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1016Logic Pro User Guide
Recording preferences in Logic Pro
You can use Recording settings to determine how Logic Pro responds while in record mode.
• Audio Recording File Type: Select the audio file format for recording. You can select
from AIFF, BWF (Wave), or CAF files. AIFF and BWF files are the more universal audio
file formats, but CAF allows for exceptionally long recordings. If you don’t plan on
recording continuous, half-day or longer audio files, select either AIFF or BWF.
• 24-Bit Recording checkbox: Enables recording audio at 24-bit resolution. Keep this
selected, unless storage space is an issue.
• Overlapping Track Recordings pop-up menus: Set the behavior when recordings onto
MIDI or audio tracks overlap.
• Create Take Folder: A new take folder is created when recording over an existing
MIDI or audio region.
• Merge: Merges newly recorded MIDI data with the previously recorded MIDI data in
the same MIDI region.
• Overlap: Creates new MIDI regions that overlap the previous MIDI regions on the
same track.
• Overlap/Merge Selected Regions: Newly recorded data is merged with all selected
regions to form a single region. This takes place after each recording is completed.
• Create Track: A new track is created when recording over an existing MIDI or audio
region.
• Create Track Alternative: A new track alternative is automatically created with each
recording or cycle repetition.
• Merge Current Recording Only: This function merges the data recorded in all cycle
passes into a single region.
• Create Tracks: This function automatically creates a new track for each cycle
repetition. Each previous track plays while you’re recording.
• Create Tracks and Mute: When recording in Cycle mode, this function automatically
creates a new track assigned to the same channel strip for each cycle repetition.
Tracks are created after recording has stopped.
• Create New Track: A new audio track is created automatically when you record over
existing material. The new track is created after recording has stopped.