Normalize option in Functions is greyed out. Why?

I am attempting to normalise audio files in the editor window of Logic Pro X. On opening the 'functions' drop down it seems that several of the options (including 'normalise') are greyed out. 'Change gain' is not greyed out. Can't understand why.

OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Sep 30, 2016 12:13 AM

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Sep 30, 2016 6:01 AM in response to Daffodildo

You could also try....

highlight the track

hit cmd b to bounce in place

then see if all your menu items show up


What is likely happening is that the audio file is not a WAV, AIF, or CAF. It is likely an Mp3 or other format.


If you open up the project browser and look at the file type - see if it is an mp3 - if it is, these functions will not work and will be greyed out. The bounce in place will convert the file to whatever you have logics default set to (wav, aiff or caf).

Then it should work.


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Sep 30, 2016 1:18 AM in response to Daffodildo

Make sure you have some audio selected. Those functions only work on selected audio.User uploaded file

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If that doesn't make a difference, the audio file may be protected, or the track may be locked. If it is copy protection, you can't change that, you'll have rerecord the file (route the track to a second track, then record enable that second track, then record andf then use the recorded file instead of the original).

Sep 30, 2016 8:32 AM in response to Daffodildo

One reason for the Functions commands to be grayed out is that you don't have permission to those files on the Finder level.


Here is a recent post that shows how to fix that file permission:


FIXED - Audio File "filename" does not have sufficient access privileges. An overview can not be saved!


Hope that helps


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Sep 30, 2016 1:18 AM in response to Eriksimon

Thank you Eriksimon. I do have the audio file selected and this is why I can't understand that the options are not available. I have recorded many audio files and this only happens some of the time and, for the life of me, I don't know what I'm doing differently.


You are quite correct about re-recording - I can bounce the files in place which automatically normalises them but I still want to understand in what way they are protected or why?


Thanks again.

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