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Table Of Contents
166Logic Pro User Guide
1. Choose the audio output and output channel (or channels) from the Output pop-up
menus.
Tip: Below the Output pop-up menu, a line of text shows the current output device.
To change the output device, click the arrow next to the text, then change the device in
the Audio preferences pane.
2. Do any of the following:
To set the number of multi-timbral parts for software instrument tracks: Select the
Multi-timbral checkbox, then enter the number of multi-timbral or layer parts.
Multi-timbral refers to the number of different sounds a software instrument can play
simultaneously.
To have the Library open automatically so you can choose a patch for the track:
Select the Open Library checkbox.
Tip: Deselect the Open Library checkbox if you want to add an empty track
containing no plug-ins.
To include the default patch for audio tracks: Select the Load Default Patch
checkbox.
To choose an instrument plug-in for software instrument tracks: Choose the
instrument plug-in from the pop-up menu below the Load Patch or Instrument Plug-
in checkbox.
To turn on monitoring for audio tracks: Select the “I want to hear my instrument as I
play and record” checkbox.
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, the
checkbox is titled Input Monitoring.
To record-enable audio tracks: Select the “Prepare new audio tracks for immediate
recording” checkbox.
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, the
checkbox is titled Record Enable.
To create multiple tracks: Select the number in the “Number of tracks to create”
field, and enter a new number.
3. Click Create.