Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

My first thought on item #1 is - is the DI box overkill? Have you  
tried connecting the computer's headphone out directly to your mixer?  
Some mixers even have special "tape-in" inputs that are designed for  
these types of signals. If it were my setup, I'd definitely give that  
a try. And if you want iTunes to play through your Firewire gear, you  
should be able to go into the Sound pane of your System Preferences  
and change output from "built-in speakers" to the MOTU device.

-Shawn Thorpe
http://shawnogram.com/  - multimedia blog
http://booksandwich.com/ - book reviews and more
http://haikuoffrustration.com/ - submit your own!

On Oct 26, 2009, at 6:39 AM, mc_juno106 wrote:

> 1) I used Mainstage last week at church, mostly pad sounds. I took a  
> 1/8" to 1/4" jack from the headphone output to a DI box - then to  
> the PA. There was some slight distortion, faint but present.  
> Wondering if anyone has experienced that? We felt it was low enough  
> that the audience wouldn't notice when the band was playing so left  
> it alone.
>
> 2) I use Logic Pro on a MacBook Pro, firewired into a MOTU Traveler.  
> 2 1/4" jacks from out 1&2 from the Traveler to my monitors.  
> Sometimes I need to hear things out of iTunes, and those play out of  
> the small MacBook speakers. Is there a way to make iTunes play thru  
> the firewire, and therefore thru my monitors?
>
> Thanks!
> Mike
>
> 



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]