>>> Thanks Eli, this is a thought, and I'll give it a try. The only thing is, >>> hearing the muting/unmuting is part of what gives me the feel for >>> when to do it - >> >>What about approaching it from the environment rather than from the arrange >>page? Maybe you could set up a simple mute button cabled into either the midi >>instrument or it's associated volume fader. Assign the mute button's input >>definition to be a midi note and you could rempte control it from your >>controller, thus allowing you to record the mute on/offs in real time. > >By far the easiest way imo would be to cable a "vert./Mute" fader >(with the default controller 7 as output definition) straight into >the instrument. Set the fader to the appropriate midi channel. >Record-arm an empty midi track, put Logic in record mode, and while >the track you want to (un)mute is playing click the fader's >mute-button at the right moments. Fader clicks get recorded >automatically, so you'l only have to assign the track with recorded >midi-data to the proper instrument and you'll be done. Or you can >merge the musical track with the controller-7 track afterwards. Etc. Why not just use the built in GM mixer? Assign it to the correct MIDI port and record the results of all available (and assignable) controls. The mute button is recorded on the same track as the part. howard