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Ready? 😅   New in Logic Pro 10.7.8 New features and enhancements Adds project roundtrip capabilities with Logic Pro for iPad. Software Instrument tracks now offer an Input Monitoring button to allow instruments to be played independently of track selection. Clicking anywhere on a selection of regions that include loops with the Glue tool now creates a new region replacing the selection. There are now Key Commands to adjust Region Gain. Pressing th

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5 minutes ago, fisherking said:

that link shows the 10.7.7 update notes

It often takes a little while before the update notes are available and propagated...

5 minutes ago, fisherking said:

running on the ventura 13.5 beta

Of course you are...! 😉

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Ready? 😅

 

New in Logic Pro 10.7.8

New features and enhancements

  • Adds project roundtrip capabilities with Logic Pro for iPad.
  • Software Instrument tracks now offer an Input Monitoring button to allow instruments to be played independently of track selection.
  • Clicking anywhere on a selection of regions that include loops with the Glue tool now creates a new region replacing the selection.
  • There are now Key Commands to adjust Region Gain.
  • Pressing the Control key while moving Downbeat or Beat hints in the Smart Tempo editor now disables snap.
  • Pressing the Control key while launching Logic Pro now adds an option to launch the Core Audio driver with Audio Unit plug-ins disabled on launch.
  • Key Commands to Nudge events now work when the Step Input Keyboard has focus.

Stability and reliability

  • Fixes an issue where dragging an audio file to the Tracks area while Apple Loops are being indexed could cause Logic Pro to hang.
  • Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when automation trim is applied after selecting all faders in the Mixer and adjusting them.
  • Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when a take folder is flattened in a project originally created in Logic 9.
  • Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when dragging an audio region to a track header to create a Sampler or Quick Sampler instance if the Snap Alignment Guides are enabled
  • Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when an Audio Unit plug-in is dragged from one channel strip to another immediately after importing an audio file to a track in the project.
  • Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when Analyze Tempo is performed on an audio file after tempo information has been removed from it.
  • Logic Pro no longer quits unexpectedly when a Live Loops cell is dragged to the Track Header to create a new Quick Sampler instrument.
  • Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly sometimes when working with objects in the Environment.
  • Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly when dragging down on the Fuzz-Wah Range slider when it is already at the minimum value.
  • Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could quit unexpectedly sometimes when dragging audio loops into the Track area.
  • Fixes an issue where Logic Pro could hang sometimes when waking from extended sleep when a Mackie Control is in the Control Surface setup.
  • Creating a Groove Template from an Apple Loop no longer causes a “Not enough memory” error.
  • Logic Pro no longer quits unexpectedly when Automation is enabled on a Take region after moving the left border of the Take region to the left.

Performance

  • Improves the display of progress loading Audio Unit plug-ins when opening as project on an Apple Silicon-based Mac.
  • Dragging notes in the Piano Roll is now fluid when “Limit dragging to one direction” is enabled.
  • When the Brush Tool is assigned to the right mouse button, clicking a MIDI note with it no longer causes Logic Pro to freeze momentarily.
  • Includes performance improvements when working with large numbers of regions.
  • Performance with projects containing long Drummer regions is improved.
  • Performance is improved when bouncing projects on Mac computers with Apple silicon.
  • The Score editor now remains responsive after Expression (CC11) events are inserted or edited in the Automation view.
  • Performance when zooming now is consistently fluid on all systems.
  • Resolves an issue where clicking on a marker in the Marker List during playback could result in a brief audio drop-out.
  • Performance when editing projects with a large number of regions with the Project Audio window open is improved.
  • Memory usage no longer increases unexpectedly when the Multimeter plug-in is open in the Editor view.

Accessibility

  • With VoiceOver, the Shift + M command now opens the contextual menu for a track when there are no regions on the track.
  • Fixes an issue where adjusting the left border of a Drummer region that is at position 1 1 1 1 could cause VoiceOver to lose focus on the region.
  • VoiceOver now announces the disclosure state of Track Stacks.
  • VoiceOver now announces the status of MIDI destination and audio output in the External Instrument plug-in.
  • VoiceOver now announces the state of the Audio output for audio tracks in the details section of the New Track dialog.
  • VoiceOver now announces values for the Dim Level slider in decibels rather than percentages.
  • VoiceOver now announces the Input and Output options for the Ascending setting in the New Track Sheet.
  • VoiceOver response when interacting with Volume fader and Level Meters in the Mixer is improved,
  • Removes unnecessary VoiceOver duplication of access to the Input Gain knob and the Input Gain field on channel strips.
  • VoiceOver now reads Group controls on channel strips properly.

Smart Tempo

  • Selecting and de-selecting sections in the Smart Tempo Editor by clicking in the middle area of the display now works consistently.
  • Pressing Control + Option to zoom in the Smart Tempo editor now brings up the Zoom tool.
  • The view in the Smart Tempo editor no longer jumps unexpectedly when editing an audio Live Loops cell.
  • Time Signature Hints placed immediately after a locked range in the Smart Tempo editor now take effect.
  • Locked ranges in the Smart Tempo Editor no longer allow Hints to be dragged into the range.
  • Fixes an issue where performing Undo after a free MIDI recording in Keep mode could unexpectedly switch Logic Pro to Adapt mode.
  • The tempo handle on the first beat of an audio file can now be reliably dragged at all zoom levels in the Smart Tempo editor.
  • The Apply Project Tempo to Region and Downbeat command now shifts the region to the downbeat, as expected.
  • In the Smart Tempo editor setting a Time Signature at the beginning of an audio file that starts at bar 1 of a project now reliably takes effect immediately.

Mixer

  • The Select Auxiliary Channel Strips command no longer selects Summing Stacks as well.
  • Loading audio channel patches now reliably preserves the currently assigned input setting.
  • Record Enable buttons on focused tracks now toggle between Record mode and Mixed mode when clicked.
  • It is now possible to enable and disable input monitoring in grouped tracks.
  • Performing Undo after recoding multiple passes of MIDI with the Overlapping MIDI Recordings setting set to Create Tracks in Cycle mode no longer causes the Software Instrument channel strip to be changed to an Audio channel strip.
  • The key command to paste a channel strip setting now works on multiple selected channel strips.
  • Channel strips added to a Multi Output Software Instrument now output to the same bus as the instrument.
  • Track Delay now works with tracks assigned to Aux channel strips.
  • The accuracy of the gain meters on channel strips is improved.
  • Aux channel strips that routed within a Track Stack but are not assigned to tracks now reliably display as part of the stack in the Mixer no matter where in the Track List the Track Stack lies.

Groups

  • Setting a track that is a member of a group as a Groove Track no longer also sets the other tracks in the group as Groove Track.

Track Stacks

  • It is now possible to change the input monitoring state of Track Stacks that contain audio tracks.
  • In cases where “Select regions on track selection” is enabled, Region Solo now works when a closed Track Stack containing nested open Track Stacks is selected in the track header.
  • The Create Folder Stack key command now works with a single track selected.
  • It is now possible to drag multiple selected tracks out of a Track Stack.
  • Sub-tracks in a Track Stack now reliably hide when the main Track Stack is hidden.
  • The Toggle Hide Group [group number or name] key commands and the Hide checkbox in the Groups Inspector now hide sub-tracks inside a Track Stack as expected.
  • Adding a new sub-track to an instance of Drum Machine Designer in a nested track stack now preserves the correct hierarchy of tracks in the Track Stack.

Flex Time and Flex Pitch

  • Flex Time for a track now remains enabled when switching presets for audio tracks that use a single channel with those that include a track stack.
  • Take regions now display Flex Pitch notes in cases where the flex editing analysis for the audio files was performed in the Project Audio Window.
  • Time stretch now works with 32-bit audio files.
  • Dragged Flex markers now snap as expected in projects that do not start at position 1 1 1 1.
  • Time stretching 32-bit audio regions no longer leads to a unexpected increase in level.

Plug-ins

  • The Channel EQ Analyzer no longer continues to display when playback stops.
  • The Tape Delay plug-in no longer produces unexpected audio clicks when Flutter is used without Smoothing.
  • Software Instrument tracks renamed by loading a AUPRESET file into an Audio Unit instrument no longer show “.aupreset” appended to the track name when the project is reopened.
  • ES2 and Retrosynth no longer produce unexpected aliasing artifacts between voices when playing chords on certain patches on Mac computers with Apple silicon.
  • Resolves an issue where in certain cases an instance of Ultrabeat would not output sound after Logic Pro is quit and relaunched.
  • Bypassed External Instrument plug-ins no longer unexpectedly transmit MIDI.
  • The EQ curve now adjusts more smoothly when raising or lowering the gain on a Peak band in the Channel or Linear Phase EQ.
  • The MIDI Transposer plug-in now reliably retains settings when a saved project is reopened.
  • It is now possible to drag audio files from browsers in Logic Pro to Audio Units running natively on Apple Silicon.
  • The Downmixer plug-in now defaults to stereo.

Sampler and Quick Sampler

  • The sustain portion of notes within zone in Sampler now play properly in Flex mode.
  • SDII files used in Sampler no longer distort.

Alchemy

  • When an Alchemy preset is duplicated using “Save a copy as,” the Browser preset field now continues to display the name of the original preset as expected.

Automation

  • When trimming automation for multiple tracks, the range of change is now limited when any selected track reaches its maximum or minimum value, to retain the relative balance between the tracks. Pressing Option allows adjustments beyond the limited range, and Option + Shift sets all selected tracks to match the values of the track being adjusted.
  • Pressing delete with a Marquee selection over automation points now deletes the automation.
  • Fixes an issue where moving a region with track automation to the right edge of a previous region could cause an automation point at the left edge of the moved region to change to the value of a previous automation point over the earlier region.
  • Fixes an issue where track automation could be unexpectedly removed when inactive Track Alternatives are deleted.
  • Resolves an issue where creating a short burst of automation in Write mode could sometimes create an unexpected ramp to an existing automation point rather than overwriting it.
  • When inserting stepped automation points with the Pencil tool, the inserted value is now retained until the next automation point in the lane.
  • Autoselect Automation Parameter now works with the channel strip Solo button.
  • The Off button for Region-based pitch bend now works as expected.
  • Creating an automation point in the Audio Track Editor no longer causes the editor to unexpectedly switch to the Piano Roll.

Live Loops

  • Fixes an issue where MIDI Live Loops cells could be corrupted when the Loop Start position is edited to cross the Loop End position.
  • MIDI notes near the edge of a cycle zone now reliably have the correct lengths when recording in cycle mode within a Live Loops cell.
  • Record enabled Software Instrument tracks now automatically switch out of record enabled mode when using an arrow key to switch tracks after recording into a Live Loops cell.

Step Sequencer

  • Extending the left border of a Pattern Region no longer causes the background pattern to appear misaligned in the Step Sequencer editor.
  • Drummer and Drum Machine Designer
  • Notes played back on a Drum Machine Designer subtrack now always light the pad for that subtrack in the plug-in.

Chase

  • Chase now works correctly for CC11 messages in regions with Clip Length enabled.
  • CC11 messages inserted using MIDI Draw are now chased reliably.

Apple Loops

  • Transient markers in Apple Loops on Groove Tracks are now used to calculate audio quantization.

Key Commands

  • The key command to bypass all plug-ins on selected channel strips now works in cases where some channel strips in the selection do not contain plug-ins.
  • The Increase/Decrease Last Clicked Parameter key commands now work properly with values for channel strips in the Track Inspector.
  • The Nudge Automation Up/Down key commands now work in the Audio Track Editor.

Editing

  • Fixes an issue where Repeat Once key command applied to a note in the Piano Roll can unexpectedly lengthen the repeated note.
  • The Piano Roll inspector now opens to the correct size if after the inspector is hidden, the Piano Roll view is closed, then reopened, and the inspector is shown again,
  • The MIDI Environment Transformer object no longer limits values to a maximum of 128.
  • Crescendo in the MIDI Transform window now behaves as expected when both Relative Position and “Selection defines position and/or pitch range” are enabled.
  • Deleting a selected event in the Event List no longer clears the selection.
  • Transform operations on Data Byte 2 (value) now work for Fader and Fader MIDI events in the Transform editor.
  • Cables in the Environment now remain visible when adjusting a fader in a Macro.
  • The Share Size setting for Alias object in the Environment now immediately takes effect when enabled in the inspector.
  • Fixes an issue where the Change Gain function in the Audio File Editor could sometimes apply more gain than expected
  • The Audio Track Editor now updates correctly when selecting between regions with flex enabled and those without flex.
  • Using the “Transpose region/event +12 semitones or nudge automation up 10 steps” command in the Audio Track Editor no longer unexpectedly opens the Piano Roll Editor.
  • It's now possible to navigate in Text view in the Environment using the cursor keys.
  • Resolves several situations in which the Collapse button in the Piano Roll could become unavailable while engaged.

Score

  • An open Score window now runs in sync with the playhead in the Tracks area.
  • Double-digit negative Transpose values in the Staff Styles window now display properly in the Inspector.

Environment

  • Software Instrument channel strips now display custom patch names from Multi Instrument environment objects that they are cabled to.
  • Alignment between multiple selected objects in the environment is now maintained when they are dragged to a new position.

Export

  • WAV and CAF files exported as 32-bit are no longer converted to AIFF.
  • Resolves an issue where exported ADM BWF files could sometimes render as 32-bit.
  • ADM BWF files exported from a project that contains a mono channel with a stereo plug-in now open reliably.

Import

  • MIDI Program Changes in drum tracks from imported MIDI files now work as expected.
  • Track names for audio tracks in GarageBand for iOS projects opened in Logic Pro are now displayed correctly.
  • SMPTE locked regions imported from another Logic Pro project are now reliably positioned according to the option selected in the “Where do you want to position the SMPTE-locked events” dialog.
  • Audio files are no longer missing when importing a track with Take folders from another project.

Global Tracks

  • Resolves an issue where pressing Cancel after creating a new Signature in the Inspector could leave the new Signature in place.
  • Markers now consistently display in the Piano Roll when the Global Tracks view is collapsed in the Main window.

Track Freeze

  • When performing edits in a Take folder on another unfrozen track, Logic Pro no longer shows the unexpected dialog “Track [track number] is frozen. Do you want to unfreeze it?”
  • Region settings in the Inspector no longer incorrectly appear to be available for regions on frozen tracks.
  • Parameters for events and regions in the Event List are no longer unexpectedly available for adjustment on protected or frozen tracks

Takes and comping

  • Region Delay settings made to comps are now retained when Take Folders are flattened or unpacked.

Articulations

  • The Articulation dropdown in the Piano Roll now correctly displays the currently assigned Articulation set for the Track in cases where no region is currently selected.

Drag and Drop

  • Dragging an audio file to a Drum Machine Designer track header no longer renames the track to “Untitled.”

Undo

  • Undo is now consistently available in Drum Machine Designer.
  • Performing Undo after clearing all pads in Drum Kit Designer now properly restores all pads.
  • Undo now works after changing the order of pads in Drum Machine Designer.
  • Undoing a pass of Region-based Write automation over a MIDI take folder no longer deletes all takes.
  • Adjusting a parameter in the Drum Kit Designer editor a second time now adds a step to the Undo History as expected.

Recording

  • When recording multiple passes in Cycle mode with the setting Create Tracks and Mute, ending the recording with the record Toggle command no longer leaves the last cycle pass muted.
  • When recording MIDI in Cycle mode, notes played slightly before the start of a new cycle are now reliably recorded.
  • The recording Count-in now reliably starts at the correct position when recording is started in the middle of a measure.
  • Clicking on a Drummer track no longer disarms recording on other tracks.
  • Resolves an issue where MIDI regions created via Capture Recording sometimes would not play back until the project was closed and re-opened.
  • MIDI recordings of multiple tracks created using Capture Recording now are placed at the correct position.

Smart Controls

  • Smart Control mapping of external controls now works as expected with channel strips in Folder Stacks.
  • Smart Controls now reliably display the correct value when toggling several times between tracks after adjusting controls.
  • Copy/paste of Smart Controls from the Parameter Mapping menu now works.
  • Control surfaces and MIDI controllers
  • Smart Controls on Summing Stacks are now accessible from an MCU or MCU Pro control surface.
  • Track On/Off controls are now accessible from control surfaces.
  • Channel strip input monitoring can now be toggled using a control surface.
  • Lua scripts for MIDI controllers now load as expected when the manufacturer or model name is different than the folder or bundle name.
  • The Record-enable and Input Monitoring buttons in the Track header can now be mapped to a MIDI controller using MIDI Learn.
  • It is now possible to select multiple channel strips using Mackie Control, HUI, and US-2400 control surfaces.
  • The Drums and Keys buttons for Novation Launchpad Mini MK3 and Launchpad X are no longer inverted.

Synchronization

  • The Save as Default button in the Project MIDI Sync window now works as expected.

General

  • Option-clicking a disclosure triangle in the Project Audio window now opens/closes all disclosure triangles as expected when Show Groups and Sets is disabled in the View menu.
  • The Select Unused command for tracks now accounts for Live Loops cells as well as regions.
  • The Junction Tool now works correctly when adjusting regions on grouped tracks.
  • During playback the Piano Roll now shows the contents of selected regions when the playhead is outside the current region selection.
  • Pasting or using Repeat with a Marquee selection that contains a leading or trailing empty space over an existing region now includes the space in the result.
  • Swing settings are now displayed consistently between the region inspectors, Piano Roll and Step Sequencer.
  • The behavior when of the Record button on a focused Software Instrument track is now consistent with Audio tracks when Logic Pro is put into record in cases where Record is not manually enabled on any tracks. For both, focused tracks no longer go into record if other tracks have been manually armed.
  • Undoing a change to the position of a project end marker no longer causes playback to end at the previous position of the marker.
  • The playhead can now be reliably positioned in projects with a start position before 1 1 1 1.
  • The “Play from left window edge” key command no longer causes the view to scroll unexpectedly to the left when Catch Playhead Position and “Playback pre-roll” are both enabled.
  • The floating Performance window now moves to the background when the focus is switched to a different application.
  • Plug-in windows no longer obscure dialog boxes that require user interaction.
  • Snap to bar now works as expected with time signatures other than 4/4.
  • If a track is manually record-enabled, selecting another track will no longer automatically record-enable it.
  • The “Do you want to add a signature change” dialog that may appear when the Cut Section Between Locators command is used now offers a “Do not show again” option.
  • Saved projects are no longer set to a different sample rate if the Core Audio driver is re-enabled with another project open that uses the new sample rate.
  • Resizing the Main window while showing both the Tracks Area and Live Loops grid no longer unexpectedly affects the divider between the two areas.
  • When the Drag mode is set to Shuffle Left or Shuffle Right, deleting a Marquee selection that includes empty space now shifts regions to the left or right of the selection on the track respectively by the entire amount of the Marquee selection.
  • When a selection of tracks in the Track Header includes Track Stacks, enabling/disabling a button on one track now reliably sets the button on all other selected tracks to the same state in cases where they were in mixed states to start with.
  • The mouse pointer now immediately displays a new tool chosen by using right-click to open the Tool Palette.
  • It is no longer necessary to reset window focus to the Tracks area to use the key commands for adjusting vertical or horizontal zoom after using the zoom sliders in the Tracks area to do so.
  • The Step Edit keyboard no longer floats on top of other apps when switching to them.
  • It is again possible to create multi-timbral Software Instrument when creating empty channel strips from the New Tracks sheet.
  • Performing Undo after manually changing a region color in cases where the setting Region Color: As Track Color is enabled now immediately resets the color of the region.
  • Dragging a muted region over a portion of another region with the Drag Mode set to No Overlap now truncates the region as expected.
  • The Select Original Region command now scrolls to the first original region as expected when multiple Alias regions are selected.
  • The Gain Tool now works only on active comp regions in Take folders.
  • There is now a visual indication of velocity changes when using the Gain Tool on MIDI regions.
  • The Region Loop Stop tool now works reliably at all zoom settings.
  • Audio waveforms are now reliably displayed correctly at region borders when zoomed in closely.
  • Flex markers can no longer unexpectedly be adjusted on protected audio tracks.
  • The “Instrument without MIDI Thru Function” project setting now allows a destination to be set.
  • Pattern regions dragged to tracks that have been assigned a new color now take on the current track color.
  • Delay on External MIDI tracks now works correctly when the External MIDI track is cabled to a Software Instrument in the Environment.
  • Count-ins of less than 4/4 set in the Project Settings window now work reliably.
  • Region borders or Cycle borders now follow the Smart Snap setting when dragged.
  • The Repeat Section command no longer unexpectedly creates new tracks for repeated items if Flex is toggled off and then back on first.
  • Performing Undo after deleting a marquee selection within a region now restores the region.
  • Autoscroll acceleration no longer increases unexpectedly when approaching the left or right edge of the current view.
  • Help tags are now more informative when hovering over buttons in the Step Input window
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There are some *great* improvements here!

- Software Instrument tracks now offer an Input Monitoring button to allow instruments to be played independently of track selection.

- There are now Key Commands to adjust Region Gain.

- Pressing the Control key while launching Logic Pro now adds an option to launch the Core Audio driver with Audio Unit plug-ins disabled on launch.

- Improves the display of progress loading Audio Unit plug-ins when opening as project on an Apple Silicon-based Mac.

- Includes performance improvements when working with large numbers of regions.

- Memory usage no longer increases unexpectedly when the Multimeter plug-in is open in the Editor view.

- Plug-in windows no longer obscure dialog boxes that require user interaction.

There's even a bunch of environment fixes and improvements! Like:

- Software Instrument channel strips now display custom patch names from Multi Instrument environment objects that they are cabled to.

- The “Instrument without MIDI Thru Function” project setting now allows a destination to be set.

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One always hopes one's 'pet' bugs or idiosyncrasies will be fixed, but that aside, this seems like a big update - lots of improvements. (I was even pleasantly surprised to see one of my own feature requests in there 😄 I'm probably not the only one who sent in that particular feature request, but it was pretty esoteric/niche, so who knows 🤔)

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