Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Here's what I'm trying to accomplish.

a.  Roland Juno G (keyboard) + M-Audio Fast Track Pro (interface) + 
Logic pro 8.

WHATS THE BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SETTUP.

Been struggling for 1 month now... I want to record.. please help.

On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:20 PM, struc1x <struc1x@...> wrote:

>   Here's what I'm trying to accomplish.
>
> a. Roland Juno G (keyboard) + M-Audio Fast Track Pro (interface) +
> Logic pro 8.
>
> WHATS THE BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SETTUP.
>
> Been struggling for 1 month now... I want to record.. please help.
>
>  
>  ,_._,___
> .
>

What type of connections does the keyboard have?  USB?  MIDI?  As far as the
Fast Track goes, make sure you've got it properly connected and that you
have the latest drivers from the M-Audio website.  Once that's done, you
should be able to select it in your Logic preferences as your preferred
input device.

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I am doing this from memory but as I recall ... hook up the midi interface to 
the computer and power it up if its not bus powered.
on the mac, open the audio-midi utility. you might need to create a new setup 
and have it scan the system. it should find your midi interface.

now open Logic. open the environment window. go to the page with midi icons 
(forgot the name now but its not the mixer page). create a new 
multi-instrument. select several or all of the midi channels (1...16) so they don't have 
diagonal lines through them. then select the overall item (so none of the 
individual channels is selected) then rename it "Roland" or whatever. In the inspector 
area, choose the midi port that corresponds to your m-audio and its port.

you can check it by selecting the track on the arrange page of Logic, and 
play the keyboard and you should hear something. if you select a virtual 
instrument track, define it as ES1 or whatever, then play the keyboard and it should 
play that sound instead of the keyboard sound.

Of course, you have to set the keyboard to "midi only" mode. Also you have 
the output of the keyboad and computer going to a mixer and monitor system of 
some sort.


> Here's what I'm trying to accomplish.
> 
> a. Roland Juno G (keyboard) + M-Audio Fast Track Pro (interface) +
> Logic pro 8.
> 
> 




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If you just want to use the keyboard to play soft synths within  
Logic, you just need to connect the Juno via MIDI to the Fast Track,  
and of course, the FT to the computer via USB, then do what Greg says  
regarding the Audio MIDI Setup program found in the Utilities folder  
in your applications folder.

If you also want to play back MIDI sequences using the sounds on the  
Juno, then the audio outputs need to go into your mixer or whatever  
monitor system you are using.

If you also want to record the sounds from the Juno, then the audio  
outs from the Juno should go into the FT, then use the headphone out  
or main outs for monitoring.

Someone may already have created an environment for that keyboard  
with all patch names already entered.  Do a google search and check  
out swiftkick.com

Gregory


On Mar 16, 2008, at 2:20 AM, struc1x wrote:

> Here's what I'm trying to accomplish.
>
> a. Roland Juno G (keyboard) + M-Audio Fast Track Pro (interface) +
> Logic pro 8.
>
> WHATS THE BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SETTUP.
>
> Been struggling for 1 month now... I want to record.. please help.
>
>
> 


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--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "Shawn Thorpe" <shawnogordo@...> 
wrote:
>
> On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:20 PM, struc1x <struc1x@...> wrote:
> 
> >   Here's what I'm trying to accomplish.
> >
> > a. Roland Juno G (keyboard) + M-Audio Fast Track Pro (interface) +
> > Logic pro 8.
> >
> > WHATS THE BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SETTUP.
> >
> > Been struggling for 1 month now... I want to record.. please help.
> >
> >  
> >  ,_._,___
> > .
> >
> 
> What type of connections does the keyboard have?  USB?  MIDI?  As 
far as the
> Fast Track goes, make sure you've got it properly connected and 
that you
> have the latest drivers from the M-Audio website.  Once that's 
done, you
> should be able to select it in your Logic preferences as your 
preferred
> input device.
> 
> -- 
> -Shawn "Shawno" Thorpe
> Hyper Nonsense - Talk/comedy podcast from central California
> http://www.hypernonsense.com/
> 
> Shawnogram - Content = life.
> http://www.shawnogram.com/
> 
> Phantom Power Media - Bloggy, podcasty
> http://www.phantompower.org/
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>


It's got USB and MiDi.  Problem is, when I record via M-Audio it 
shows it's recording... but when I play back.. NO SOUND... (confused)

You guys are GREAT.  First thing tommorrow I'll try those setup.

The Roland Juno-G got some very nice sounds.  I want to make sure 
it's recording that exact sound off juno into logic 8.  Then with 
that juno sound I want to use logic to add ultrabeat tracks etc... to 
complete my "song".

Thanks again... I'll try and update you guys.







--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, Gregory Anderson <glists@...> 
wrote:
>
> If you just want to use the keyboard to play soft synths within  
> Logic, you just need to connect the Juno via MIDI to the Fast 
Track,  
> and of course, the FT to the computer via USB, then do what Greg 
says  
> regarding the Audio MIDI Setup program found in the Utilities 
folder  
> in your applications folder.
> 
> If you also want to play back MIDI sequences using the sounds on 
the  
> Juno, then the audio outputs need to go into your mixer or 
whatever  
> monitor system you are using.
> 
> If you also want to record the sounds from the Juno, then the 
audio  
> outs from the Juno should go into the FT, then use the headphone 
out  
> or main outs for monitoring.
> 
> Someone may already have created an environment for that keyboard  
> with all patch names already entered.  Do a google search and 
check  

> out swiftkick.com
> 
> Gregory
> 
> 
> On Mar 16, 2008, at 2:20 AM, struc1x wrote:
> 
> > Here's what I'm trying to accomplish.
> >
> > a. Roland Juno G (keyboard) + M-Audio Fast Track Pro (interface) +
> > Logic pro 8.
> >
> > WHATS THE BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SETTUP.
> >
> > Been struggling for 1 month now... I want to record.. please help.
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

You can open the score page as its recording to see if its recording notes. 
Also you can open the midi track as an event list to see if its capturing 
anything. If there is nothing there, then you need to open the audio-midi utility 
and make sure the midi interface is working, then make sure there is a multi 
instrument on Logics' environment.

If are recroding actual notes that can be seen in the score, matrix/piano 
roll or event list, but they are not playing back, then that would be rare. maybe 
check the outputs of the keyboard. 

> It's got USB and MiDi. Problem is, when I record via M-Audio it
> shows it's recording... but when I play back.. NO SOUND... (confused
> 




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