Multi Output instruments - can you add tracks after creation ?

Question

Hi all, I did some reading and I tested and understand how it works.
First you create a multi timbral instrument - select how many tracks you want to use (this is my problem), then assign relevant outs within the instrument if necessary and create Aux tracks to be able to manage/edit the tracks individually in Logic instead of the soft instrument. Cool, I get that, that works.
The problem I have is, thats not how I work. My Arrange page always starts with 1 track and I add relevant tracks as I go along. I couldn't tell you in advance how many ESX24 instances I will need and the same for any other synth. What I don't want to do is create 8 multi timbral Kontakt tracks, for example, because the unused tracks will be taking up space on the Arrange page and I may well never use them. I can't work out how to add multi timbral tracks to already existing multi timbral instruments. I seem to end up with a duplicate of the original multi timbral instrumetn - not an independent track. If I have to load a new instance then fine, but I just need confirmation of what I am doing being correct or wrong.
Cheers

Answer 1

Hi
2 ways (or more) you could deal with this:
A) Create all the Multi-Timbral tracks you might need, and Hide all but the first channel. When you need more, un-hide those required.
B) When you create a 'normal' Instrument Channel, Logic normally assigns it to receive ALL MIDI channels. Using the Arrange:Track:New with Next MIDI Channel will create a 'dupicate' assigned to MIDI Ch 1, then 2 the next time you use  the function
For 'correct' multi-timbral operation, you do not want the "ALL" channel.
The simplest way to deal with this (if I have understood your needs), is to create the first "instance" using the New Tracks:Multi-Timbral, but with only 1 Multi T part. This creates a strip with the MIDI Input already set to Ch 1.
To create new "sub-tracks', select the 1st one, and use the Track:Create with Next MIDI Channel function.
The catch is that you MUST select the track assigned to the highest MIDI ch for that instrument, or you will have to manually adjust the channel of the new instance in the Track Prameters box in the Inspector.
HTH
CCT