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413Logic Pro User Guide
If you have a device with a Touch Bar, you can edit Drummer parameters using the Smart
Controls screen and play the selected drum kit and percussion instruments using the Drum
Pads screen.
When you add a Drummer track to your project, a drummer and a default patch associated
with that drummer are loaded. The default patch is based on a stereo mixdown of the full,
multi-miked acoustic or electric drum kit or percussion mix. These patches are optimized
for performance and recommended for uses with the Drummer Editor to compose and edit
the performance.
Once you’re happy with the performance of an acoustic drummer and want to fine-tune
the actual drum kit or percussion mix, you can replace the stereo mixdown with the
original producer patch (Producer Kit), offering full access to all mix options. When you
use electronic drummers, a Track Stack automatically loads with the selected drum and
percussion instruments, so you always have full access to all mix options. See Logic Pro
Track Stacks overview to learn more about Track Stacks.
Add a Drummer track
1. In Logic Pro, do one of the following:
• Click the Add Tracks button above the track headers.
• Choose Track > New Tracks (or press Option-Command-N).
• Choose Track > New Drummer Track. (If you use this method, you can skip steps 2
and 3.)
• Use the New Drummer Track key command. (If you use this method, you can skip
steps 2 and 3.)
• If you have a computer with a Touch Bar, tap the Add Drummer track Touch Bar
shortcut. See Overview of Touch Bar shortcuts in Logic Pro for more information. (If
you use this method, you can skip steps 2 and 3.)