Logic Audio seamlessly integrates digital audio recording and editing, MIDI sequencing and notation into a leading edge music composition and production package. It allows users to design their own interface combination to support their individual working style.

Logic Audio comes in three different versions: Platinum, Gold, Silver.

The Platinum version provides the entire combined feature set of the rest of the Logic series including simultaneous support of multiple, exclusive third party hardware. A maximum of 128 (using multiple hardware devices) audio tracks, numerous real-time DSP effects, an internal bus system and a complete DTP quality scoring section.

The Gold, Silver and MicroLogic AV versions provide subsets of Platinums features for a more economical price.

Features

• Up to 64 (128 using multiple hardware) stereo or mono tracks (max limit depends on version)
• Support for 24 bit/96 kHz operation (Platinum only)
• Up to 16 stereo or mono 32-bit real-time effects busses with DirectX and VST 2.0 support
• Multiple customizable views for editing MIDI and audio tracks, MIDI events and tempo, software environments and more.
• Extensive notation support
• SMPTE (Gold and Platinum), MIDI Clock and SPP, MMC, MTC sync support
• AVI support

See Emagic's Comparison Chart for a far more comprehensive break down of the features included with each version in the Logic Audio Product Series.

Purchase Information

• $799 Platinum (get it for less at zZounds)
• $499 Gold (get it for less at zZounds)
• $299 Silver (get it for less at zZounds)

Requirements

• Windows 98
• Pentium 200 (Pentium II recommended)
• 64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM recommended)
• MME compatible sound card (specialized digital audio card and MIDI interface recommended)

Hard Disk
• Transfer rate >3 MB/s
• Average access time <10 ms
• Sufficient capacity (approx. 5 MB/track minute)
• With IDE-drives the CD-ROM drive should use the other channel
• UW-SCSI-Controller suggested for external hard drives

Hardware Support
• Audiowerk2
• Audiowerk8 (max. 3)
• ASIO (e.g. Lexicon Studio, MotU 2408)
• Yamaha DSP Factory
• AV (multi-channel and stereo-MME-soundcards)

The entire Logic Audio series is also available for the Macintosh.