Is there a "take" feature in Logic 8?

Looking for a feature that permits multiple discreet takes on one track....as opposed to adding a new track.
thanks

Great...thanks tons for your help....this has really made my night, as I've been trying to get the hang of logic.
Is there a pause/record mode based on a midi event being received? In DP, I used this quite often. I could go to a location, set the pause/record mode, and the recording would begin as soon as I hit a note on my keyboard.
Also...something I've become accustomed to is being able to type in a location in measures, and then hit enter, and the playhead would go to that location. In DP, I would hit the key command to enter into that mode, then type the measure number, hit period....that would take me to the bar or beat...enter that number and then hit enter, and the playhead would go to that location. Anything like that in logic?

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Weird...Is there a polyphony limit to Logic?

OK, I'm stumped.
I've just started a new composition. So far I've used only 10 tracks. Each track is using an instance of EXS24. The tracks are, from 1-10, Piano, Bass (arco), Cellos, Violas, Violins, Soft pad, Celeste, Flute, Clarinet, and Harp.
Measures 21-28 are using the harp, clarinet, flute, celeste, pad, violas and cellos. Starting in measure 29, I have the harp drop out completely, and the violins take over the melody, and I've add arco bass.
Here's the strange thing that's happening:
The problem is that everything except the flute cuts out half-way through measure 30! It's weird. It sounds just like it used to when I maxed out my polyphony on a keyboard -- back in the day when I used outboard keyboards . Everything cuts out, even the reverb. Actually, I think the flute cuts out too, but it probably doesn't seem like it because it's in a moving line, so the next note picks up right away. Everything else comes back in on the downbeat of measure 30, when each instrument has to play the next note.
I think the problem is somehow related to the harp -- even though the harp isn't playing in measure 30. If I mute the harp track, measure 30 plays just fine. Or, if I start the track in measure 27 (2 measures before the harp section ends), it'll play fine. But if I play 4 or more measures of the harp section, measure 30 cuts out completely for a second.
I've made sure that I'm never playing more than 3 notes at a time in the harp track, and have even played with the "voices" setting in the EXS24 instance on that track. But no matter how many voices I allocate to the harp (large or small) the effect on measure 30 remains the same. The only thing so far that solves the problem is muting the whole harp track.
BTW, the polyphony requirement isn't very high in measure 30 -- probably only about 12 or 13 notes, although the damper pedal is used on the piano, so that would raise it a bit, but probably no more than 6 or 10 more notes. Certainly I've taxed sequences much harder in times past. But, I thought that MAYBE I've accidentally changed some global parameter that effects what's going on, thereby screwing up measure 30. BTW, this is the only measure in the song that's effected (although the sequence is only 38 measure long at present).
Does this problem sound familiar at all? Or is this just a very bizarre problem that makes no sense to anyone? It certainly isn't making sense to me.
I would greatly appreciate any advice you could give me.
Thank you!
Kevin
Edited to add: BTW, I don't know if the following symptom is helpful or not, but I'm going to add it anyway, just in case it helps explain something.
As I was playing with the "voices" parameter in the EXS24 instance on the harp track, I noticed that even though there is only 3 notes playing at any given time, and no pedal is being used, the "voices used" number keeps going up and up as the sequence plays the harp section. I'm assuming that the "voices used" number doesn't go down because of a long sample length (I'm using the harp that comes with VSL's Opus series).
After the harp section ends in measure 28, the "voices used" starts going down slowly, taking about 3 measures to make it back down to zero.
Does this make sense? I don't know if this is helpful to my problem, or if it's not related at all. But, I thought I'd better include it just in case.

Sounds to me like you're experiencing "SIDS", or "sudden instrument dropout syndrome", an endemic problem with certain version of Logic. This was supposedly fixed in 7.2.3 (if memory serves), but it seems like you're running into SIDS nevertheless.
There are other bugaboos with Logic (related to the performance of audio instrument plugs) that you might want to know about. For example, some sampler plugs, including instances of EXS-24 itself will not play back correctly if you initiate playback from a downbeat. It doesn't always happen, but then again, it happens a lot to me....
For example, if you were to play a sequence back from, say, bar 54, beat 1, you might not hear some of the notes (or you'll hear bits and pieces of garbled sound), even if those notes are quantized to the downbeat, or, even if chase notes is enabled. But then, when this occurs, if you were to start from an 8th note before that point, playback is fine! It's an inexplicable and confounding problem that Logic can't play back correctly from a downbeat but will play back if you start playback off the downbeat.
Next, polyphony. Logic does not have a polyphony limit exactly... The the number of plugs that can be handled (both sampler and fx plugs) dependent on your computer's horsepower. Taking into account non-Logic-related system requirements, other programs that might be running in the background, and then Logic and the cumulative needs of your plugs, these things all draw on processor resources. It's entirely possible to use up all available resources if you have too much going on. That's what the various benchmark tests are all about -- how far can you push the computer until it says, "uncle"...
But it doesn't sound like you have a very heavy processor load, and as I said earlier, it sounds to me like you're running into SIDS.
Now...
By chance have you done any capture recording? (this is important, please let me know).
Finally, regarding the polyphony count of EXS while only a few notes are being played... you are on the right track: as long as a sample is playing (even if it's nearly inaudible during the last moments of a long sample's release), it's using a voice. So let's say that you're playing a simple 3-note pattern outlining C major (C, E, G). If you play those notes over and over again, and assuming that you're playing a harp sound with a long release, here's the deal:
The first 3 notes will indeed use 3 voices (CEG). Now you play another C, E, G. If those original 3 voices are still ringing out, you're now using 6 voices. Play C, E, G again. If those original 6 voices are still ringing out, you're now playing 9 voices. And so on.
HTH. (Please let me know if you're using capture recording.)
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After using it for an hour it s totally unusable for me.
When I comp I often have to nudge bits of audio to get the feel right.
You cannot do this at all and also auditioning the takes is also very painful.
So is this for clicktrack-guided single tracks then? Can this be used when you record simultaneous multiple tracks (think orchestra with a main stereo pair, spots on woodwinds and several others - say 12 tracks at once). Then another take of the whole piece (without click means slightly different tempo in places). Then another... Can the comping feature assemble the best pieces from each take like cut/splice a virtual multitrack tape? Or is this feature something more limited?
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Thanks RealDave.
I'm still reading through the manual as well...and so far I do not see any mention of an improvement of the SRC (sample rate conversion), which was an issue.
I hope they have re-done that code in this update. I will probably email Apple, although, they never answer...so...
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But the big question that I can't answer is, "Are there benefits to using a Mac over Windows for people with disabilities?" If anybody knows of any, please let me know! I don't want the person promoting this project to feel it was a waste at all. I think basically he feels left out being basically the only Mac user there and wants to generate more of a circle of supportive people around him who are Mac users since he himself is losing his sight. So if there are factual, practical reasons for "Why Mac for people with disabilities" I would like to explain them.
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