Upgrading from emagic logic audio big box

I have got the Logic audio 6 Big Box, but I am unsure whether the upgrade discs will allow me to upgrade to the current Apple Logic Express version.
Has anyone actually done this, or is it not possible.
Thanks in anticipation.....

I'm not sure where on the site they say this, but I do know that this is exactly what I did. I upgraded from Logic Audio 6 to Logic Express 7, skipping Express 6, using the upgrade package.
When you buy the upgrade, you get the DVD with Logic Express 7, and after you install it, you need your XSKey to authorize it the first time. Then you put in the serial number that comes with it, and you're off, never to need your XSKey again, unless you want to use the EXS24 editor in Logic 6.
Don't worry -- it will work.

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I recently moved from Windows to Mac, and therefore my old Logic Xskey suddenly looks very interesting again. Since Logic was unavailable to me for quite some time I moved to Cubase, but I never really liked it. Now I am on a Mac I tried to figure out how I can upgrade my old Logic 5 Gold license, but I can only see that there is an upgrade path from Logic Audio 5 to Logic Express, not to Pro or Studio. Is there a direct upgrade path as well, or do I have to get Express first and then move on from there?
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Thomas

I'm not sure where on the site they say this, but I do know that this is exactly what I did. I upgraded from Logic Audio 6 to Logic Express 7, skipping Express 6, using the upgrade package.
When you buy the upgrade, you get the DVD with Logic Express 7, and after you install it, you need your XSKey to authorize it the first time. Then you put in the serial number that comes with it, and you're off, never to need your XSKey again, unless you want to use the EXS24 editor in Logic 6.
Don't worry -- it will work.

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My question here is about upgrading. I have searched the forum and Apples site but have not been enlightened.
A few years ago I briefly used Logic as the front end on a PTs HD system I owned which I still have the dongle for. This was back in 2003. Im pretty sure it was then called Logic 6 platinum and it was before Apple bought Emagic
I no longer have those original disks but I have a hunch they wouldnt be compatible with the newest OS Is that correct?
So, if I go ahead and buy the upgrade how will the software know I'm upgrading if I cant load the old version...which I would rather not do anyway. If I have to produce a serial code that was held on a sticky bit of paper, I dont have that now, and the store I originally bought Logic from has since gone under.
IF I can upgrade, would I get the DVD's with the samples + Manual, or do they send only a disk with the programme.

Correct, you don't need the disks, and you don't need to install old software versions.
When you run the installer, it will ask for your new LP8 serial number, and will then ask you to insert your XSkey so it can check you have a Logic authorisation valid for the upgrade - then it will install LP8, and you will no longer need the key plugged it when running Logic.

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I just sold my old Logic 5 Audio (big Box) on Ebay, but the new owner claims that he can't install the software without a serial(In my opinnion he should be able to install when he has the XSKey). Where can I ask for the serial, because I don't have it anymore.
The XSKey is: 000009432201434
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I would be pleased for any help that you can give me.

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If my memory serves me well, there were serial numbers for the soft synths that were included in the Big box version. Those serials had to be entered in the XSKey via Logic. But if you used those and entered the serials while the product was yours, they should be in the key already. Are you sure the buyer understands he(she) has to plug the key on the computer? Maybe the XSKey needs to be updated? Good luck...

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I have composed a lot of songs over the years using Logic Express 7, and my favourite synth pad sound there was a sound called Warm Pad (from the EXS24 Sampler).
A half a year ago I upgraded to Logic Studio, mainly because I needed WaveBurner. Happily, all my songs sounded exactly the same after the upgrade, except from 1 sound: The synth pad sound Warm Pad. It still got the same name and location, but the sound was replaced with a very sharp and much more distinct sound (not warm at all, in my ears at least).
I have tried to replace it with different synth pad sounds from the EXS24 Sampler, and the one I find to come most close to the old Warm Pad from Logic Express, is a synth pad sound called Pad 1. Still, I don’t think it sound exactly the same.
So, in order to finish all my songs and make an album, I ask you for help:
1. Do you know how I can get EXACTLY the same sound as the old Warm Pad Logic Express, with my new Logic Studio?
2. Have you experienced the same with sounds, after upgrading from one Logic version to a newer one? And what have you done to find back to the old sounds?
I will be VERY thankful for help, because I am not a genius in the mysterious (but yet exiting) world of synthesizer synthesis.
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Now, this has worked fine (apart from a few lack of memory problems) but it's time to move on.
So, I upgraded to Tiger and I've bought the upgrade from Logic 5 (Big Box version) to Logic 7 pro.
Obviously I need more memory, although I'm not sure how much, but what are the practicalities to make sure it works when I first fire it up?
What happens to my old favorite VST's?
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My battered old Edirol Orchestral?
I write for TV regularly so I can't afford to have much down-time.
Please someone tell me it'll be OK....
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Compatibility with Logic Audio FOR WINDOWS

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I'm considering buying a MAC to do sound recording on. I used to do sound recording on a PC using emagic Logic audio gold 4, running Windows 98. I still have all the old .lso files. Any hope in heaven of asking a mac running Logic Pro 7 to recognise these? If Apple's as clever as it seems to be, this should be doable shouldn't it?
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You should probalby post your question in the Logic discussions:
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The requirements include a free USB port for the XSKey, but the person at the Apple store didn't seem too sure either way.
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Just a bit confused in regards to upgrading from Logic 5 - to Logic 7

Hey all...
So I was an avid Logic 5 user on an iBook G3... (or I had the "big box' of plat/gold - see how confused I am/was/is...?? HELP!!)
SOmething happened and I had to wipe my hard drive on the iBook, and the new system I put on was OSX 10.3.9, and then when I re-installed Logic(x?) it just plain wouldn't run.... crashed all the time and sometimes never launch the app. When I bought it, I got it at Guitar Center and this was when emagic owned it. I have an XSKey and all the registration for it. So right when I thought I was getting somewhere, emagic sells it to Apple... blessing, but bittersweet, because I can't get anyone at Apple to help me out, other than saying I have to get the new one - and they will not run on my current computer.
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I apologize for being so confused - but I'm so willing to get back into Logic that I'm actually buying new hardware, just to get back into producing!!
The guys at the Apple store are helpful - but all look cross-eyed when I begin asking Logic (or any Pro application) questions.......
Thanks in advance all!!
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The Big Box was Logic Silver (not Gold or Plat). That's a steeper upgrade.
If what you bought was the 'Production Kit' that included an a/62m interface, then you have Gold.
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