Logic Audio Version 4.2 Announced

February 10, 2000 -- Emagic Announces Logic Audio Version 4.2 for Mac and Windows 98 Emagic, the award winning European based software and hardware developer, is proud to announce Version 4.2 of the Logic Audio Series for both Mac and Windows 98. Significant additions include Sample Accurate Sync, Roland VS Support, and further enhancements to the Score Editor, Sequencer and Audio Engine. The features added to Version 4.2 are indicative of Emagic's ongoing commitment to develop Logic Audio enhancements based on customer feedback.

Emagic is proud to announce that version 4.2 of Logic Audio Gold and Platinum will support ADAT 9-pin sync capable sound cards. This support applies to those sound cards whose drivers are fully compatible with ASIO 2.0 (if such cards are also capable of sample accurate sync) as well as to the ADAT sync compatible cards which are supported directly by Logic (Sonorus STUD I/O and Korg 1212). Unlike standard SMPTE timecode, ADAT timecode provides position information for every sample. The result is that digital transfers can be made with perfect sample accuracy.Time Signature and Key Change Editor

Version 4.2 of Logic Audio Gold and Platinum will include a new Time Signature and Key Change Editor. The new editor behaves much like the current Logic Audio Event List and allows for Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete of any selected Time Signature or Key Change. All edits are automatically reflected in the Bar Ruler of the edit windows and the Arrange. This new editor can be found under the global 'Options' menu.TDM Plug-ins.

The cost-free Logic Audio Platinum 4.2 for Mac includes two of the most sought-after Emagic proprietary plug-ins for use in Digidesign TDM-based systems under Logic Audio: the Autofilter and the Tape Delay. This further reinforces the value of the 4.0 update for Emagic's extensive TDM user base.

The wide modulation possibilties of the dynamic controlable ADSR and LFO made the Autofilter an indispensable tool for outstanding filter effects. One of the strengths of the resonance-capable (up to self-oscillation) lowpass filter is its bass response: thanks to the 'Fatness' control, warm and deep basses are guaranteed even at high resonance settings. And for those who like it more aggressive, just use the distortion circuits before and after the filter.

Another NAMM premiere is the TDM-compatible Tape Delay. This always syncs to Logic's tempo, is adjustable in note values with swing factor and, with its tape saturation simulation, recreates the famous warm sound of vintage tape-echo machines. Filters in the feedback loop allow for astoundingly authentic dub echo effects.Other significant improvements in Version 4.2

The Score Editor gains requested features such as cross-staff beaming (Gold and Platinum). The number of possible Audio Instruments increases from eight to sixteen. Furthermore the functionality of Audio Instruments in the Arrange Window is now in line with that of standard MIDI tracks. Added is the support of Digidesign's DAE 5.0 (required when using ProTools hardware on newer G4 Macs). Hardware support is also improved on Windows: EASI host support for Creamware's Pulsar and Scope hardware is now available, as it is for Sonorus Stud I/O and EgoSYS WaMi Rack 24[TM] and Waveterminal 2496[TM]. Logic's audio engine is also optimized for increased recording performance and, due to a special adaptation for the Pentium III® processor, the amount of usable audio channels is increased. At the same time the performance of the reverb plug-ins is improved when using the AMD Athlon K7®.

Logic Audio 4.2 Feature Overview:

Sample accurate sync (Gold and Platinum)
Roland VS Support (please see separate press release)
Time Signature and Key Change Editor (Gold and Platinum)
TDM compatible Autofilter and Tape Delay (Platinum Mac)
Improved Score Editor including cross-staff beaming (Gold and Platinum)
Improved functionality of Audio Instrument tracks Increased number of Audio Instruments from eight to sixteen
Mac: support of Digidesign DAE 5.0[TM] Windows: EASI host support for Creamware Pulsar/Scope, Sonorus Stud I/O, EgoSYS WaMi Rack 24[TM] and Waveterminal 2496[TM]
Windows: Audio engine optimized for PentiumIII® Windows: reverb algorithms optimized for AMD Athlon K7®
Windows: recording performance optimized
Support for EXS24 (please see separate press release)
Support for RocketPower Extension

Logic Audio 4.2 will be available for registered Version 4.0 owners to download free of charge.

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