Overview of tracks in Logic Pro for Mac
Tracks help you organize and control the sound of the recordings and other material in a project. You record and arrange audio and MIDI regions on tracks in the Tracks area. Each track is assigned to a channel strip in the Mixer.
When you create a track, you choose the track type, format, and output. Software instrument tracks have a default region type—MIDI, pattern, or Session Player—that you select in the New Tracks dialog. You can also choose a patch for the track in the Library and modify the sound of a patch using Smart Controls.
A Logic Pro project can include the following track types:
Audio tracks: Contain audio regions from audio recordings, audio Apple Loops, and imported audio files.
Software instrument tracks: Contain MIDI regions from software instrument recordings, MIDI Apple Loops, and imported MIDI files. Software instrument tracks can also contain Session Player regions and pattern regions.
External MIDI tracks: Contain MIDI regions that send MIDI data to an external MIDI device or virtual MIDI device. External MIDI tracks can also contain Session Player and pattern regions.
Folder tracks: Contain folders, which are containers for multiple tracks and regions. Unlike other tracks, folder tracks are not assigned to a channel strip in the Mixer.
Each track has a track header located to the left of the track, which shows the track’s name and icon. Track headers also contain controls that you can use to mute, solo, and adjust the volume level and pan position of the track, and control the track in other ways.
You can use track stacks to organize projects with high track counts, and simplify the creation of audio subgroups for related tracks. There are several different types of track stacks designed for different situations.
You can edit track parameters for the selected track in the Track inspector.
Additionally, there are other track types called global tracks. Global tracks, which appear below the ruler in the Tracks area and in linear editors, are used to view and edit different aspects of the overall project, such as tempo and signature, which affect all tracks in the project.