Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 221)

Chapter 8 Record your voice or a musical instrument 221
Color takes while recording
You can color take regions in an open or closed take folder, providing you with a visual reference
while recording.
You can also color audio takes automatically while recording, when Show Advanced Tools is
selected in the Advanced preferences pane.
Color a take in an open or closed take folder
1 Select a take.
2 Open the Color palette by doing one of the following:
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Choose View > Show Colors (or press Option-C).
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Click the Toolbar button in the control bar to show the toolbar, then click the Colors button.
3 Choose a color.
Color an audio take automatically while recording
1 Open the Recording project settings by doing one of the following:
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Choose File > Project Settings > Recording.
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Control-click the Record button in the control bar, then choose Recording Settings from
the shortcut menu.
2 Select the Auto-Colorize Takes checkbox.
When this setting is selected, audio take folders use the color selected in the Color palette for the
first take, but different colors for each of the following takes in that take folder. All colors used in
an audio take folder are selected from the same color row in the Color palette, advancing by a
predefined number of columns after each take.