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Most creators love using Final Cut Pro, including MKBHD, but it requires macOS since it’s exclusive to Apple and until now, it was only available on macOS. Now, users can start using Final Cut Pro and in-house, Apple have Logic Pro announced for iPad. Since the iPad uses the same Soc for its operations, it’s said to offer similar performance. Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro are both powerful content creation applications that allow video and audio editing.

Apple announces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad models as a PC replacement for $5/month subscriptions: release date, features, compatibility, and price.

It will be quite handy for creators and users because the iPad is lightweight and being a device that can shoot, record, edit, and share the project on-the-go speeds up the process and efficiency. Additionally, the touch interface will enhance workflow and allow creators to edit on multi-touch features. Talking about Logic Pro, with this, creators can produce studio-quality music, making it more affordable for users because it could make the iPad an affordable laptop for content creators. These apps are well integrated with other apps like iMovie and GarageBand and are compatible with macOS variants, allowing users to work on the same projects across different Apple devices.

Apple has released native versions of Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for the iPad, which are video editing and audio editing software, respectively. The apps will be available officially on iPadOS starting May 23, offered through monthly or annual subscriptions for $5 per month. However, the apps will not work with every iPad; instead, they will only work on newer iPad models with specific processors. The company aims to replace the iPad as a PC replacement, making it more feasible for creators to use the iPad for heavy audio and video editing.

Final Cut Pro on iPad

This is a video editing application from Apple. Final Cut Pro for iPad offers a new touch interface and intuitive tools for video creators. After introducing Final Cut Pro for iPad for video editing, it’s more accessible and enables users to interface with content in new ways. There is also a Magnetic Timeline feature that allows creators to navigate around their movie clips, make frame-accurate edits with just a tap of a finger, and use multi-touch gestures to enhance their creativity. Check out Final Cut Pro for iPad compatible running iPadOS 16.4 or later. The M2 iPad Pro has an exclusive feature called Live Drawing that will allow you to write and draw content on top of video content using Apple Pencil.

  • M2 iPad Pro
  • M1 iPad Pro
  • M1 iPad Air

Let’s talk about the new touch interface and intuitive tools for video creators. With the Magnetic Timeline for navigation, moving clips, and frame-accurate edits. Live Drawing feature allows you to draw and write directly on video content using Apple Pencil. Pro Camera Mode enables high-quality video shooting in portrait or landscape orientation with manual control over focus, exposure, and white balance. You can do more with the Magic Keyboard or Smart Keyboard Folio to utilize the MacOS key commands and use it like Final Cut Pro on Mac. Definitely, the performance may vary.

FCP also introduced a new Live Drawing feature that will allow users to draw and write directly on top of video content using Apple Pencil. If you have an M2 iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, hover to preview footage without touching the screen on the iPad that includes several modes, including Pro Camera Mode. Multi-camera Mode is another thing that edits multiple camera footage and corrects focus, exposure, and white balance. Final Cut Pro for iPad is a full-featured video editor with professional-level capabilities. As for import and export from files or photos, it can save directly within Final Cut Pro Project, supporting importing projects created in iMovie for iOS, and can export Final Cut Pro Projects from iPad to Mac.

This feature enables creators to remove or replace the background behind a subject in a clip quickly without using a green screen. It also has an auto-crop feature that will automatically adjust footage for various aspect ratios, including vertical and square. Additionally, it has Voice Isolation that will remove background noise from the audio captured in the field. The Multicam Video Editing will enable clips to be synchronized and edited together automatically. Users can also switch between angles in a multicam clip with just a touch of a finger. It gives access to a broad range of professional graphics, effects, and audio options to enhance the storytelling, including HDR background, customized animated patterns, and a professional soundtrack that adjusts the video length.

Logic Pro on iPad

To complement Final Cut Pro for video editing, Apple has also introduced Logic Pro, an audio editing software available on iPad. With Logic Pro, it is more portable and easier to carry to gigs or studios, putting the power of music and audio editing in the hands of creatives. This app offers 100 instruments and effect plug-ins, like Beat Breaker, that allow users to morph and shuffle sounds using swipe and pinch gestures, including vintage EQs, compressors, and reverbs that allow users to adjust and enhance their tracks.

Apple announces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad models as a PC replacement for $5/month subscriptions: release date, features, compatibility, and price.

Quick Sampler is another tool that chops and transforms audio samples into new playable instruments, and the step sequencer allows users to program drum patterns, bass lines, and melodies. Drum Machine Designer lets users create custom drum kits, and Live Loops lets users capture inspiration and quickly build arrangements using musical loops. Pro Mix, as we mentioned earlier, features mixer channel strips, volume faders, pan controls, plugins, sends, and automation, allowing users to create their preferred mix entirely on the iPad.

It gives users an affordable option for musicians who may not be able to afford a MacBook, and it is convenient with the multi-touch interface of tools for audio editing, including an all-new sound browser with dynamic filtering to help creators. It has been optimized for iPad, especially for the iPad, with such professional tools, including virtual instruments, effects, and mixing capabilities that allow users to create unique sounds and patterns. On top of that, it also has sampling tools and beat making, as well as a Pro mixer.

The release date for Logic Pro has not been announced, but Apple has confirmed that it is still in development and will be released in the future. The app is also compatible with GarageBand, through which users can transfer their projects between the two apps. The new sound browser displays all available sounds in one place, making it easy to audition and load them into a project quickly.

It supports import and export functionality to move projects between iPad and Logic Pro for Mac, and users can export finished songs in a variety of compressed and lossless audio formats, as well as individual audio track stems. You can export Soundtrack into Final Cut Pro, and this makes the workspace flexible for working across music and video. Check the compatibility with A12 Bionic iPad models running on iPadOS 16.4. This will cost $4.99 per month or $49 per year, and Apple will offer a one-month free trial.

  • iPad Pro 3rd generation or newer
  • iPad Air 3rd generation or newer
  • iPad mini 5th generation or newer
  • iPad 8th generation or newer

This is for professionals, including professional-level digital instruments and sound effects on iPad. To use this, your iPad should be running on iPadOS v16.2 or higher. This will be available on Apple A12 Bionic Chip model or later, available from May 23 on the Apple App Store for $4.99 per month or $49 per year. These are well optimized for multi-touch controls and support external iPad accessories like Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard.

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