the instrument setting for an instrument track keeps defaulting to and es2 instr. instead of just plane default instrument, how to go in and reset it so before when i assign an instrument track it's just a plane empty track with no pre-defined inst?

Do you mean the Channel Strip setting default to an EVP88 for newly created Software Instrument tracks? This is standard behaviour for Logic 9.1.x. However, you'll be pleased to know this bugs me too - so I figured out a workaround! In fact there are two possible ways to prevent this instrument being loaded on new SI tracks: 1. Disable the "Open Library" checkbox in the New Tracks... dialog window. 2. Read my workaround(s) in this post: [url]http://www.macprovideo.com/forum/logic/logic-pro-express&id=24694&sid=#24745[/url] Hope this helps Rounik