APPLE Logic Pro X 10.5 Update

Major updates to the DAW old guard of Logic Pro X, Pro Tools and Cubase are always exciting – if only to see how applications whose roots stretch back to the 1990s can be refreshed and refit for the modern age. In the case of Logic Pro X, significant updates aren’t easy to design and employ, given the sheer number of instruments and effects included in the base program. Put simply, there’s little that Logic Pro X can’t already do. It’s clear why Apple has directed much of its efforts towards the user experience of its DAW – changing its GUI and workflow – as well as adding new instruments and effects such as Alchemy and Studio Strings.

Assessing new versions of this DAW is about identifying the direction Apple has chosen to take it. Based on the new headline features, which include Live Loops, Remix FX, and the Step Sequencer, the Californian giant seems to be gearing its latest update towards hip-hop and EDM producers, having adopted some capabilities that have long made Ableton’s Live such a beloved option. Under the hood, however, there are updated attributes that