Apple has just released Logic Pro 11.1 and Logic Pro for iPad 2.1, which include the Quantec Room Simulator plugin and other improvements.
Logic Pro is probably one of the best software music tech deals. For 11 years, since the release of Logic Pro 10.0, there have been constant major free updates for the DAW. With Logic Pro 11, I was afraid they would turn it into a subscription or a new purchase. Nope wrong, Apple is continuing with that free update policy.
Today, Apple dropped another impressive free update, Logic Pro 11.1 and Logic Pro for iPad 2.1.
Apple Logic Pro 11.1
Logic Pro 11.1 and Logic Pro for iPad 2.1 introduce a surprising new Quantec Room Simulator plugin. This plugin allows users to work with the legendary sound of the most acoustically accurate reverb ever created.
According to the Apple press, the developers used Quantec founder and inventor Wolfgang Buchleitner’s original schematics, algorithms, and code. So it’s very authentic.
Users can select the vintage Quantec QRS to add natural acoustic space to music while preserving sonic character or the modern Quantec Yardstick for improved clarity and detail. It’s not only a great new reverb for music producers.
Apple says the Quantec QRS technology is also a great tool for video editors who want to add natural-sounding spaces to dialog, foley, and music.
“The Quantec Room Simulator has been a key element to my sound for many years, appearing on records like Passion and Us. I also used it to build harmonic drones to start my live set, which then evolved into songs like ‘Across the River,’” said musician Peter Gabriel. “It’s wonderful that Apple is bringing the Quantec QRS back to life as a plug-in for Logic users around the world.”
Besides the new Quantec Room Simulator, the new Apple Logic Pro 11.1 also brings plugin search right in the mixer.
You can find and add any plugin directly from the plugin menu. Use the Search and Add plugin key command to quickly find and add plugins without clicking on a channel strip insert. You can easily search by categories, company name, or even part of the plugin name.
Other Improvements
Then, another good improvement is the option to re-corder your channel strips in the mixer, including nonadjacent ones, (reordering Tracks in the process). Other changes are:
- Send your mix directly to Voice Memos and preview on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch
- Click on any plug-in slot while holding the command key to quickly remove plug-ins
- Quickly set input, output, side chain source, or bus routings using in-menu search
- Use key commands to move Marquee selections in all directions to speed up editing
Apple also added new sounds to the Logic Pro 11.1. You can find a new downloadable Modular Melodies sound pack that includes hundreds of loops crafted from patchable hardware synths. Plus, there is also a collection of newly-designed Alchemy synth patches.
Apple Logic Pro For iPad 2.1
The new Logic Pro for iPad 2.1 version also benefits from the new features. Yes, there is also the Quantec Room Simulator, and you can reorder the channel strips on the iPad. Finally, the ability to reorder the plugins is also now on the mobile version, as well as the bounce-in-place functionality.
Further, you can now add your own sample folders to the browser. This simplifies the workflow with the sampler/quick sampler a lot.
First Impression
Another excellent free update for the Logic Pro family. The Quantec Room simulator is certainly a big surprise and a nice added value for the DAW. Great release. I’m also happy that Logic Pro for iPad is improving from update to update.
Apple Logic Pro 11.1 for Mac and Logic Pro for iPad 2.1 are available now as free updates for existing users. For new users, Logic Pro 11 costs $199.99, and the iPad version is available as a subscription for $4,99 per month or $49 per year. The new update requires OS 14.4.
More information here: Apple
C´mon, please be a *little bit* less fan-boish with your writing. I mean “reordering tracks” is a big feature? In 2024? Are you all on some drug? This is such an extremely basic thing you would expect from every DAW and not even talk about it. OK, Logic has it too, now, but what basic things are still missing?
I know the current state of internet publishers is actually very slave-like, I understand you can not openly write anything negative against any company or you will risk lot of problems and I understand that of course you can not behave like a real journalist which might have legal protection from his publisher, but, please, would you like to have just a little bit of SPINE? Just try to be a little bit more proud, brave and do not make yourself so small. I like your blog, but it is humiliating to see how you blog writers bow deeply to the companies and lost your self-respect long time ago.
This was not why the internet was invented, we do not need an army of uncritical marketing drones. Why can´t you think and write just a little bit more like a proud man?
It´s disgusting.
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Clearly the internet was invented for relentless ranting, not to cultivate positivity.
Oooph. @More Journalism is having a hard day. To be honest, days have been pretty heavy here, too, but I’m not gonna take it out on synth people. Eeesh.
I’m not a Logic owner/user. I was kind of curious of the Quantec might make it into MainStage. I doubt it. I don’t care that much. The convolution reverbs are way nicer sounding, anyway. I don’t really care much for that sound. But take what I say with a grain of salt. I don’t like Bricasti or Strymon reverbs either.
It’s a website about products, announcements, the like. He owns it and can write whatever he wants. Having an opinion and liking one thing over the other is not the opposite of “journalism”, however fanboyish you might interpret this article. Don’t want to sit on the high horse here, but I studied journalism (yes, I’m not even lying right now to make a point”) and worked as a freelancer for years in gadget, tech reviews, etc. It’s a dead profession by now, because who wants to pay the heyday prices for advertisement, if every kid on YouTube can make “news”?
Also, I mean… again, this is a site about gear… it’s not like anyone demands investigative journalism for synths or plugins, but yeah, that’s my two cents. Editor: Please keep on writing.