Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Hi Greg
Thanksf or the reply. I pretty much did all of that and can play and hear my external 
synths, as I select each MIDI track (or audio instrument track) I can play its corresponding 
synth in my rack.

My confusion comes in after watching this movie from the Logic Quick Tips site about 
setting up multi-instruments:

http://bj.angeltowns.com/logicquicktips/movies/lqt_mt.mov

In setting up the Stylus RMX, when its tracks are created, each track has a record button 
with it, just like the audio tracks. From what I understand, that button can be used to 
record the MIDI to the track. When I used the regular record button in the transport 
window, I had to arm an audio track, then play the synth and I saw the MIDI data being 
recorded and displayed as musical notes.  See what I mean in the movie, I don't have those 
record buttons on my MIDI tracks.

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, GAmoore@... wrote:
>
> I am not quite following this. If you have an external synth module, you 
> don't need to cable anything. You just create a multi-instrument, then make sure 
> to click on however many tracks are active on the hardware device (e.g. 
> Kurzweil all 16, Nova 1-6, Nord 1-4, etc.). Then set the midi port to agree with the 
> port the midi cables are plugged into. Then go to the arrange window, and take 
> a midi track, and select the item and midi channel. I don't think there is a 
> record button there - just on the transport, but you can tell without 
> recording, by playing something on your controller keyboard when you have Logic 
> selecting the given channel.
> 
> For example, if you have a USB keyboard, then hook up an Access Virus 
> hardware synth to port 3 (channels 1-8 activated), then create a track on the arrange 
> page of Logic, hold down the mouse to select Multi-instrument (hopefully you 
> named it "virus' on the environment page so you can find it easier again) and 
> select "Virus > Channel 1". Then play notes on the usb keyboard and you should 
> hear them come out of the audio outputs of the virus. as you change tracks in 
> logic, you should hear the different patches on the virus. 
> 
> 
> > New Logic Express user here...Quick question. I set up my multi-
> > instruments (external synth modules) in my MIDI instruments layer in
> > the Environment, then cabled them to my associated tracks in my audio
> > layer in the Environment. Upon going back to the Arrange window, I
> > noticed that my audio tracks have a record button to arm, but none of
> > the multi-instrument tracks have that record button. I can play my
> > external modules with no problem, but can't figure out why there are
> > no record buttons. Did I miss something in the multi-instrument setup
> > in the Environment, or something as far back as in Logic Setup
> > Assistant. Still scratchin my head! Thanks!
> > 
> 
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