Solo tracks, Set track volume levels – Apple Logic Pro X User Manual
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Chapter 7
Work with tracks
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Solo tracks
You can solo a track, silencing all tracks that are not also soloed. Soloing tracks is useful when
you want to work on a track individually, or work on a few tracks, without hearing the other
tracks in the project.
Solo a track
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Click the track’s Solo button in the track header.
The Solo button turns yellow, and the Mute buttons of all unsoloed tracks flash blue. Click the
button a second time to restore the track to its previous state.
Solo a track when the Solo buttons are hidden
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Click the Solo button in the control bar, then click the track.
Solo multiple tracks
Do one of the following:
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Click-hold a Solo button in a track header, then drag the pointer up or down.
The Solo buttons of all swiped tracks switch to the same state.
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Hold down Shift while the Solo button in the control bar is active, then click the names of the
tracks you want to solo.
Set track volume levels
You can set the volume level of each track, to balance the relative volume of the tracks in
your project.
Adjust a track’s volume level
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In the track header, drag the Volume slider left to lower the volume level, or drag it right to raise
the volume level.
Volume slider
Note: You might have to resize the track header in order to see the Volume slider.
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Option-click the slider to return it to a neutral level (0 dB gain).
The level meter in a track’s Volume slider shows the output volume for the track as the project
plays. You can watch the level meter as you record to the track to see if clipping occurs on
the track.