Greyed-out track

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Greyed-out track

I recently transferred my Logic files from an old eMac (that was out of "horsepower") to a new iMac. On each of two of my previously recorded projects, there is a track that appears grey. It does not play but the data shows up in the score window. I checked to see if it was a "frozen" track and it is not. I have tried copying it to a new track and that doesn't work. Any suggestions? I also put the track on my MacBook with the same results.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Apr 29, 2009 9:17 AM

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Answer 1

Jonteman

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Apr 29, 2009 9:36 AM in response to priuspaul

Could it be muted?
Happened to me...I feel embaressed...

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priuspaul Author

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Apr 29, 2009 10:00 AM in response to Jonteman

No, not muted.

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Answer 3

Apr 29, 2009 10:28 AM in response to priuspaul

What about the region? Could it be muted? Can you post a screen shot?

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priuspaul Author

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Apr 29, 2009 12:44 PM in response to Graham English

Thank You -- Thank You!! Somehow in the transfer from the eMac, the track was seen as a region and muted. I hadn't thought of that. I went to the Mute took, clicked once and the track was back. I really appreciate the help.

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priuspaul Author

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Apr 29, 2009 2:08 PM in response to priuspaul

Somehow in the transfer from the eMac to the new iMac the track was seen as a region and the region was muted.

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Answer 6

Jul 17, 2009 10:54 AM in response to Graham English

I'm having the same problem I think, Graham... but I'm not sure how to post a screen shot on the forum.

I have some tracks that are grayed out with a little green dot at the upper left of each track in front of the track name -- a la "(DOT) Solo Trumpet". There are instruments instantiated in these tracks, and there're notes recorded, but they won't play back.

Nothing is muted, and I looked at the Arrange window's "Region" local menu, and nothing in there is ticked off to indicate that something has changed.... but again, this is a piece from my old Mac that's now got these grayed-out tracks since I moved over to a new mac.

Any ideas?

Kirby

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Answer 7

Jul 17, 2009 10:56 AM in response to EastcoasterWestcoaster

Wait. scratch that post entirely. When i ctrl-clicked on the region I clicked "mute/unmute" and that fixed it.

Oops.

Sorry about that!

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Answer 8

Caramby

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Jul 17, 2009 11:12 AM in response to EastcoasterWestcoaster

'Green Dot' means muted. Zap 'em with the Mute Tool.

😉

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