Logic Pro X - is "New Track with next MIDI Channel" gone?

Oops - yes, it looks like it's gone. Can't even see a key command for it. That's very annoying if it really has been removed.

That's a crucial one. Be sure to send feedback to apple, hopefully it's just an oversight and they'll get it back in the next update.

I don't think it's a mistake. Both the keyboard shortcut and menu item are missing 😟

Leaving feedback is all we can do.

You can still use the Envoronment to create multiple tracks for a multi-timbral plug-in - but that seems like such a backward step after being used to just pressing Cmd-Opt-M

Yes!! I miss this one too! Crucial feature that must be restored!

It's not gone, it's a bug. If you create a new multitimbral instrument with more than one track, it creates one of those new fangled track folder thingies.

If you try and add a new instrument with the next mIDI channel in the middle of the stack - it does it, but also duplicates an existing instruments' mIDI channel assignment. If you add one at the end/bottom of the stack, then it creates a new track.

Unfortunately, it's not a new track, but a duplicate of another standalone track too.

This functionality is definitely broken.

I think if it was a bug or broken, then we’d still see the menu option and keyboard shortcut.

But they have disappeared, which implies the functionality was removed on purpose. 😟

There an Option in Preferences called "Advanced Tools" it's disabled by default (so as not to overwhelm Garageband users) What happens if you enable it, any sign of Next Channel Strip?

It's a bug people, just select 'New Track with Same channel' and it will give you the track you need set to the same instrument, you just have to manually change the channel manually until they get it fixed.

Also, don't forget that you can quickly assign a key command to any of the menu functions.

Added a screenshot of where it is in the menu, and in the keyboard shortcuts control:

The “New Track with Same Channel” menu item / keyboard shortcut in LPX works exactly the same as it did in LP9. Its functionality hasn’t changed.

And neither does it work as you suggest 🙂

If you have a software instrument track set to Midi channel 1 and then perform a “New Track with Same Channel”, you do see a new track. However, if you change the Midi channel of the new track (for example to 2) then it will ALSO change the Midi channel of the original track. You would now have two tracks playing on Midi channel 2 – not very useful (and the reason is because it doesn’t allocate a new object in the environment – the two tracks refer to the same object, so as one is changed, the other is changed).

This is exactly the same behaviour in LP9 and LPX, same menu items, same functionality.

But in LP9, we had “New with Next Midi Channel” – this DID create a new object in the Environment and could therefore have a different Midi channel. This menu item and keyboard shortcut IS missing in LPX.

The only way to achieve this functionality in LPX is either 1) to tick the multi-timbral check box when adding a software instrument or 2) to copy the object in the environment and set the midi channel manually.

Apologies, you are correct, i didn't notice that it was changing the midi channel for both.

Wow, that is going to be a right pain if you forget to set it up initially as mult-timbral and enter the number of tracks that you 'expect' to be using for that session!

I've not had to manually adjust things like that in the environment - I will have to spend 10 mins tonight looking in to the best way to do it.

Once you've duplicated it in the environment window, changed the channel, do you just drag the new strip onto the tracks section?

It's still a bug though isn't it? 'Next Channel' setting isn't working as it should, surely?

No probs 🙂

It IS very confusing because there is nothing in the track list that shows that the two copies are linked.

Yes – a right pain, because the only chance you have to easily create multiple tracks for a multi-timbral software instrument is when you first create it.

So to create a new track (that can have a different Midi channel) for an existing track:

1) Select the original track in the track list

2) Go to the environment (Cmd-0), the object representing the original track will be highlighted.

3) Alt-drag it in the environment to make a copy.

4) Drag the copy just created in the environment to the track list. A confirmation dialog will be displayed – click create.

5) Now change the midi channel of the newly created track in the track list

🙂

Ah sweet, thanks for the instructions Tyrone, that's not too bad to manage actually, and in a way it's quite nice to see what's happening in the background.

Always try and put a positive spin on things! 😉 lol

Definitely!

I feel very positive about LPX, but it's always a shock when exisitng workflows are affected by a new version 😟