When it was introduced during the white plastic heyday of peak iPod-era Apple, the Mac mini was pitched as the cheapest way to buy into the Mac ecosystem. It was $499. And despite some fluctuation (as high as $799 for the entry-level 2018 mini, $599 for this year's refresh), the Mac mini has stayed the cheapest entry-level Mac ever since.

Apple on Wednesday released a major update to Logic Pro, its professional audio workstation software. Both Mac and iPad

Although they may have been designed to look like classic pieces of hardware, and certainly taken inspiration from them, Apple’s Logic Pro plugins have traditionally been original designs rather than emulations of specific pieces of classic studio gear.

Apple today released Logic Pro 11.1 for Mac and Logic Pro 2.1 for iPad, adding new features for songwriting, producing, and mixing. There's a