectedly.
• Resolves an issue where removing Plug-in Categories from Plug-in Manager could lead to the Logic Pro sub-menu in the plug-in slots disappearing.
• All Plug-in Categories can now be deleted in Plug-in Manager.
• Default Plug-in categories in the Plug-in Manager are now deleted on the first try as expected.
• The Drive and Resonance knobs in Phat FX no longer show as active when the Filter module is turned off.
• The link state of open plug-in windows is no longer lost when closing the Tuner.
• Plug-ins with custom names of more than 64 characters now show as expected in the plug-in selection menu.
• Channel Pressure events are now sent with their correct values from Scripter.
• Scrolling up on controls in plug-ins using a scroll wheel or swipe gesture on a mouse now works consistently in all cases.
• MIDI plug-ins can now map to both axes of an X/Y pad in a plug-in.
• Resolves an issue where MIDI notes played through AUv3 Software Instruments could get stuck when navigating the timeline.
• It is now possible to map both the Vintage Organ Morph/Wah and Leslie controls to the same CC number.
• The center point for the Frequency control in Ringshfter is now 0 Hz, as expected.
• The QRS reverb now offers a Phase Reversal switch for first Reflections.
• It is now possible to define the LSB and MSB separately for bank select messages from the External Instrument plug-in,
• Resolves an issue where plug-ins that have no user default setting saved could incorrectly show the setting name as User Default when a project is loaded.
• Plug-in search now shows results when the search string omits special characters that are in the plug-in name, such as dashes.
• Controls in the QRS reverb can now be adjusted using scroll.
• Inactive plug-ins now reliably show the correct label.
• Plug-in search now works in the plug-in side-chain input selector.
Alchemy
• Sustain Off messages are now handled correctly when using Alchemy with the Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in.
• Resolves an issue where notes from MPE/MIDI Mono mode controllers could cut off unexpectedly in Alchemy.
• Presets that include Spectral Effects now reliably play the effects on the first try.
• Notes shared between two different Chord Triggers are no longer unexpectedly dropped.
• Rapidly triggered notes with short release times now have a consistent timbre.
• If Mono Mode is disabled in Alchemy or Sample Alchemy, the Mono Mode bend Range control is now dimmed, as expected.
• Resolves an issue where the Compare function might not work properly after making changes to the Transform Pad.
• Fixes an issue where short notes followed by another note with no gaps in between are sometimes silent.
• It's now easier to precisely adjust the Loop length of a sample in Alchemy.
Sampler, Quick Sampler, and Quick Alchemy
• The window height of the Sampler plug-in can now be adjusted when the zoom is set to 200%.
• The Consolidate check box now displays as expected when saving a Sampler instrument.
• Sample Alchemy now offers an Export Audio File option.
• Sampler no longer allows Envelope values greater than can be reproduced to be entered.
• Resolves an issue where saving a patch that includes a Sampler instrument could unexpectedly modify the Sampler instrument file.
• Recordings made in Quick Sampler now match the Bit Depth in the Logic Pro Audio Settings.
• In the Mod Matrix of Sample Alchemy, Arp Rate in the Show by Source submenu of the Target pop-up menu now only appears once, as expected.
Session Players
• Session Player regions now serenaders as expected after multiple Arrangement Markers are copied using Option-drag.
• Changing the project sample rate no longer causes Session Bass Player tracks to sound distorted.
• Replacing a chord progression in the Chord Track now immediately triggers a new performance in the Keyboard Session Player.
• Changing the type of an Arrangement Marker now triggers a new Session Player performance.
• Curved automation created by Session Player plug-ins is no longer written as stepped.
• Session Player editors now update as expected when switching from Live Loops to Tracks View.
• Studio Drummer no longer plays unexpected fills in regions longer than 8 bars.
• A Session Player region created by clicking the Add Session Player Region button at the end of an existing region in the track is created at the correct position, as expected.
• Merge recording over a Session Player region now works in cycle mode.
• "Create Region at Playhead" now works in Session Player tracks when the Playhead is at the start of the project.
Drummer and Drum Machine Designer
• Swapping kit pieces in Drum Machine Designer no longer causes unexpected changes in volume from kit piece to kit piece.
• Fixes an issue where Drum machine Designer could unexpectedly convert to Mono Mode when a Pattern Region on the track is converted to MIDI.
• Resolves an issue where recording on a MIDI track could also trigger all subtracks of a Drum Machine Designer track unexpectedly in certain situations.
Chords and the Chord Track
• New chords are now created with the correct 8-bar default length in projects with time signatures other than 4/4.
• Snap settings are now correctly processed when creating Chords at the current Playhead position.
Bounce and export
• The Bounce regions dialog can now be repositioned on the screen.
• Volume and Pan are now set properly for tracks created with Bounce in Place, and the "Control Change Message 7/10 sets Volume fader/Pan knob for channel strips" project setting is enabled.
• Flatten & Merge, and Bounce in Place now work correctly on tracks with Input Monitoring enabled.
• The contextual menu when converting regions to audio files now updates to reflect the current number of regions selected.
• It is now possible to save the current state of a project when Share as Project is selected.
• Automation is now placed correctly when bouncing a region in place without rendering the automation, in cases where there is automation to the left of the region start.
• An option to bounce ARA plug-ins in place without bouncing the other plug-ins on the channel is now available.
• When converting multiple split stereo file pairs to interleaved, Logic Pro no longer appends an “.L” suffix to the resulting files.
• Sharing to Voice memos now defaults to the highest quality.
Import
• Fixes an issue when importing a Logic Pro project with Tempo Track as one of the import options, the tempo information from the last imported audio file is no longer incorrectly used instead.
• Logic Pro 9 projects can now be opened or imported as expected.
• When importing multiple Apple Loops, the import dialog no longer incorrectly offers the Smart Tempo Multitrack set option.
• Imported AAC files with a low bit rate are now the correct length and playback properly.
Live Loops
• Resolves an issue where Cells created in Session Player tracks could be empty when both the Live Loops grid and Tracks Area are both open,
• Destructive edits applied to audio files applied in the Audio File Editor now play as expected when the region is dragged from the Live Loops Grid to the Tracks Area.
• Changing a patch for a Live Loops cell during playback no longer causes both the Live Loops grid and regions in the Tracks area to play back simultaneously.
• Nested Track Stacks now play as expected when added to a Live Loops cell.
Recording
• When recording MIDI with Region Erase and Autopunch, the replaced area of the region no longer extends to the end of a bar if the Autopunch zone ends inside the bar.
• Record MIDI to Track to Here now works correctly on a duplicated track.
• When recording MIDI in Content Erase mode with Autopunch, only MIDI data within the Drop Zone is erased.
Takes/Comping
• Fixes an issue where unpacking a take folder to “Track of same channel” could cause existing tracks to unexpectedly disappear.
• Selected MIDI Take regions are now deselected as expected when a different MIDI Take region is selected.
Track Stacks
• An instance of the Pitch Correction plug-in inserted on a track with a Track Stack no longer affects other tracks within the stack if the project key is changed.
• MIDI tracks now play back as expected when a project is reopened after unpacking a MIDI Take folder inside a Summing stack, then saving and closing the project.
• Creating a Track Stack with tracks displaying Track Alternatives no longer combines visible alternatives from all tracks to the bottom track in the stack.
Flex Time and Flex Pitch
• Resolves an issue where snippets of a flex pitched track could play back at random times.
• Flex Markers can now be created at transient positions with a short click.
• Flex Pitch notes are now immediately in view when the Track Editor is opened after Flex Pitch is enabled on a track.
• Enabling Flex on a track with Track Alternatives now activates Flex on all inactive tracks as well.
• Flex transients are now more reliably placed at the correct positions.
Step Sequencer
• The value of the Swing slider in the Step Sequencer editor now displays as expected at all window sizes.
• Pattern Regions created from a Marquee selection are now the expected length.
Global Tracks
• Key signatures can now be copied from Apple Loops to the Global Signature track.
• Fixes an issue in projects that start at a position other than 1 1 1 1 where clicking and holding an Arrangement Marker could cause the marker to jump to an unexpected position and delete the regions covered by its new position.
• Option-clicking on a marker in the Global Track now moves the Playhead to the start of the marker, as expected.
• When Single Global Track is chosen by right-clicking on a particular Global Track, the track shown is the one clicked as expected.
• Chords are now displayed again in the Ruler if Global Tracks are hidden, and all markers have been deleted.
• Resolves an issue that could cause tracks to disappear after copy/pasting chord groups in the Chord Track.
• It's now possible to move chords and chord groups in the Ruler with the Global Tracks view closed by pressing the Command key then dragging.
Track Freeze
• Tracks frozen in Source Only mode now play in sync with the rest of the project.
Selection-Based Processing
• Performing Selection-Based Processing with the option Create Take enabled no longer causes a looping on the track immediately under it to stop at the position where the Take was created.
Apple Loops
• Deleting an Apple Loop that includes chords from the Tracks Area now deletes the loops from the Tracks Area as well as the Chord region.
• When multiple Apple Loops from the same loop family are dragged into the Tracks Area of a new project, the project tempo is now changed to match the tempo of the loop family.
• Dragging a MIDI Apple Loop to the Tracks area no longer creates an empty instance of Drum Machine Designer.
• Dragging multiple Apple Loops to the Tracks Area now creates tracks correctly when one or more of the dragged loops uses a Track Stack patch.
Sound Library
• Patch merging set for a track now persists when another track is selected.
• Drum Synth tracks now adopt the name of a preset loaded from the Sound Library, as expected.
• Ultrabeat now reliably plays back the correct samples after saving a project with all assets and then changing the Ultrabeat preset.
Project Alternatives
• Renaming an audio file in a project now updates its references in all Alternatives for the project.
Score
• The Score no longer duplicates the instrument name if the track has regions with different Score Styles and the Fill Gaps option is not enabled in the Global Format settings.
• The Delete Duplicates command is now available for selected notes in the Score.
• Copying and pasting a staff style now adds the staff style rather than replacing the previous one.
Editing
• The Event List editor no longer shows unexpected characters when displaying lyrics that include characters with diacritical marks.
• Specifying a repeat Range with Time Handles in the Piano Roll now works as expected,
• The Slip and Rotate tools now work on tracks inside folders.
• The vertical scale of the keyboard for the Mapped Instrument in the Environment now scales properly to the data rows.
• Resolves an issue where editing note velocities in the Event List could unexpectedly truncate their lengths.
• Fixes an issue where the Event List could incorrectly show a value in the Num column for Aftertouch events.
• Resolves an issue where the playhead could unexpectedly scroll to the project start when a note is duplicated in the Piano Roll
• The cursor now immediately changes to show a tool selected with the "Set ... Tool" command in the Piano Roll.
• The Piano Roll keyboard grid now displays correctly after returning to the previous zoom level after applying Zoom to Fit.
• The playhead in the Piano Roll now continues to move when a contextual menu is opened in the Piano Roll while playing.
• Relative snap now works when dragging notes in the Piano Roll.
• Option-dragging a note in the Piano Roll to the precise position of the right border of the region now extends the region as expected.
Control surfaces and MIDI controllers
• The Bypass All Control Surfaces command now completely bypasses Mackie Control devices.
• There are now separate tabs for MIDI messages and OSC messages in the Controller Assignments editor.
• TouchOSC layouts using the Mackie Control protocol now reliably show track names in new projects.
• Automatic feedback now works when making assignments for 14-bit (Lo7/Hi7) messages.
• The Control Surface Assignment Editor now shows parameter names for parameters learned for other channels that don't exist on the current channel
• Moving a control on an Ableton Move device that has been mapped to a parameter no longer triggers a MIDI note.
• It's now possible to learn controller assignments for multiple instances of the same plug-in on a track.
Logic Remote
• Logic Remote Play Surfaces now switch to MIDI Mono Mode when a track with an instance of Sculpture in Mono Mode is selected.
Undo
• Corrects an issue where undoing an audio recording by selecting Undo from the Edit menu could cause the view to unexpectedly scroll back to an earlier section of the project.
• Applying x2 or /2 in the Smart Tempo Editor now only creates one Undo step.
• Changing a track icon now creates an Undo step.
• Resolves an issue where performing Undo after creating a "New Complete Set" in Score Sets could switches the editor from Score to the Piano Roll.
• Grabbing and releasing a pad without moving it in the Drum Machine Designer window no longer creates an unneeded Undo step.
• Undo now works after deleting ENV or LFO assignments in Sampler
• Undo now works correctly when undoing fader changes to grouped tracks in the Mixer.
General
• Option-dragging multiple selected regions to the end of a project extends the project length to accommodate the copied regions as expected.
• An open contextual menu in the Track Area is now dismissed as expected when a new selecting multiple regions by clicking and dragging.
• There is now a Paste and Match Style option in the Notes window.
• Under Customize Control Bar and Display, there is now an option to toggle between Master Volume and Output Meter
• Logic Pro no longer shows an unexpected “Track [track name] is frozen” alert when copying and pasting track automation with the Marquee tool.
• Custom Project Templates organized into multiple folders are now sorted alphabetically.
• Changing the LCD display mode no longer disables Quick Help.
• Snap to Zero Crossings now works for the right side of audio regions.
• The Q-Reference button is now consistently available in projects or templates created in older versions of Logic Pro.
• The Ticks display in the LCD can now be scrolled with the cursor when Divisions are not shown in the current Display Mode.
• The layout of a Keyboard window and a plug-in window are preserved when switching to a different Desktop and then switch back.
• In projects with many tracks, dragging multiple selected tracks no longer cause the view to unexpectedly scroll to the top.
• Region Gain values are now visible when zoomed in.
• The cycle length in the LCD now displays properly when the display is set to Left/Length and the Time Signature is not 4/4.
• Closing the lid on a portable Mac with an external display connected no longer causes open plug-in windows to disappear unexpectedly.
• The Auto Set Locators command now offers an option to work with selected Chord groups/regions and Markers.
• Cycling through windows with a key command now works correctly when an Event Float window is open.
• Logic Pro now shows a warning if Voice Isolation Mode is active on the system.
• Fixes an issue when a text entry field has focus, and pressing Command-delete could delete regions instead of the text.
• When a region is trimmed by dragging it partially over another region in No Overlap mode, the data outside its new borders is now retained.
• MIDI live playback now works on tracks that are switched off in the Track Header.
• The Track Inspector now immediately shows settings when creating an Audio track by Shift-Option-clicking the Add Tracks button.
• Tapping/clicking the MIDI section of the LCD now sends a MIDI reset as expected.
• When a Marker is divided with the Scissors tool, the marker to the right of the division now ends at the same position as the original single marker, as expected.
• Disabling a Marquee selection during playback no longer mutes audio playback when the end of the previous Marquee selection is reached.
• Copy/pasted text in Notepads is legible as expected.
• When a track is renamed from its default, existing regions on the track are now renamed accordingly.
• Pressing the Enter key on an extended keyboard will now close the Chord Editor, Global Track, or Session Player editor.
• If there is only one available MIDI port for a device, the port name is no longer shown.
• The display of MIDI 2.0 data in the tracks area now consistently follows the format in Settings > View > General > Display MIDI Data As.