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Logic Pro 11.2 for Mac and 2.2 for iPad adds an enhanced Stem Splitter that can separate guitar and piano and a range of new features aimed at beat making and producing.
This took us slightly by surprise to be honest. You’d normally expect any software announcement such as this to be part of Apple’s WWDC25 event next week, but Apple has decided for whatever reason to push it out early. Logic Pro updates have also been in lockstep with Final Cut Pro ones too in recent times, and of that there is no news. Maybe Cupertino is just clearing the decks so that it can concentrate on the newly renamed v26 OSes next week, or take whatever action it needs to sort out its badly misfiring AI policy. Or maybe there’s some fresh new audio product coming down the pipe. We’ll know soon enough.
For now though, Logic Pro 11.2 adds some decent enough new features to be newsworthy on their own, such as an updated Stem Splitter. This is going to enable users to extract greater detail than ever from old recordings and demos, as well as offering added support for guitar and piano stems as long as you’re using Apple silicon. Producers can easily select common stem variations, such as acapella, instrumental, or instrumental with vocals using presets. There's a whole lot of power buried in here too, with a new submix feature making it easy for users to export just the parts of audio they want; removing vocals to create an instrumental, or pulling out the rhythm section for a custom remix, for instance.
Flashback Capture (above) is going to be one of those useful features that helps smooth over ‘fail to record’ snafus. Users can quickly restore MIDI and audio performances using a key command or a custom control bar button. It goes further as well, with a useful Cycle mode. This allows musicians to improvise multiple takes, during which Flashback Capture will automatically organise each pass into a take folder.
There’s a brace of new sound packs too. Dancefloor Rush features drum-and-bass sounds with over 400 dynamic loops, punchy drum kits, and a custom Live Loops grid. Logic Pro for Mac gets Magnetic Imperfections, which brings an original texture that captures the unpolished essence of analog tape, while the Tosin Abasi sound pack showcases progressive metal guitar with boutique amps, unique effects, distinctive picking techniques, and the artist’s signature riffs.
Learn MIDI is now available on the iPad version, allowing users to get hands-on control by easily assigning their favourite knobs, faders, and buttons on MIDI devices to control plug-ins, instruments, and other automatable parameters within Logic Pro. Back on the Mac, Notepad now features integrated support for Writing Tools, powered by Apple Intelligence. Users can also manage large projects with the new search and select feature, which makes it easy to find and choose tracks by their name or track number.
Pricing and Availability
- Logic Pro for Mac 11.2 is available May 28 as a free update for existing users and for £199.99 for new users on the Mac App Store. Logic Pro for Mac requires macOS Sequoia 15.4 or later.
- Logic Pro for iPad 2.2 is available May 28 as a free update for existing users, and available on the App Store for £4.99 per month or £49 per year, with a one-month free trial for new users. Logic Pro for iPad requires iPadOS 18.4 or later.
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