With Smart Tempo you can record a performance without the metronome and have Logic Pro adapt the project tempo to match the tempo of the recording, or keep the project tempo and flex the recording to match it. You can also use Smart Tempo when importing audio files with different tempos or tempo variations to have Logic Pro keep the project tempo and flex the audio regions to match it, or adapt the project tempo to use the tempos of the audio files. Smart Tempo can also be used with multitrack audio recordings and with MIDI regions. For more information, see Smart Tempo overview and Work in the Smart Tempo Editor.
For software instruments that provide multiple articulations, Logic Pro provides new controls for creating, editing, and choosing articulations. You can view and change parameters for existing Articulation Sets, and create and save new Articulation Sets, using the Articulation Editor, then quickly change articulations while working in the Editors. For more information, see Manage articulations with the Articulation Set Editor and Manage articulations for software instruments.
Two new Drummers and a new Brush Kit have been added to Logic Pro. You can now find Austin and Tyrell in the Songwriter category.
The Studio instruments are high-quality multisampled brass and string players that offer a collection of solo and grouped instrument presets. Each preset provides a range of articulations that let you create expressive, nuanced performances and recordings. For more information, see Studio Horns overview and Studio Strings overview.
Vintage Mellotron recreates the features and a number of sounds from this famous keyboard instrument that has been featured on dozens of classic rock and pop songs from the 1960s, 1970s, and beyond. For more information, see Vintage Mellotron overview.
Several modulation enhancements, including new Envelope Follower and MIDI modulation functions, have been added. See Alchemy modulation overview. Also included are new loop length settings, new solo functions, and improved undo and drag and drop behavior.
Logic Pro features a variety of new effects to use in your projects, including: ChromaVerb, Vintage EQ collection, Phat FX, and Step FX. The Space Designer and Direction Mixer plug-ins have been extensively redesigned.
Logic Pro now supports Audio Random Access (ARA) for the Melodyne plug-in. ARA enables Logic Pro and the Melodyne plug-in to share song structure information and analysis results. See Support for Audio Random Access with ARA 2 compatible plug-ins.
Using the Independent Pan setting for a send, you can adjust the pan type and position for the send independently from the pan type and position for the channel strip. See Adjust panning for sends independently.
You can apply automatic slurs to notes in the Score Editor. Automatic slurs can cover a selected group of notes, and adjust when the notes are copied, moved, or transposed. Using key commands, you can quickly add and edit automatic slurs for an entire line, part, or score. See Add dynamic marks, slurs, and crescendi.
You can relocate the Sound Library to a different volume or partition. See Manage Logic Pro content.
Logic Pro Help now includes complete information about the included instruments and effects in one combined document, for easy searching and browsing.