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Christmas came slightly early this year for Mac enthusiasts, with significant product announcements, including new dual-core, dual-processor Power Mac G5s. But just what do the new high-spec computers mean for musicians?
Is the modern sequencer/DAW user interface now crying out to be streamlined?
Mixing live band recordings within Logic presents a unique set of challenges, so we show you how to get great results with the minimum hassle.
We round up a month of small, yet interesting, product releases from Apple, as well as looking at how the company is making it easy for Linux developers to port audio software to Mac OS X.
More tips and news from the world of Apple Logic.
Not everyone can afford to invest in a dedicated high-spec hardware controller such as Logic Control. However, you can use even the most humble of MIDI devices to control your mixer, software synths, and plug-ins instead.
Apple's loop-sequencing application has grown up, with the addition of sophisticated recording, editing and mixing facilities, a powerful waveform editor, and many of Logic's most sought-after effects.
Apple are holding seminars in the UK in late October and November to emphasise what the Mac platform has to offer the guitar-based musician.
We explore a powerful Audio Units plug-in host application you might not realise you already own, called AU Lab. Plus news of the multi-button Apple mouse and Intel architecture changes...
The new Tiger AUPitch plug-in promises better pitch-shifting performance, but does it deliver in practice?
Mixing and automating complicated projects can be made simpler if you use 'stems'. What are they and how do you do it? Read on...
As the Mac community looks to Pentium M-based Powerbooks to deliver high-performance, low-power mobile solutions, what if you can't wait until next year and need to purchase a Powerbook right now?
Comprehensive automation is one of Logic's most powerful facets, allowing micro-management of all the settings in your mix.
If you need to run multiple Firewire audio interfaces, you'll want to upgrade to the latest Tiger version of Logic. Read on...
The XSKey Updater tool is available to download from the Apple web site now.
The XSKey Updater tool is available to download from the Apple web site now.
Apple users are used to transitions, having moved from 68k-based Macs to Power PC processors, and the classic Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X. Now it's time for the third and most shocking transition of all: the move to Macs with Intel processors.
Buying the Express version of Apple's Logic will save you a cool £500 over the full-blown Pro edition — and you'll still get a mighty powerful sequencer...
We take a look at some of the stability problems still lurking in v7.1 under Tiger, and also reveal a couple of extra plug-ins tucked away in the new OS upgrade.
Find out how to record a great electric guitar sound into Logic, and which of the plug-ins have the most impact at the mixdown stage...