Apple have started off their 2016 well –  announcing the release of Music Memos, a significant update to Garageband and major new updates to its flagship music production suite, Logic Pro X. 

Logic Pro X 10.2.2 brings a ton of new features to the table, including:

• New multi-threading feature improves performance when processing multiple live channels
• Faster playback responsiveness when previewing Apple Loops and performing region edits
• Flex Pitch editing can be performed within the Tracks area using a Piano Roll interface
• A collection of 30 plug-ins have been redesigned to add Retina support and improve usability
• Numerous improvements to Alchemy including Apple Loops support and 11 new spectral effects
• Improved reliability when downloading additional content
• Additional content can be downloaded directly from the Sound Library and Apple Loops browsers
• Drum Machine Designer supports drag and drop of multiple audio files
• The Step Editor can automatically create lanes to display all MIDI events in a region
• New export option allows you to to create stems from multiple selected tracks
• Improved VoiceOver support

Earlier in the week Apple also posted a new promotional profile on its website for Logic Pro X, concentrating on Adele producer Greg Kurstin. The promotional profile goes into detail about the creation of various Adele songs while listing the range of hardware and software tools involved in each project. It goes to show the amount of respect that top industry producers have for the software.

Is it time to move over to Logic Pro X?