Logic Pro migrates to Mac App Store, Logic Express sunsets

December 9th 2011

Apple this week updated Logic Pro to 9.1.6. The update for the company's music production software appears to be minor bug fixes. The bigger news, however is the software is now available exclusively via digital distribution from the Mac App Store. The company also appears to have discontinued the lighter-weight Logic Express. Boxed copies have reportedly be discontinued and no digital replacement has been offered.

The company has also spun off MainStage as a stand-alone application, which was previously a part of the Logic Studio suite. The move is similar to the splitting of Final Cut Studio and elimination of Final Cut Express with the release of Final Cut Pro X .

Logic Pro now sells for $200 and MainStage for $30. The discontinued Logic Pro Studio 9 had a MSRP of $499. Details on the update itself:

This update improves overall stability and addresses some minor issues including the following:

• Improved compatibility with full-screen view and Mission Control in OS X Lion
• The sample preview option available when importing samples into Ultrabeat now functions correctly
• The destination for recorded files is now properly reset to the new Project folder after using "Save As..." command

This update is recommended for all users of Logic Pro 9.