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Labrinth Composes a Song Overnight on Apple’s New PROLED MacBook Pro

Apple staged the live session to demonstrate how the PROLED XDR touchscreen works with Logic Pro as the laptop prepares to ship next week.

Overview

  • The overnight livestream began Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Pacific and showed Labrinth building a track from scratch at Apple’s Tower Theatre store in Downtown Los Angeles.
  • Viewers watched the nearly four-hour session on Labrinth’s YouTube channel and could submit questions in real time as he used Logic Pro on the PROLED touchscreen.
  • Apple has framed the session as a product demonstration of the MacBook Pro’s tandem OLED PROLED XDR display and touch controls for playing virtual instruments and adjusting mixer controls by hand.
  • Apple confirmed the finished song will be released next week, with press outlets noting Apple Music as the likely distribution but no official platform or date has been announced.
  • The event continues Apple’s launch push for the MacBook Pro, which goes on sale November 6, and highlights the company’s strategy of using high-profile creator demos to show practical workflows for new hardware and software.