Editing Emagic (section)

==History==
The company was best known for its [[music sequencer]], [[Logic Pro|Logic]]. Logic stemmed from Creator,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mellor |first=David |date= February 1989|title=C-Lab Unitor (SOS Feb 1989) |url=https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/c-lab-unitor/4492 |journal=Sound on Sound |issue=Feb 1989 |pages=42–45}}</ref> then Notator, made by '''C-Lab'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Atari74user - C-Lab / Emagic |url=https://sites.google.com/view/ataritosser/music-midi/c-lab-emagic |access-date=2024-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830194019/https://sites.google.com/view/ataritosser/music-midi/c-lab-emagic |archive-date=August 30, 2022 }}</ref> (the company's forerunner) for the [[Atari ST]] platform. In 1992, '''Emagic Soft- und Hardware GmbH''' was founded and Notator Logic<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Waugh |first=Ian |date= August 1993|title=Emagic Notator Logic (MT Aug 1993) |url=https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/emagic-notator-logic/7569 |journal=Music Technology |issue=Aug 1993 |pages=68–69}}</ref> was launched for Atari<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-02-20 |title=Early DAWs: the software that changed music production forever |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/early-daws-the-software-that-changed-music-production-forever |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=MusicRadar |language=en}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emagic Logic Audio v3.0 |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/emagic-logic-audio-v30 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.soundonsound.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Emagic Logic Audio 3 |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/emagic-logic-audio-3 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.soundonsound.com}}</ref> Original copies<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emagic freeware and software downloads for mac and pc |url=https://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/audio-software.php/id/27/downloads/Emagic/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.dontcrack.com}}</ref> of Emagic's Logic software retailed for {{US$|699|1992}},<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-11 |title=EMAGIC LOGIC AUDIO - Logic SILVER from the Logic range is a great cheap s/w with more than enuff facilities for any dance |url=https://www.dancetech.com/item.cfm?threadid=326 |access-date=2024-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611051915/https://www.dancetech.com/item.cfm?threadid=326 |archive-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref> and with plugins ranging from $99 to $299.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} 

The other major software product that Emagic offered was SoundDiver, an editor/librarian for hardware synthesizers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may01/articles/emagicsounddriver.htm|title=Emagic Sound Diver 3|work=Sound On Sound|date=May 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606064857/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may01/articles/emagicsounddriver.htm|archive-date=6 June 2015}}</ref> 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 [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]] cards, as well as [[Universal Serial Bus|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/jul/01emagic.html | title=Apple Acquires Emagic | work=Apple, Inc. | access-date=February 13, 2007}}</ref>  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,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/07/01/apple_drops_emagic_bombshell/ | title=Apple Drops Emagic Bombshell | work=The Register | access-date=July 1, 2002}}</ref> but Apple Pro Apps revenue has steadily increased since Apple's acquisition of Emagic,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://alex4d.com/notes/item/pro-apps-2005-2014 | title=Apple Pro Apps Quarterly Revenue | work=Alex4D | access-date=July 28, 2014}}</ref> (roughly $2 billion a year as of Q1 2014).

Logic 6 was released in February 2003,<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2003 |title=Emagic Logic 6.0 (MacOS/OS X) and 5.51 (Windows) released |url=https://www.kvraudio.com/news/emagic_logic_6_0_macos_os_x_and_5_51_windows_released_873 |website=KVR Audio}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2004 |title=Apple Introduces Logic Pro 7 & Logic Express 7  |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2004/09/29Apple-Introduces-Logic-Pro-7-Logic-Express-7/ |website=Apple}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emagic – Support |url=http://www.emagic.de/support/support/index.php?lang=EN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030022510/http://www.emagic.de/support/support/index.php?lang=EN |archive-date=October 30, 2004 |website=Emagic}}</ref> Emagic became defunct on June 12, 2006.