Apple’s Logic Pro for iPad and Mac can now capture your performances even when you forget to hit record

• Apple’s just dropped a pretty significant upgrade to Logic Pro for Mac and iPad
• Flashback Capture will handle the recording even if you don’t start it
• Stem Splitters gains more functionality, and a bit of Apple Intelligence arrives in this creative tool

Apple’s been on a roll with Logic Pro on the Mac and iPad – in 2024, the tech giant ushered in several AI-powered features, including an impressive Stem Splitter, and now, for the first major update of 2025, you could say it’s turning things up to 11.

Leading the improvements for both the Mac and iPad is a new tool that will save your brilliant take, even if you forget to hit the record button. Beyond that, Stem Splitter is an even more powerful tool, and Apple Intelligence is arriving within the long-standing Notepad functionality.

So let’s start with Flashback Capture – this is a renaming of ‘Capture Recording’ and an expansion of its capabilities. Whether you’re a pro at Logic or maybe just upgrading from GarageBand, you’ve likely experienced this when you start strumming on a guitar, sing a few chords, or play another instrument – greatness strikes, but you forget to hit record. This feature has the potential to be a lifesaver, as it automatically captures your performance before you hit record.

With the press of a button, you can then make it appear on your timeline. As part of its rebranding, Flashback Capture now works with any MIDI source – or, more accurately, with any audio source. It also works if you play something while listening to another piece of your timeline – when inspiration strikes, regardless of whether you start recording, Flashback Capture kind of saves the day. This update is now available for Mac with Logic Pro 11.2 and for iPad with Logic Pro version 2.2, both of which are now available.