Apple accompanying the new iPad Pro and iPad Air Announces two major new updates to its pro apps Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad. These updates come given the performance boost the M4 chip makes in the iPad Pro. The most remarkable thing in Final Cut Pro 2 is Live multi-camera editing via iPhone with a special app called Final Cut Camera, up to 4 devices can stream to iPad simultaneously. Logic Pro also introduces interesting new features, some driven by artificial intelligence and others developed to enhance each music engineer juggling multiple projects.

Final Cut Pro 2 for iPad brings improvements for a better experience on the new iPad Pro

The update announced by Apple “turns iPad into a multi-camera production studio”. Additionally, Final Cut Camera also works as a standalone application for professional recording. It will be very interesting to see how it performs on the latest iPhone 15 Pro. The app supports white balance control, manual focus, ISO setting, shutter speed, among other important controls. Apple says this app will be free.

Multicam in Final Cut Pro 2 on iPad

The highlight of Final Cut Pro 2 is that you can now work on external projects. What does this mean? Media can be stored directly on external storage without compromising the iPad’s internal storage.. The speed of the iPad Pro’s Thunderbolt connection will be taken full advantage of.

According to Apple, editing and perfecting projects with Final Cut Pro will be more convenient and faster at all stages of the process. Everything will be included in the release to create customizable options and incredible projects. It touts the new Apple Pencil Pro as an advanced real-time drawing tool, specifically the twist and pinch gesture.

Final Cut Pro 2 interface

As interesting facts, Post-processing is up to two times faster and Final Cut Pro supports up to four times more ProRes RAW video sequences than the M1 chip. Final Cut Pro 2 features 12 new color grading presets, 8 basic text titles, 20 new soundtrack music, and the ability to add new dynamic backgrounds.

New users without Final Cut Pro will be available for €4.99 per month or €49 per year. According to Apple, Final Cut Camera will arrive later this spring.

Logic Pro, higher level music composition with artificial intelligence

Logic Pro 2 interface for iPad

Apple’s first contributions to artificial intelligence begin here. Cupertino natives say it’s rolling out “incredible studio assistant features” to improve the musical composition process. Session Players stand out by extending Drummer’s functionality with the new Bass Player and Keyboard Player. A Root SplitterAttracted great attention in the presentation because it extracts parts of a recording according to the instruments and independently. ChromaGlow instantly heats every piece.

Session Players offer an AI-powered “support band” that can include drummers, bassists, and even virtual keyboards. Logic Pro 2 will be available for iPad on May 13.

Steams Splitter in Logic Pro 2 for iPad

Brent Chiu-Watson, Apple’s senior director of Worldwide App Marketing, said: Logic Pro has everything pros need to compose, produce and mix great songs. Creativity will be taken to another level and many artists and creators will be happy with these new features.