Elektron Musical Instruments

I just got my Monomachine a couple of days ago, and am running into all
sorts of problems figuring out how to use it with other equipment. Don't get
me wrong - right now I'm thrilled with the overall philosophy and sound of
it, but partially because of that, I'm finding my problems very frustrating.

Tonight, I got my Virus C back from the repair shop, so I figured I'd set up
some MIDi tracks to sequence it along with the Monomachine. Please enlighten
me if some of these problems are due to user error, or better still,
beginner ignorance - I hope so.

Suppose I want to set up Track one as sequencing both a MM machine and Virus
channel 1. I haven't found a setting on the Monomachine that tells it not to
send out MIDI data when I turn the knobs. So, I first recorded a short MIDI
sequence, then recorded a Monomachine sequence on the same track. Well -
every time I edited the sound on the on the track one machine, it sent out
controller values which changed the sound on the Virus. Now, I suppose I
could turn off controller reception on the Virus, but then, if I recorded
controller data on the Monomachine, I wouldn't really want to turn off that
reception on the Virus...so the two synths are constantly fighting with one
another. 

I also was unsuccessful in recording the MIDI sequence into the Monomachine
from another keyboard. My preferred setup (usually) is to run the whole
system through Logic, but I was running into all sorts of logistical
difficulties. If I sent note data through the keyboard to Logic, then out to
both the Monomachine and the Virus, it just doesn't work. The notes received
by the Monomachine trigger its track one machine, but don't seem to record
the MIDI values. Is it even possible to record a MIDI track on the
Monomachine from a remote keyboard?

I'm not a beginner with MIDI systems by any means, but I've just had a
ridiculously frustrating evening trying to get this stuff to work. It seem
like it could have all worked beautifully if MIDI controller transmission
could be turned off for the Monomachine, and MIDI data could be set to only
be received on the MIDI track, if you were recording on it. I think I'm
babbling.

I'll try this some more for awhile, then go to sleep.