Unpacking take folders, Recording midi – Apple Logic Pro 8 User Manual
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Chapter 14
Recording in Logic Pro
 If the selected regions are placed after each other on a single track, the take folder
will default to one automatically created comp. Playback is unaffected. If only one
region is “packed,” it is selected as the take, and no comp is created.
In situations where the newly created take folder overlaps other (initially unselected)
regions (which would change the playback result of these unselected regions),
Logic Pro creates a new audio track for the take folder.
Unpacking Take Folders
The Arrange menu offers the following two commands:
 Region > Folder > Unpack Take Folder
 Region > Folder > Unpack Take Folder to New Tracks
These commands are also available in the Take Folder menu (where they only affect
that folder, not all selected take folders).
Both commands replace the (or all) selected take folder(s) with new audio tracks for
each take and each comp. The order of takes and comps shown in the take folder
menu is mirrored by the track order.
The Unpack command uses the same (the original) channel strip for all new tracks. All
take/comp regions (except the originally activated one) are muted, ensuring that the
playback result is unchanged.
The New Tracks command uses different channel strips for each new track, but
automatically assigns the original channel strip setting to all of them. None of the
takes/comps are muted—all play simultaneously—again ensuring that the playback
result is not changed.
Recording MIDI
MIDI regions are used on (software) instrument and external MIDI tracks. MIDI regions
are recorded in real time, or by using a number of “step input” methods.
To record MIDI regions in Logic Pro, you need to either:
 Connect a MIDI keyboard to your computer. For more information on this, please
refer to “
Connecting Your MIDI Keyboard and Modules
 Activate the Caps Lock Keyboard by pressing the Caps Lock key. For more
information, see “
 You can also use MIDI Step Input to “record” notes into Logic Pro, one at a time. Full
MIDI recording works similarly to audio recording. There are only a few differences you
need to be aware of. These are outlined in the following sections.