Sonically, things compare well to bespoke packages such as AmpliTube. The only downside is that Amp Designer doesn't enable you to design a stereo rig with two amps, cabs and so on. Users of Apogee's new GiO controller also benefit from built-in support, including pedal assignments. 'Although Logic already had the basic Bass Amp and Guitar Amp Pro effects, Amp Designer is more like IK's AmpliTube or NI's Guitar Rig.' There are other nice touches, too, such as tempo sync for the modulations and delay, and an adjustable split frequency option on the Splitter device. Pedal sourcing is less obvious, but with five different flavours of fuzz and multiple modulation pedals on offer, there's a real 'sweet shop' aspect to this plug-in. This features 30 pedals of various types (distortion, delay, modulation and filter) that you can chain together (up to ten at once), with splitter and mixer modules for creating more complex dual and panned setups.īoth Amp Designer and Pedalboard are graphic-rich designs, so although there are no endorsed emulations, the styling makes it clear that classics from Fender, Marshall, Vox and Mesa are among those that have been emulated. Stomp effects are implemented in a separate plug-in called Pedalboard. The elements can be mixed and matched, and the mic position adjusted, and over 200 presets categorised by amp type and style are included. Although Logic already had the basic Bass Amp and Guitar Amp Pro effects, Amp Designer is more like IK's AmpliTube or NI's Guitar Rig, offering 25 amps, 25 cabinets and three mics (condenser, dynamic or ribbon).

However, there is at least one visually impressive addition: the Amp Designer plug-in.

The workspace system introduced in Logic Pro 8 now feels like second nature and, although there are subtle changes to a few graphical elements for LP9, for the most part, it looks just like its predecessor. Recording, editing and mixing in surround is also fully supported. For interfacing, there's solid ReWire implementation, and if you plan to transfer songs to another platform, there's XML, OMF and AAF support. If you're after extra processing power, you can combine networked Macs to share the load. There are plenty of other features that make Logic an attractive option. 'Although there are subtle changes to a few graphical elements for Logic Pro 9, for the most part, it looks just like its predecessor.' The specs are impressive and, out of the box, Logic Pro 9 has something for everyone. This translates to more than 20,000 royalty-free, tempo-clocked Apple Loops and 1700+ EXS24 sampler instruments. The additional content includes all six Jam Packs (including the Voices package), 16GB of sound effects and 6GB of surround sound music beds.

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