Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Gents (and Ladies)....look like it's a "Pro" vs "Express" feature: 
another "Pro" vs "Express" thing: 

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1049920&tstart=30

Seems the MIDI tracks are in auto record mode as soon as u hit the 
main record button in the transport window (the movies I see ,as in 
the ond below, I see are all featuring Logic Pro....)

Thanks for the read.

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "dancensoul" <dancensoul@...> 
wrote:
>
> 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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