EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I hope this isn't too off-topic (EXS), but I think someone here can help. 
Any help is welcome

I like to use quicktime piano as a sketchbook instrument when composing. No 
decisions are made for instruments at that time. (I also play live 
instruments , whose sound inspires composition). I use the quicktime piano 
because it sounds ok, and is good for sketching harmonies, before voice 
decisions are made.

Well, in a major backups for an OS transplant to OS X  I lost some 
settings. I cant for the life of me get quick time to work, yet It works in 
other application like Finale, and Myriad's Harmony. However, I prefer to 
use just the one programme, Logic audio, even for this kind of sketch, so 
that I can later extend the work with EXS instrumentation and also, to keep 
my brain intact, which can subtely shatter like glass, given all the 
interfaces I might use. I don't load larger EXS instruments for the 
purpose, as I have limited computing power and like to compose by bouncing 
off my live instruments in my studio,  whilst also seeing to business 
applications: I have calendars and email and browsers, and even A rapid 
internet chess game going at this time too.

This is what I did, and what fails:

I am not using OMS.
In the 'environment' I created a  multi  instrument and  hooked it to an 
internal instrument, 'Apple Quicktime'.
When I click on the quicktime synth icon, I get a dialogue box with a small 
piano. THis actually triggers quicktime's voices.
But when I link a keyboard in the environment , or select a midi track with 
a quicktime channel, I get no response.
My audio instruments, EXS,  and midi instruments work fine from my 
environment.
My midi configuration is 'modem', which incidentally serves the serial, 
printer port when linking synth instruments (rather than printer port).
I am using Logic Audio Platinum V4.5  MAC OS9

(Of course I need a second macintosh, as well as DSPs, and that is my aim 
too)



Regards,

John Plum