PRESS RELEASE October 28, 2004

Everyone Can Now Create & Produce Music Like a Pro

AES, SAN FRANCISCO—October 28, 2004—Apple® today announced it has begun shipping Logic® Express 7, the next major release of its music composition and production software that delivers professional quality audio and MIDI tools at an affordable price of $299. With new Apple Loops support, software instruments and high-quality effect plug-ins, Logic Express 7 allows musicians to create, record, edit, and mix music. Logic Express 7 can open songs from GarageBand™, Apple’s consumer music creation software, making it ideal for consumers seeking to step up to a more advanced application with a studio-style mixer, movie scoring capabilities, and the ability to edit and print performances using music notation.

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