Logic Pro 9 User Manual - Help Library - Apple

Only the actual recording of MIDI events qualifies them as overlapping. For example,
imagine that you are recording over existing take folders 1, 2, and 3. You don’t play any
MIDI events before the start, or after the end of take folder 2. This will result in the new
recording being added as a further take of take folder 2. Logic Pro will even tolerate
note-off events in the first bar of take folder 3, without merging take folders 2 and 3.
Note: MIDI take folders do not have the comping functionality available to audio take
folders. The MIDI Take Folder pop-up menu does not include the New Comp or “Flatten
and Merge” commands.
MIDI Multitrack Recording
Logic Pro offers two possibilities when recording multiple MIDI tracks:
• To record multiple MIDI tracks simultaneously
• To record multiple MIDI tracks successively (in Cycle mode)
Recording Multiple MIDI Tracks Simultaneously
You may occasionally want to record multiple MIDI tracks at the same time. Often this
will be data recorded from an external sequencer, or played from a keyboard that is split
across multiple MIDI channels.
You can also simply play the same MIDI channel information from your keyboard, but
record it to multiple tracks. One reason you would do this is to create layered instrument
parts.
To record to multiple tracks simultaneously
1 Click the Record Enable button on each arrange track you want to record to.
Note: Selecting an external MIDI or instrument track that is not record-enabled will turn
off the record-enabled status of all other external MIDI or instrument tracks.
Record-enabled audio tracks are not affected.
2 Set the playhead to the point where you want recording to start.
3 Click the Record button in the Transport bar (or use the corresponding key command,
default assignment: *).
4 Stop recording by clicking the Stop button in the Transport bar (or press the Space bar).
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