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

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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.

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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"
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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.

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