Logic Pro X’s new update will automatically detect and mark tempo as you play
Apple has announced the next update to Logic Pro X, its professional music production and recording program. The v10.4 update’s key feature is the inclusion of what Apple calls smart tempo, which allows for automatic tempo detection across the entirety of a project. The update also comes with a variety of new plug-ins, sound libraries, and loops.
Logic’s new smart tempo is probably going to be of most interest to musicians. With smart tempo, you can record naturally into the program without a metronome or click track, and then Logic can automatically map your tempo across the entire recording. During a demo, I watched as a guitar was recorded into Logic, and the program immediately set markers throughout, noting one bar that was played…
