Logic Express

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Logic Express
Developer:	Apple Computer
Latest release:	7.2.3 / 2006-09-27
OS:	Mac OS X
Use:	MIDI Sequencer + Digital Audio Workstation
License:	Proprietary
Website:	apple.com/logicexpress/

Logic Express is a cut-down version of Logic Pro, a MIDI sequencer and Digital Audio Workstation software application maintained by Apple that runs on the Mac OS X platform. It was announced on 15 January 2004 for release in March 2004. Students and teachers are Apple's intended buyers of the software (Apple Computer, Inc., 2004b).

Logic Pro and Express share much functionality and a similar interface. Logic Express is limited to two-channel stereo mixdown, while Logic Pro can handle multichannel surround sound. Both can handle up to 255 audio tracks, depending on system performance (CPU, Hard disk Throughput and Seek time). Logic Express offers 12 input channels (Unlimited in Logic Pro), sample rates up to 96 kHz (192 kHz in Logic Pro). Logic Express comes with 27 software instruments and 40 effect plug-ins.

A Logic Pro/Express feature comparison table can be found on Apple's site.

[edit] Discussion Forums

The official discussion forum is operated by Apple.

The Logic User's Group, or LUG, is a 10+ year old community of 20,000+ professionals and newbies that started life as Emagic's official Logic forum and has today grown into the biggest Logic community on the net. The LUG launched new custom forums in September 2005 as an alternative to the advertisement-filled YahooGroups forums: http://logic-users.org/forums

Logic Pro Help is an online resource and community for Logic Pro, offering a forum with file sharing functionalities where users can ask questions and exchange their templates, icons, plug-in or channel strip settings, Space Designer impulse responses, as well as browse through a collection of professional tips and tricks on Logic Pro.

Logic Pro Files is a comprehensive file sharing portal dedicated to Logic Pro. Members may freely download and upload thousands of Logic icons made expressively for Logic Pro. They may share Logic Templates, channel strips, Environments too. A free app called Logiconizer helps Logic users build their own icons sets and bring them along in the studios in order to use the same icons anywhere.

[edit] References

• Apple Computer, Inc. (2004b). Apple streamlines professional audio product line: Introduces Logic Pro 6 & Logic Express 6. Retrieved January 16, 2004 from http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/jan/15proaudio.html
• Sharma, D. C. (2004). Apple polishes musical offerings. In Personal tech. Retrieved January 16, 2004 [1]

[edit] External links

• Official Logic Express home page
• Logic Pro/Express feature comparison table

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