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994Logic Pro User Guide
Switch the record-enabled state of one or more MMC tape tracks
When a tape track is selected, the corresponding track on the tape machine switches to a
record-enabled state, and deactivates the record-enabled state of all other tracks. You can
also do any of the following:
Shift-click multiple tracks to select and record-enable several tracks on the tape
machine.
Control-Shift-click any track to individually toggle the record-enabled state for each
track of the tape machine: selected tracks are switched on, and unselected tracks are
switched off.
Control-click a track to switch all other tracks out of record-enabled mode.
Use of the Record Toggle key command switches the record-enabled state of the
selected track (or tracks).
Make a MMC recording with Logic Pro
1. Select a tape track to switch the corresponding track on the tape machine to a record-
enabled state. Hold Shift while clicking multiple tracks to select and record-enable
several tape machine tracks.
2. If you like, you can set locators, and use the Autopunch function, to control MMC
devices. The tape machine enters record mode at the Punch In locator position, and
stops recording at the Punch Out locator position. This step is optional.
3. Click the Record button to send the record strobe command to the tape machine. The
following happens:
Logic Pro enters MIDI record mode, and sends an MMC Play command to the tape
machine.
The tape machine sends timecode. Logic Pro will start recording only when it
receives timecode from the MMC device.
4. Click the Stop button to end the recording on the tape machine. Use the Stop command
twice to rewind to the project start point. The following happens:
Logic Pro automatically creates an empty MIDI region on the tape track. This
indicates a recording take on the tape machine, and applies to all MMC recordings,
including Autopunch recordings. If you record-enable several tape tracks (by Shift-
clicking), the corresponding number of empty regions is created. If a MIDI region
with an identical start point already exists on a tape track, no new MIDI region is
created on that track. This avoids overlapping regions.
Tip: You should finish all MMC-controlled recordings with the Stop button
or Space bar. Some tape machines react differently to a series of MMC Record
commands, which can result in Logic Pro showing a track as recording, when the
tape is actually playing back (or the opposite situation).
You can also use the Environment MMC Record to record-enable tracks on your tape
machine with Logic Pro. See MMC record buttons in the Logic Pro Environment.