Apple updates Logic Pro, MainStage and GarageBand

Apple has updated Logic Pro to v10.4.3, MainStage to v3.4.2 and GarageBand (for Mac) to v10.3.2.

Logic Pro v10.4.3

New Features/Enhancements:

• There are now preferences to filter MIDI data on a port-by-port basis.

Stability/Reliability:

• Logic Pro no longer quits unexpectedly
  • Sometimes when Exporting All Tracks as Audio.
  • Sometimes when adjusting the left edge of a region.
  • When more than one image is dragged to the project notes area.
  • Sometimes when adding text objects to the bottom of a page in the Score.
  • Sometimes while recording when the Piano Roll scrolls to a set of selected events after clicking in the header of a track that is not the recording track.
  • After using "Select Unused" in the Project Audio window and then pressing delete in projects that use instances of Melodyne ARA.
  • After cutting a MIDI take folder and then immediately starting a recording.
  • Sometimes when clicking the Display Level button in the Automation Event Edit list.
  • When a channel strip is deleted with the Undo History window open.
  • When the "Unpack to New Track Alternatives" command is performed on grouped tracks.
• Logic Pro no longer hangs
  • Sometimes when editing Articulation Sets.
  • Sometimes after performing the "Copy MIDI Events" key command.
• Logic Pro no longer shows an "Illegal Regions" error when opening certain projects.
• Performing undo after adjusting the length of a looped region no longer rarely causes the region to be deleted.

Performance:

• Logic Pro no longer seems to hang sometimes when opening a List or Browser when the Smart Controls are open.
• CPU performance is improved when running Logic Pro on high density displays.

Smart Tempo:

• Tempo information is now properly written to audio files in a multitrack set that do not have the "Contribute to Analysis" option selected.
• Clicking on a button in a Smart Tempo Multitrack Set after deleting a recording in the Tracks area no longer causes the other files in the Multitrack Set to be deleted.
• Changing the length of a Drummer region in Adapt Mode no longer sometimes leads to unexpected tempo changes.
• Region Flex & Follow settings are now properly preserved after editing contributors to Smart Tempo analysts of a multitrack set.
• Performing Undo immediately after an audio recording in KEEP mode now works the first time.
• Tempo events from imported audio files are now placed correctly on downbeats when Flex & Follow is set to On in Keep Mode.
• A progress bar for Normalize no longer sometimes appears after a multitrack recording.

ARA Support:

• It is no longer necessary to hit play after loading a project that uses instances of ARA plug-ins to insure the data and edits are saved.
• The Auto Save feature now recovers unsaved ARA edits.

Articulations:

• Controller information and note data for Articulations are now sent each time playback is started.
• Articulation Key Switches again work reliably when notes are selected in an editor.
• Controllers used as articulation switches no longer sometimes unexpectedly reset to 0.

Sound Library:

• Impulse Response files for Chinese and Japanese traditional instruments are now correctly found when a GarageBand for iOS project is opened in Logic Pro.
• Logic Pro no longer sometimes shows a "not enough disk space" error when relocating the Sound Library content to an external drive that has adequate free space.

Flex:

• The Flex view now updates correctly when changing from Flex Pitch to a Flex Time mode.
• Trimming the left edge of a flexed region no longer sometimes disables flex in certain rare cases.
• It is now possible to trim the right borders of multiple selected flexed regions.
• Dragged flex-pitched notes in the Audio Track Editor now sound while being adjusted.

Alchemy:

• Adjusting the setting of knobs via text entry now reliably results in accurate values.

Plug-ins:

• EXS instruments created by loading 32-bit float audio files from the Edit > Zone > Load Multiple Samples menu item now sound correctly.
• Changing a plug-in or instrument no longer sometimes affects instances of the same plug-in or instrument in a different open project.
• Plug-ins that are in a Compare state are saved with the correct settings when performing Save As.

Automation:

• Adjusting region-based automation in an editor window no longer unexpectedly affects the display of Track-based Automation in the Tracks area.

Track Stacks:

• Regions at the bottom of a Summing Stack no longer sometimes disappear after they have been moved to higher tracks in the stack.

Score:

• Removing characters from Global Text objects no longer causes unexpected repeated characters.
• Chord grids with custom tunings now consistently display as expected.

Mixer:

• Knobs on Classic MIDI channel strips again send MIDI CC data while being adjusted.
• Option-clicking a send on a selected channel strip again resets all sends on the channel strip to 0db.
• Sends to outputs other than Output 1-2 are no longer unexpectedly delayed when Low Latency Mode is enabled.

Key Commands:

• The Goto Position key command is again executed after pressing Return once.

Control Surfaces/MIDI Controllers:

• Changing the order of devices in the Control Surface Setup window now continues to work after the initial setup.

Editing:

• Fader objects in the Environment again show numerical values as black text on a white background when the object is deflected and Cable view is on.
• The Piano Roll no longer scrolls to the bottom of the window when receiving non-note data during recording.
• The view in the Piano Roll now reliably remains focused on the currently playing notes while recording using the Repeat Note button on the Touch Bar.
• Copying notes in the Piano Roll that extend past the current end of the region again automatically lengthen the region to accommodate them.
• Selecting quantize values by right-clicking a note with the Quantize Tool in the Piano Roll again works as expected.

General:

• Swing Quantize now works correctly for regions whose left borders do not fall precisely on grid positions.
• Using the Solo tool in the Tracks area no longer sometimes causes hanging notes.
• Editing text in the Notepad no longer always causes the view to jump to the end of the text.
• Solo Lock is now properly maintained when copying or moving regions that aren't soloed.
• Pressing Enter after renaming a track in the Track Inspector now confirms the new text as expected.
• Regions on Summing Stacks now visibly move when dragged.
• Track stacks no longer appear to be muted after solo is engaged and then disengaged.
• It is again possible to adjust the Delay setting in the Track Inspector for a channel of a multi-output software instrument.
• "Cancel" now works as expected in the dialog that comes up when performing the "Cut section between locators" command.
• Inserting a tempo event into the Tempo List no longer cause Automation View to unexpectedly toggle.
• The Optimize Files menu item in the Project Audio browser in the Main Window media area is now dimmed as expected when only regions are selected in the browser.
• Logic no longer hangs sometimes when opening the Musical Typing Keyboard window.

MainStage v3.4.2

Stability/Reliability:

• MainStage no longer quits unexpectedly:
  • When an External Instrument slot name is shown and there are no inputs assigned.
  • Sometimes when quitting after using the Jump to Next Marker mapping several times.
  • When a new channel strip is set as default, and the Load Default option is enabled in the New Track sheet.

Performance:

• Faders now reliably remain active immediately after patch changes.

Mixer:

• Inputs for busses are now reliably maintained when loading saved patches.

Plug-ins:

• The Playback plug-in no longer sometimes cuts off the first quarter-second of an audio file.

General:

• Duplicate note off events are no longer sometimes sent from channel strips that have the No Transpose switch enabled.
• A sustain pedal off message is now sent to external MIDI instruments when the sustain pedal is released after changing patches.
• The Layer Bypass parameter state again returns to its saved state when selecting a different patch.

GarageBand v10.3.2

Performance:

• GarageBand no longer hangs when opening the Sound Library, the Note Pad, the Loop Browser, or the Media Browser when the Smart Controls are open.

Sound Library:

• When opening GarageBand on a Mac in which the sound library has been moved using Logic Pro X or MainStage, and the external drive containing the library is not connected, GarageBand now shows a dialog indicating the drive must be connected to access to sounds.
• It is now possible to reinstall the Sound Library in GarageBand after moving the library in Logic Pro X or MainStage, and then disconnecting the external drive that contains the library.
• Impulse Response files for Chinese and Japanese traditional instruments are now correctly found when a GarageBand for iOS project is opened on macOS.

Learn to Play:

• The Tuning Hint window now opens in Learn to Play lessons that feature non-standard tunings.
• Chords now display in the correct positions in the Chord Trainer.
• The Chord Trainer again provides visual feedback when correct and incorrect chords are played.

General:

• GarageBand now supports drag and drop from Voice Memos.
• The Smart Controls Inspector now displays correctly in newly created projects.
• The LCD display now immediately updates to reflect undo or redo of key signature change.
• The GarageBand window now remains visible after exiting full screen mode.
• It is now possible to position the end of song marker with greater precision.