Create tracks in Logic Pro for iPad

You add tracks to a Logic Pro for iPad project to organize your recordings, loops, and other material. You can create audio or software instrument tracks in the New Tracks dialog. When you create a software instrument track, you choose the default region type for the track and can set other new track options. The available options vary depending on the type of track you create.

You can also create multiple tracks of the chosen type.

When you create a new track, a corresponding new channel strip is also created in the Mixer.

Create new tracks

In Logic Pro, tap the Add Tracks button above the track headers.
In the New Tracks dialog, do one of the following:
- To create an audio track, tap the Audio button.
- To create an instrument track, tap the MIDI or Pattern button, depending on the default region type you want the track to have. The default region type also determines which editor opens when the track is selected.
  For information about region types, see Intro to regions.
- To create an instrument track using a Session Player, choose the Session Player you want to use (Keyboard Player, Bass Player, or Drummer) from the pop-up menu in the Session Player button, then tap the Session Player button.
  For information about Session Players, see Session Player overview.
- To set new track options, tap the More button for the track or region type.

Create multiple tracks

In the New Tracks dialog, do one of the following:

Drag the Number of Tracks value up or down to edit the value.
Tap the Number of Tracks value, then tap the Decrement/Increment buttons or drag the scroll wheel to edit the value.

Set new track options

In the New Tracks dialog, tap the More button for the region type you want to work with.
Do any of the following:
- For instrument tracks:
  - To use the default patch on the track, tap the Patch / Instrument pop-up menu and choose Default patch.
  - To use a default instrument plug-in on the track, tap the Patch / Instrument pop-up menu and choose Instrument, then choose an instrument from the submenu.
  - To set whether the Browser opens when a new track is created, tap the Open Browser switch. When Open Browser is active, a Type pop-up menu becomes available, from which you can choose whether the Browser opens showing patches or loops.
  - To choose the style for Session Player regions on instrument tracks, tap the Style pop-up menu, then tap a style.
    If you don’t want the Session Player region on the new track to use the default progression, deselect the “Use Default Chord Progression for New Regions” checkbox.
  - To set whether the Play Surface opens when a new track is created, tap the Open Play Surface switch.
  - To use the track for an external instrument, tap the Use External MIDI switch. When Use External MIDI is turned on, pop-up menus appear for MIDI Output and MIDI Out Channel.
    Use the MIDI Output pop-up menu to choose the MIDI output port or MIDI device to use as the MIDI destination.
    Use the MIDI Out Channel pop-up menu to choose the MIDI output channel to use. You can also choose All to send MIDI messages using their original channels.
  - For instrument tracks with Session Player or pattern as the default region type, an Open Editor switch appears. Tap the switch to open the Session Player Editor or Step Sequencer when a new track is created.
- For audio tracks:
  - To set the audio input format, tap the Format pop-up menu and choose Mono or Stereo.
  - To set the audio input channel, tap the Channel pop-up menu and choose a mono or stereo input.
  - To change the order in which audio inputs are displayed, tap the Ascending switch.
  - To use the default audio patch on the track, tap the Patch pop-up menu and choose Default Audio Patch.
  - To set whether the Browser opens when a new track is created, tap the Open Browser switch.
  - To set whether the Browser shows audio patches or loops, tap the Type pop-up menu and choose Patches or Loops.
Tap Create in the upper-right corner of the New Tracks dialog.

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Create tracks in Logic Pro for iPad

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