We didn’t come to version 10.3 with great enthusiasm, because 10.2 was a disaster for us: despite various updates and us ultimately reinstalling both macOS and Logic, it crashed constantly. Logic Pro X 10.3 review: The bits you can’t see If you’ve ever had a brilliant idea for a work in progress but only had your iPad to hand, or if you want to record an interview for your podcast but don’t want to pack anything bigger than an iPhone, that’s the kind of thing that’ll make you do a happy dance. When you’re back at the Mac and open your project in Logic Pro again, the new tracks are right there in your original, unflattened project – and in the right place, too. Logic flattens the project so that it’s a single audio track, leaving plenty of room for you to add whatever you like in GarageBand. You can now share your Logic project on iCloud and access it from GarageBand iOS (2.2 or later). If you’re an artist or a podcaster rather than a producer, you’ll love the way Logic 10.3 works with GarageBand on iOS. Read next: Best Mac for musicians Logic Pro X 10.3 review: iOS & GarageBand integration No problem: just create the version you want to try as a Track Alternative and you can switch from version to version without having to change the underlying project. Track Alternatives enables you to create multiple arrangements of the same track, so for example you might have three different candidates for the main melody or a couple of different ideas for how to edit an audio or MIDI region. In addition to a revised Fade Tool that enables you to apply fades across multiple regions on multiple tracks, Logic Pro 10.3 introduces Selection-Based Processing. Rather than applying effects and/or plugins to an entire track, you can specify which combination should be used on a selected region or multiple regions. Read more: How to use Touch Bar on MacBook Pro 2016 Logic Pro X 10.3 review: Selection-Based Processing It’s multitouch and works fine, although you’d have to be a masochist to want to use it for anything more than creating a quick beat or figure. The Touch Bar’s musical keyboard offers both piano keys and scale mode for controlling your software instruments. You can use it to slide around the timeline, which is simplified in the Touch Bar so it’s easy to select a particular region, and you can use it to adjust Smart Controls or play Touch Instruments such as piano or drum triggers. MacBook Pro 2016 is the raison d’être for this update, and it’s been integrated into Logic in a very straightforward way. Logic Pro X 10.3 review: Touch Bar support It’s a shame the future of pro Macs isn’t so clear. £199 might seem like a lot of money in these days of low-cost apps, but greyer-haired Logic heads know that it’s a bargain compared to what Apple’s pro apps used to cost.Īnd if you’re using a rival pro app? The introduction of Track Alternatives, Touch Bar support and Selection-Based Processing are awfully tempting, and in many ways 10.3 is a declaration of intent: it says that Apple is serious about its pro users, and about keeping its pro software up to date. If you’re considering upgrading from Garageband, 10.3 is the most persuasive version yet: the revised interface makes it feel instantly familiar, and the iOS support is inspired. If you’re already a Logic user, you need this upgrade. It’s fitter, happier, more productive and the new interface is a much nicer place to spend time in while you’re working on your studio tan. If you were beginning to fall a little out of love with Logic, it’s seen the signs, hit the gym and started buying you flowers again. Drummer’s still limited to a few genres.
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