Logic Pro Mixer Question & Click Question Answered | Logic Pro:

I often receive questions from Logic users about various aspects of the program or specific problems. Last week I received two Logic related questions that had straightforward, easily explainable answers that are not immediately apparent unless you know Logic reasonably well. I want to share them here and their solutions, in case they will be of help to others searching for the same information.

As always, Eli Krantzberg’s questions and answers bring nifty tools to light.

  Open/Close Audio Insert 2 Plug-in Window of focused Track

Toggles the visibility of the second audio insert of the focused track.

The key point here is “focused track”. When you select multiple tracks the first track that you select will have focus. You can tell which track has focus by looking at the track number at the left. The focused track number is highlighted. You can use change the focused track by clicking on the track number that you want focused.

NB if track numbers are not being displayed, or you have to remember that the first track that you select will have focus.

You cannot change track focus by clicking on track numbers displayed in the mixer windows.

Select tracks in Logic Pro — Apple Support

In Logic Pro, with multiple tracks selected, click the track number (to the left of the track header) for the track you want to have focus.

  Open/Close Audio Insert 11 Plug-in Window of focused Track

Unlikely to occur. I can’t really think of 11 inserts that I would put on a channel, unless I had multiple sets that are placed on the channel for a template.

Work in the plug-in window in Logic Pro — Apple Support

You edit plug-in parameters in the plug-in window, which opens automatically when you insert a plug-in.

  Show/Hide Audio Device Controls

Some audio interfaces make it possible for Logic to control the audio input devices (e.g. Apogee). Available controls appear at the top of the channel strip. This is a very useful tool that allows far better control of your audio devices from Logic as opposed to finding the knobs and buttons on the physical interface.

For the longest time Audio Device Controls were displayed for all audio channels, even if the interface did not provide them. Finally that error has been corrected. You only see device controls if the device can actually be controlled.

Interesting. On my 2019 iMac the built-in microphone defaults to -6 on the display which apparently is panned -6 on a stereo field.