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
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> > > in the Environment, or something as far back as in Logic Setup
> > > Assistant. Still scratchin my head! Thanks!
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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