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Logic pro 10.5
Logic pro 10.6
Previous versions
Logic pro 10.7
Logic pro 10.6.3
Logic pro 10.6.2
Logic pro 10.6.1
Logic pro 10.6
Logic pro 10.5.1
Logic pro 10.5

Logic pro 10.5

New Features

Live Loops

Compose music by arranging and triggering cells in a grid using loops, samples, and your recordings.
Perform and capture free-form arrangement ideas into the tracks area.
Add Remix FX to perform creative effects like filters, gates, repeaters, and downsampling.
Use Logic Remote on your iPad or iPhone to perform Live Loops and Remix FX using Multi-Touch gestures to trigger several loops or effects simultaneously.

Sampler

Create sophisticated multi-sampled instruments using a drag-and-drop workflow.
New modern design provides synthesis, mapping, and zone editing in a single window interface.
Integrated zone editor offers detailed control over start, end and loop points.
Mapping editor enables fast and flexible assignment of samples across the keyboard.
Flex Time has been integrated into Sampler allowing sounds to be played at the same length, regardless of pitch.
Auto Sampler automates the process of converting MIDI-enabled hardware and software instruments into Sampler instruments.
Supports all existing EXS24 instruments.

Quick Sampler

Import a single audio file to instantly build a playable sampled instrument.
Quick Sampler automatically identifies the root note, optimal loop points, and trims silence from an imported sample.
Use Slice mode to chop a vocal or drum sample into multiple slices that can be triggered on a keyboard.
Record live samples using a microphone, external hardware, or from any track or bus.

Drum Machine Designer

Use Drum Machine Designer to build custom drum kits by dragging and organizing samples.
Directly access Quick Sampler or Drum Synth controls on any pad.
Easily assign any instrument or third-party plug-in to a pad.
Perform any sound chromatically to create bass lines or other melodic parts.

Step Sequencer

Build your own beats, melodies and effects automation using an interface inspired by classic drum machine workflows.
Create and edit patterns with discrete control over velocity, repeat, chance, offset, step rate, skip and tie for each row.
Use any patch as a sound source, including custom kits made with Quick Sampler and Drum Machine Designer.
Includes a library of over 150 rhythmic and melodic patterns.

Logic pro 10.6

New Features and enhancements

Adds the ability to control Step Sequencer using Logic Remote on your iPad or iPhone to create beats, bass lines, and melodic parts.

Stability and reliability

Logic Pro no longer quits unexpectedly:
- When beaming a large number of notes in the Score.
- When making long recordings into Quick Sampler.
- When stepping through ChromaVerb presets.
- Occasionally when setting color display options in the Piano Roll.
- When opening a project from GarageBand for iOS that contains a Live Loops grid with no columns.
- When “Apply Region to Project Tempo” is performed using an audio file whose tempo had been previously removed and recalculated and is part of a Multitrack Set.
Logic Pro no longer hangs:
- When the Paste Multiple command is applied in the Score editor if the clipboard is empty.
- If all tracks except an external MIDI track are deleted from a project containing a Live Loops grid.
Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could unexpectedly quit when reversing the direction of a Live Loops cell during playback.
- Fixes an issue where Logic Pro occasionally quits unexpectedly when moving plug-ins to different positions in the Mixer while using VoiceOver.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when changing the MIDi port setting for a Monitor object in the Environment.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro sometimes quits unexpectedly when clicking in the patch library immediately after saving a project.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could occasionally quit when selecting the Additive tab in Alchemy after creating a new track from a sample.
- Resolves an issue were Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when multiple projects are open.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when changing the MIDi port setting for a Monitor object in the Environment.
- Logic Pro no longer changes when audio is processed in “Beats Only” mode in the Time and Pitch Machine.
- Logic Pro no longer hangs when dragging an audio file with a name that contains “/“ into Quick Sampler.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could occasionally quit when selecting the Additive tab in Alchemy after creating a new track from a sample.
- Logic Pro no longer shows an error when trying to create a Template in certain rare cases.
- Resolves an issue where using the “Repeat Multiple” command with MIDI regions whose lengths are not even bars, beats or divisions could occasionally cause Logic Pro to behave erratically.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when dragging a repeat symbol to the score.

Performance

Creating a Drum Machine Designer instance from an audio file containing multiple slices is now much faster.
UI performance when editing Flex Pitch on long audio files is improved.
Logic Pro no longer appears to hang when importing large Sampler Drum Kits into Ultrabeat.
Projects named with the file extension in uppercase now open as expected.
Disk I/O activity while playing a large number of audio tracks is no longer unexpectedly high in certain cases.
Opening and closing Logic Pro plug-in windows no longer causes memory usage to increase.
Resolves an issue where Logic Pro occasionally hangs when certain video files are open in the project.
Studio Strings now play back smoothly in cycle mode when there are large tempo changes.

Live Loops

Sampler/Quick Sampler

The Root Key in Quick Sampler can now be editing using the keyboard.
Scrubbing in the Sampler zone editor is now possible when the Loop Range encompasses the entire sample.
MIDI Continuous Controller can now be assigned to controls in Sampler by right- or Control-clicking them.
In Sampler or Quick Sampler a Mod Matrix slot can now be created by right- or Control-clicking a target parameter and choosing a source.
Sampler now retains the view of modules configured by the user when re-opening the plug-in window.
An audio file dragged to a Zone in an empty instance of Sampler is now immediately displayed in the Zone editor.
The tooltip shown when hovering the cursor over the default Zone volume knob now correctly shows “–6 dB.”
The loop mode in Sampler can now be set directly from off to any other mode without setting it to Forward first.
Sampler now reliably loads the correct settings for bundled instruments.
Groups are no longer unexpectedly still selected after the “Select Last Group” setting is disabled.
Performing Undo after inserting a Slice marker in Quick Sampler while zoomed in no longer causes the view to unexpectedly zoom out.
Selection “Show Mod” when right- or Control-clicking a modulation control in Sampler now shows the modulation when the Modulation panel is closed.
Exchanging a sample in a gain-optimized Zone now optimizes the gain for the newly added sample.
The maximum zoom in the Sampler Zone Key editor has been increased.
When working in Slice mode in Quick Sampler, the active slice marker is now displayed on top of the sample start marker.
Multiple clicks in an empty zone panel in Sampler no longer triggers multiple file load dialogs.
There is now a Preview audio button in all modes in the Quick Sampler window.
There is now a command in the Sampler Zone edit panel to add a new zone.
The Sampler Zone editor now immediately updates the view to show enabled EQ Power fades.
Selections made in the Zone list are now maintained when the cursor is moved into the Waveform display area.
The waveform in the Sampler Zones panel now updates when switching zones with the keyboard while in Round Robin mode.
Dragging a stereo file to the Track Header to create a Quick Sampler instrument no longer creates a mono instance.
The “Show used columns” command in the Zone editor contextual menu now consistently shows the Flex column when Flex is in use.
Automatic pitch detection for Sampler and Quick Sampler now consistently detects the correct pitch.
Quick Sampler’s display has been improved in cases where there are a large number of slices has been improved
The Ctrl key can now be used to temporarily override the Snap setting in Sampler and Quick Sampler
Sampler and Quick Sampler no longer show animations when the Display Preference “Show Animations” is disabled.
Sampler now sorts Zones numerically as well as alphabetically.
The LFO On/Off button now shows in Controls view in Sampler and Quick Sampler.
It is now possible to edit the Velocity settings of multiple zones that belong to different groups in Sampler.
Highlighting of selected zones in Sampler’s list view now displays consistently.
The Command key can now be used to temporarily override the snap value in the Quick Sampler grid.
The names of slices from Sampler and Quick Sampler are now displayed in the Piano Roll.
The Sampler Zone Editor column can now be resized when the plug-in window is at 150% scaling.
File names are now visible in the Sampler Zone Editor.
Sampler now retains changes to the Waveform Zoom setting when the plug-in window is closed and then reopened.
Optimized Import in Sampler now automatically assigns audio files to round-robins based on file names that include “rr1,” ” rr2”…
When working in the Zone table or mapping area the Preview button in Sampler now keeps the focus on the respective area to make navigation using the arrow keys easier.
Sampler now sets velocities automatically when multiple samples with file names that include dynamic indications such as “fff,” “mf,” “pp” are imported.
Double-clicking a Zone in the mapping area now opens the Zone Panel.
Round Robins created from a selection of Groups now play in the same order as the Groups.
Saved patches in Sampler that use the default sine wave now play back correctly when recalled.
The Zone Mapping menu in Sampler now immediately updates to show changes made in the Zone Editor.
It is now possible to audition samples in Classic or One Shot mode in Quick Sampler.
There is a new Track Header drag and drop option “Zone per Note” to create a Sampler instrument.
Performing undo after exchanging a kit piece or loading a patch in Quick Sampler now immediately updates the waveform display.
It is now easier to swap the position of Zones in Sampler by selecting two zones and choosing ‘Zone > Remap > Swap’
Zone snapping in Sampler now responds to transient edits made in the Audio File Editor.
Audio file names can now be edited in Sampler.
When opening projects that contain EXS instruments that can’t be found, Sampler now shows the names of the missing instruments.
The accuracy of slice positions in Quick Sampler is improved.
Edit Key Labels in Sampler now works as expected.
Sampler now offers several new options to remap notes to Zones: Remap Notes, Fill Gaps (Notes Only), Fill Gaps (Vel Only).
Resolves an issue in which it was sometimes not possible to drag an audio file to a position between two existing Zones, even if there was room.
The Save As command in Sampler no longer overwrites the original instrument preset.
Sampler now plays audio files on which Undo has been performed after editing in the Audio File editor.
Slices now reliably appear in instances of Quick Sampler created by dragging a MIDI region to the Track Header.
Sampler now successfully loads EXS instruments with filenames longer than 57 characters.
The volume of Quick Sampler presets is now more consistent when Optimize Gain is enabled.
Loop data written into audio files by Sampler or Quick Sampler is now used when the files are loaded as Original into new instances of Sampler or Quick Sampler.
Zones now play back edits performed on their audio files in Audio File editor.
Sampler now automatically finds all missing files in a folder once the first missing file in that folder has been located.
The volume setting for newly created Zones is now consistently 0 dB.
Apple Loops edited in Quick Sampler are now copied to the Project folder as expected.
Canceling a Zone per File import in Optimized mode now instantly stops the operation.
Auto Split when creating an Optimized Sampler instrument now works reliably with short, percussive sounds.
The accuracy of detection has been improved for audio recordings that contain soft transients or short duration fundamental frequencies when creating optimized Sampler instruments using Split at Silence.
Creating an optimized Sampler Instrument using “Split at Silence” now creates an instrument with a single zone when an audio file containing no silence is dragged to the Track Header.
Key labels entered into Sampler now appear immediately in the Piano Roll.
Fades are now immediately displayed on the waveform in Sampler and Quick Sampler.

Step Sequencer

Learn mode in Step Sequencer is now automatically disabled when deselecting the Pattern Region.
Closing the Step Sequencer editor while it is playing back no longer leads to stuck notes.
Fixes an issue where adding a Pattern region in a new project and enabling Learn occasionally creates a large number of unexpected new rows.
The playhead now displays at the correct position in the Step Sequencer editor Pattern regions that contain cells with left border offsets.
All rows in copied pattern regions now play reliably.

Remix FX

Automation values for the Remix FX plug-in now display the correct parameter types.

Drag and Drop

Drag and drop from the Live Loops cell editor to the Track Header to create a Quick Sampler instrument now works reliably.

Auto Sampler

The Auto Sampler “Auto Loop Start”and “Auto Loop End” files are now populated as expected when accessed from the keyboard.

Accessibility

VoiceOver now announces Track Record Enable status.
VoiceOver now announces readout values for the Level Meter and Loudness Meter plug-ins in Controls View.
VoiceOver no longer announces audio regions as muted when they are on tracks with no output assigned.
The EQ tab in Smart Controls is now accessible with VoiceOver
VoiceOver now announces the solo and mute state of tracks when using the up/down arrows to navigate through the track header.
VoiceOver now announces the number of record-enabled tracks when the Track Header group is selected.
It is now possible to access the Logic Pro legacy plug-ins using VoiceOver.

Alchemy

Multimode filters in Alchemy can now be set to the note C3.
The Gate control for the Acoustic Reverb in Alchemy now works as expected.
The Mod section Target menu is now organized by target destinations rather than sources.
Fixes an issue where sample loop points occasionally create a click sound when a project or setting is reloaded.
Single cycle waveform sample files no longer exhibit clicking artifacts when looped in Alchemy.
Instances of Alchemy using addictive synthesis created by dragging an audio file to the track header now show the correct audio waveform.
Alchemy now immediately responds to MIDI note input after audio added to a Source drop zone.
MSEG envelope points that have been dragged all the way to the left in Stretch mode no longer get stuck, and can now be dragged back to the right.
Alchemy now reports the correct latency when its limiter is turned off.
Synthesis and effects accuracy is improved in Alchemy.

Plug-ins

It is now easier to make precise adjustments to the Pre-delay setting in Chromaverb using a mouse.
Manually typed Pitch values in the Vocal Transformer now transposes to the correct pitch.
Automating the bypass state of Auto Filter no longer causes clicks and pops.
Fixes an issue where the ENV setting in the Modulator plug-in occasionally skips a cycle when the LFO rate and Release Time are identical.
The Modulator plug-in LFO now continues to output as expected with Symmetry values lower than 0.97.
Pitch Correction no longer quantizes slowly rising pitches to values in between semi-tones when the Response time is set to 0.00 ms.
Plug-in windows set to Link mode now update reliably as different plug-in slots are clicked.
Option-clicking a plug-in control to reset it to its default value now works when Caps Lock is on.
Ultrabeat’s LFO display now switches from Hz to rhythmic values when the it is switched from Free to Sync mode.
The scale values in Space Designer’s EQ are now correctly displayed.
Ultrabeat and Drum Synth now reliably recall changes to LFO settings in cases where the LFO is in Sync mode.
Plug-in windows now reliably reopen at their most recent position.
The “Custom EQ” label now appears as expected when a custom EQ model is chosen in Amp Designer.
Retro Synth now properly creates wavetables from surround files.
The bypass button in hidden plug-in windows now updates to reflect changes in made in the Mixer.
Plug-ins on busses are no longer dimmed and uneditable in certain rare cases.
The channel order is now displayed correctly in Audio Units in Surround mode.
Option-clicking the Track On/Off button to enable or disable plug-ins now work when there is a Take folder on the track.
The ENV to LFO Amp control in the MIDI Modulator plug-in now has effect at settings of less than 100%.

Automation

Automation for the Rate parameter of Arpeggiator in free mode now shows the correct values.
When using Region-Based automation with Remix FX, Logic Pro no longer creates an unexpected Gate ON automation point at the beginning of the region.
Region-based automation now responds to the Rotate command.
Enabling Automation Quick Access before it has been configured no longer brings up an endless loop of error messages.
Editing Region-based Automation in soloed MIDI regions no longer deselects them.
Fixes an issue where performing Undo after editing Region-Based Automation occasionally causes the automation to appear to be interpolated when it is not.
Automation edits created by dragging the Pencil from right to left are now reliably applied to all members of a group of tracks.
Transpose values entered by keyboard to the MIDI Transpose plug-in can now be recored as automation.
Region-based automation now is now dimmed as expected when Automation is turned off.

Drummer/Drum Machine Designer

It is now possible to load Kit Piece Patches to multiple Drum Machine Designer pads assigned to the same input key.
Performing Undo after exchanging one sample for another on a Drum Machine Designer pad now correctly reassigns the previous sample.
Clicking “ ” on a Drum Machine Designer pad now opens the Patch library.
The Drum Machine Designer window is no longer hidden behind the Main window after a sample is added to a pad and then the Main window is clicked.
Group Solo is now triggered when soloing from a Drum Machine Designer pad that is assigned to a Mix Group.
It is now possible to map Drum machine Designer pads to the C-2 note.
Drum Synth now responds to continuous pitch bend messages.
Selection of Pads in Drum Machine Designer can now be controlled using TAB and Shift TAB.
Dragging a new sample to an existing Drum Machine Designer pad no longer resets the channel strip to defaults.
When a Drum Machine Designer kit with multiple missing samples is loaded, there is now a “Skip All” dialog.

Flex Time and Flex Pitch

Playback is no longer slower than expected when using the Flex mode Speed in projects set to a sample rate of 96 kHz.
Fixes an issue where transposing audio regions could occasionally cause them to unexpectedly shift position.
SMPTE-locked regions in which the region anchor is not at the region start no longer shift position unexpectedly when Flex & Follow is enabled.
The Flex Pitch display now updates immediately after trimming regions.
In Flex Pitch mode, the Track Editor now opens to show the correct pitch range to display notes from Takes or Comp segments.
Quantization now works in audio regions that have been trimmed before quantization was applied.
Creating Flex markers now consistently works on regions where the right end has been trimmed.
Flex Time now reliably activates when a Quantization value is applied to an audio region
Flex Markers can now reliably be created in regions that have been trimmed to a different length.
Fixes an issue in projects that contain tempo changes, where enabling Flex Time on a region occasionally causes it to automatically stretch.
The starting position of quantized audio regions is now reliably maintained when the left border is trimmed to the right and then back.
Enabling and then disabling Flex Time on a track in a song originally created on GarageBand for iOS now correctly re-enables Follow Tempo.
It is now possible to reliably cut regions precisely to the grid with the Scissors tool at all tempos.

Smart Tempo

Enabling Flex Time/Follow Tempo on a Take folder now reliably places all Comps at the correct positions.
The Smart Tempo editor no longer detects variable tempos for regions that were recorded at a constant tempo.
“Apply Region Tempo to Project Tempo” no longer unexpectedly shortens the other regions of a Smart Tempo Multitrack Set in cases where “Maintain relative positions of all other regions” is enabled.
The volume control in the Smart Tempo editor is now reliably at the correct value when a MIDI region is opened.
The Smart Tempo now reliably updates the tempo display or MIDI regions when changing from Constant to Variable tempo or vice versa.
Custom time signatures can now be added in the Smart Tempo Editor.

Mixer

Peak and hold values on channel strips are now more accurately calculated and displayed.
The “Bypass All Effects Plug-ins” command on channel strips now acts as a toggle.
Selected tracks within Track Stacks are now reliably selected in the Mixer when it is opened.
After bouncing regions in place to a new track, the hidden original track is no longer visible in the mixer until the screenset is recalled.
The Mixer now updates properly after unhiding tracks.
Tracks within a Track Stack created using the “New Track with Duplicate Settings and Content” key command now have the same routing as the original track.
VCA labels in channel strips are now immediately updated to reflect changes made to a VCA channel strip.

Groups

Key Commands

There is now a key command in the Audio File Editor to “Set Anchor by Playhead”.
There is now a key command for Live Loops to “Export Selection as Audio File”.
There are now key commands to set a region anchor point to the start or end of the current Marquee selection.
There is now a key command to select all currently playing Live Loops cells.
It is no longer necessary to click on newly opened plug-in windows to get Key Commands targeted for them to work.
The Close All Plug-ins command now closes open Drum Machine Designer windows.
There is now a key command to open an independent Step Sequencer window.
The Rotate key command now works correctly after all the audio regions in a one track folder are selected in the Audio Track editor.
There is now a key command «All Regions/Cells of Selected Tracks”.
All selected Takes are now affected when using the Nudge Right key command.

Editing

Selecting notes outside the cycle zone in the Piano Roll no longer incorrectly enables Catch mode.
“Define Brush Pattern” in the Piano Roll is now available in new projects when the Advanced Tools preference is disabled.
The Piano Roll for Live Loops MIDI cells now immediately showed changes to selection of notes when the cell is not playing.
Notes that are slipped to the left beyond the pickup grace period for a region are no longer visible in the Piano Roll editor.
The Control and Shift keys can now be used to allow more precise positioning when Option-dragging to copy items in the Piano Roll.
Holding Shift while adjusting the lengths of multiple selected notes in the Piano Roll now sets them to the same length as expected.
Selected audio regions in the Event List now behave correctly when custom Groove Templates are applied.
Resolves an issue where Catch Playhead sometimes unexpectedly activates in the Piano Roll own editing notes during playback.
Fixes an issue where copying a note within an existing region in the Piano Roll sometimes causes the region to extend unexpectedly.
Fixes an issue where notes clicked into the Piano Roll using the Brush tool are sometimes placed an octave too low.
Custom values are now reliably retained when the Transform window is closed and then reopened.
It is now possible to delete custom created Transform sets.
Entering a chord in the Piano Roll chord editor for the first time now longer always enter a “Cno3” chord.

Score

Takes/Comping

Crossfades now display at their correct positions on comp segments in Take folders.
Audio files recorded into Take folders are now named using the Take name, if the Take is the entire length of the Take folder.
Take Folder lengths are now adjusted to account for changes in Takes when Follow Tempo is enabled.

Track Stacks

A recording preview is now displayed when recording MIDI to a Summing Stack that includes Audio tracks.
Creating a new track by dragging a region from a track stack to the empty area below the last track no longer adds the new track to the stack.
Dragging a summing stack below a closed folder stack in the Track Header no longer adds the summing stack to the folder.

Track Alternatives

Selecting a region in an inactive Track Alternative now selects its track if the «Select tracks on region/marquee selection” preference is enabled.

Global Tracks

Automation now moves correctly with Arrange Markers.
Adding a first time signature change at any position other than the project start now brings up a dialog asking whether to change the signature for the project or to insert the change at the current position.

Import

Existing automation on a track is now retained when importing Content from another project if the “Automation” import option not selected.
Flex time on existing tracks is no longer disabled when importing tracks from another Logic Pro project.

Export/Sharing

It is now possible to share Logic Pro projects using Mail Drop.
Improves reliability when sharing projects to GarageBand for iOS.

ARA

Logic Pro now detects inserted ARA plug-ins at launch.
Logic Pro now shows an alert when an incompatible audio file, such as an MP3 or Apple Loop is dragged to a track using an ARA plug-in.

Apple Loops

Dragging an Apple Loop over the beginning of an existing looped region now replaces it as expected.
Apple Loops now consistently preview at the correct project tempo.

Sound Library

Logic Pro now triggers a prompt requesting Full Disk Access when moving the Sound Library to an external drive.
It is now possible to change sound settings on legacy GarageBand instruments that were originally created by dragging Apple Loops into the tracks area.
The Patch Library now maintains the focused area when changing tracks.

Control Surfaces/MIDI Controllers

Supports all Novation Launchpad grid controllers and no longer requires turning the device 90-degrees to align with the Live Loops grid layout.
Lua scripts for MIDI controllers can now set the Version filed in the divide inspector.
The “controller_finalize()” command in Lua scripts is now properly processed when quitting.
Fixes an issue where toggle modes on Novation Launchpad X and Mini Mk3 could occasionally get stuck.
Improves Lua script compatibility with several MIDI controller devices that offer multiple MIDI inputs or outputs.
Controller assignments are now mapped properly with the M-Audio Axiom Pro 49 controller.
The fader bank size is now shown correctly for attached Launchpad MK2 devices,
The Cancel button on Mackie Control surfaces now closes a selected folder.

Impulse Response Utility

Video files can now be used as a sound source in Impulse Response Utility.
It is now possible to set the Impulse Response Utility to perform shorter sweeps for cases where better transient response is preferred over better frequency response.
It is now possible to drag multiple audio files into Impulse response Utility to facilitate creating true stereo and multi-channel IRs.
4 channel B-Format and AmbiX files can now be processed by the Impulse Response Utility.

Undo

Video

A movie window on a separate display now remains visible when Logic Pro is not in focus.

Environment

Note-off events are now reliably passed through environment objects cabled to channel strips.
Togging a button in the Environment no longer sometimes causes other buttons to unexpectedly toggle.

General

Previous versions

Logic pro 10.7

New features and enhancements

Mixer now supports spatial audio tools for Dolby Atmos:
- Expanded pan controls.
- 13 plug-ins expanded for 7.1.2 channels.
- Export Dolby Atmos ADM BWF file ready for Apple Music.
More than 2800 new loops in a variety of genres and from some of the world’s top producers.
Optimized for Apple silicon on new MacBook Pro models.
More than 230 new instrument and audio patches.
50 vintage and modern drum kits, including a collection of 808 samples.
It is now possible to paste regions copied from multiple tracks to new tracks using a Marquee selection to define the starting track and position.
The Select Unused Tracks command now excludes tracks inside Summing Stacks.
The Track Inspector now offers separate MIDI input and output port settings.
It is now possible to convert MIDI regions to Step Sequencer Pattern regions.
Multiple new Step Sequencer features including Live and Step Recording, convert MIDI to Pattern region, and Mono mode.

Stability and reliability

Performance

Logic’s graphic performance is no longer affected by running Logic Remote on a connected iPad.
Copying a take folder by Option-dragging no longer takes an unexpectedly long time.
Performance is improved when learning or replacing MIDI CC data in Step Sequencer from an external MIDI controller in Live Record mode.
Presets in Sampler now load faster.
Performance when resizing the Key Commands window is improved.
Performance in the Alchemy UI is improved on 16″ MacBook Pro.
Performance is improved when cycling a Live Loops grid with tempo changes.
Performance is improved when creating a new empty Drum Machine Designer kit.
Performance is improved when dragging stompboxes into the Pedalboard.
Scrolling performance in Logic Remote is improved when navigating the Mixer using the left/right arrow keys in Logic Pro
Performance is improved when using Sustain events with the Arpeggiator.
Performance when dragging files from from the File Browser to a Drum Machine Designer pad has been improved.

Step Sequencer

New Live Record mode for real-time capturing note and automation events into rows.
Live Record allows Quantize, Velocity and Note Length to be individually enabled or disabled.
New Step Record mode for step entry of note and automation events when pattern is playing or stopped.
New Mono Mode allows only one note step to be enabled per column.
New Legato mode extends steps with gate value of 100% by one tick to trigger legato performance from instruments set to legato.
Row labels in Step Sequencer can now be custom named.
There are now options to sort rows by type, note number, name or DMD sub-track order.
The function to Learn Replace a row in Step Sequencer has been added to the Add Row menu.
Automation Mode and MIDI Channel can be set for entire pattern in the Pattern Inspector.
Adjusting the Note/Octave values in a Drum Machine Designer Pattern Sequence now changes the pitch of the sound.
Step Sequencer now offers 2-bar and 4-bar Step Rates.
It is now possible to create multiple rows for the same note or automation assignment.
Command Option can now be used to tie steps in various Step Sequencer edit modes.
The Edit menu now includes a Delete Unused Row option.
Subrows for Start Offset and Chance are now included by default in Pattern regions created for Drum Machine Designer.
New pattern level Increment/Decrement controls can scale all rows in the current edit mode.
Increment/Decrement controls now enable/disable all Step On/Off and Tie values in a row.
It is now possible to split a Drum Machine Designer Pattern region into individual Pattern Regions for each kit piece.
MIDI regions can be converted into Pattern Regions.
It is now possible to Clear and Randomize Note and Automation Row values independently.
Option Shift can now be used to ramp values between specified steps.
The Key/Scale/Quantize controls are now visible in the main Editor area, next to the Pattern Length selector.
The Playhead in the Step Sequencer editor is no longer offset unexpectedly in projects that start earlier than 1 1 1 1.
The “Transpose to Project Key” command is now immediately available in Step Sequencer after the key of the project has been changed.
Quantizing or transposing Step Sequencer pattern regions on Drum Machine designer tracks will not cause the row assignments to change.
Entering notes into Step Sequencer pattern regions that are longer than 16 steps no longer causes running playheads to jump to positions within the first 16 steps if the floating Note Repeat window is open.
Step Sequencer now shows only one row per input note in cases where multiple Drum Machine Designer pads use the same note to create layered sounds.
The default values for automation row steps no longer update if any steps in the row are already enabled or have manually entered values.
Adjusting the pitch setting in a Drum Machine Designer Pattern Sequence row no longer changes the triggered kit piece.

Live Loops

The Live Loops cell inspector now correctly shows the quantize value for the currently active take.
Live Loops cells now retain changed default Play From settings in the Inspector.
If the Live Grid is in focus when a Drummer track is created, a Drummer cell is created.
When a currently playing cell in the Live Loops grid is duplicated in the same row, playback is switched to the duplicated cell.
The Copy Cycle To Live Loops command now works in cases where the Live Loops grid has not yet been opened.
It’s now possible to record region-based Automation from Software Instruments or plug-ins while recording into a Live Loops cell if Record Automation with MIDI Region is engaged.
Names of Pattern Cells dragged from the Live Loops grid to the Tracks area are now preserved.
Adjusting a Live Loops cell length to be longer than the current Loop length during playback no longer causes the cell to be stuck in play.
Live Loops cells containing Pattern regions now play back in time consistently.

Sampler/Quick Sampler

Keymap output routings are now set correctly in Sampler.
Samples recorded in Quick Sampler and saved as settings are now reliably triggered by MIDI when loaded into a new instance of Quick Sampler.
Copying Zones from one layer to another no longer also copies their group.
Note labels are now created consistently for all slices when creating a Quick Sampler instrument in Sliced mode.

Automation

Faders are no longer unexpectedly set to 0 db when released in Touch (Relative) mode.
It is now easier to copy/paste automation plug-in data between tracks.
The Eraser tool now reliably deletes automation points.
Enabling the bypass button for automation in the channel strip now dims the automation data instead of hiding it.
Fixes an issue where dragging selected automation points to the left in grouped tracks can cause an unselected point just before the leftmost selected point in the grouped tracks to be deleted.
Autoselect Automation Parameter now works reliably in Automation Read mode on the Master track, Drummer tracks, and tracks using Guitar or Bass patches from the Sound Library.
Fixes an issue where setting an unselected track to Automation Trim mode could set the selected track to Trim mode.
Fixes an issue where Logic could output a burst of noise with certain extreme automation settings of the High Cut parameter in Channel EQ.
Region-baseed automation no longer plays back in muted take regions.
Snap behavior when dragging Region-based automation points has been improved.
Automation is now reliably chased and displayed in the track header control when playback is started at any point in a project.
The tooltip when editing automation points now reliably displays below the cursor.
It is now possible to record automation with regions on the main track of a Track Stack.
Holding Option while selecting or deselecting “Record Automation with MIDI Regions” now sets all compatible channels to the setting.
Automation written for a Surround Panner with stereo input now writes automation for Angle, as expected.
Multiple selected faders now maintain their same relative positions when adjusting one of them after automation has been enabled, disabled, and then re-enabled.

Chase

MIDI events restored by performing Undo during playback are now immediately chased correctly.
When playing back in Cycle mode, the correct MIDI events are now reliably chased.
CC data at the beginning of a region or Live Loops cell is now reliably triggered when playback is started at the region start position.
Pitchbend data is now chased reliably.
Fixes and issue where Chase occasionally generates unexpected Sustain Off messages when adjusting other controls during playback.
Fixes an issue where Chase occasionally plays MIDI data from earlier in a track after playing current MIDI data of the same type.
Sustain messages are now chased correctly if the Playhead is moved during playback.
Region-based Automation is now chased reliably.
Chase now properly picks up events from looped regions.
Regions with Clip Length enabled no longer cause unexpected notes to be chased at the start of playback.
Chase for MIDI messages has been improved.
Note events at the start of a region are no longer chased if the left corner of the region starts after the note on.

Track Stacks

Flex Time/Flex Pitch

In Flex Time view, compressed segments are not incorrectly colored red at certain horizontal zoom levels.
Flattening a Take Folder with an active Comp no longer causes Quantize to unexpectedly switch off.
Fixes an issue where the Reset All Flex Edits command on a set of Grouped tracks in Slicing mode could throw the regions out of sync with one another.
Grouped tracks containing flexed takes takes now remain in phase when the number of transients in a Quantize referenced track is changed.
Transients edits made to audio regions after performing “Analyze Audio for Flex Editing” are now retained when a project is saved and then reopened.
Fixes an issue where audio regions set to Flex: Mono mode could sometimes exhibit crackling noises after the region borders are adjusted.

Alchemy

Plug-ins

The Goniometer display in the Multimeter plug-in now continues to show output on Retina displays when receiving stereo white noise.
Enabling True Peak Detection on one channel of the Limiter or AdLimiter plug-in in Dual Mono mode no longer puts the left and right channels out of phase with one another.
The disclosure triangle for advanced plug-in parameters is now available when the Advanced Tools preference is not enabled.
The Peak Hold indicators in the Level Meter and Multimeter plug-ins no longer freeze when the level is reduced during playback.
A Software Instrument plug-in window that is in Link mode and minimized no longer blinks when an audio track is selected.
Enabling True Peak Detection in the Adaptive Limiter plug-in no longer causes the overall output level to be unexpectedly reduced.
The AutoFilter LFO Rate control now works properly in the Pumping Pitch Riser patch.
On Mac computers with Apple silicon, switching between channels on dual mono instances of Audio Unit plug-ins no longer causes the plug-in display to briefly flicker.
Fixes an issue where Audio Unit V3 MIDI plug-ins could show up multiple times in the plug-in list.
The signal now remains in phase when using the Grit or Tubeburner pedal modules in parallel on the Pedalboard.
Fixes an issue where the cutoff filter in Retro Synth could sound different after several consecutive presses of the same key.
Audio Unit plug-ins with square windows now display properly on Mac computers with Apple silicon.
Logic now properly migrates instances of Kontact 5 to Kontact 6 after Kontact has been updated on the computer.
Resolves an issue where IRs in Space Designer could be unexpectedly truncated after the project sample rate is changed.

Mixer

Fixes an issue where double-clicking on the Surround Panner to open a floating pan window occasionally leads to unexpected changes to the pan position.
Selecting multiple channels in the Mixer using the Command or Shift keys now works consistently.
Plug-in insert slots now show an indicator when plug-ins are using a sidechain input.
Setting the channel strip in the Main window inspector to Surround output while the Smart Controls view is showing EQ on the Output no longer causes all insert slots on the Output to be filled with Channel EQ instances when the left channel strip is switched back to Stereo.
The Mixer now reliably updates to show that all effects plug-ins have been removed after the Remove All Effects Plug-ins command is used.
It is now possible to change the Automation Mode for multiple channels in the Mixer that are not assigned to tracks in the Main window.

Groups

Group settings now offer an option to create a default set.
Groups in tracks with Track Alternatives are now maintained properly when a Take folder is disclosed on one of the tracks in the group.
Audio regions on grouped tracks whose anchors are not at the region start point are no longer unexpectedly selected when other non-overlapping regions in other tracks in the groups are selected.
It is now possible to select a region on a track assigned to a group without also selecting overlapping regions on the same track.

Drummer/Drum Machine Designer

Samples or loops onto Drum Machine Designer pads now trigger reliably.
Drummer now outputs sound when the Vintage Brushes kit is set to play only from the percussion section in the Drummer Editor.
Fixes an issue where clearing all Pads in an instance of Drum Machine Designer could clear plug-ins from shared Auxes associated with the Drum Machine Designer instance.
Recording multiple times over the same area into a Track Stack hosting Drum Machine Designer with the Recording Preference for Overlapping Recordings set to Create Tracks no longer replaces the Drum Machine Designer instance with an empty Aux channel.
Saving a patch based on a new instance of Drum Machine Designer on a track with a custom track name now uses the track name by default.
Loops placed on the main track of a multi-out Drum Machine Designer track stack now play in sync.
Drum Machine Designer sub-tracks can now be sorted.
Subtracks for instances of Drum Machine Designer now reliably show icons when the toggling the stack in the Mixer.
The Fill Lock setting is now preserved when a Drummer region is copied.

Takes and comping

Using Quick Swipe comping from right to left to close a gap between comp segments in a Take no longer causes the entire Take to be unexpectedly be selected in the comp.
The Audio File Editor now displays automatically generated Take names as expected.
Fixes an issue in which Comps in Take Folders could still be edited on tracks with Track Protect enabled.
Region names in the Project Audio window now reflect Take names shown in Take Folders.
Fixes an issue where editing Quick Swipe Comping in an audio Take folder could reset fade lengths.
It is now possible to split multiple selected takes in a disclosed Take folder at the same time.
Splitting or copying Take regions that have been renamed now appends a number to the name of the new segment.
New Take regions created by splitting existing Take regions now show up immediately in the Project Audio window.
Transpose settings in the MIDI region defaults are now applied to recorded Takes.
Region solo now works for selected Quick Swipe comps in Take folders.
Take Folders recorded over a tempo change are now the correct lengths.

Track Alternatives

Fades

When a crossfade is edited, the right side of the fade now visibly updates as expected.

Smart Tempo

Logic now displays a warning to switch the Smart Tempo mode to KEEP when starting a MIDI recording with a cycle enabled in AUTO mode in projects that have no tempo reference.
The key command “Forward by Bar” in the Smart Tempo Editor now continues to work after the first use.
There are new key commands to navigate in the Smart Tempo Editor:
- Forward by Bar
- Rewind by Bar
- Forward by Beat
- Rewind by Beat
- Forward 8 Bars
- Rewind 8 Bars
Smart Tempo editor window now scrolls as expected the selection is extended to the right.
Audio files created by Bounce in Place now line up to the correct beat position when the “Apply Region Tempo to Project Tempo” command with the “Align downbeat to nearest project downbeat” option is used.
Moving the anchor for a region in a Smart Tempo Multitrack Set no longer forces the region to be re-bounced.

Sound Library

It is now possible to use an alias to refer to sound library content manually moved to a non-default location.
The Sound Library can now be relocated to volumes on Box.
Choosing an individual Drum Machine Designer Kit piece from the patch library no longer resets the volume of a selected Software Instrument track.

Apple Loops

The “Wild Dreams Beat 01” Apple Loops now plays back smoothly.
The Loops Browser now displays Major and Minor key signature modes.
Sorting by tempo in the Untagged Loops area now works as expected.

Content

The setting to enable Patch Merging in the Patch Library is now remembered when the library is closed and then reopened.
The Library now reliably displays the full path for all content.
The Close button in the Essential Sounds download window now closes the window without stopping the download.
It is now possible to filter the Sound Library to show patches from specific sound packs.

Import

Live Loops projects created in GarageBand for iOS/iPadOS now open correctly in Logic.
When importing Music XML files, Logic now asks whether to import the tempo map or keep the current tempo.
Logic now supports importing the new Final Cut Pro fcpmld XML file format.
Drummer regions are no longer created to MIDI regions when importing a Drummer track from another project.
Logic now properly aligns audio regions from nested compound clips when importing FCPXML files from Final Cut Pro.

Export and bounce

Auto Sampler

Fixes an issue where Auto Sampler could unexpectedly truncate some notes while sampling when they include delay taps.
Fixes an issue in which Auto Sampler sometimes would get stuck for a long time recording some notes.

Key Commands

Global Tracks

“Apply Smoothing to Selected Points” in the Tempo Track now works correctly after a tempo point has been manually edited.
Shift-clicking the lower left corner of a Global Track now resets its height, just as with other tracks.

Impulse Response Utility

Removing an audio device from the system not being used by Impulse Response Utility no longer causes it to lose connection to the audio device it is using.

Selection-based Processing

Selection-based Processing now works on Take folders.

Smart Controls

Smart Controls for the Tresonator patch are now available.
The Remix FX tab now shows up as expected in the Smart Controls window for the main output track when working in a Live Loops grid.

Score

Editing

Undo

Undo now works for parameter changes in the Mapped Instrument editor.
Performing Undo after creating a Software Instrument track no longer causes unexpected changes besides the removal of the instrument track.
Undo now works for routing changes applied to stomp boxes in the Pedalboard plug-in.
Changes to the Surround Panner now create Undo steps.
Changes to Mixer channels with Record Automation with Regions enabled now create undo steps.

Video

Movie audio is now muted when opening a project that has been saved with a floating Movie window open.
If the frame rate of a movie is changed while importing, and the audio is not imported as a separate track, a blue frame indicating the video contains embedded audio is now displayed in the global track as expected.
Videos in saved projects now open in the correct aspect ratio after a project containing a video with a different aspect ratio has been opened.

Logic Remote

Logic Remote now correctly displays the mute status of Live Loops cells in a Track Stack when the main Folder track is muted.
Changes to the transposition value of the keyboard in Logic Remote are no longer reset to 0 when a plug-in or plug-in preset are loaded in the channel.
When an Alchemy track is created using Logic Remote, the Alchemy presets are now shown as expected.
Logic Remote now reliably shows the currently focused tracks when a group of tracks is selected in Logic.

Control Surface and MIDI controller support

The Control Surface preference window now includes a column to display the Lua script version number.
Control surface buttons now reliably reflect the states of key commands assigned to them.
Control surfaces now update to show the status of Mute and Solo buttons when a Step Sequencer row is selected.
LUA scripts can now connect to virtual MIDI ports.
MIDI device scripts that contain an image of the device no longer show a generic image for the device in Logic.
Logic now correctly installs support for a connected Launchpad if a Mackie Control device is already installed.
Adding additional subtracks to a Multi-output Software Instrument in the Live Loops grid no longer creates unexpected empty tracks between the output track and newly created subtracks if a Novation Launchpad is connected.

General

Logic pro 10.6.3

New features and enhancements

The Plug-in Manager now offers a way to reset Audio Unit caches and perform a rescan of all installed Audio Unit plug-ins.

Stability and reliability

Fixes an issue where Logic Pro might unexpectedly quit when loading projects with plug-ins that use PACE/iLok copy protection.
Resolves an issue where Logic Pro quits unexpectedly when Option-dragging a marquee selection within a folder.

Sampler/Quick Sampler

Key label sets can now be saved in Sampler.

Mixer

ARA

ARA edits are now properly retained for saved projects containing muted ARA regions.

Editing

Fixes an issue where changing Smart Quantize parameters could reset prior edits to note velocities.

Logic pro 10.6.2

New features and enhancements

Fixes an issue where high latency plug-ins could cause timing issues for side-chain routing and automation.

Stability and reliability

Fixes an issue where Logic Pro may quit unexpectedly when using Bass Amp Designer under Rosetta 2 on a Mac with Apple silicon.
Improved stability when using Audio Units running natively on a Mac with Apple silicon.
Logic Pro no longer becomes unresponsive when quickly changing presets on the Vintage Organ.
Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when renaming Arrangement Markers after a Marker Set has been created
Logic Pro no longer quits unexpectedly when Explode Folders is selected for a folder in the Score.

Performance

Large sample-based instruments now load more quickly.
The playhead no longer appears to be stuck when playback is started after the computer wakes from sleep.
Performance is improved in large projects in which the Console 1 Lua script is installed.

Sampler/Quick Sampler

Manually created slices in Quick Sampler are now properly assigned to pads when converted to a Drum Machine Designer kit.
Optimizing the Loop Start/End in Quick Sampler now updates the loop playback range as expected.
Automating Smart Controls to modulate Envelope 1 Attack in Sampler now sounds correct when the display shows the value returned to 0.

Live Loops

MIDI Live Loops cells that are set to Play from Playhead Position now play back in sync when triggered while the project is playing.

Plug-ins

Resolves an issue in which some multi-output Audio Unit software instruments showed more outputs than were actually available.
MIDI effect Audio Unit plug-ins running natively on a Mac with Apple silicon now output MIDI as expected.
Controls View is now available on Audio Units running natively on on a Mac with Apple silicon.
Performance is improved when streaming audio to Elektron hardware using the Elektron Overbridge plug-in.

Mixer

The Mixer now displays correctly after Hide buttons on several tracks have been enabled.

Content

Time Machine volumes can no longer be selected as the destination when relocating the Sound Library.
Resolves an issue in which relocating the Sound Library to an external drive was not possible.

Automation

Automation of toggled parameters for Audio Unit plug-ins now work as expected.

Export and bounce

Regions that are bounced in place are now named based on the Track, rather than the Channel Strip.

Fades

Edits applied with the Fade tool to multiple selected regions now work as expected.

Smart Controls

Fixes an issue where touching the Limiter level parameter in the Smart Controls can cause an unexpected drop in level.

Track Stacks

The names of sub-tracks in a software instrument track stack now display properly.

MIDI controllers and control surfaces

Resolves several issues with Lua script support for control surfaces.
When a Drum Machine Designer track is selected, control surfaces now display the channel strip as Drum Machine Designer instead of displaying the name of the audio plug-in on the first insert slot.

General

If the left and right locators are set to the same position and Cycle is enabled, putting Logic Pro into play mode now disables Cycle.
Fixes an issue where the playhead might not respond correctly after the Mac wakes from sleep.
A highlighted Marquee section is now dismissed after it is Option-dragged to copy the selection.
Marquee selections are now deselected after the Repeat function is used.

Logic pro 10.6.1

Stability and reliability

Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could occasionally quit when clicking and holding the Forward or Rewind transport button.
Fixes an issue where Logic Pro occasionally quit when using older versions of Waveshell.
Fixes an issue where Logic Pro occasionally quit when the Bypass All Effects Plug-ins key command is triggered.
Fixes an issue where Logic Pro occasionally quit when selecting a track automation parameter.
Restores the ability to click the transport Play button while a Live Loops cell is in record.
Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when stepping through presets in the Native Instruments Guitar Rig 6 plug-in.
Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when working in the Pattern Editor on tracks using Drum Machine Designer.

Performance

Instances of Ultrabeat now load more quickly.

Live Loops

Fixes an issue where cells containing files that are a different sample rate than the project play at the wrong pitch until the end of the current loop when the Flex mode is changed.

Sampler/Quick Sampler

Sampler instrument load times improved with larger instruments.
Fixes an issue where Sampler zones could lose their connection to samples when they are edited in the Audio File editor.

Plug-ins

Fixes an issue where notes hang occasionally in Studio Strings when playing back in cycle mode if the instrument is set to a MIDI channel other than channel 1.

Track Stacks

Collapsed Track Stack overview regions now show the Track color as expected when the Region Color as Track Color setting is enabled.

Drummer

On macOS Big Sur, Drummer now responds immediately to changes made in the Drummer controls while playing back.

Content

The 808 Bass patch now plays as expected.
The Vowel Pad patch now plays as expected.

Editing

The Join Notes function is now available when the Piano Roll is in One Track view.
Fixes an issue where Catch Playhead occasionally activates when editing notes in the Piano Roll during playback.
Drum names in Producer Kits now display as expected in the Piano Roll.
The Event List display now updates properly when events are moved.

Export and share

MIDI Files exported from regions contain events from the end of the region as expected.

MIDI controllers and control surfaces

It is now possible to manually enter values into files in the Control Surface Inspector.

Impulse Response Utility

Quad audio files dropped into Impulse Response Utility now show the correct channel labels when True Stereo is chosen from the format dropdown.
Impulse Response Utility now correctly adjusts the Reverb Time to the length of files added to the Track List.

General

Logic Pro no longer shows an error when choosing a different tempo from the Transport if Advanced Tools is not enabled.
Fixes an issue where copying a looped region sometimes overwrites subsequent regions in the track.
It is now possible to copy a region that loops to the end of a project over itself in No Overlap mode.
On macOS Big Sur, the Keyboard object in the Environment now shows visual feedback when clicked.
Fixes an issue where saved Spotlight searches that include files accessible in the All Files browser in Logic Pro occasionally cause navigation issues.

Logic pro 10.6

New Features and enhancements

Adds the ability to control Step Sequencer using Logic Remote on your iPad or iPhone to create beats, bass lines, and melodic parts.

Stability and reliability

Logic Pro no longer quits unexpectedly:
- When beaming a large number of notes in the Score.
- When making long recordings into Quick Sampler.
- When stepping through ChromaVerb presets.
- Occasionally when setting color display options in the Piano Roll.
- When opening a project from GarageBand for iOS that contains a Live Loops grid with no columns.
- When “Apply Region to Project Tempo” is performed using an audio file whose tempo had been previously removed and recalculated and is part of a Multitrack Set.
Logic Pro no longer hangs:
- When the Paste Multiple command is applied in the Score editor if the clipboard is empty.
- If all tracks except an external MIDI track are deleted from a project containing a Live Loops grid.
Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could unexpectedly quit when reversing the direction of a Live Loops cell during playback.
- Fixes an issue where Logic Pro occasionally quits unexpectedly when moving plug-ins to different positions in the Mixer while using VoiceOver.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when changing the MIDi port setting for a Monitor object in the Environment.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro sometimes quits unexpectedly when clicking in the patch library immediately after saving a project.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could occasionally quit when selecting the Additive tab in Alchemy after creating a new track from a sample.
- Resolves an issue were Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when multiple projects are open.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when changing the MIDi port setting for a Monitor object in the Environment.
- Logic Pro no longer changes when audio is processed in “Beats Only” mode in the Time and Pitch Machine.
- Logic Pro no longer hangs when dragging an audio file with a name that contains “/“ into Quick Sampler.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could occasionally quit when selecting the Additive tab in Alchemy after creating a new track from a sample.
- Logic Pro no longer shows an error when trying to create a Template in certain rare cases.
- Resolves an issue where using the “Repeat Multiple” command with MIDI regions whose lengths are not even bars, beats or divisions could occasionally cause Logic Pro to behave erratically.
- Resolves an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when dragging a repeat symbol to the score.

Performance

Creating a Drum Machine Designer instance from an audio file containing multiple slices is now much faster.
UI performance when editing Flex Pitch on long audio files is improved.
Logic Pro no longer appears to hang when importing large Sampler Drum Kits into Ultrabeat.
Projects named with the file extension in uppercase now open as expected.
Disk I/O activity while playing a large number of audio tracks is no longer unexpectedly high in certain cases.
Opening and closing Logic Pro plug-in windows no longer causes memory usage to increase.
Resolves an issue where Logic Pro occasionally hangs when certain video files are open in the project.
Studio Strings now play back smoothly in cycle mode when there are large tempo changes.

Live Loops

Sampler/Quick Sampler

The Root Key in Quick Sampler can now be editing using the keyboard.
Scrubbing in the Sampler zone editor is now possible when the Loop Range encompasses the entire sample.
MIDI Continuous Controller can now be assigned to controls in Sampler by right- or Control-clicking them.
In Sampler or Quick Sampler a Mod Matrix slot can now be created by right- or Control-clicking a target parameter and choosing a source.
Sampler now retains the view of modules configured by the user when re-opening the plug-in window.
An audio file dragged to a Zone in an empty instance of Sampler is now immediately displayed in the Zone editor.
The tooltip shown when hovering the cursor over the default Zone volume knob now correctly shows “–6 dB.”
The loop mode in Sampler can now be set directly from off to any other mode without setting it to Forward first.
Sampler now reliably loads the correct settings for bundled instruments.
Groups are no longer unexpectedly still selected after the “Select Last Group” setting is disabled.
Performing Undo after inserting a Slice marker in Quick Sampler while zoomed in no longer causes the view to unexpectedly zoom out.
Selection “Show Mod” when right- or Control-clicking a modulation control in Sampler now shows the modulation when the Modulation panel is closed.
Exchanging a sample in a gain-optimized Zone now optimizes the gain for the newly added sample.
The maximum zoom in the Sampler Zone Key editor has been increased.
When working in Slice mode in Quick Sampler, the active slice marker is now displayed on top of the sample start marker.
Multiple clicks in an empty zone panel in Sampler no longer triggers multiple file load dialogs.
There is now a Preview audio button in all modes in the Quick Sampler window.
There is now a command in the Sampler Zone edit panel to add a new zone.
The Sampler Zone editor now immediately updates the view to show enabled EQ Power fades.
Selections made in the Zone list are now maintained when the cursor is moved into the Waveform display area.
The waveform in the Sampler Zones panel now updates when switching zones with the keyboard while in Round Robin mode.
Dragging a stereo file to the Track Header to create a Quick Sampler instrument no longer creates a mono instance.
The “Show used columns” command in the Zone editor contextual menu now consistently shows the Flex column when Flex is in use.
Automatic pitch detection for Sampler and Quick Sampler now consistently detects the correct pitch.
Quick Sampler’s display has been improved in cases where there are a large number of slices has been improved
The Ctrl key can now be used to temporarily override the Snap setting in Sampler and Quick Sampler
Sampler and Quick Sampler no longer show animations when the Display Preference “Show Animations” is disabled.
Sampler now sorts Zones numerically as well as alphabetically.
The LFO On/Off button now shows in Controls view in Sampler and Quick Sampler.
It is now possible to edit the Velocity settings of multiple zones that belong to different groups in Sampler.
Highlighting of selected zones in Sampler’s list view now displays consistently.
The Command key can now be used to temporarily override the snap value in the Quick Sampler grid.
The names of slices from Sampler and Quick Sampler are now displayed in the Piano Roll.
The Sampler Zone Editor column can now be resized when the plug-in window is at 150% scaling.
File names are now visible in the Sampler Zone Editor.
Sampler now retains changes to the Waveform Zoom setting when the plug-in window is closed and then reopened.
Optimized Import in Sampler now automatically assigns audio files to round-robins based on file names that include “rr1,” ” rr2”…
When working in the Zone table or mapping area the Preview button in Sampler now keeps the focus on the respective area to make navigation using the arrow keys easier.
Sampler now sets velocities automatically when multiple samples with file names that include dynamic indications such as “fff,” “mf,” “pp” are imported.
Double-clicking a Zone in the mapping area now opens the Zone Panel.
Round Robins created from a selection of Groups now play in the same order as the Groups.
Saved patches in Sampler that use the default sine wave now play back correctly when recalled.
The Zone Mapping menu in Sampler now immediately updates to show changes made in the Zone Editor.
It is now possible to audition samples in Classic or One Shot mode in Quick Sampler.
There is a new Track Header drag and drop option “Zone per Note” to create a Sampler instrument.
Performing undo after exchanging a kit piece or loading a patch in Quick Sampler now immediately updates the waveform display.
It is now easier to swap the position of Zones in Sampler by selecting two zones and choosing ‘Zone > Remap > Swap’
Zone snapping in Sampler now responds to transient edits made in the Audio File Editor.
Audio file names can now be edited in Sampler.
When opening projects that contain EXS instruments that can’t be found, Sampler now shows the names of the missing instruments.
The accuracy of slice positions in Quick Sampler is improved.
Edit Key Labels in Sampler now works as expected.
Sampler now offers several new options to remap notes to Zones: Remap Notes, Fill Gaps (Notes Only), Fill Gaps (Vel Only).
Resolves an issue in which it was sometimes not possible to drag an audio file to a position between two existing Zones, even if there was room.
The Save As command in Sampler no longer overwrites the original instrument preset.
Sampler now plays audio files on which Undo has been performed after editing in the Audio File editor.
Slices now reliably appear in instances of Quick Sampler created by dragging a MIDI region to the Track Header.
Sampler now successfully loads EXS instruments with filenames longer than 57 characters.
The volume of Quick Sampler presets is now more consistent when Optimize Gain is enabled.
Loop data written into audio files by Sampler or Quick Sampler is now used when the files are loaded as Original into new instances of Sampler or Quick Sampler.
Zones now play back edits performed on their audio files in Audio File editor.
Sampler now automatically finds all missing files in a folder once the first missing file in that folder has been located.
The volume setting for newly created Zones is now consistently 0 dB.
Apple Loops edited in Quick Sampler are now copied to the Project folder as expected.
Canceling a Zone per File import in Optimized mode now instantly stops the operation.
Auto Split when creating an Optimized Sampler instrument now works reliably with short, percussive sounds.
The accuracy of detection has been improved for audio recordings that contain soft transients or short duration fundamental frequencies when creating optimized Sampler instruments using Split at Silence.
Creating an optimized Sampler Instrument using “Split at Silence” now creates an instrument with a single zone when an audio file containing no silence is dragged to the Track Header.
Key labels entered into Sampler now appear immediately in the Piano Roll.
Fades are now immediately displayed on the waveform in Sampler and Quick Sampler.

Step Sequencer

Learn mode in Step Sequencer is now automatically disabled when deselecting the Pattern Region.
Closing the Step Sequencer editor while it is playing back no longer leads to stuck notes.
Fixes an issue where adding a Pattern region in a new project and enabling Learn occasionally creates a large number of unexpected new rows.
The playhead now displays at the correct position in the Step Sequencer editor Pattern regions that contain cells with left border offsets.
All rows in copied pattern regions now play reliably.

Remix FX

Automation values for the Remix FX plug-in now display the correct parameter types.

Drag and Drop

Drag and drop from the Live Loops cell editor to the Track Header to create a Quick Sampler instrument now works reliably.

Auto Sampler

The Auto Sampler “Auto Loop Start”and “Auto Loop End” files are now populated as expected when accessed from the keyboard.

Accessibility

VoiceOver now announces Track Record Enable status.
VoiceOver now announces readout values for the Level Meter and Loudness Meter plug-ins in Controls View.
VoiceOver no longer announces audio regions as muted when they are on tracks with no output assigned.
The EQ tab in Smart Controls is now accessible with VoiceOver
VoiceOver now announces the solo and mute state of tracks when using the up/down arrows to navigate through the track header.
VoiceOver now announces the number of record-enabled tracks when the Track Header group is selected.
It is now possible to access the Logic Pro legacy plug-ins using VoiceOver.

Alchemy

Multimode filters in Alchemy can now be set to the note C3.
The Gate control for the Acoustic Reverb in Alchemy now works as expected.
The Mod section Target menu is now organized by target destinations rather than sources.
Fixes an issue where sample loop points occasionally create a click sound when a project or setting is reloaded.
Single cycle waveform sample files no longer exhibit clicking artifacts when looped in Alchemy.
Instances of Alchemy using addictive synthesis created by dragging an audio file to the track header now show the correct audio waveform.
Alchemy now immediately responds to MIDI note input after audio added to a Source drop zone.
MSEG envelope points that have been dragged all the way to the left in Stretch mode no longer get stuck, and can now be dragged back to the right.
Alchemy now reports the correct latency when its limiter is turned off.
Synthesis and effects accuracy is improved in Alchemy.

Plug-ins

It is now easier to make precise adjustments to the Pre-delay setting in Chromaverb using a mouse.
Manually typed Pitch values in the Vocal Transformer now transposes to the correct pitch.
Automating the bypass state of Auto Filter no longer causes clicks and pops.
Fixes an issue where the ENV setting in the Modulator plug-in occasionally skips a cycle when the LFO rate and Release Time are identical.
The Modulator plug-in LFO now continues to output as expected with Symmetry values lower than 0.97.
Pitch Correction no longer quantizes slowly rising pitches to values in between semi-tones when the Response time is set to 0.00 ms.
Plug-in windows set to Link mode now update reliably as different plug-in slots are clicked.
Option-clicking a plug-in control to reset it to its default value now works when Caps Lock is on.
Ultrabeat’s LFO display now switches from Hz to rhythmic values when the it is switched from Free to Sync mode.
The scale values in Space Designer’s EQ are now correctly displayed.
Ultrabeat and Drum Synth now reliably recall changes to LFO settings in cases where the LFO is in Sync mode.
Plug-in windows now reliably reopen at their most recent position.
The “Custom EQ” label now appears as expected when a custom EQ model is chosen in Amp Designer.
Retro Synth now properly creates wavetables from surround files.
The bypass button in hidden plug-in windows now updates to reflect changes in made in the Mixer.
Plug-ins on busses are no longer dimmed and uneditable in certain rare cases.
The channel order is now displayed correctly in Audio Units in Surround mode.
Option-clicking the Track On/Off button to enable or disable plug-ins now work when there is a Take folder on the track.
The ENV to LFO Amp control in the MIDI Modulator plug-in now has effect at settings of less than 100%.

Automation

Automation for the Rate parameter of Arpeggiator in free mode now shows the correct values.
When using Region-Based automation with Remix FX, Logic Pro no longer creates an unexpected Gate ON automation point at the beginning of the region.
Region-based automation now responds to the Rotate command.
Enabling Automation Quick Access before it has been configured no longer brings up an endless loop of error messages.
Editing Region-based Automation in soloed MIDI regions no longer deselects them.
Fixes an issue where performing Undo after editing Region-Based Automation occasionally causes the automation to appear to be interpolated when it is not.
Automation edits created by dragging the Pencil from right to left are now reliably applied to all members of a group of tracks.
Transpose values entered by keyboard to the MIDI Transpose plug-in can now be recored as automation.
Region-based automation now is now dimmed as expected when Automation is turned off.

Drummer/Drum Machine Designer

It is now possible to load Kit Piece Patches to multiple Drum Machine Designer pads assigned to the same input key.
Performing Undo after exchanging one sample for another on a Drum Machine Designer pad now correctly reassigns the previous sample.
Clicking “ ” on a Drum Machine Designer pad now opens the Patch library.
The Drum Machine Designer window is no longer hidden behind the Main window after a sample is added to a pad and then the Main window is clicked.
Group Solo is now triggered when soloing from a Drum Machine Designer pad that is assigned to a Mix Group.
It is now possible to map Drum machine Designer pads to the C-2 note.
Drum Synth now responds to continuous pitch bend messages.
Selection of Pads in Drum Machine Designer can now be controlled using TAB and Shift TAB.
Dragging a new sample to an existing Drum Machine Designer pad no longer resets the channel strip to defaults.
When a Drum Machine Designer kit with multiple missing samples is loaded, there is now a “Skip All” dialog.

Flex Time and Flex Pitch

Playback is no longer slower than expected when using the Flex mode Speed in projects set to a sample rate of 96 kHz.
Fixes an issue where transposing audio regions could occasionally cause them to unexpectedly shift position.
SMPTE-locked regions in which the region anchor is not at the region start no longer shift position unexpectedly when Flex & Follow is enabled.
The Flex Pitch display now updates immediately after trimming regions.
In Flex Pitch mode, the Track Editor now opens to show the correct pitch range to display notes from Takes or Comp segments.
Quantization now works in audio regions that have been trimmed before quantization was applied.
Creating Flex markers now consistently works on regions where the right end has been trimmed.
Flex Time now reliably activates when a Quantization value is applied to an audio region
Flex Markers can now reliably be created in regions that have been trimmed to a different length.
Fixes an issue in projects that contain tempo changes, where enabling Flex Time on a region occasionally causes it to automatically stretch.
The starting position of quantized audio regions is now reliably maintained when the left border is trimmed to the right and then back.
Enabling and then disabling Flex Time on a track in a song originally created on GarageBand for iOS now correctly re-enables Follow Tempo.
It is now possible to reliably cut regions precisely to the grid with the Scissors tool at all tempos.

Smart Tempo

Enabling Flex Time/Follow Tempo on a Take folder now reliably places all Comps at the correct positions.
The Smart Tempo editor no longer detects variable tempos for regions that were recorded at a constant tempo.
“Apply Region Tempo to Project Tempo” no longer unexpectedly shortens the other regions of a Smart Tempo Multitrack Set in cases where “Maintain relative positions of all other regions” is enabled.
The volume control in the Smart Tempo editor is now reliably at the correct value when a MIDI region is opened.
The Smart Tempo now reliably updates the tempo display or MIDI regions when changing from Constant to Variable tempo or vice versa.
Custom time signatures can now be added in the Smart Tempo Editor.

Mixer

Peak and hold values on channel strips are now more accurately calculated and displayed.
The “Bypass All Effects Plug-ins” command on channel strips now acts as a toggle.
Selected tracks within Track Stacks are now reliably selected in the Mixer when it is opened.
After bouncing regions in place to a new track, the hidden original track is no longer visible in the mixer until the screenset is recalled.
The Mixer now updates properly after unhiding tracks.
Tracks within a Track Stack created using the “New Track with Duplicate Settings and Content” key command now have the same routing as the original track.
VCA labels in channel strips are now immediately updated to reflect changes made to a VCA channel strip.

Groups

Key Commands

There is now a key command in the Audio File Editor to “Set Anchor by Playhead”.
There is now a key command for Live Loops to “Export Selection as Audio File”.
There are now key commands to set a region anchor point to the start or end of the current Marquee selection.
There is now a key command to select all currently playing Live Loops cells.
It is no longer necessary to click on newly opened plug-in windows to get Key Commands targeted for them to work.
The Close All Plug-ins command now closes open Drum Machine Designer windows.
There is now a key command to open an independent Step Sequencer window.
The Rotate key command now works correctly after all the audio regions in a one track folder are selected in the Audio Track editor.
There is now a key command «All Regions/Cells of Selected Tracks”.
All selected Takes are now affected when using the Nudge Right key command.

Editing

Selecting notes outside the cycle zone in the Piano Roll no longer incorrectly enables Catch mode.
“Define Brush Pattern” in the Piano Roll is now available in new projects when the Advanced Tools preference is disabled.
The Piano Roll for Live Loops MIDI cells now immediately showed changes to selection of notes when the cell is not playing.
Notes that are slipped to the left beyond the pickup grace period for a region are no longer visible in the Piano Roll editor.
The Control and Shift keys can now be used to allow more precise positioning when Option-dragging to copy items in the Piano Roll.
Holding Shift while adjusting the lengths of multiple selected notes in the Piano Roll now sets them to the same length as expected.
Selected audio regions in the Event List now behave correctly when custom Groove Templates are applied.
Resolves an issue where Catch Playhead sometimes unexpectedly activates in the Piano Roll own editing notes during playback.
Fixes an issue where copying a note within an existing region in the Piano Roll sometimes causes the region to extend unexpectedly.
Fixes an issue where notes clicked into the Piano Roll using the Brush tool are sometimes placed an octave too low.
Custom values are now reliably retained when the Transform window is closed and then reopened.
It is now possible to delete custom created Transform sets.
Entering a chord in the Piano Roll chord editor for the first time now longer always enter a “Cno3” chord.

Score

Takes/Comping

Crossfades now display at their correct positions on comp segments in Take folders.
Audio files recorded into Take folders are now named using the Take name, if the Take is the entire length of the Take folder.
Take Folder lengths are now adjusted to account for changes in Takes when Follow Tempo is enabled.

Track Stacks

A recording preview is now displayed when recording MIDI to a Summing Stack that includes Audio tracks.
Creating a new track by dragging a region from a track stack to the empty area below the last track no longer adds the new track to the stack.
Dragging a summing stack below a closed folder stack in the Track Header no longer adds the summing stack to the folder.

Track Alternatives

Selecting a region in an inactive Track Alternative now selects its track if the «Select tracks on region/marquee selection” preference is enabled.

Global Tracks

Automation now moves correctly with Arrange Markers.
Adding a first time signature change at any position other than the project start now brings up a dialog asking whether to change the signature for the project or to insert the change at the current position.

Import

Existing automation on a track is now retained when importing Content from another project if the “Automation” import option not selected.
Flex time on existing tracks is no longer disabled when importing tracks from another Logic Pro project.

Export/Sharing

It is now possible to share Logic Pro projects using Mail Drop.
Improves reliability when sharing projects to GarageBand for iOS.

ARA

Logic Pro now detects inserted ARA plug-ins at launch.
Logic Pro now shows an alert when an incompatible audio file, such as an MP3 or Apple Loop is dragged to a track using an ARA plug-in.

Apple Loops

Dragging an Apple Loop over the beginning of an existing looped region now replaces it as expected.
Apple Loops now consistently preview at the correct project tempo.

Sound Library

Logic Pro now triggers a prompt requesting Full Disk Access when moving the Sound Library to an external drive.
It is now possible to change sound settings on legacy GarageBand instruments that were originally created by dragging Apple Loops into the tracks area.
The Patch Library now maintains the focused area when changing tracks.

Control Surfaces/MIDI Controllers

Supports all Novation Launchpad grid controllers and no longer requires turning the device 90-degrees to align with the Live Loops grid layout.
Lua scripts for MIDI controllers can now set the Version filed in the divide inspector.
The “controller_finalize()” command in Lua scripts is now properly processed when quitting.
Fixes an issue where toggle modes on Novation Launchpad X and Mini Mk3 could occasionally get stuck.
Improves Lua script compatibility with several MIDI controller devices that offer multiple MIDI inputs or outputs.
Controller assignments are now mapped properly with the M-Audio Axiom Pro 49 controller.
The fader bank size is now shown correctly for attached Launchpad MK2 devices,
The Cancel button on Mackie Control surfaces now closes a selected folder.

Impulse Response Utility

Video files can now be used as a sound source in Impulse Response Utility.
It is now possible to set the Impulse Response Utility to perform shorter sweeps for cases where better transient response is preferred over better frequency response.
It is now possible to drag multiple audio files into Impulse response Utility to facilitate creating true stereo and multi-channel IRs.
4 channel B-Format and AmbiX files can now be processed by the Impulse Response Utility.

Undo

Video

A movie window on a separate display now remains visible when Logic Pro is not in focus.

Environment

Note-off events are now reliably passed through environment objects cabled to channel strips.
Togging a button in the Environment no longer sometimes causes other buttons to unexpectedly toggle.

General

Logic pro 10.5.1

Stability and reliability

Logic no longer quits unexpectedly:
- After a playing Live Loops cell is moved to a track with Flex Pitch enabled, and then the Flex mode is changed.
- When making adjustments in the Spectrasonics Stylus RMX plug-in.
- When playing Live Loops cells that trigger MPE enable software instruments.
- When recalling a screen set that only contains a Step Sequencer edit window from a track that does not contain any pattern regions.
- When performing tempo analysis on MIDI regions on a Mapped Instrument track.
- When switching between drum kits while a Pattern Sequence is playing in a Live Loops cell.
Logic no longer hangs if a bus routing that might create feedback is created.
Logic no longer experiences occasional hangs when the disclosure triangle for a Track Stack is Option-clicked.
Fixes an issue where Logic could unexpectedly quit after moving a playing Live Loops cell to another track after the Flex mode has been changed.
Logic no longer experiences occasional hanging when creating a Performance Recording in scenes that contain cells using Take Folders.
Fixes an issue where Logic might quit unexpectedly when changing the Software Instrument assigned to Track Stack sub-track while the Step Sequencer Pattern region editor is open.
Improves stability with certain Audio Unit plug-ins.

Performance

Playing a Live Loops cell with a flexed mono audio track no longer causes unexpected System Overload messages.

Accessibility

When Logic is launched for the first time on a system with VoiceOver activated, a dialog offering to change all plug-in windows to Controls View is now displayed.
VoiceOver now announces the Show/Hide Library command when it is performed with a key command.

Live Loops

A new empty cell region is now created when an empty cell is added to the Live Loops grid.
Regions created by a Live Loops Performance Recording are now reliably in sync when some cells are not set to follow tempo.
Live Loops cells that do not have Flex Time enabled now reliably play in sync when they are set to Play From Song Position or Play From Cell Position.
Live Loops cells now reliably play in sync when pausing and then continuing in cases where there are plug-ins that introduce significant latency in the signal chain.
Live Loops cells created by joining two cells containing audio regions now play back properly when the two source cells had different Flex settings.
The Copy to Live Loops command now properly aligns the copied regions in cells.
The Velocity slider now works as expected in the Live Loops cell Piano Roll editor.
Deleting a Live Loops cell with an open Piano Roll editor no longer unexpectedly switches the view to the Tracks area.
Fixes an issue where dragging a Live Loops cell containing multiple audio regions to the Tracks area could result in unexpected gaps between regions.
It is now consistently possible to enable Flex & Follow for all audio regions in a Live Loops cell.
Fixes an issue where Live Loop cells containing audio regions sometimes play a short interval of silence at the end of every other loop.
Regions created by by a Live Loops Performance Recording that include cells playing flexed audio are now reliably the correct lengths.
Cells now update immediately to respond to articulation changes made in MIDI editors.
The Velocity slider in the Live Loops Piano Roll editor is more responsive.
Switching off multiple selected tracks with their Power buttons now switched off Live Loop cells on those tracks as expected.
Includes various improvements in the behavior of freeze tracks in Live Loops
Live Loops cells containing multiple overlapping regions now play back as expected in cases where the drag mode is set to Overlap.
Cells that contain Drummer regions or Step Sequencer Pattern regions no longer incorrectly show recording options.
Drummer and Step Sequencer regions that do not start on an even bar now play in sync when added to a Live Loops cell.
Live Loops Performance Recording now works correctly in cases where some cells contain compressed audio file formats.
The Event List editor now reliably shows the content of audio and MIDI Live Loops cells.
Live Loops cell region inspectors now reliably update to show changes in selection or focus.
Fixes an issue where take folders copied to Live Loops cells are sometimes transposed unexpectedly.
The Piano Roll Inspector for MIDI Live Loops cells now remains visible when changing the focus between the Live Loops grid and the Piano Roll.

Sampler/Quick Sampler

The Sampler waveform display now updates when a sample for an existing zone is replaced.
In Slice mode, Quick Sampler now reliably plays all slices in cases where the project tempo is much faster than the audio file loaded into the plug-in.
Sustain pedal (cc64) messages no longer cause held notes in Quick Sampler to go into their release phase when the “Play to End on Release” setting is enabled.
The Slice Play buttons in Quick Sampler now reliably play the correct slice the Snap mode is set to Transients.
It is now possible to preview audio files «in place» in the Sampler load files dialog.
Fixes an issue where the Cleanup Project command sometimes removes references to Sampler files.
Dragging regions with a forward slash (/) in the filename into Quick Sampler no longer prevents regions from being dragged in the tracks area.
Loudness detection is now reliably performed on sections of long audio files used in a zone in Sampler.
Improves compatibility of certain EXS24 settings with Sampler.
Saving over an existing Sampler instrument setting no longer prompts for the file path in cases where an alias or symlink is used.

Drummer/Drum Machine Designer

The Drum Machine Designer window is no longer hidden unexpectedly when the Reimport Original command is used for a pad.
Drum Machine Designer pads now show up on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar immediately after an instance of the plug-in is inserted.
It is now possible to join Drummer regions together.
Assigning input note to Drum Machine Designer pads now works properly when the pad is clicked before the note is assigned.

Flex Time/Flex Pitch

Regions set to Flex Time: Polyphonic now play correctly when the pitch setting in the Region Inspector is changed.
The Flex Inspector in the Track Inspector now displays reliably on Tracks set to Flex Pitch mode.
Fixes an issue where Blue tempo markers are sometimes created unexpectedly on regions with Flex Time enabled.
The Scale Quantize setting for Flex Pitched regions is no longer sometimes enabled unexpectedly.
Flex Time edits made across multiple selected regions are now immediately displayed
The demo song «Ocean Eyes» no longer transposes unexpectedly if Flex is disabled.

Plug-ins

Third-party software instruments no longer unexpectedly show multi-output stereo configurations that they don’t actually support.
Modulating the Edgy Filter in Retro Synth no longer can cause an unexpected noise.
Fixes an issue where dragging the gain for an EQ band in the Channel EQ sometimes causes it to unexpectedly jump 24 dB in value.
The Pianoteq Audio Unit plug-in again works with Logic Pro.

Key Commands

The key command to Select All now works consistently in all text fields.
The “Go To” key command no longer requires pressing an extra Tab before entering numbers when performed on a MacBook Pro running macOS Catalina.
Key commands now work while the mouse button is being pressed.

ARA

All supported ARA Audio Units are now visible in the plug-in browser.

Automation

Automation is now possible for meta parameters in Audio Unit plug-ins.
Recording Region-based Automation on Software Instruments in cycle mode no longer causes MIDI playback to stop working.

Editing

The Slip Left and Slip Right commands now nudge events by the correct increments in MIDI edit windows.
The window view in the Audio Track editor no longer jumps unexpectedly back to the region start when working with Flex Pitch with the «Select tracks on region/marquee selection» setting enabled
Adding a note after the end of a region in the Piano Roll now extends the length of the region.

Smart Tempo

Logic now correctly identifies the downbeat for short audio recordings.

Takes/Comping

Colors assigned to Takes within a Comp now display correctly.

Import

Logic now loads MIDI files that were generated in Cakewalk correctly
Imported audio is now inserted at the playhead position, as expected.

Global Tracks

Fixes an issue where using the key command to insert a time signature sometimes deletes subsequent time signatures.

Track Stacks

Double-clicking a track folder that contains only one track now opens the folder as expected.

General

Opened windows are now reliably visible when first opening projects created in earlier versions of Logic Pro.
The «Create Tracks and Mute» recording preferences no longer unexpectedly creates extra Stereo Output tracks when recording overlapping recordings in Track Stacks.
The Split Region at Marquee Selection command now works as expected.
Fixes an issue that prevented patches from being dragged and dropped into the track header.
The Join Regions and Join Regions by Track commands now work as expected when there are looped MIDI regions at contain no data included.
The Discard Recording and Return to Last Play Position command now deletes the audio file from the drive, as expected.
Projects no longer stop playing after a single beat in certain cases.
When multiple projects are open, the Play button now works with whichever project is currently in focus.
Plug-ins can now be added to to channel strips when multiple projects are open.
The Mixer now displays reliably when multiple projects are open.
It is now possible to enter a delay value in Software Instrument region inspectors.
Multiple record-enabled Software Instrument Track Stacks respond to incoming MIDI as expected
Marquee selections now resize correctly to adjust to changes in zoom.
Catch Playhead now works with floating windows.
Link content now works properly in projects created in versions earlier than Logic Pro 10.5.
Locked screen sets that include an Event Float window now work as expected.
Fixes an issue where drag and dropping audio files onto the Sampler sometimes leaves graphic artifacts that look like regions in the Tracks area absolve the Sampler window.

Logic pro 10.5

New Features

Live Loops

Compose music by arranging and triggering cells in a grid using loops, samples, and your recordings.
Perform and capture free-form arrangement ideas into the tracks area.
Add Remix FX to perform creative effects like filters, gates, repeaters, and downsampling.
Use Logic Remote on your iPad or iPhone to perform Live Loops and Remix FX using Multi-Touch gestures to trigger several loops or effects simultaneously.

Sampler

Create sophisticated multi-sampled instruments using a drag-and-drop workflow.
New modern design provides synthesis, mapping, and zone editing in a single window interface.
Integrated zone editor offers detailed control over start, end and loop points.
Mapping editor enables fast and flexible assignment of samples across the keyboard.
Flex Time has been integrated into Sampler allowing sounds to be played at the same length, regardless of pitch.
Auto Sampler automates the process of converting MIDI-enabled hardware and software instruments into Sampler instruments.
Supports all existing EXS24 instruments.

Quick Sampler

Import a single audio file to instantly build a playable sampled instrument.
Quick Sampler automatically identifies the root note, optimal loop points, and trims silence from an imported sample.
Use Slice mode to chop a vocal or drum sample into multiple slices that can be triggered on a keyboard.
Record live samples using a microphone, external hardware, or from any track or bus.

Drum Machine Designer

Use Drum Machine Designer to build custom drum kits by dragging and organizing samples.
Directly access Quick Sampler or Drum Synth controls on any pad.
Easily assign any instrument or third-party plug-in to a pad.
Perform any sound chromatically to create bass lines or other melodic parts.

Step Sequencer

Build your own beats, melodies and effects automation using an interface inspired by classic drum machine workflows.
Create and edit patterns with discrete control over velocity, repeat, chance, offset, step rate, skip and tie for each row.
Use any patch as a sound source, including custom kits made with Quick Sampler and Drum Machine Designer.
Includes a library of over 150 rhythmic and melodic patterns.

Logic Pro release notes — Apple Support

Logic pro 10.5

Logic pro 10.6

Previous versions

Logic pro 10.7

Logic pro 10.6.3

Logic pro 10.6.2

Logic pro 10.6.1

Logic pro 10.6

Logic pro 10.5.1

Logic pro 10.5