Edit track parameters in Logic Pro for Mac

Each track has a set of parameters. The parameters available depend on the track type (some parameters are common to all track types, while some are specific to audio tracks or software instrument tracks only). You can view and edit parameters for the selected track in the Track inspector, located below the Region and Event inspectors.

All track types have a track name, which is shown at the top of the Track inspector when the track is selected, and a track icon, which appears below the track name in the Track inspector. Other track parameters include the following:

Audio tracks

Channel: Shows the channel strip type and number for the track. The Channel parameter is not editable.
Freeze Mode pop-up menu: Choose Source Only to freeze the track signal without effect plug-ins, or choose Pre Fader to freeze the track with all effect plug-ins. See Freeze tracks.
Q-Reference checkbox: When selected, all regions on the track contribute their transients as reference points during the quantization process. See Flex tracks Quantize menu.
Flex Mode pop-up menu: Choose the flex mode for the track. See Flex Time algorithms and parameters.
Depending on which flex mode you choose, other parameters become available below the Flex Mode pop-up menu.

Software instrument tracks

Default Region Type pop-up menu: Choose MIDI, Pattern, or Session Player to set the default region type for the track. This determines which editor opens by default when the track is selected (Piano Roll Editor, Step Sequencer, or Session Player Editor).
Channel display: Shows the channel strip type and number for the track. The Channel parameter is not editable.
MIDI Input pop-up menu: Choose one of the following options:
- Off: The track uses no MIDI input source.
- All: The track uses any available MIDI source as input. (default)
- Musical Typing: The track uses input from the Musical Typing keyboard or from Logic Remote (when connected).
- A listed MIDI port or device: The track uses only the selected MIDI port or device as input.
- Logic Pro Virtual In: The track receives MIDI messages from another music app on your Mac.
Internal MIDI In pop-up menu: Choose a track with an instrument plug-in to provide internal MIDI input, or choose Off. You can also choose the output of a MIDI effect plug-in or the output of an instrument plug-in capable of sending MIDI events, when these have been configured to be used as internal MIDI input sources. See Route MIDI internally to software instrument tracks.
Record pop-up menu: Choose whether to record only the Internal MIDI In signal or both MIDI input and Internal MIDI In. (Available when Internal MIDI In is set to anything other than Off.)
MIDI In Channel pop-up menu: Choose a MIDI channel to receive track input from only that channel, or choose All to receive input from all MIDI channels.
MIDI Out Channel pop-up menu: Choose the MIDI channel for the track output; choose All to send to all MIDI channels, with each MIDI signal keeping its original channel; or choose Round Robin to send each outgoing MIDI message to the next higher MIDI channel (from 1 to 16, then starting again with channel 1).
Freeze Mode pop-up menu: Choose Source Only to freeze the track signal without effect plug-ins, or choose Pre Fader to freeze the track with all effect plug-ins. See Freeze tracks.
Transpose pop-up menu: Choose the transposition for the track in octaves.
Velocity Offset value slider: Click and hold the area to the right of the parameter name, then drag to increase or decrease the velocity for notes in all regions on the track.
Key Limit value slider: Click and hold the lower or upper key value, then drag to change the value. The two values together define the key range; any notes outside this range are not played.
Velocity Limit value slider: Click and hold the lower or upper velocity value, then drag to change the value. The two values together define the velocity range; any notes with a velocity outside this range are not played.
Delay pop-up menu: Click “Delay” to choose whether to display the delay value in ticks or in milliseconds.
Delay value slider: Do one of the following:
- Click and hold the area to the right of the Delay pop-up menu, then drag to increase or decrease the amount of delay applied to regions on the track.
- Double-click the area to the right of the Delay pop-up menu, then enter a new value.
Note: The Delay values for each format are independent. You can set different values for delay in ticks and in milliseconds. Which one is active depends on which format is selected in the Delay pop-up menu.
No Transpose checkbox: When selected, regions on the track are not transposed. (In other words, the Transpose Region parameter is ignored.) This can be useful for instruments assigned to drum or other samples mapped across the keyboard on a single MIDI channel.
Hermode Tuning (HMT) pop-up menu: Choose whether track MIDI data is used in HMT analysis and whether Hermode Tuning information is sent to software instrument plug-ins on the track:
- Off: MIDI data on the track is neither used for HMT analysis nor sent to plug-ins on the track.
- Analyze: MIDI data on the track is used for HMT analysis, but plug-ins on the track do not receive HMT information.
- Apply: MIDI data on the track is not used for the HMT analysis, but plug-ins on the track receive HMT information.
- Analyze & Apply: MIDI data on the track feeds HMT analysis, and plug-ins on the track receive HMT information.
Note: The HMT pop-up menu is available when the Hermode Tuning (HMT) button is selected in Tuning project settings.
No Reset checkbox: When selected, no reset messages are sent to the track’s instrument. This can be useful when using controllers for nonmusical purposes, such as Mixer automation.
Staff Style pop-up menu: Choose the default staff style for the track. See Assign staff styles to tracks.
Articulation Set pop-up menu: Choose an articulation set, or edit the current set. See Use the Articulation Set Editor.

External instrument tracks include both audio track parameters (except Q-Reference) and software instrument track parameters.

Edit track parameters for a track

In the Logic Pro Tracks area, select the track.
In the Track inspector, do any of the following:
- To edit the track name: Click the name at the top of the Track inspector, enter a new name, then press Return.
- To change the track icon: Click the icon in the Track inspector, then choose a new icon.
- To edit other track parameters: Follow the descriptions above to edit individual parameters for the selected track.

Download the guides:

Logic Pro User Guide: PDF

Logic Pro Instruments: PDF

Logic Pro Effects: PDF

Control Surfaces Support Guide: PDF

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