Emagic
Encyclopedia
Emagic was a music software and hardware company based in Rellingen
, Germany
and a satellite office in Grass Valley, CA
. On July 1, 2002 Emagic was bought by Apple Computer
. Emagic's Windows
-based product offerings were discontinued on September 30, 2002.
The company was best known for its music sequencer
, Logic
. Logic stemmed from the then famous Creator, then Notator, made by C-Lab (the company's forerunner) for the Atari ST
platform. In 1992, Notator Logic was launched for Atari 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". Original copies of Emagic's logic retailed for $699 and sold its plugins for $99–$299 apiece before Apple bundled them all together. When Apple bought Emagic, Logic had "Emagic" dropped from the title, and is now called Logic Pro
(with a cut-down version called Logic Express
).
In 1995, Emagic (then C-Lab) bought the rights to the hardware design of the Atari Falcon
computer and began producing their own versions due to continued demand for an inexpensive Digital Audio Workstation
. It was discontinued when commodity PC and Macintosh hardware became more cost-effective than the proprietary Atari based systems.
The other major software product that Emagic offered was SoundDiver, an editor/librarian for hardware synthesizers. While there was a beta version for Mac OS X, production of SoundDiver appears to have been discontinued.
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.
Rellingen
Rellingen is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km east of Pinneberg, and 10 km northwest of Hamburg. Population as of 31.12.2007 is 13.746. The total land area are 13,19 km²....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and a satellite office in Grass Valley, CA
Grass Valley, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Grass Valley had a population of 12,860. The population density was 2,711.3 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Grass Valley was 11,493 White, 46 African American, 208 Native American, 188 Asian, 9 Pacific Islander, 419 from other...
. On July 1, 2002 Emagic was bought by Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
. Emagic's Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
-based product offerings were discontinued on September 30, 2002.
The company was best known for its music sequencer
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
, Logic
Logic Pro
Logic Pro is a hybrid 32 / 64 bit digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer software application for the Mac OS X platform. Originally created by German software developer Emagic, Logic Pro became an Apple product when Apple bought Emagic in 2002...
. Logic stemmed from the then famous Creator, then Notator, made by C-Lab (the company's forerunner) for the Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
platform. In 1992, Notator Logic was launched for Atari 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". Original copies of Emagic's logic retailed for $699 and sold its plugins for $99–$299 apiece before Apple bundled them all together. When Apple bought Emagic, Logic had "Emagic" dropped from the title, and is now called Logic Pro
Logic Pro
Logic Pro is a hybrid 32 / 64 bit digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer software application for the Mac OS X platform. Originally created by German software developer Emagic, Logic Pro became an Apple product when Apple bought Emagic in 2002...
(with a cut-down version called Logic Express
Logic Express
Logic Express is a "light" version of Logic Pro, a MIDI sequencer and digital audio workstation software application maintained by Apple that runs on the Mac OS X platform. It was announced on 15 January 2004 for release in March 2004....
).
In 1995, Emagic (then C-Lab) bought the rights to the hardware design of the Atari Falcon
Atari Falcon
The Atari Falcon030 Computer System was Atari Corporation's final computer product. Codenamed Sparrow, the machine was based on a Motorola 68030 main CPU, and had a Motorola 56000 digital signal processor, a feature which distinguished it from most other microcomputers of the era.-History:The...
computer and began producing their own versions due to continued demand for an inexpensive Digital Audio Workstation
Digital audio workstation
A digital audio workstation is an electronic system designed solely or primarily for recording, editing and playing back digital audio. DAWs were originally tape-less, microprocessor-based systems such as the Synclavier and Fairlight CMI...
. It was discontinued when commodity PC and Macintosh hardware became more cost-effective than the proprietary Atari based systems.
The other major software product that Emagic offered was SoundDiver, an editor/librarian for hardware synthesizers. While there was a beta version for Mac OS X, production of SoundDiver appears to have been discontinued.
Emagic formerly offered a line of audio interface hardware, the Audiowerk PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Conventional PCI is a computer bus for attaching hardware devices in a computer...
cards, as well as USB
Universal Serial Bus
USB is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices....
units. A potential post-acquisition successor to these products, the unreleased Asteroid FireWire interface, was the subject of the Apple v. Does
Apple v. Does
Apple v. Does is a lawsuit filed by Apple Computer in December 2004 against unnamed individuals. The suit, filed in Santa Clara County, California, alleges that the defendants leaked information about new Apple products to several online news sites, including AppleInsider and PowerPage...
trade secret litigation.
Releases using C-Lab/Emagic technology
- Tower DreamTower Dreamis a Super Famicom strategy video game that was released in 1996 to an exclusively Japanese market.-Summary:In this video game, the player rolls the dice , places properties in the center of the gaming board, and uses Japanese currency in order to make towers that attract revenue from the other...
– Super FamicomSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
strategy/board video game - Dekitate High SchoolDekitate High Schoolis a Super Famicom video game that was released to an exclusively Japanese market in 1995.-Summary:The game involves going through a day of high school in Japan as a teacher while managing a star pupil to good grades and popularity. Players can even build their own high schools for the purpose of...
– Super Famicom strategy video game - Earth MovingEarth MovingEarth Moving is the 12th record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1989.- Album analysis :Oldfield used several vocalists on the album, including his then girlfriend, Anita Hegerland. The album's music was performed mainly with synthesizers...
– 12th album by recording artist Mike OldfieldMike OldfieldMichael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature... - Heaven's OpenHeaven's OpenHeaven's Open is the 14th record album performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1991. It was his last album on Virgin, and also the only album he released under the name Michael Oldfield, instead of Mike Oldfield.- History :...
– 14th album by recording artist Mike Oldfield - "Kid AKid AKid A is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in October 2000 by the Parlophone label. A commercial success worldwide, Kid A went platinum in its first week of release in the United Kingdom. Despite the lack of an official single or music video as publicity, Kid A...
" – by RadioheadRadioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992... - "Speed/MidijunkiesSpeed/Midijunkies"Speed/Midijunkies" or Midijunkies/Speed is a single by Atari Teenage Riot...
" by Atari Teenage RiotAtari Teenage Riot'Atari Teenage Riot' is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song 'Teenage Riot' from the 'Teen-age Riot' album, with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions...