<s>
Logic	O
Pro	O
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
and	O
MIDI	O
sequencer	O
software	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
platform	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
as	O
Notator	O
Logic	O
,	O
or	O
Logic	O
,	O
by	O
German	O
software	O
developer	O
C-Lab	O
which	O
later	O
went	O
by	O
Emagic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
DAW	O
–	O
after	O
Ableton	B-Language
Live	I-Language
–	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
survey	O
conducted	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
consumer-level	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
interface	O
and	O
audio	O
engine	O
but	O
with	O
reduced	O
features	O
,	O
called	O
Logic	B-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
GarageBand	B-Application
comes	O
free	O
with	O
all	O
new	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
is	O
another	O
application	O
built	O
on	O
Logic	O
's	O
audio	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
boxed	O
version	O
of	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Logic	B-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
as	O
with	O
all	O
other	O
Apple	O
software	O
for	O
Macs	O
,	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
is	O
now	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
discounted	O
Pro	O
Apps	O
for	O
Education	O
Bundle	O
for	O
students	O
through	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logic	B-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
was	O
limited	O
to	O
two-channel	O
stereo	O
mixdown	O
,	O
while	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
can	O
handle	O
multichannel	O
surround	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logic	B-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
only	O
handled	O
up	O
to	O
255	O
audio	O
tracks	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
system	O
performance	O
(	O
CPU	B-Device
and	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
throughput	O
and	O
seek	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
version	O
10.4.5	O
,	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
can	O
handle	O
up	O
to	O
1000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
features	O
distributed	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
abilities	O
(	O
in	O
32-bit	O
mode	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
function	O
across	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
network	O
is	O
fast	O
enough	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
can	O
work	O
in	O
near	O
real-time	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
buffer	O
settings	O
and	O
CPU	B-Device
loads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
several	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
to	O
process	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
's	O
built-in	O
software	O
instruments	O
and	O
plug-ins	O
,	O
and	O
3rd	O
party	O
processing	O
plug-ins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
C-Lab	O
released	O
Gerhard	O
Lengeling	O
's	O
MIDI	O
sequencer	O
program	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
platform	O
called	O
Creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
its	O
main	O
rivals	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
included	O
Performer	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vision	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
Europe	O
its	O
main	O
rivals	O
were	O
Steinberg	O
's	O
Pro	B-Application
24	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Cubase	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
later	O
introduction	O
of	O
competitor	O
Steinberg	O
's	O
Cubase	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
track-based	O
sequencing	O
prevailed	O
over	O
pattern-based	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
eventual	O
greater	O
integration	O
and	O
hybridization	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
methods	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
both	O
Cubase	B-Application
and	O
Logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Phil	O
Hartnoll	O
of	O
Orbital	O
said	O
about	O
a	O
later	O
version	O
of	O
Creator	O
,	O
"	O
Cubase	B-Application
is	O
much	O
better	O
for	O
arranging	O
:	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
an	O
overall	O
picture	O
so	O
much	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
tried	O
,	O
with	O
C-LAB	O
,	O
with	O
that	O
block	O
arrangement	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
do	O
like	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
an	O
overview.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
C-Lab	O
programmers	O
left	O
that	O
company	O
to	O
form	O
Emagic	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1993	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
program	O
,	O
Notator	O
Logic	O
,	O
which	O
attempted	O
to	O
fuse	O
both	O
track	O
-	O
and	O
pattern-based	O
operation	O
(	O
but	O
looked	O
much	O
more	O
like	O
track-based	O
sequencers	O
than	O
Notator	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
rich	O
in	O
features	O
,	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
Logic	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	O
lacked	O
the	O
intuitiveness	O
and	O
immediacy	O
of	O
either	O
Cubase	B-Application
or	O
Notator	O
,	O
and	O
never	O
achieved	O
the	O
same	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
acquired	O
ever	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
functions	O
(	O
especially	O
in	O
audio	O
processing	O
)	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
increased	O
computing	O
power	O
,	O
Logic	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
gained	O
popularity	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
included	O
the	O
news	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
announcement	O
caused	O
controversy	O
in	O
the	O
recording	O
industry	O
with	O
an	O
estimated	O
70,000	O
users	O
having	O
invested	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
route	O
not	O
wishing	O
to	O
reinvest	O
in	O
a	O
complete	O
new	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
much	O
speculation	O
in	O
various	O
Pro	O
Audio	O
forums	O
however	O
,	O
exactly	O
how	O
many	O
users	O
may	O
have	O
abandoned	O
Logic	O
upon	O
its	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Apple	O
,	O
or	O
abandoned	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
,	O
remains	O
unknown	O
,	O
but	O
Apple	O
Pro	O
Apps	O
revenue	O
has	O
steadily	O
increased	O
since	O
Apple	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Emagic	O
,	O
(	O
roughly	O
$2	O
billion	O
a	O
year	O
as	O
of	O
Q1	O
2014	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logic	O
5.5.1	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Logic	O
6	O
onwards	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
exclusively	O
available	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Logic	O
6	O
package	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
program	O
Waveburner	B-Operating_System
,	O
for	O
burning	O
redbook	O
audio	O
CD	O
standard-compliant	O
CDR	O
masters	O
for	O
replication	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
application	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
free	O
bonus	O
feature	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
advertised	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
package	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
printed	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2004	O
Apple	O
released	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
6	O
,	O
which	O
consolidated	O
over	O
20	O
different	O
Emagic	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
instrument	O
and	O
effect	O
plug-ins	O
,	O
Waveburner	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
(	O
CD	O
Authoring	O
application	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Pro	O
Tools	O
TDM	O
support	O
,	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
product	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
scaled	O
down	O
version	O
of	O
Logic	O
called	O
Logic	B-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
,	O
replacing	O
two	O
previous	O
versions	O
that	O
filled	O
that	O
position	O
called	O
Logic	O
Silver	O
and	O
Logic	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
began	O
promoting	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
flagship	O
software	O
‘	O
Pro’	O
applications	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
Logic	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
suite	O
that	O
included	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logic	O
Pro	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
separate	O
product	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
limited	O
version	O
Logic	B-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
8	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
a	O
separate	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
processing	O
plug-in	O
(	O
Delay	O
Designer	O
)	O
,	O
Apple	O
included	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Quick	O
Swipe	O
Comping	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Soundtrack	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
multi-take	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
XSKey	O
dongle	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
streamlined	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
interface	O
included	O
consolidated	O
arrange	O
windows	B-Application
,	O
dual	O
channel	O
strips	O
,	O
built	O
in	O
browsers	O
(	O
like	O
that	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
)	O
and	O
production	O
templates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
pedalboard	O
from	O
GarageBand	B-Application
was	O
included	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
virtual	O
guitar	O
amplifier	O
where	O
the	O
modeled	O
components	O
could	O
be	O
combined	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
bundled	O
software	O
,	O
including	O
MainStage	B-Application
2	O
and	O
Soundtrack	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
Studio	O
9	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
DVD	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
sold	O
via	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
was	O
reduced	O
from	O
$499	O
to	O
$199.99	O
for	O
the	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
$29.99	O
for	O
MainStage	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
Studio	O
9	O
no	O
longer	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
any	O
microtunings	O
in	O
Scala	B-Language
format	O
other	O
than	O
those	O
provided	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
as	O
successor	O
to	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
9	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
X	O
(	O
10.0.0	O
)	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
single-window	O
customizable	O
interface	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
design	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
X	O
was	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
companion	O
iPad	O
app	O
called	O
Logic	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
allows	O
wireless	O
control	O
of	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
X	O
,	O
including	O
Touch	O
Instruments	O
for	O
playing	O
and	O
recording	O
software	O
instruments	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
tools	O
for	O
navigating	O
,	O
making	O
basic	O
edits	O
and	O
mixing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
version	O
10.4	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
version	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
ARA	O
(	O
Audio	B-Architecture
Random	I-Architecture
Access	I-Architecture
)	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
X	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Logic	O
Pro	O
"	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
