Apple updates Logic Pro X to v10.1 and MainStage to v3.1

Apple has updated Logic Pro X to v10.1 and MainStage to v3.1.

New in Logic 10.1:

• 10 new Drummers that produce beats in a variety of electronic and hip hop styles including Techno, House, Trap, Dubstep and more.
• Drummer provides specialized sound and performance controls for dialing in electronic or hip hop drum grooves.
• New Drum Machine Designer plug-in offers new sounds and features for customizing electronic drum kits in a variety of styles.
• Create a sequence of notes with a single mouse gesture using the new Brush Tool in the Piano Roll Editor.
• New view options in the Piano Roll Editor let you see more notes in less vertical space and help identify drum sounds by name.
• Easily compress or expand the timing of selected notes with new time handles in the Piano Roll Editor.
• Note Repeat and Spot Erase modes allow classic drum machine style techniques for creating beats in realtime.
• Smart Quantize proportionally corrects the timing and length of notes to preserve the musicality of your original performance.
• Redesigned Compressor plug-in features scalable, Retina-ready interface and 7 models including the new Classic VCA.
• Retro Synth can now create wavetables from imported audio and is able to stack up to 8 voices.
• Expanded sound library includes over 200 new synth patches and 10 classic Mellotron instruments.
• Automation can now be part of a region, not just the track, which makes it easier to use effects creatively.
• Manage large-scale mixes more easily with the addition of console-style VCA faders.
• Relative and Trim Automation modes extend the options for fine-tuning existing automation.
• Mixer now allows remote control of microphone and other input settings for compatible audio interfaces.
• Realtime rendering of fades allow them to work with Flex Pitch and speeds up project load times.
• The Plug-in Manager now allows you to customize the organization of your menu.
• Support for Mail Drop and Air Drop in OS X Yosemite makes it even easier to share your Logic projects.

New in MainStage 3.1:

• Redesigned Compressor plug-in features scalable, Retina-ready interface and 7 models including the new Classic VCA.
• Retro Synth can now create wavetables from imported audio and is able to stack up to 8 voices.
• Expanded sound library includes over 200 new synth patches and 10 classic Mellotron instruments.
• The Plug-in Manager now allows you to customize the organization of your menu.
• Turn your favorite hardware synthesizers into sampled instruments using new Auto Sampler plug-in.
• Assign and manage custom shortcuts using the new Key Command editor.