On May 23,Apple announced Logic Proand its pro-video-editing app Final Cut for the tablet is now available.

It’s a huge moment for both the iPad and musicians.

And the twist is, most of the iPad version has been visible in the Mac version for years.

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The potent M1 and M2 chips that the iPads nowadays come with are amazing for this kind of software.

Logic Pro Gets Touch-Friendly

When Apple released amilestone version of Logic Pro for the Mac in 2020.

Logic Pro 10.5 came with some rather odd-looking new sections.

Logic Pro live loops interface on the iPad

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They looked very…touch-friendly.

At the time, I remember hoping that this meant we would get a touch-screen Mac.

But really, Apple was building and testing the iPad version way back then.

Person using Logic Pro Quick Sampler on iPad

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Porting an incredibly deep and complex app like Logic from desktop to a touch tablet is not simple.

Combined with things like GarageBand for iPad’s velocity-sensitive on-screen piano keyboard, Logic Pro is transformed by touch.

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Person playing a guitar in front of Logic Pro on iPad

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Logic Pro for the iPad is Apple finally taking the iPad seriously as a pro unit.