Best way to record multiple midi passes?

Question

I am new to X (but a long time midi composer with Logic). I have a Logic Pro X newbie question, and would really appreciate some feedback:
I like to record midi in multiple passes. Example: I'll record piano chords in one pass. Then duplicate the track and add a pass of individual piano notes. And so on. I'll often end up with 4 or more midi passes, nicely vertically arranged in the Arrange window (of the old Logic Pro). I'll often glue them together to consolidate things, but I'll also mute the ones I don't use, in case I want to revisit those later.
I would really prefer to continue to work in this manner.
But with Logic Pro X, I only see a "New Track with Duplicate Settings" option. Is this creating a completely new instance of the audio instrument, and therefore burning through my processing power/memory? I get the impression that this is what is happening.
Anyhow, if someone could guide me in the right direction to get me back to my preferred workflow, I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks so much,
David

Answer 1

Thank you for your response -- very much appreciated.
I have, in fact, already been taking advantage of this feature, and -- for what it does -- it is quite cool -- with one big exception:
"Create Tracks and Mute when Cycling" - in my very strong opinion this should result in tracks that are muted with the exception of the last pass. Instead, when I'm done cycling, it presents all passes, unmuted. If I want each pass muted as I cycle, it makes perfect sense that I do not intend to hear the parts together when I've finished cycle recording. Do you not agree?
Regarding my original issue with Logic Pro X: I don't see an option to create duplicate tracks (without instantiating a new instance of the instrument, which chews up my computer's memory and processing). Let me explain:
My intent is to record a midi pass. Hit stop. Then record another pass on a duplicate track below it (i.e., the exact same virtual instrument -- and NOT a new instance of the virtual instrument). Yes, I see that -- per above -- in Cycle mode Logic will create a duplicate track. But how do I create a duplicate track that uses the exact same instance of the virtual instrument?
Getting to the meat of my question: does the button called "New Track with Duplicate Settings" in fact create a new track with the very same instance of the virtual instrument, or is it a new instance of the virtual instrument, thereby chewing more memory and processing? Because I tried it earlier today, and discovered that on my "New Track with Duplicate Settings", recording sustain pedal on the new track had zero effect on the first track. Which to me means that these are 2 completely separate instances of a virtual instrument.
And by the way, my computer is starting to hiccup during sample playback, which -- to me -- further supports my suspician that these are 2 different instances of a virtual instrument. Which is a serious problem for me.
Any ideas? I really appreciate it.
David