getting Logic master to send to both 1-2 and 3-4 at the same time

I have an native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 'sound card' that I'm running 2 different sets of M-Audio monitors off of. My question i, can I run the master output to both 1-2 and 3-4 at the same time so I can easily check mixes on both sets of speakers without changing every single tracks output?

Also, is this possible to do in iTunes also? I can find nothing in Logic (or anywhere) that will allow this and I initially thought my device was broken until I simply choose 3-4instead of 1-2.

thanks so much!

iMac 24" intel, Mac OS X (10.5.5), 4 gigs of ram baby!

Posted on Oct 3, 2008 10:00 PM

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Oct 3, 2008 11:49 PM in response to Kent Arnsbarger

In Logic you could just setup additional sends of your Audio tracks using the send knobs and send the signal to a Bus. Set the outputs of that Bus to 3-4 and you'll have your signal played through 1-2 as well as 3-4.
In iTunes you'll have to configure your outputs using the Audio Midi setup of your Mac - switch the Main outputs of your Mac to 3-4 rather than 1-2.

Oct 4, 2008 1:37 AM in response to Sampleconstruct

Sampleconstruct wrote:
In Logic you could just setup additional sends of your Audio tracks using the send knobs and send the signal to a Bus. Set the outputs of that Bus to 3-4 and you'll have your signal played through 1-2 as well as 3-4.



Also, if any of the audio tracks used sends (reverb on a bus..etc) those would also have to be sent to the same bus as the audio tracks.

panleft-

Oct 4, 2008 3:02 AM in response to Pancenter

Pancenter wrote:
Sampleconstruct wrote:
In Logic you could just setup additional sends of your Audio tracks using the send knobs and send the signal to a Bus. Set the outputs of that Bus to 3-4 and you'll have your signal played through 1-2 as well as 3-4.



Also, if any of the audio tracks used sends (reverb on a bus..etc) those would also have to be sent to the same bus as the audio tracks.

panleft-


How about routing all the outputs that are currently on Output 1-2 to a bus first then:

Option 1: Switching that bus's output between outputs 1-2 and 3-4 (for A/B comparisons)

or

Option 2: Use the Send on that bus's output to another bus, route that second bus's output to 3-4 (so both busses are sending audio to both sets of speakers simultaneously).

As an alternative, the Mackie Big Knob is a great hardware solution for routing a signal to 3 sets of speakers, allowing you to switch among them with simple button presses.

-droo

Oct 4, 2008 3:14 AM in response to Kent Arnsbarger

For doing that in a faster and easy way (without loosing BUSS/Aux and reverbs returns), just put on the Master 1-2 insert the I/O plugin... assign the desidered stereo output on the I/O plugin setting.

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Check if you need to select the input 1-2... I'm not sure but maybe it works without needs to select input because it is just on the Master 1-2 insert.
maybe you need also to Mute the 1-2 master out!

fermusic

Oct 4, 2008 3:37 AM in response to Community User

I have rigth now tested on my system ... the only way to route the same signal to 1-2 + 3-4 different master Outs is... using BUS...

or you must connect real cables (also ADAT) over than your audio interface; if you do that you can route the signal over all of your audio device Outputs

Fermusic

Oct 4, 2008 3:43 AM in response to Andrew Tokuda

Option 2: Use the Send on that bus's output to another bus, route that second bus's output to 3-4 (so both busses are sending audio to both sets of speakers simultaneously).


in any case I/O plugin can be used for that)
... you cannot have the same signal simultaneosly on both OUTs but you can switch instantly to the second speakers monitors pair.

G

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