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188Logic Pro User Guide
Make a track alternative active
In Logic Pro, click the upward-pointing arrow in the track header for the inactive
alternative. The alternative will be exchanged with the active alternative (which
becomes inactive).
Move or copy regions to the active alternative using key commands
1. In Logic Pro, select the regions you want to move or copy (on any inactive alternative).
2. Do one of the following:
To move regions to the active alternative: Use the Move Selected Regions to
Selected Track key command.
To copy regions to the active alternative: Use the Copy Selected Regions to Selected
Track key command.
Delete all inactive track alternatives
In a Logic Pro track header, click the Track Alternatives button , then choose Delete
Inactive from the shortcut menu.
All track alternatives other than the active one are deleted, including any regions they
contain.
Logic Pro can also create track alternatives automatically for overlapping recordings. For
information, see Recording preferences in Logic Pro.
Turn off tracks in Logic Pro
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can turn
tracks off in the Tracks area. Turning off a track lets you silence a track while still hearing
other tracks in the project assigned to the same channel strip.
When no other track is assigned to the same channel strip, turning off a track also saves
processing power, because plug-ins on the channel strip are no longer processed. Turning
a track off (or turning it back on) takes slightly longer than muting or unmuting the track,
due to internal pre-processing. Unlike muting a track, turning off a track can not be
automated.
You can also control dynamic loading of plug-ins on a track using the On/Off button. When
you open a project, plug-ins on tracks that are turned off aren’t loaded, even if the tracks
contain regions. While working on the project, plug-ins aren’t loaded on a track that is
turned off when the track is focused, or when regions are added to the track. When the
track is turned on, plug-ins are loaded if the track becomes focused. You can also make
the plug-ins on a track inactive using the On/Off button.
Plug-ins load dynamically if the “Only load plug-ins needed for project playback” checkbox
is selected in Project Settings > General.
Turn off a track
In Logic Pro, click the On/Off button in the track header.
If the On/Off button is not visible, you can show it or configure track header components.
To turn the track on, click the On/Off button again.