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Message posted by ScottLance <scott@...>:

I would really appreciate some step by step instructions for setting up the
environment to recognize my Roland D-70 keyboard and synth. I come from a
Digital Performer background, which I have have left because of Motu's
terrible support (ie you cant get through to get any help from them). I have
created a multi instrument in the environment and enabled Channels 1-5 and
10 for drums. I dont know what I am supposed to cable it to in the
environment and how to input all the patch names. Can anyone out there walk
me through this? I went to two Apple stores for training and the trainers
know less than I do which is scary.... thanks in advance.

At 1:24 Uhr -0500 17.09.2006, ScottLance wrote:
>I have created a multi instrument in the environment and enabled Channels 1-5 and 10 for drums. I dont know what I am supposed to cable it to in the environment and how to input all the patch names. Can anyone out there walk me through this? I went to two Apple stores for training and the trainers know less than I do which is scary.... thanks in advance.

You shouldn't cable it to anything but instead set the correct port in the parameter section of the multi instrument. This is the actual MIDI port that your instrument is plugged into.

Once you have done that all you need to do is create a track in the arrange with any of the channels of your multi instrument and play your keyboard. The notes should now be sent to your instrument.

Cheers
Hans

--- ScottLance <forums@...> wrote:

 I come from a
> Digital Performer background, which I have have left
> because of Motu's
> terrible support (ie you cant get through to get any
> help from them). 

Glad to have you with us Scott but even Motu's
"terrible" support is a step up from Apple's
non-existent support for Logic. Well, in fairness,
there appears to be some support but the cost is
prohibitive.
JP

Message posted by charlie eisenhardt <c_eisenhardt@...>:

Listen, I'm a recent Logic user as well... For an Apple product, I was blown away at the ridiculous complexity of setting up this program. I'm no idiot, I work in television as an editor and know all the professional Avid products quite well. But when I wanted to start composing music as an outlet and/or side business,  I couldn't for the life of me get Logic to work. Until I went to MacProVideo.com! (cue info-mercial music here LOL)
-They have a downloadable tutorial on Logic's Environment as well as other facets of the Logic program... Without it I would've never been able to get to making music.
And it sounds like we have siimilar set ups; ie you have external MIDI synths that you want to incorporate with your software synths etc...
Hope this helps! go to:  http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/logicEnvironment

Let me know if you like it. I've bought other tutorials in this series & learned quite a bit from them!

charlie