Two Very Illogical Features on LOGIC

[Nelson Montana]

I've been working with LOGIC for years and there are quite a few things I'd like to see changed. But these two -- I just can't figure them out, and it seems like it should be obvious.

 

When recording -- when switching to another channel, the previous chanel stays in reord mode. WHY? Many times, I've forgotten and wound up recording over the previous track by accident. Is there any way of disabling that?

 

Also -- when switching tracks, the timeline doesn't line up. It defaults back to the beginning. Very annoying. I assumed there MUST be a way to make so that it stays where you want it, but haven't been able to figure it out.

 

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

[fuzzfilth]

when switching to another channel, the previous chanel stays in reord mode.

This is only true for audio, not for MIDI. If you don't like that, don't use the Rec-Arm button. Recording audio now only takes place on the selected track.

 

when switching tracks, the timeline doesn't line up. It defaults back to the beginning.

Can't replicate this here:

 

[Nelson Montana]

Rec-Arm button?

[fuzzfilth]

[Nelson Montana]

Oh, so if I never use it, it'll automatically default to the track that I'm on. Aaaah. Thank you!

[Akitru]

When recording -- when switching to another channel, the previous chanel stays in reord mode. WHY? Many times, I've forgotten and wound up recording over the previous track by accident. Is there any way of disabling that?

This frequently bites me too... I'm recording two audio tracks (guitar wet and DI), so I've armed them both for recording. I temporarily select some MIDI track to check on something, then select one of the audio tracks in prep for recording. I don't realize it but the MIDI track (perhaps now off the track page) is left armed for recording and records (nothing, or worse, records MIDI if a key is played) while I'm recording my audio tracks.

 

I don't think I can avoid use of the R arm button, since I need two audio tracks armed for recording.

[MikeRobinson]

Hmmm... What if the user interface added a button: "disarm everything?"

 

Click it, and the "R" button of every track is immediately turned off. Might that be handy?

[triplets]

I don't realize it but the MIDI track (perhaps now off the track page) is left armed for recording and records (nothing, or worse, records MIDI if a key is played) while I'm recording my audio tracks.

 

Yup, just like in the old days, you would have to double-check that nothing else is armed besides what you need so you wouldn't erase over tape on another channel, which doesn't have an undo button.

Software can't do everything for you.

[ba6035472]

Also -- when switching tracks, the timeline doesn't line up. It defaults back to the beginning. Very annoying. I assumed there MUST be a way to make so that it stays where you want it, but haven't been able to figure it out.

 

Can you explain more?

[analogika]

Oh, conversely, the fact that clicking on a MIDI track while recording will suddenly arm THAT and record everything coming in over THAT track is BLOODY ANNOYING!!!

 

I'm recording someone playing a MIDI track, and while recording, I decide that a software instrument track is too loud and click it to turn it down, and it starts recording over that track! ARGH.

[triplets]

I'm recording someone playing a MIDI track, and while recording, I decide that a software instrument track is too loud and click it to turn it down, and it starts recording over that track! ARGH.

 

You don't need to click on a track to pull the fader down. Just grab the fader and pull it down without selecting the track.

[analogika]

I'm recording someone playing a MIDI track, and while recording, I decide that a software instrument track is too loud and click it to turn it down, and it starts recording over that track! ARGH.

 

You don't need to click on a track to pull the fader down. Just grab the fader and pull it down without selecting the track.

I know.

That’s assuming you have the fader showing in the track header.

 

But stopping a recording on one track and simply overwriting another is not something that should just happen.

[triplets]

That’s assuming you have the fader showing in the track header.

 

And if you don't, you look at the track number or track name, hit X on the keyboard, go to the mixer, find the track and bring the fader down.

[analogika]

Thank you for the suggestions. Yes, I’m aware that these possibilities exist. I’ll note that picking that one track out of the mixer (Cmd-2 works even better to show it) is a lot easier if the track you’re looking for is selected and highlighted. Which will automatically overwrite whatever MIDI input is coming in to that track…

 

After 25 years of working with Logic, I’ve been bitten by this often enough that it really, really seems to me like the actual solution is for the team in Rellingen to just make recording these tracks work the same way audio tracks have worked from the start, no?

 

Or is there any advantage at all to having MIDI tracks work this way?