Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Greetings to all. Brand new to the group, very new to Logic. I've been  
using Pro Tools  in a studio situation for a dozen years, but L8's  
VI's made it impossible to resist, as does the simple convenience of  
listening through the speakers. Quite honestly, there has been a bit  
of a learning curve, with unexpected obstacles popping up rather  
frequently. I've been finding my way around OK, but this one has me  
stumped.

My keyboards, and their sustain pedals, function normally in every  
program but Logic Pro 8 (that is only PT and Garage Band, admittedly,  
but a fair sampling to rule out any hardware problem.). In Logic,  
pressing the sustain pedal transmits start and stop messages, and  
rolls the output volume (that little slider at lower right) to zero.

  I've dug and drilled into the various prefs, including MIDI and  
control surface setup, and have no idea how to change anything. I did  
manage to wiggle my way to a setting where, now, pressing the sustain  
pedal repeatedly toggles the individual track volume to 0 and then up  
full. I have no idea what I did. I do recall it was somewhere in the  
preferences for Control Surfaces - Controller Assignments. However,  
when I closed and reopened the session, it had reverted to its  
previous behavior.

In addition, when Logic starts up, it tells me the MicroKONTROL  
control port is not assigned, and advises me to reset the MIDI  
assignments, which I've done repeatedly with no result. Again, these  
problems are specific to Logic only. OSX 10.5.8, MacBook Pro 2.33, 3  
gigs of RAM.

Any help from more experienced Logicians would be gratefully received.

Best wishes,
Bobbo