Logic Pro

Logic Pro, formerly Logic Platinum, is a (DAW) and MIDI for macOS. It is considered the professional counterpart to GarageBand. The software has been used by many famous artists such as and .
Logic Pro had been the main component of Logic Studio, but is now available for download on its own from the Mac App Store.
==History==
===Early history===
The audio sequencing program began in 1992 at German developer Emagic as Notator Logic for the and classic Mac OS. It was renamed Emagic LOGIC with the discontinuation of the Atari version and then LOGIC Audio with the introduction of digital recording features and a Windows version. A basic entry-level version called "MicroLOGIC" later became the basis of GarageBand.
Logic Audio 4.0 was released in 1999 in "Silver", "Gold", and "Platinum" feature levels. In March 2001, version 4.7 introduced a new audio engine that had originally been intended for version 5.Dear Logic Users, by Dr. Gerhard Lengeling, Emagic. 2001-03-28. Archived 2001-04-05.
===Logic Pro===
Apple acquired Emagic in July 2002 and discontinued Logic for Windows at version 5.5.1. Logic Platinum was renamed to Logic Pro with the introduction of the lower-cost Logic Express in 2004. The software continued to be released under the Emagic brand until the release of Logic Pro 7 later that year.Apple Shows Off Logic Pro 6 (Japanese), Apple Macintosh & Audio & MIDI. 2004-01-15.Introducing this year's hit-makers., Emagic. Archived 2004-10-01. Logic Pro 8 and 9 were bundled as part of the Logic Studio suites from 2007 to 2011.Logic Studio (2007) - Technical Specifications, Apple Support. 2009-06-26.Logic Studio (2009) - Technical Specifications, Apple Support. 2011-07-06.
===Logic Pro X===
On July 16, 2013, the tenth major version was released as Logic Pro X, with an updated user interface that was more in line with Final Cut Pro X. On November 12, 2020, it was renamed back to "Logic Pro" in with the release of version 10.6, which added support for macOS Big Sur and Apple M1-based Macs.Apple Updates All Pro Video and Audio Apps for Big Sur - FCP 10.5 Is Here! by Peter Wiggins, FCP.co. 2020-11-12.
==References==
==External links==
*Logic Pro at Apple
** Logic Pro at the Mac App Store
**Logic Pro X (archived 2013-07-16)
**Logic Pro 9 (archived 2011-12-08)
**Logic Pro 8 (archived 2007-09-25)
**Logic Pro 7 (archived 2004-10-09)
**Logic Pro 6 (archived 2004-02-02)
**Logic Platinum 6 (archived 2003-04-07)
*Logic Platinum 5 at Emagic (archived 2002-04-05)
**Logic Audio Platinum 4.0/ 4.5/ 4.7 (archived 1999-10-10 / 2001-03-10 / 2001-07-22)
**LOGIC Audio 3.0 (archived 1998-02-12)
**LOGIC 2.6 (archived 1997-04-29)
**MicroLOGIC 2.0 (archived 1997-01-14)
* at Wikipedia
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