Apple Logic Pro X User Manual
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Chapter 3
If you are upgrading
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Patches
Patches contain the instrument, effects, Smart Controls, and routing settings that control the
sound of a track. You can choose a patch for a track in the Library when you create the track, and
choose a different patch at any time while you’re working. The patches available in the Library
depend on the selected track type.
Patches can include one or more channel strip settings, and can also contain routing information
(auxes) and metadata (for Smart Controls and controller mapping). Patches for audio tracks can
include default effects settings. Patches for software instrument tracks include an instrument
plug-in as well as effects settings.
You can edit patches by changing channel strip settings, adding plug-ins, or editing plug-in
parameters, and save your own custom patches in the Library.
Channel strip settings also appear in the Library. If you have saved channel strip settings from
a previous version of Logic Pro, they appear along with patches when the corresponding track
type is selected.
For information about working with patches, see