Apple updates Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for M1 Macs

Apple has updated Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. The updates — available at the Mac App Store — are targeted to the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini running the M1 chip.

According to Apple’s release notes, this is what Final Cut Pro 4.2 offers:

° Improved performance and efficiency on Mac computers with Apple silicon

° Accelerated machine learning analysis for Smart Conform using the Apple Neural Engine on Mac computers with Apple silicon

° Option to create a copy of your library and automatically transcode media to ProRes Proxy or H.264 at various resolutions

According to Apple’s release notes, Logic Pro 10.6 offers:

° Improved performance and efficiency on Mac computers with Apple silicon

° Adds the ability to control Step Sequencer using Logic Remote on your iPad or iPhone to create beats, bass lines, and melodic parts

° Supports all Novation Launchpad controllers

° Stability and performance improvements.

MainStage, Compressor, Motion, and Logic Remote have also all been updated to go along with the main Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro updates. All of the software can be downloaded from the Mac App Store.