Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Pete,

Got some good stuff for you, I think. Logic may already know how to  
use your O1V.

I've been catching up on how Logic does automation (having recently  
upgraded from v5 to 7.2). And I finally have some understanding of it.

Really, there's a lot of overlap between the automation functions and  
the Control Surface functionality. Essentially, external automation  
is just as a special case of control surface management.

And, as it turns out, Logic 7.2 has a bunch of bundled control  
surface packages...including, it looks like, some for the various O1V  
and O2R configurations. Here's what you do to get to them:

(1) Preferences->Control Surfaces->Setup
(2) Select drop-down menu New->Install

The list of supported devices will come up. You can install manually,  
or you can use scan to have Logic look at your MIDI ports and install  
connected devices automatically. Per the manual, this is  
preferable...it lets Logic hand-shake with the device directly.

If your device is not supported, you could look for the support  
bundle online...or program it manually using either:

(1) Preferences->Control Surface->Controller Assignments, or
(2) Select a parameter you wish to control, and use Command-L (or  
Prefs->Control Surfaces->Learn Assignment)


Hope that helps!

Skip


On Jul 29, 2007, at 11:50 AM, pete_buchwald wrote:

> Thanks guys,
>
> What I am really trying to do is assign an old Yamaha 01v faders to  
> control individual
> faders in Logic, so between everything you guys said ... I have a  
> much better shot at getting it
> to work. If I get it to work I'll post a "how to" document in our  
> Logic Cafe files ... because a
> (approximately) $400 16 channel control surface sure would be a  
> nice Logic tool. That's
> about what they go for on eBay
>
> Pete
>
>
> 



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