Apple Logic Express 9 - Manual (Page 460)

You also have the option to mute each previous track while recording.
To record several MIDI tracks, and mute each previous track, in Cycle mode
1 Open the Recording project settings by doing one of the following:
• Choose File > Project Settings > Recording (or use the Open Recording Project Settings
key command, default assignment: Option-*).
• Click the Settings button in the Arrange toolbar, and choose Recording from the pop-up
menu.
• Control-click (or right-click) the Record button in the Transport bar, and choose
Recording Settings from the pop-up menu.
2 Open the Overlapping Recordings pop-up menu and choose “Create tracks and mute in
Cycle record.”
This will automatically create a new independent take track for each cycle repetition.
Each previous track is automatically muted while recording.
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