Logic Pro 10.8 now features Mastering Assistant
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Logic Pro 10.8 has arrived with some new features including necessary bug fixes and Mastering Assistant, a new automated tool for helping your tracks to translate on different playback formats.
Mastering Assistant is now available in all versions of Logic Pro including Logic for iPad. The plug-in is loaded onto your main output bus, and immediately it gets busy analyzing your final mix and making automatic adjustments.
Logic Pro 10.8 with Mastering Assistant
Once the auto-analysis is complete, Mastering Assistant creates an EQ setting, adjusts the gain, and does stereo image processing. Meanwhile, you can bypass the processing at any stage for quick A/Bing, and select a specific part of your mix for analysis.
To make things easy, there is a selection of mastering presets available. Choose from a Clean transparent chain, Valve modelled processing, or a more aggressive Punch with midrange emphasis.
Logic’s new Mastering Assistant. · Source: Apple
The automatic dynamics and gain changes happening within Mastering Assistant follow industry-standard guidelines. However, you can still make these adjustments manually.
The Loudness Compensation function ensures that your A/B comparisons are at the same volume. We have a tendency to naturally pick the louder option so this allows you to make a more informed decision.
More new features in Logic Pro 10.8
Now in Logic 10.8 for the desktop platform, Sample Alchemy is a software plug-in that uses granular, additive, and spectral synthesis engines to create expressive instruments with unique timbral characteristics.
- Read more about Sample Alchemy
Another new aspect is Beat Breaker, a powerful groove tool for slicing, time-stretching, and rearranging audio with a rhythmic focus. Beat Breaker allows you to apply a range of effects onto each slice of the waveform for truly expressive results.
- Read more about Beat Breaker
Beat Breaker from Logic for iPad is now on the Mac version. · Source: Apple
Apart from new sound library content, Logic Pro has finally added 32-bit float recording functionality with compatible audio interfaces. Also, new Slip and Rotate tools will give you greater flexibility within the arrange window.
- Read more about new Tools within Logic 10.8
Pricing and availability:
Logic Pro 10.8 is available as a free update, however, Apple does recommend creating a system backup in case not all of the plug-ins in your library are compatible.
More about Apple Logic Pro:
- All the new features
- Official product page
- More from Apple
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3 responses to “Logic Pro 10.8 now features Mastering Assistant”
I have logic Pro and been recording with it on my Mac. Can I update this program to my already logic pro system?
And will it create any latency?
Logic does have a low-latency mode, but this is generally used when recording. You can update to Logic Pro 10.8 but Apple does recommend backing up first to avoid compatibility issues with third-party software.