Overview of track header controls in Logic Pro for Mac
Each track includes a track header that displays the track name and icon and features a number of track controls. By default, these include Mute, Solo, and Record Enable buttons on all tracks and an Input Monitoring button on audio tracks.
When Enable Complete Features is selected in Logic Pro > Settings > Advanced, additional track header controls are available, including On/Off and Hide buttons, and Track Number and Color Bars options.
You can customize the track header by showing or hiding different track header controls, to optimize your workflow. You can also resize the track headers to give yourself more room to work in the Tracks area.
In Logic Pro, Control-click the track header.
Choose Track Header Components from the shortcut menu, then select or deselect items from the submenu. Selected items are indicated with a checkmark.
In Logic Pro, open the Track Header Configuration popover by doing one of the following:
Choose Track > Configure Track Header (or use the corresponding key command).
Control-click any track header, then choose Configure Track Header from the shortcut menu.
Modify the track header elements in the Track Header Configuration popover.
Buttons section: Select the checkboxes of the buttons you want to display in the track header.
Controls section: Select checkboxes to display volume and pan controls. From the pop-up menu, choose whether the Pan knob controls the pan/balance setting, or the level of one of the available sends.
Additional Name Column pop-up menu: Choose which if any items are displayed in the additional name column.
Other View Options section: Select the checkboxes of the buttons you want to display in the track header.
Control Surface Bars checkbox: When selected, control surface bars appear, indicating which tracks are accessed by control surfaces connected to your system. Each control surface can be assigned a different color in the Device inspector. For more information, see the Logic Pro for Mac Control Surfaces Support manual.
Track Numbers checkbox: Select to display track numbers on the left side of the track headers. Tracks are numbered automatically in ascending order.
During playback, each track number is replaced with a small level meter showing the output level (for audio tracks) or velocity value (for software instrument tracks).
Color Bars checkbox: Select to show a color bar on the left edge of each track header.
Groove Track checkbox: When selected, the groove indicator appears on the left edge of each track header.
Track Icons checkbox: Select to show track icons in the track header.
Track Alternatives checkbox: Select to show the Track Alternatives menu in the track header.
To close the popover, click outside its borders.
In Logic Pro for Mac, position the pointer over the line dividing the track headers from the left edge of the tracks.
The pointer changes to a Resize pointer.
Drag the line left or right to resize the track headers.
When Enable Complete Features is selected in Logic Pro > Settings > Advanced, additional track header controls are available, including On/Off and Hide buttons, and Track Number and Color Bars options.