Logic Pro

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Sound thinking. The ultimate music creation experience for Mac and iPad.

How to Replace Logic Pro

Overview

Logic Pro is a professional music creation application for Mac and iPad featuring an extensive collection of instruments and effects. It helps users produce and edit audio with intelligent tools for beat-making, songwriting, and remixing. The software includes AI-powered features, a comprehensive sound library, and professional mixing capabilities.

Features

48 features across 18 categories

AI Features(9)

Acoustic DrummerAI

AI-powered Session Player for realistic acoustic drum parts using flexible styles, dynamics, and fills with professionally mixed and customizable drum kits.

Chord IDAI

Instantly identify chords from any part of a song. Pulls chords from MIDI and audio regions and drops them into the Chord Track for Session Players to follow.

Electric Bass PlayerAI

AI-powered Session Player offering studio-quality electric bass guitars with techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and harmonics.

Electronic DrummerAI

AI-powered Session Player for creating beats in styles from EDM to hip-hop with mix and match drum kits from a massive collection.

Intelligent Sound Library SearchAI

Music understanding that helps find loops and sounds fast with natural language search or discover similar ones with drag and drop.

Piano PlayerAI

AI-powered Session Player that lays down realistic keyboard parts with customizable complexity, intensity, range, feel, voicing, and movement.

Session PlayersAI

AI-powered musicians that take your direction and lay down polished synth, bass, keyboard, and drum grooves perfectly fitted to your song.

Synth PlayerAI

AI-powered Session Player that responds instantly to feedback and follows chords with stylish synth and heavy bass options.

Upright Bass PlayerAI

AI-powered Session Player delivering natural acoustic bass tones with slides and dynamics, customizable with EQ, compression, and reverb.

Audio Processing(2)

Pitch CorrectionAI

Machine learning-powered feature that listens to pitch and makes adjustments in real time for perfectly in-tune, natural-sounding vocals.

Stem SplitterAI

AI-powered feature that separates drums, bass, vocals, guitar, piano, and other instruments into isolated tracks for easy effect application, sampling, or mix changes.

Beat-Making(2)

Drum Machine Designer

Add samples and unique plug-ins to each drum pad. Integrated with Step Sequencer for fast and intuitive beat building.

Step Sequencer

Inspired by vintage drum machines, Step Sequencer makes building beats out of drums, bass, and melodies simple. Includes Note Repeat and randomized step playback.

Composition(2)

Chord Track

Create and edit chord progressions that Session Players will follow along with in real time.

Live Loops

Explore musical ideas using a grid of loops and phrases you can trigger and experiment with unique arrangements on the fly.

Effects(6)

Beat Breaker

Slice, rearrange, and add pitch-shifting effects to tracks. Tweak speed and pitch, adjust volume, and add repeats to any slice.

ChromaGlow

Brings rich analog color and character to tracks with the feel of tubes, tape, and vintage hardware.

ChromaVerb

High-end reverb plug-in with unique modeling to reproduce natural and otherworldly spaces. Features 14 models with tempo-synced parameters and up to 100 seconds of decay.

Remix FX

Add DJ-style effects like stutters, echoes, filters, reverse playback, and vinyl scratches. Control up to seven effects at once with Logic Remote on iPhone or iPad.

Step FX

Add rhythmic movement to any track by arranging filters and effects driven by three independent step sequencers. Eight effects can be organized in any order.

Vintage EQ

Authentic re-creations of three revered analog hardware EQs with support for mono and stereo and control over analog heat.

Extensibility(1)

Third-Party Plug-ins Support

Access tens of thousands of instruments and effects made by leading developers.

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Instruments(2)

Studio Bass

Choose from six iconic bass guitars with customizable sound options including scrapes and string noise.

Studio Piano

Select from three meticulously sampled pianos customizable with multiple mic positions, pedal and key noise, release samples, and sympathetic resonance.

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Integration(3)

Apple Creator Studio Bundle

Suite that includes Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator Pro, and more as part of the essential collection of creative apps.

MainStage Integration

Export your Logic Pro sound to MainStage to turn your Mac into an instrument, voice processor, or guitar rig for live performance.

Round-trip Compatibility

Seamless compatibility across Apple devices, apps, and accessories for a unified workflow.

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Mastering(1)

Mastering AssistantAI

Applies intelligent, professional-grade enhancements to deliver release-ready sound. Automatically adjusts dynamics and fine-tunes frequencies.

Mixing(3)

Logic Pro Mixer

Full-featured mixer to control even the most demanding mixes. Create polished, release-ready tracks with professional plug-ins.

Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos

Create fully immersive Spatial Audio mixes using integrated Dolby Atmos tools. Export as industry-standard ADM files for Apple Music and streaming services.

Track Stacks

Organize tracks and make mixes come alive with dynamic automation through grouping and routing.

Pitch(1)

Flex Pitch

Fix almost-perfect takes without re-recording. Provides pitch-bending and correction capabilities.

Platform Support(1)

Mac and iPad Support

Available on both Mac and iPad with optimized interfaces for each platform.

Recording(3)

Flashback Capture

Temporary buffer that is always on, capturing audio and MIDI in the background so brilliant ideas are never lost even if not recording.

MIDI Recording and Editing

Easily record and edit MIDI performances. Transform a loose performance into one that locks into the groove while preserving the original feel.

Quick Swipe Comping

Create the perfect performance from multiple takes easily. Save multiple comps and quickly switch between them.

Sampling(1)

Quick Sampler

Record, chop, flip, and transform samples into entirely new playable instruments. Flex Time keeps samples in time with your song.

Sound Library(2)

Producer PacksPremium

Sound packs created by hitmakers and leading artists, each including hundreds of loops, samples, and patches.

Sound Library

Expanding collection of instruments, loops, and samples including Producer Packs created by hitmakers like Oak Felder and Boys Noize.

Synthesis(4)

Alchemy

Ultimate sample-manipulation synth with library of over 3000 sounds, powerful morphing and resynthesis tools, multiple sound-generating engines, and vast range of filters and modulation routes.

Drum Synth

Create synthesized drum sounds with a powerful but easy-to-use plug-in integrated into Drum Machine Designer.

Retro Synth

Re-create classic '70s and '80s sounds with vintage synths and intuitive controls. Perfect for analog basses, sweeping pads, bells and brash leads.

Sample Alchemy

Resynthesize any sample into a unique playable instrument with up to four playback points and different manipulation modes.

Timing(2)

Flex Time

Warp the timing of audio to your taste without re-recording. Keeps samples in time with your song.

Smart TempoAI

Automatically matches any audio to the tempo of your project or follows the tempo of your performance without a metronome.

iPad Features(3)

Apple Pencil Support

Support for Apple Pencil on iPad for enhanced control and interaction with the application.

Play Surfaces

Expressive control over software instruments with touch interface on iPad.

Touch to Play

iPad-specific feature for playing instruments directly on screen.

Pricing

Free Trial

Free
  • Full Logic Pro experience

One-time Purchase

One-time purchase on App Store
  • Logic Pro for Mac

Apple Creator Studio

Suite deal for creators
  • Logic Pro
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Pixelmator Pro
  • and more

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Logic Pro. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Logic Pro alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 48 features.

Buy Logic Pro

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Logic Pro saves ~$36,960 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 48 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

6 known integrations

Ableton LinkApple MusicFinal Cut ProLogic RemoteMainStagePixelmator Pro