Using two midi controllers with Logic....

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Using two midi controllers with Logic....

Hi,

if i wanted to play two midi controllers (e.g. a Roland A90 set to midi channel 1, and a Novation SL61 set to Midi channel 2), to play two soft synths within logic at the same time, can I do this?

I've been reading this topic also: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1596520&tstart=0

My midi mapping inspector won't give me acces to change the midi channel when selecting a software/midi instrument channel - it just says 'midi-thru', yet in the manual it shows an illustration with midi channel displayed...

any help gratefully appreciated.

I know i can play the above two controllers in main stage at the same time, but i also want to record the sounds i make at the same time?

Mac Pro 2.8, Mac OS X (10.5.2), 6 gig ram, logic 8, NI and arturia etc, Motu 828Mkiii

Posted on Aug 7, 2008 9:23 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 11, 2008 4:09 PM in response to abc1337

I am having the exact same problem. Did you ever get anywhere with this?
It seems like such a simple request: to play two different controllers as two different softsynth patches and recording them at the same time. I don't get it; I've been reading a hundred posts and scouring old manuals.

Any luck? It's driving me bonkers

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Eriksimon

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Sep 11, 2008 4:58 PM in response to abc1337

Hi Alphabet man,

abc1337 wrote:
Hi,

if i wanted to play two midi controllers (e.g. a Roland A90 set to midi channel 1, and a Novation SL61 set to Midi channel 2), to play two soft synths within logic at the same time, can I do this?

Yes.

I've been reading this topic also: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1596520&tstart=0

My midi mapping inspector won't give me acces to change the midi channel when selecting a software/midi instrument channel - it just says 'midi-thru', yet in the manual it shows an illustration with midi channel displayed...

You need the SECOND window, below the 'midi thru' one - look under the greyed out +Core Audio Inst 1+:

any help gratefully appreciated.

I know i can play the above two controllers in main stage at the same time, but i also want to record the sounds i make at the same time?

Yes, should work now.

Regards, Erik

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