Logic Express 8 gives musicians everything they need to write, record, edit, and mix with unmatched quality, speed, and ease. This powerful new version delivers the same innovative production tools and redesigned interface as Logic Pro 8, along with 36 instruments and 70 effects from Logic Studio.
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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
Waveform zoom slider for improved visibility of low-level signals
Ultimate Writing Studio
Extensive MIDI composition
Full support for Apple Loops
Complete music notation
Robust Video Playback
Embedded or floating video window display
External video output via Firewire or DVCPro HD
Scene detect option to mark video transitions automatically
Production Powerhouse:
Over 980 definable key and MIDI commands
90 recallable screen configurations
Audio file and I/O resolution up to 24-bit/192kHz
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
Graphic beat mapping for creating tempo maps from existing audio
Bounce to AIFF, WAV (Broadcast Wave), CAF, SDII, MP3, M4A (Apple Lossless, AAC)
Burn any bounced audio directly to CD or DVD-A (PCM only)
MIDI note extraction from audio for drum replacement and melodic transcription
Extreme Compatibility:
Open GarageBand songs directly in Logic Express
Support for Apple Core Audio
Support for Audio Units plug-ins
Support for AAF, OMF, Open TL, and XML (Final Cut Pro)
Streamlined ReWire support for optimized integration with Reason, Ableton Live, and other ReWire-compatible applications
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
Revolutionary Quick Swipe Comping
Multiple MIDI editors
Sample-accurate editing in the Arrange window
Nondestructive graphical fades and crossfades
Snap-to-transient selection
10,000-step undo history
Professional Mixing And Automation:
Track Mixer views simplify mixer channel navigation
Dynamic channel strip creation accelerates mixer setup and configuration
Signal Flow view option shows all channel strips (e.g., Aux, Output, Master) within the audio signal path of the selected channel strip
Track- or region-based solo and mute
Direct insert patching of external hardware instruments and effects
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
Powerful automation features
Included Instruments From Logic Studio:
EFM1 (FM Synth)
ES E (Ensemble Synth)
ES M (Monophonic Synth)
ES P (Polyphonic Synth)
ES1 Synth (Analog Synth)
ES2 Synth (Subtractive Synth)
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
Included Effects From Logic Studio
Bass Amp
Guitar Amp
Echo
Sample Delay
Stereo Delay
Tape Delay
Bitcrusher
Clip Distortion
Distortion
Distortion II
Overdrive
Phase Distortion
Compressor
DeEsser
Ducker
Enveloper
Expander
Limiter
Noise Gate
Preset Multipressor
Silver Compressor
Silver Gate
Channel EQ
DJ EQ
Fat EQ
High Cut
High Pass Filter
High Shelving EQ
Low Cut
Low Pass Filter
Low Shelving EQ
Parametric EQ
Silver EQ
AutoFilter
EVOC 20 Filterbank
EVOC 20 TrackOscillator
Fuzz-Wah
Spectral Gate
Direction Mixer
Stereo Spread
BPM Counter
Correlation Meter
Level Meter
Tuner
Chorus
Ensemble
Flanger
Microphaser
Modulation Delay
Phaser
Ringshifter
Rotor Cabinet
Scanner Vibrato
Spreader
Tremolo
Pitch Correction
Pitch Shifter II
Vocal Transformer
AVerb
EnVerb
GoldVerb
PlatinumVerb
SilverVerb
Denoiser
Enhance Timing
Exciter
Grooveshifter
Speech Enhancer
SubBass
Gain
I/O
Test Oscillator
System 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
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