Emagic Explained

Emagic
Type:Private (GmbH)
Genre:Music technology
Foundation:September 1992[1]
Fate:Acquired
Location City:Rellingen
Location Country:Germany
Products:Logic
Num Employees:80+
Num Employees Year:2004
Parent:Apple Inc.

Emagic was a music software and hardware company based in Rellingen, Germany and a satellite office in Grass Valley, California. On July 1, 2002 Emagic was bought by Apple Computer. Emagic's Windows-based product offerings were discontinued on September 30, 2002.

History

The company was best known for its music sequencer, Logic. Logic stemmed from Creator,[2] then Notator, made by C-Lab[3] (the company's forerunner) for the Atari ST platform. In 1992, Emagic Soft- und Hardware GmbH was founded and Notator Logic[4] was launched for Atari[5] and Macintosh, followed by a version for Windows. The "Notator" was dropped from the name and the product was redesigned from the ground up, and the product became known under the name "Emagic Logic".[6] [7] Original copies[8] of Emagic's Logic software retailed for,[9] and with plugins ranging from $99 to $299.

The other major software product that Emagic offered was SoundDiver, an editor/librarian for hardware synthesizers.[10] It communicated via MIDI and offered easy patch and sound management. While there was a beta version for Mac OS X, production of SoundDiver was discontinued in 2005.

Emagic formerly offered a line of audio interface hardware, the Audiowerk PCI cards, as well as USB units. A potential post-acquisition successor to these products, the unreleased Asteroid FireWire interface, was the subject of the Apple v. Does trade secret litigation.

Acquisition by Apple

Emagic was acquired by Apple in July 2002.[11] The announcement included the news that development of the Windows version would no longer continue, rendering Logic 5.5.1 as the final version available for Windows. This announcement caused controversy in the recording industry with an estimated 70,000 users having invested in the Windows route not wishing to reinvest in a complete new system. Despite much speculation in various Pro Audio forums however, exactly how many users may have abandoned Logic upon its acquisition by Apple, or abandoned the Windows platform for the Mac version, remains unknown,[12] but Apple Pro Apps revenue has steadily increased since Apple's acquisition of Emagic,[13] (roughly $2 billion a year as of Q1 2014).

Logic 6 was released in February 2003,[14] serving as the first major release of Logic following Apple's acquisition of Emagic. The following year, it released Logic Pro 6, which replaced Logic Platinum and consolidated over 20 different Emagic products, including all instrument and effect plug-ins, Waveburner Pro (CD Authoring application), and Pro Tools TDM support, into a single product package. Apple also released a scaled down version of Logic called Logic Express, replacing Logic Silver and Logic Gold.

Logic Pro 7 was released on September 29, 2004, the first version of Logic to be released under the Apple brand, with technical support being provided through AppleCare+ instead of Emagic.[15] As Emagic's products had been transferred to its parent company, it discontinued all of its older products, but continued to provide technical support until late 2005.[16] Emagic became defunct on June 12, 2006.

Products

C-Lab software

C-Lab hardware

Emagic software

Software instruments

Emagic hardware

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company. Emagic. https://web.archive.org/web/20040412230810/http://www.emagic.de/company/company/index.php?lang=EN. 12 April 2004.
  2. Mellor . David . February 1989. C-Lab Unitor (SOS Feb 1989) . Sound on Sound . Feb 1989 . 42–45.
  3. Web site: 2022-08-30 . Atari74user - C-Lab / Emagic . 2024-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830194019/https://sites.google.com/view/ataritosser/music-midi/c-lab-emagic . August 30, 2022 .
  4. Waugh . Ian . August 1993. Emagic Notator Logic (MT Aug 1993) . Music Technology . Aug 1993 . 68–69.
  5. Web site: 2020-02-20 . Early DAWs: the software that changed music production forever . 2024-02-14 . MusicRadar . en.
  6. Web site: Emagic Logic Audio v3.0 . 2024-02-14 . www.soundonsound.com.
  7. Web site: Emagic Logic Audio 3 . 2024-02-14 . www.soundonsound.com.
  8. Web site: Emagic freeware and software downloads for mac and pc . 2024-02-14 . www.dontcrack.com.
  9. Web site: 2018-06-11 . EMAGIC LOGIC AUDIO - Logic SILVER from the Logic range is a great cheap s/w with more than enuff facilities for any dance . 2024-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180611051915/https://www.dancetech.com/item.cfm?threadid=326 . June 11, 2018 .
  10. Web site: Emagic Sound Diver 3. Sound On Sound. May 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606064857/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may01/articles/emagicsounddriver.htm. 6 June 2015.
  11. Web site: Apple Acquires Emagic . Apple, Inc. . February 13, 2007.
  12. Web site: Apple Drops Emagic Bombshell . The Register . July 1, 2002.
  13. Web site: Apple Pro Apps Quarterly Revenue . Alex4D . July 28, 2014.
  14. Web site: February 28, 2003 . Emagic Logic 6.0 (MacOS/OS X) and 5.51 (Windows) released . KVR Audio.
  15. Web site: September 29, 2004 . Apple Introduces Logic Pro 7 & Logic Express 7 . Apple.
  16. Web site: Emagic – Support . https://web.archive.org/web/20041030022510/http://www.emagic.de/support/support/index.php?lang=EN . October 30, 2004 . Emagic.
  17. C-Lab Supertrack. Sound On Sound. May 1986. 61–3. 0951-6816. 925234032.
  18. C-Lab Creator. Sound On Sound. November 1987. 57–61. 0951-6816. 925234032.
  19. C-Lab Notator. Sound On Sound. September 1988. 22–6. 0951-6816. 925234032.
  20. C-Lab Notator Alpha Scorewriter. Music Technology. May 1991. 11. 0957-6606. 483899345.
  21. C-Lab Aura. Music Technology. May 1991. 14. 0957-6606. 483899345.
  22. C-Lab Explorer 1000. Music Technology. September 1989. 50–53. 0957-6606. 483899345.
  23. C-Lab Explorer 32. Music Technology. October 1989. 16–18. 0957-6606. 483899345.
  24. C-Lab Midia. Music Technology. May 1991. 12. 0957-6606. 483899345.
  25. C-Lab Unitor. Sound On Sound. 42–45. February 1989. 0951-6816. 31700536.
  26. C-Lab Unitor 2. Music Technology. March 1992. 26–29. 0957-6606. 483899345.
  27. Web site: Emagic Logic Audio v4.5. Sound On Sound. October 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20150607012544/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct00/articles/logicaudio.htm. 7 June 2015.
  28. SoundDiver V1.5.7. Future Music. 60. 0967-0378. 1032779031.
  29. Web site: Emagic Waveburner Pro. Sound On Sound. June 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20140915013741/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun01/articles/waveburner.asp. 15 September 2014.
  30. Web site: Emagic ES1. Sound On Sound. May 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606120157/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may00/articles/emagic.htm. 6 June 2015.
  31. Web site: Emagic EXS24. Sound On Sound. September 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20150608204152/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep00/articles/emagic.htm. 8 June 2015.
  32. Emagic Audiowerk8. 39. Future Music. 59. August 1997. Future Publishing. 0967-0378. 1032779031.
  33. Web site: Emagic Audiowerk8. Sound On Sound. July 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606083916/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/jul97/audiowerk8.html. 6 June 2015.
  34. Web site: Emagic Unitor 8. Sound On Sound. April 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609073558/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr98/articles/unitor8.html. 9 June 2015.
  35. Web site: Emagic AMT8. Sound On Sound. January 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20150409171422/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan00/articles/emagicamt8.htm. 9 April 2015.
  36. Web site: Emagic MT4. Sound On Sound. October 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606083111/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct00/articles/emagic.htm. 6 June 2015.
  37. Web site: EMAGIC EMI 2|6. Sound On Sound. November 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609084124/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov01/articles/emagicusb.asp. 9 June 2015.

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