Hi All, i was asked by a student if Logic 8/9 can create folder tracks,i showed him how to pack regions into folders etc but he had come from using Cubase and wanted to know if, like Cubase you can put tracks in folders, this would free up space in the track list and arrange area. i was stumped as i don't think Logic has this function. Any clarification on this guys please. mtec

Hi mtec, Most definitely you can! Select the desired regions and choose Region > Folders > Pack Folder or even Pack Take Folder! :) Rounik

Hi Rounik, yes i showed the student how to pack regions into folders but in Cubase the parts and the tracks in the track list collapse and go into the folder(thats what he wanted) and i must say i would have thought Logic would have had this function but as yet i cant find it. mtec

Hi mtec, I'm not sure I understand fully. The tracks in the track list and selected regions do go into the folder. Double click on the folder and the contents of the folder (including track lists etc) will appear in the Folder hierarchy view. Double-click on the empty background to return to the main view of the Arrange. If you don't want the tracks which are packed in the folder to appear in the main Arrange area then you need to delete them or hide them manually. You can choose to unpack the folder to new tracks or existing tracks if you want. Is that what the student wants to achieve?

Hi Rounik, as you said if i dont want to see the tracks in the track list i have to delete them and then upack the folder to new tracks. In cubase u dont have to delete the tracks as they all go into the folder and are hidden and when you click on the folder it opens showing the tracks and parts. hope this is clearer. check this link and click on the folder track vid. cheers mtec http://www.steinbergusers.com/cubase/cubase_vguides.php

Hey mtec, No, unfortunately it doesn't quite happen automatically in Logic. But it is easy to hide tracks.... drag down over the 'H' buttons on the track list to select multiple tracks to hide and then press 'H' on the Keyboard. The only benefit to Logic's implementation of Folder Tracks is that a Folder Track doesn't need to be created and/or named first... Would be great to have an option whereby creating a folder track would automatically delete or hide tracks in view... Although folder tracks in Logic don't have to contain ALL the regions on a track, so perhaps this is why the tracks remain in view? Rounik

yes this is what i thought. thanks for the replies. mtec