Logic Pro for iPad is a professional music creation app that puts the power of the studio right at your fingertips. Tap into a complete collection of sophisticated creative tools for songwriting, beat making, editing, and mixing — all with an interface that’s been designed from the ground up for iPad. Use Multi-Touch to play powerful software instruments with the tap of a finger and interact naturally with intuitive controls. Creative plug-ins like Beat Breaker and Sample Alchemy plug-ins make it easy to cook up beats and explore new sonic territories. Then access a full featured mixer and Mastering Assistant to give you everything you need to create a professional-sounding mix entirely on iPad.
Creative Interface Optimized for iPad
• Play powerful software instruments and interact expressively using Multi-Touch
• Navigate large complex projects with pinch-to-zoom and swipe-to-scroll
• Quickly shape and tweak your sound using Plug-in Tiles
• Discover powerful features and strengthen your skills with integrated guided Lessons
• Roundtrip capabilities let you open projects back-and-forth between Logic Pro for Mac or Logic Pro for iPad*
• Create precision edits and detailed track automation with Apple Pencil
• Drag and drop multiple files at once from the Files app to quickly build drum kits or add stems to a project
• Use Stem Splitter to separate nearly any mixed audio recording into four distinct parts: Drums, Bass, Vocals, and Other instruments****
Sound Browser
• Quickly access all Logic Pro sounds from a single location
• Easily discover inspiring sounds with a predictive filtering system
• Use the Sound Library to access an expanding collection of free sound packs
• Access your personal collection of samples directly from Logic’s built-in sound Browser
• Add Sample Folders from your iPad, external storage, and iCloud Drive
Professional Instrument and Effects Plug-ins
• Create music with a massive collection of powerful software instruments
• Shape your sound using high quality effects like vintage EQs and compressors, high-end reverbs, and creative multi-effects
• Build your own guitar or bass rig with Amp Designer and Bass Amp Designer
• Expand your instrument and effects library with third-party Audio Units**
Beat Production
• Radically reshape and reshuffle audio with Beat Breaker, a sophisticated time and pitch morphing instrument
• Use Sample Alchemy to transform audio into entirely new malleable sounds
• Chop or loop any sample into a playable instrument using Quick Sampler
• Build and play custom drum kits using samples and plug-ins with Drum Machine Designer
• Create drum beats, bass lines, and melodic parts, and reshape sounds over time using Step Sequencer
• Use Live Loops to capture inspiration and quickly build arrangements by mixing and matching loops, samples, and your recordings
• Record external instruments or microphones by connecting an audio interface or MIDI device***
Session Players
• Discover five professional instrumentalists designed to create nuanced performances, responsive to your direction
• Bass Player, Keyboard Player, Acoustic Drummer, Electronic Drummer and Percussionist offer a wide range of genres and distinct playing styles
Full Featured Pro Mixer
• Shape a mix using channel strips with volume faders, pan controls, plug-ins, sends, and precision automation
• Deliver a release-ready mix using Mastering Assistant
Massive Library of Sounds
• Build kits and sampler instruments with over 6,300 samples of drums, vocals, sound effects, and more
• Over 5,700 instrument and effects patches
• More than 12,900 loops in a wide range of styles
* Requires Logic Pro 11.0 or higher and macOS Ventura 13.5 or higher
** Requires compatible third-party Audio Unit Extensions apps from the App Store
*** Logic Pro for iPad supports class-compliant audio interfaces or MIDI devices
**** Requires iPad with Apple A17 Pro chip or Apple M-series chip
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Summary of user reviews
Positive highlights
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This app hasPowerful and feature-rich DAW for iPad
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This app hasIntuitive touch-based interface for music production
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This app hasSeamless integration with Logic Pro on Mac
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This app hasImpressive stock sounds and instruments
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This app hasFlexible audio and MIDI editing capabilities
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This app hasDetailed tutorials and lessons for beginners
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This app hasGame-changing for music creation on iPad
Negative highlights
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This app hasSubscription-based pricing model
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This app hasSteep learning curve for beginners
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This app hasCompatibility issues with some third-party plugins
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This app hasLatency problems when recording vocals
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This app hasConfusing file management and navigation
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This app hasMissing key features from the desktop version
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This app hasPerformance issues on older iPad models
What's New in Logic Pro for iPad
2.1
November 13, 2024
Quantec Room Simulator
• Access the only authentic hardware recreation available as a plug-in—built using the original schematics, algorithms and code from the Quantec founder and inventor, Wolfgang Buchleitner
• Add the legendary sound of the Quantec QRS and Quantec Yardstick hardware reverb— the most acoustically accurate room simulation ever created
• Select the vintage Quantec QRS to add naturalistic acoustic space to your music while preserving its sonic character
• Choose the Quantec Yardstick with enhanced room simulation algorithms for more accurate modeling of acoustic spaces with improved clarity and detail
Sound Browser: Sample Folders
• Access your personal collection of samples directly from Logic’s built-in sound Browser
• Add Sample Folders from your iPad, external storage, and iCloud Drive
• Use multiple folders to provide an organized view of your favorite samples
• Flatten complex nested folders of samples into a single, easy to navigate list
• Preview samples and then drag and drop to build drum kits, sampler instruments or add directly to a track
Sound Library
• Download the new Modular Melodies sound pack and discover hundreds of loops crafted from patchable hardware synths and a collection of meticulously designed Alchemy synth patches
Enhancements
• Drag channel strips to organize your mixer layout
• Send your mix directly to Voice Memos and preview on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch
It’s a decent app, once you learn the ins and outs I’m pretty sure you can do almost everything you need to do, but tbh…my IPad days are getting further and further away in my rear view mirror. I love my time making music and everything else on the IPad , but it seems like every app is becoming subscription based now. I’m essentially just exclusively making music on my M3 Max MacBook Pro and won’t be buying anymore IPads in the future. I don’t want to spend almost $2000 on an IPad and end end having to pay a subscription for all the apps on it..that’s just crazy. I would gladly buy this app outright, I even subscribed for a whole year but decided not to renew. I’d buy in app purchases if that were a thing to support further development but I’m not paying to rent it for another year