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699Logic Pro User Guide
Use the global tracks
Logic Pro global tracks overview
Logic Pro includes a set of global tracks that you can use to control different aspects of the
overall project. You can show global tracks in the Tracks area and in the time-based editors
(including the Audio Track Editor, Piano Roll Editor, and Step Editor). When you show the
global tracks, they appear below the ruler for that particular area.
By default, the following global tracks are available:
Arrangement track: Contains arrangement markers, which you can move, copy, and edit
to quickly reorganize a project. For more information, see Add arrangement markers and
Edit arrangement markers in Logic Pro.
Tempo track: Contains the project tempo, and all tempo changes in the project. For
more information, see Tempo track overview.
Transposition track: Contains transposition events used to transpose parts of a project
up or down in pitch. Transposition affects MIDI regions and Apple Loops, and can also
affect audio regions. For more information, see Transposition overview.
Movie track: Displays frames of a QuickTime movie as thumbnails that are synchronized
with the ruler, for use in film scoring. Cuts in the movie can be detected automatically
and marked. For more information, see Use the Movie track.
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, the following
additional global tracks are available:
Marker track: Contains markers, which are used to label bar positions and parts of the
project. Their length, text, and color can be edited freely. For more information, see
Markers overview.
Signature track: Contains the basic time and key signatures of the project, along with
any signature changes. For more information, see Time and key signature overview.
Beat Mapping track: Use to adjust the tempo to follow recordings that do not follow
a strict tempo, without changing the rhythmic feel of the recordings. For more
information, see Beat mapping overview.
Show and hide global tracks in Logic Pro
Global tracks can be displayed in the Tracks area and in the time-based editors (including
the Audio Track Editor, Piano Roll Editor, and Step Editor). In each window, global tracks
appear below the ruler. You can select which global tracks to display, and resize and
reorder global tracks. By default, the Arrangement, Marker, Signature, and Tempo tracks
are visible when you show the global tracks.
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can
configure global tracks: