Emagic Announces Logic Audio 4.0 for Mac and Windows 98/NT

The Arrange Window
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March 3, 1999 -- Emagic continues their pursuit of technical excellence by announcing Logic Audio 4.0 for Mac and Windows 98/NT. Version 4.0 is more than just another update.

It is a milestone in the history of Emagic's R&D organization. Quite simply, version 4.0 is the most technically advanced, high performance, most versatile and DSP-rich music production software ever designed. In particular, the Windows version can be expected to be far superior to any other integrated midi/Digital Audio/Scoring package available for the PC platform today. In fact, Emagic has rewritten Logic Audio for Windows from scratch in order to bring you this remarkably powerful 4.0 release. This release firmly entrenches Emagic as the Industries foremost innovator of professional quality music production software.

Logic Audio 4.0. Features

Logic Audio 4.0 now supports 24 bit/96 kHz digital audio recording. In addition, version 4.0 of Logic Audio now includes a total of 31 (thirty-one!) high end audio Plug-Ins. Version 4.0 also introduces a completely new graphic user interface. Pleasing to the professional eye, this elegant new graphic interface was also designed to streamline the "ease of use" factor of Logic Audio, featuring multiple language support and a greatly enhanced menu structure.

The Track Mixer Windows
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Availability and Pricing

Logic Audio Platinum 4.0 and Logic Audio Gold 4.0 are scheduled for release in April of 1999. Logic Audio Silver 4.0 is scheduled for release in May of 1999. The corresponding updates for registered users will become available at the same time.

List of New Features

Crossplatform

Audio

24 Bit*/96 kHz*
31* new high end plug-ins
16* Effect Busses
up to 128* Audio Tracks
Inserts in Output objects
EASI support

Arrange

individual zoomable Tracks (optional: all midi/Audio Tracks)
Multi Track Record for midi (up to 16 times, Layer or Split mode)

Editors

Matrix: Multiple Sequence Editing

Environment

Macro objects, Alias objects, Ornament objects, Transformer as "SysEx Mapper"

Score

independent Layouts for Parts and Score
improved Lyrics functions

Global

multiple language support (English, German, French)
new look (Arrange, Mixer, Editors)
improved menu structure (optional: just global menus)
direct access to the 9 recently used songs

* = valid for Logic Audio Platinum

Windows

Audio

24 Bit* (mix of: 16/24* Bit, mono/split/interleaved, WAV/AIFF/SDII/Raw)
support of DirectSound, ASIO, EASI
Routing: Tracks on Busses (real subgroups), Bus to Bus
fast and reliable level meters in Input, Track, Bus and Output objects

Environment

Polyphonic Waveplayer for DirectSound (plays samples of "unlimited length" directly from hard disc; can be used simultaneously with audio tracks if using DirectSound)
Touch Track objects
Physical Input objects with individually accessible midi inputs

Communication

AMT support (Active midi Transmission with Unitor8 or AMT8 AutoLink with SoundDiver (even with non-multi-client midi drivers)
support of up to 64 midi ports possibility to use Dongle (Key) and Unitor8/AMT8 at the same port

Global

all features of the MacOS version (editor of choice on doubleclick, Capture Recording, "Wait for Note" Count-In, Score: Camera tool for
BMP export, Autoload, Autobackup, Autosync, real Float windows, multiple Transport windows, DNA Groove Template import etc.)
improved AVI player with DirectShow (plays QuickTime movies)
Score: improved printing functions
various improved details (complete keyboard control, 2 monitor support, Intellimouse support)

* = valid for Logic Audio Platinum

For more information, visit Emagic at www.emagic.de.