Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 216)

Chapter 8 Record your voice or a musical instrument 216
Record to multiple software instrument tracks
You can record to multiple software instrument tracks simultaneously.
You can also record to multiple software instrument tracks successively (in Cycle mode)
when Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane.
Record to multiple software instrument tracks simultaneously
1 Click the Record Enable button in the track header of each track you want to record to.
2 Move the playhead to the point in the ruler where you want to start recording.
By default, Logic Pro includes a metronome—a steady beat to help you play in time
while recording.
3 Do one of the following:
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If you only want Logic Pro to play a one-measure count-in before recording starts, Control-click
the Metronome button in the control bar, choose Metronome Settings from the shortcut
menu, then select the “Only during count-in” checkbox.
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Set the playhead a few beats before the point where you want the recording to begin, to give
yourself time to start playing.
4 Click the Record button in the control bar (or press R) to start recording.
5 Use your MIDI keyboard, Musical Typing window, or onscreen music keyboard to record a part.
Record as many cycle passes as you wish.
A new MIDI region appears on each of the record-enabled tracks.
6 Click the Stop button in the control bar (or press the Space bar) to stop recording.
Record to multiple software instrument tracks successively
m To continue playing previous tracks while recording, do one of the following:
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Choose Record > MIDI Recording Options > Create Tracks when Cycling.
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Choose File > Project Settings > Recording, then choose Create Tracks when Cycling from the
Overlapping Recordings pop-up menu.
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Control-click the Record button in the control bar, choose Recording Settings from the
shortcut menu, then choose Create Tracks when Cycling from the Overlapping Recordings
pop-up menu.
m To mute all previous tracks while recording, do one of the following:
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Choose Record > MIDI Recording Options > Create Tracks and Mute when Cycling.
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Choose File > Project Settings > Recording, then choose Create Tracks and Mute when Cycling
from the Overlapping Recordings pop-up menu.
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Control-click the Record button in the control bar, choose Recording Settings from the
shortcut menu, then choose Create Tracks and Mute when Cycling from the Overlapping
Recordings pop-up menu.