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klogic: Name your inputs and outputs in Logic

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A lot of people aren't aware they can name their inputs and outputs in Logic. Doing so can be a very simple way to streamline the recording and mixing process.

The page is kind of hidden. Open your audio window (COMMAND-9). In the "Options" pulldown menu, select "Audio Configuration". Then, under the "View" menu, select "I/O Labels".

All right. Say, for example, this is your studio:
• MOTU 896HD
• Drum set with four mics (kick, snare, overhead L, and overhead R)
• A PreSonus Eureka channel strip (mic pre, compressor, EQ, de-esser)
• An Avalon DI
• An FMR RNC 2-channel compressor
• A Lexicon MPX-1 effects processor

The drum mics will go into the first four inputs of the 896HD, the Eureka into input 5, the Avalon DI into input 6, the RNC into both ins and outs 7 and 8, and the Lexicon will connect via S/PDIF.

So far, so good. If you want to record a bass through the DI, you'd select input... uh, 6, right?

On this page, you can actually name your inputs and outputs, so instead of selecting "INPUT 6", you'd select "BASS DI" or "AVALON DI" or "Fred", if that's your bassist's name. Or instead of "Output 9-10", your aux send will say "Lexicon" or "MPX-1" or whatever.

Note that you need to name both mono channels and stereo channels (farther down the page, past the busses), so that the appropriate names will display for both types. Plus, depending on the application, you can split your compressor into two mono channels via Logic.

b BONUS TIP:
Back at the Audio Configuration page, under the "View" menu, select "Used Components". Here you'll see a big list of all your channels and plugins, if instanciated. Not only do you get to see more channels on the screen at once, but here's the kicker: In this window, you can
i graphically rearrange or copy plugins by dragging.
To move/rearrange, hold down the COMMAND key, and go to town. To copy, hold down both COMMAND and OPTION.

Why one can't do this in mixer environment window is beyond me.

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"Why one can't do this in mixer environment window is beyond me."

AMEN!
APPLE GET ON THIS!

Dustin
Which lead me to.. do you guys know how to name a MIDI port? so that instead of having "Unitor (1)", "Unitor (2)", "Unitor (3)" and so on for example, I have "Kurzweil K2000", "Akai MPC", "Access Virus"... and so on, meaning the name of the synths that are connected to that particular port.

Possible? How?

Thanks!
do you guys know how to name a MIDI port?


I'm not aware of a way to do that. Most of the time, people will simply set up their MIDI environment, and never worry about their ports again. The names of their synths are in the track list; that's where they pick them.

Or even better, my Autoload already has a track built for each synth, plus four for Gigastudio. Adding extra channels is as easy as selecting the last channel's track and pressing <CONTROL-SHIFT-RETURN>. The next subsequent channel will appear right below.

In fact, I don't think I could tell you which port any of my synths is connected to. Haven't had a need to know since first building my Autoload.

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