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Product Overview

Logic Express 8

Professional Mixing

Complete your project with powerful mixing and automation tools that meet the

demands of any size production.

Complete mixing desk

Create the perfect Mixer conguration with up to 255 discrete audio, software

instrument, and auxiliary channels, along with up to 32 mix groups and as many

output channels as your audio hardware provides. Each track supports 15 plug-ins and

8 pre-fader, post-fader, and post-pan sends, with full latency compensation to keep

everything in perfect sync. Logic Express 8 also lets you record busses and integrate

outboard hardware into your mix.

Automation

Automate channel strip and plug-in parameters on the y or set values manually for

even greater precision. You can simultaneously view and edit automation for single

or multiple tracks, including multiple parameters per track. Track grouping provides

simultaneous writing and editing of automation for multiple tracks, and a curve tool

helps create natural-sounding transitions.

Broad Compatibility

The open architecture of Logic Express 8 oers enormous creative freedom to musi-

cians by supporting a wide range of professional hardware and software options.

Software compatibility

Logic Express 8 makes it easy to incorporate compatible third-party plug-ins and

applications, as well as interchange project les with other applications.

• GarageBand and Logic Pro. You can open GarageBand projects directly in Logic

Express and seamlessly move projects between Logic Express and Logic Pro.

• Audio Units. Continuously explore new creative options by incorporating a choice of

hundreds of third-party Audio Units plug-ins for instruments and eects.

• ReWire. A new automated setup process lets you seamlessly incorporate ReWire-

compatible applications such as Propellerhead Reason and Ableton Live.

• File interchange formats. Import and export XML, AAF, OMF, and OpenTL les for

convenient round-trip interchange with Final Cut Pro and a wide variety of profes-

sional music applications and hardware.

Hardware compatibility

Logic Express 8 gives you the freedom to choose the hardware that best suits your

creative style and production requirements. Supported hardware includes:

• Audio interfaces. You can use any Core Audio–compatible audio interface, with an

enormous range of options for the most modest to the most sophisticated setup.

• Control surfaces. Enjoy hands-on control when you record or mix by using one of a

variety of supported control surfaces. Plug-and-play simplicity lets you start working

immediately.