Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Hi all, 

Here's a query. 

In the screen shot Apple uses to promote Logic(<http://www.apple.com/logicpro/>), the 
Arrange window is shown with the channel strip separated from the strip of the Instrument 
parameter controls (MIDI Thru, MIDI Channel, etc.)and also the tools pane. It is on the left 
side of those panes, which for me would make operations a lot easier, if I could attain that 
view. However, I can't. My channel strip appears below the others and the plugin/insert/
send functions get hidden behind the other controls when the window is horizontally tiled 
with a matrix editor, or other window. A lot of dragging needs to be done to the the 
arrange window to access these. 

Placing the channel strip off to the left (as the photo shows) would solve this for me, only I 
can't get my software to do this (or can't figure out how). 

I thought the upgrade to 7.1.1 was the answer to this since the same screenshot is shown 
on the upgrade page, but after upgrading, there was no change to my channel strip's 
locale. 

Choosing "Channel Strip Only" is a partial solution, but that hides the other parameter 
panes & the editing tools which is still a PITA.

What the pic shows would be best, but how is this done?

Can anyone solve this puzzle for me? 

Thanks, 
Michael

Oops, my mistake.  The picture does not show the parameter panes.  Apparently what I 
wishfully thought I saw is not currently achievable.

Floating palettes, Apple, floating palettes!

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Sirotta" <msirt@e...> wrote:
>
> Hi all, 
> 
> Here's a query. 
> 
> In the screen shot Apple uses to promote Logic(<http://www.apple.com/logicpro/>), 
the 
> Arrange window is shown with the channel strip separated from the strip of the 
Instrument 
> parameter controls (MIDI Thru, MIDI Channel, etc.)and also the tools pane. It is on the 
left 
> side of those panes, which for me would make operations a lot easier, if I could attain 
that 
> view. However, I can't. My channel strip appears below the others and the plugin/insert/
> send functions get hidden behind the other controls when the window is horizontally 
tiled 
> with a matrix editor, or other window. A lot of dragging needs to be done to the the 
> arrange window to access these. 
> 
> Placing the channel strip off to the left (as the photo shows) would solve this for me, 
only I 
> can't get my software to do this (or can't figure out how). 
> 
> I thought the upgrade to 7.1.1 was the answer to this since the same screenshot is 
shown 

> on the upgrade page, but after upgrading, there was no change to my channel strip's 
> locale. 
> 
> Choosing "Channel Strip Only" is a partial solution, but that hides the other parameter 
> panes & the editing tools which is still a PITA.
> 
> What the pic shows would be best, but how is this done?
> 
> Can anyone solve this puzzle for me? 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Michael
>