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Logic Pro 7.2 (Universal) Now Available

Friday February 3, 2006 4:03 am PST by Arnold Kim
With little fanfare, the first of Apple's Pro applications that has been converted to a Universal Binary has been released by Apple.

Logic Pro 7.2 offers native Intel performance and can be purchased for $49.00 by owners of Logic Pro 7. 7.2 also offers a number of other new features including support for Apogee Ensemble, Digidesign Pro Tools HD 7 DAE support, Serato Pitch 'n Time support, Garageband 3 compatibility, and more. CreateDigitalMusic.com offers more details.

The full version is available for $999. The intel-native version of Logic was previously demoed by Apple at NAMM on a MacBook Pro. According to the demonstrator, "None of these sessions would even run on a PowerBook."

A full list of Pro App Crossgrades are provided by Apple. Logic 7.2 is the first shipping version and is available this month. The remainder of the Pro apps will be shipping in March, but will be sold together in the Final Cut Studio Bundle.
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ksz
79 months ago
And so it begins. I'd like to see a trickle turn into a torrential downpour by May or June as everyone begins releasing universal binaries.
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Kernow
79 months ago
It's not yet available in the UK Store - it will be available by the 'end of February' apparently.

Also, I have no intention of upgrading to Intel in the near future, but would like access to the other improvements that this upgrade offers. I'll probably end up paying, but it would have been nice to see these in PPC only upgrade (i.e. no universal binary) for less money, or even for free.
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hvfsl
79 months ago
Anyone know when they are going to get round to porting Final Cut Express, since I can't see it mentioned on Apple's site (although they have Logic Express).
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robbieduncan
79 months ago

Anyone know when they are going to get round to porting Final Cut Express, since I can't see it mentioned on Apple's site (although they have Logic Express).


There is a note on the Final Cut Express page itself that says:

The next feature release of Final Cut Express will be a Universal application, which will run on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Mac computers.

I.e. if you want a Universal Build you will have to pay the normal $99 upgrade fee to the next version.
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hvfsl
79 months ago

There is a note on the Final Cut Express page itself that says:

The next feature release of Final Cut Express will be a Universal application, which will run on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Mac computers.

I.e. if you want a Universal Build you will have to pay the normal $99 upgrade fee to the next version.


Thanks for the info.

It looks like I am going to have to spend around £200 on software upgrades when I get my Intel Mac then (for Adobe CS 3 Premium upgrade and Final Cut Express 4 upgrade).
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MaCaDDiCT21
79 months ago
why would they charge 49.99 for it? If theyve already payed $1,000, I dont think they should have to pay any more to have it run nativley on the intel machines. ALso, I think they are doing this backward. They should make the pro-software binarys last, or towards the launch of the intel (power?)mac....
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testMonkey
79 months ago
Maybe this is a bit off topic, but April and NAB are just around the corner. Traditionally, Apple releases updates to their Pro apps at NAB. Wouldn't it be worth waiting the extra month to see if that $50 should be put towards the next version, which surely will be Universal from the ground up?

Just a thought.
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jholzner
79 months ago

why would they charge 49.99 for it? If theyve already payed $1,000, I dont think they should have to pay any more to have it run nativley on the intel machines. ALso, I think they are doing this backward. They should make the pro-software binarys last, or towards the launch of the intel (power?)mac....


Well, in the case of Logic it looks like there are some added features as well so just look at it like and small paid upgrade instead of a crossgrade. :p
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newwavedave
79 months ago

Maybe this is a bit off topic, but April and NAB are just around the corner. Traditionally, Apple releases updates to their Pro apps at NAB. Wouldn't it be worth waiting the extra month to see if that $50 should be put towards the next version, which surely will be Universal from the ground up?

Just a thought.



I was thinking the exact same thing. And I don't think this is off topic at all. The original post includes the link to the Pro Apps page. I for one will be waiting until April before I order a new Intel Mac or a Pro App.
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Abstract
79 months ago

Maybe this is a bit off topic, but April and NAB are just around the corner. Traditionally, Apple releases updates to their Pro apps at NAB. Wouldn't it be worth waiting the extra month to see if that $50 should be put towards the next version, which surely will be Universal from the ground up?

Just a thought.


Next version? This IS the next version of Logic. It just so happens to make your software a universal binary.

And don't just think about the update. If you buy the full version of Logic 7.2, you'll be getting the universal binary, and it'll probably be from "the ground up."
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