Apple Logic Pro X User Manual
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Chapter 2
Get started with Logic Pro X
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Add a software instrument track
1
Click the Add Tracks button in the toolbar.
2
Click the Software Instrument & MIDI icon (the keyboard) at the top of the New Tracks dialog.
3
If necessary, click the Details triangle to open the bottom of the dialog.
4
Make sure that “A Software Instrument” appears on the pop-up menu on the left, and “Output
1-2” appears on the Output pop-up menu on the right.
5
Make sure the Open Library checkbox is selected.
6
Click Create.
The new track appears in the Tracks area, and the Library opens on the left.
Choose a software instrument patch
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In the Library, click a category on the left, then click a patch name on the right.
You can audition software instrument patches by clicking them in the Library, then playing your
music keyboard, to find the one you want to use. For more information about choosing patches,
see
Record a software instrument
1
Select the software instrument track you want to record to.
2
Move the playhead to the point where you want to start recording.
3
Click the Record button
in the control bar (or press R) to start recording.
4
After a one-bar count-in, recording starts. The recording appears as a new software instrument
region on the track as you record.
5
Click the Stop button in the control bar (or press the Space bar) to stop recording.
For more information about recording software instruments, see
and
. For information about connecting a music keyboard, see