The app requires iOS 13.4 or later and is compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.(Image credit: Future) Performance and verdictĪ potentially huge deal for those dance and electronic producers who have long found themselves torn between the supremely deep but resolutely linear workflow of Logic and the arguably less high-spec but inspiringly freeform tech-jazzery of Ableton Live, Live Loops brings the majority of the latter’s Session View functionality to the former. Logic Remote for iOS can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store. The software runs under macOS 10.15 or later. The update for previous owners is, of course, free of charge. You can get Apple Logic Pro X 10.6 from the Apple App Store at a price of EUR 229.99. We expect a flood of updates from developers and manufacturers to facilitate the transition. It will take time before many plug-ins, apps, and pieces of hardware work properly under Big Sur and with the M1 Macs. If that’s not the case, however, our advice is to postpone purchasing an M1 Mac or updating your Intel Mac to macOS Big Sur. If you only work with Logic and its internal instruments and effects, your new M1 Mac is pretty much ready to go.

The new version of the Logic Remote app features the Step Sequencer to let you build beats and grooves from the touchscreen. Another goodie is the ability to remote control Logic Pro X even better and more elegantly with the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. The connection and the configuration are carried out automatically. Simply connect the controller and get started. For example, Logic Pro X 10.16 is now compatible with all Novation Launchpad controllers. We expect the first performance results sometime next week, as this is when the first ARM Macs will be delivered to customers.Īs expected, the software updates also contain bug fixes and some new features. Indeed, the Logic Pro X update was released alongside compatibility updates for Final Cut X, Motion, and the Apple office apps – Pages, Numbers and Keynote. Apple updated its DAW surprisingly quickly, wasting no time to make those new Macs production-ready out of the box.

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