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David C. 29 comments

iOS Music and iTunes Store Apps Stumble over Deleted Tracks

With the iOS Music app, it’s easy to accidentally delete a purchased song from your library when you merely intend to remove the downloaded audio. You can’t recover from this mistake within the Music app but must work through the iTunes Store using a Mac.

Logic Pro 10.7.2 Agen Schmitz 3 comments

Logic Pro 10.7.2

Maintenance release with bug fixes and improvements for the professional audio app. ($199.99 new, free update, 1.1 GB, macOS 11+)

Logic Pro 10.7.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Logic Pro 10.7.1

Maintenance release with bug fixes and improvements for the professional audio app. ($199.99 new, free update, 1.1 GB, macOS 11+)

Logic Pro 10.7 Agen Schmitz No comments

Logic Pro 10.7

Brings hundreds of improvements and bug fixes to the professional audio app. ($199.99 new, free update, 1.1 GB, macOS 10.11+)

GarageBand 10.4.4 Agen Schmitz No comments

GarageBand 10.4.4

Adds eight new Producer Packs for a total of 2800 loops, 50 kits, and 120 patches, plus brings various improvements. (Free, 783.1 MB, macOS 11+)

Adam Engst 9 comments

Improve Your Mac’s Audio by Combining Speakers

After his 15-year-old Altec Lansing FX6201 speakers died, Adam Engst figured out how to bond the speakers in his 27-inch iMac and Thunderbolt Display to tide him over until he can decide on the best external replacement speakers.

Logic Pro 10.6.3 Agen Schmitz No comments

Logic Pro 10.6.3

Maintenance release for the professional audio app fixes a couple of crashes. ($199.99 new, free update, 1.1 GB, macOS 10.15.7+)

GarageBand 10.4.1 Agen Schmitz 10 comments

GarageBand 10.4.1

Introduces a new user interface for macOS 11 Big Sur and improves performance and efficiency on Macs with Apple's M1 chip. (Free, 797.5 MB, macOS 10.13.6+)

Logic Pro 10.6 Agen Schmitz 2 comments

Logic Pro 10.6

Wide-ranging maintenance release with a voluminous number of improvements and bug fixes. ($199.99 new, free update, 1.1 GB, macOS 10.15+)

Glenn Fleishman 18 comments

Big Sur Makes Changes to Many Apple Apps and Basic Features

Apple unveiled macOS 11.0 Big Sur during the WWDC keynote, showing off overhauls of Messages and Maps, while improving Safari, Photos, and other apps. Mail was conspicuously absent for now.

Logic Pro X 10.5.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Logic Pro X 10.5.1

Maintenance update with a grab bag of enhancements including stability improvements and updates to Live Loops. ($199.99 new, free update, 1 GB)

Logic Pro X 10.5 Agen Schmitz No comments

Logic Pro X 10.5

Major update to the professional audio app that adds a professional version of Live Loops and brings a redesigned sampling workflow. ($199.99 new, free update, 1 GB)

Josh Centers No comments

Amazon Music Opens Ad-Supported Free Tier for iOS Users

Amazon is now offering an ad-supported free tier of its music service—which was previously exclusive to users of Amazon Echo devices—to iOS, Android, Fire TV, and Web users.

Logic Pro X 10.4.7 Agen Schmitz 2 comments

Logic Pro X 10.4.7

Maintenance release with a focus on accessibility issues. ($199.99 new, free update, 1.5 GB)

GarageBand 10.3.3 Agen Schmitz No comments

GarageBand 10.3.3

Brings a smattering of improvements to the music creation and audio editing app. (Free, 1 GB)