Seemingly simple action causing enormous stress

[mksprior]

My simple objective: To add a new 'audio object' to my arrange window (which contains 10 audio tracks, 2 buses and 8 Audio Instruments.)

 

My Recurring Problem: Whether I select 'Create Track' or 'Create track with next Instrument' I am presented with a 'clone' of an existing audio object (either audio or instrument). Annoyingly, this 'clone' refuses to take on an independent identity to the track it cloned itself from. In other words, if I change a parameter on one, this change takes place in the other too (e.g. icon/channel/velocity).

 

How can I overcome this? Am I doing something wrong?

[jason_bradberry]

A solution (its how i do it but there may be a better way!) is to choose 'create multiple tracks' then just change the number to 1 instead of the default 8. This will add another audio or instrument track to your arrange.

[Dragonwind]

How many audio objects do you have assigned to audio tracks in the Envoriment? This could be where the problem is.

[Plowman]

This command does not *create* new objects. It creates a new track for the next object that already exists in Environment. When it runs out of pre-existing instruments, it just assigns the last instrument it found to the new track.

 

Also, note the setting at Audio / Audio Hardware and Drivers... / Max. Number of Audio Tracks.

[David Nahmani]

Jason's solution works, as that command does, contrary to the ones you mention, create the objects for you in the environment.

[Dragonwind]

Cool I didn't know that either! I always though you had to create the objects first.

Thanks,

Chris

[Plowman]

Interesting. "Create Multiple Tracks..." even overrides the Max number of Audio Tracks setting.

[David Nahmani]

Interesting. "Create Multiple Tracks..." even overrides the Max number of Audio Tracks setting.

Huh.. no it doesn't!

[shivermetimbers]

Interesting. "Create Multiple Tracks..." even overrides the Max number of Audio Tracks setting.

 

You can only create as many as you have it set for.

 

If more tracks somehow Happen to be created, the track screen will show blank channels.

[Plowman]

You're right. Yesterday, I changed the setting down to 4 and was still able to create 8 audio tracks. *But* it had been 8 initially at power-up. Now I see that either a reboot or a (re)launch of the Core Audio is needed to make the new number register.