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189Logic Pro User Guide
Make plug-ins inactive on a track
In Logic Pro, hold down Option and click the On/Off button in the track header.
If the On/Off button is not visible, you can show it or configure track header
components.
To reactivate plug-ins on the track, Option-click the On/Off button again.
When a Software Instrument track is turned off, all MIDI regions on the track are silenced,
but live input (playing) is still audible.
Protect tracks in Logic Pro
You can protect a track to prevent accidental changes. While a track is protected, you can’t
record on the track, edit regions on the track, or create new regions on the track. If you
want to edit the track, you can unprotect it, make the changes, and then protect the track
again.
Protect a track
1. In Logic Pro, click the Protect button in the track header.
If the Protect button is not visible, you can show it or configure track header
components.
The lock turns green to indicate that the track is protected.
2. To unprotect the track, click the Protect button again.
Protect all tracks
1. In Logic Pro, Command-click the Protect button in any track header.
The locks turn green to indicate that all tracks are protected.
To change the state of multiple tracks, click and hold the Protect button of one track,
then drag the pointer up or down. The Protect buttons of all swiped tracks switch to the
same state.
If the Protect button is not visible, you can show it or configure track header
components.
2. To unprotect all tracks, Command-click the Protect button on any track header.
If you try to make changes to a protected track, a dialog tells you that the track is locked.