new track anomoly: how do I make logic provide a new clean track?

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new track anomoly: how do I make logic provide a new clean track?

When I ask for as new audio track, I get an old one, with a load of plugins and sends... How do I change the pref to an actual fresh clean track?

Cheers

OL

iMac Pro, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 16, 2023 12:55 PM

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BenB

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Aug 7, 2023 7:37 AM in response to BenB

OK, so make a new Audio Track and configure it as you want them all to look when you create new ones.

Now, right-click the track header, select Store As User Defaults. That's all I can come up with. That's very odd behavior.

You may need to quite Logic, go to the Applications folder, move it to the trash (don't empty the Trash just yet), then go to the App Store and reinstall it. If this doesn't help, or does something more messed up, Swap out the copy in the Trash with the new copy in your Applications folder.

But anyway, no, this shouldn't be happening. It's like you're automatically loading up some custom default, and I'm not aware of Logic being able to assign an Audio Track default setup like that.

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CCTM

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Aug 7, 2023 9:11 AM in response to ollywood

Hi

2 Questions:

A) Does this happen in a brand new Empty project?

B) In the offending project, go to File> Project Settings>Audio>Channel Strips

Is "Automatic Management of Channel Strip Objects" turned off?

CCT

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ollywood Author

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Aug 7, 2023 1:09 PM in response to BenB

Hi BenB

Many thanks for getting back and for taking the time to look at this!

I've done your suggestion of creating a new audio track, stripping it down, and then doing 'store as user defaults' in the track header, and it has totally solved the issue√

I won't re-install, as I'm still running Catalina.

I've no idea how a fully loaded, existing, or recently deleted track configuration became a default like that!

Once again, much appreciated!

Best

OL

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BenB

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Jun 16, 2023 6:02 PM in response to ollywood

There are two buttons/commands, one to create a new track, one to duplicate the currently selected track. Sounds like you're duplicating, not creating a new track.

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CCTM

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Aug 7, 2023 2:22 PM in response to ollywood

Hi

ollywood wrote:

1 No, only on an existing fairly large project.

2 No, 'automatic mngmt of channel strip objects' is not checked./

So... the problem is #2

I suspect that you had created the channels with plugins/sends etc, then deleted them from the track list.... without the auto management.

CCT

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ollywood Author

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Jul 5, 2023 10:52 PM in response to BenB

Well you can drag audio files in.

Herein a screen grab of trying to instigate a new audio track and getting an old one...

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ollywood Author

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Jun 30, 2023 2:56 PM in response to BenB

Thanks for that Ben, yes that's what it sounds like, however, here's the scenario:

dragging audio tracks in and hitting 'create new tracks', wherein it instigates tracks that have been previously deleted, or are otherwise already loaded with plugins and sends etc, as in a duplicate. In this instance it ought to simply create new tracks but doesn't, thus I have to first create the tracks before dragging the files onto them. (not a big deal ,but I'm curious as to the anomaly).

Cheers

OL

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BenB

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Aug 7, 2023 6:02 AM in response to ollywood

OK, that's not supposed to happen at all. I'll have to play around with Logic and see what I can find. I also notice the new track has a name, like you've assigned a customized default new track setup. But AFAIK you can't do that in Logic. I'm going to fool around with Logic now and see what I can find. There's nothing about customizing new track defaults in the user manual. I'll post again very soon.

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ollywood Author

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Aug 7, 2023 3:11 PM in response to CCTM

Aha... so in fact auto management needs to be checked in order to prevent Logic from simply giving you an old track that you deleted...?

Interesting that that's even an option when selecting a new track, and not an additional 'used track' option perhaps...

I've tried it and it appears to work though.

I appreciate your time and help!

All the best

OL

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BenB

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Jul 1, 2023 6:29 AM in response to ollywood

"dragging audio tracks in"

I don't understand, you can't drag tracks into anything. Do you mean audio or MIDI files or something? Exactly what are you dragging, from where to where?

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