Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 95)

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For more information about arranging regions in the Tracks area, see Arranging overview .
For information about editing audio regions in the Audio Track Editor, see Audio Track Editor
overview . For information about editing MIDI regions in the Piano Roll Editor, see Piano Roll
Editor overview .
For more information about working with regions, see Regions overview
Patches
You can control the sound of the tracks in your project using patches. A patch can contain one or
more channel strips, each with its own settings and plug-ins, as well as a set of Smart Controls.
Patches can also contain auxiliary channel strips for more complex routing. You can choose a
patch for a track in the Library when you create the track, and choose a different patch later
while you’re working. Custom patches can be saved in the Library.
For more information about working with patches, see Patches overview .
Channel strips
Each track in a project is represented and controlled by a channel strip corresponding to the
track type. Channel strips contain controls to adjust the volume level and pan position of the
track, mute and solo the track, insert plug-ins, route the output signal, and control the track in
other ways.
You can view and edit the channel strips for a project in the Mixer. The inspector displays channel
strips for the selected track, and also for the primary destination (output) for the selected track’s
channel strip.
In addition to track channel strips, projects contain output channel strips and a master channel
strip (which controls the overall volume of the project). They can also contain auxiliary channel
strips, which are used to route the output from multiple tracks to a single destination.
For more information about working with channel strips in the Mixer, see Mixing overview .
Plug-ins
Logic Pro includes a collection of professional-quality plug-ins you can use to shape the sound of
your recordings and other material. There are several types of plug-ins used in Logic Pro channel
strips: MIDI plug-ins, effects plug-ins, and instrument plug-ins.
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MIDI plug-ins are inserted in software or external instrument channel strips and process or
generate MIDI data—played from a MIDI region or a MIDI keyboard—in real time.
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Effects plug-ins can be used in audio, instrument, auxiliary, and output channel strips. In
general, they modify the sound (the input signal) of the channel strip.
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Instrument plug-ins can be used on software instrument channel strips. They respond to MIDI
note messages and so can be played using a USB music keyboard or another MIDI controller.
For more information about working with instrument and effects plug-ins, see Plug-ins overview .
For complete information about individual plug-ins, see the Logic Pro Instruments and Logic Pro
Effects manuals.