How well does Rewire work in Logic Pro 7.2?

I find Logic's ReWire implementation to be needlessly complicated. On ProTools LE, ReWire gets loaded on a track like any other virtual instrument, and even starts the appropriate application.

Too bad there isn't an AU ReWire Host available (yet).

The environment is a unique and very powerful feature in Logic. I don't understand why people expect to plug in a few midi devices and then magically it just works. The environment allows you to think a little differently about your setup and do things that aren't possible in other programs. However, this creative freedom/thinking comes with a slight learning curve.

Also, I've found (Reason & Logic) Templates very useful for pre-wired setups that I frequently use.

AU Rewire Host? I thought AU and Rewire were completely different protocols?






Dual 1.8 G5 Powerbook G4 1Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.4) Reason 3.0.4 Live 5.0.2 Battery 2.1 Reaktor 5.1

Using a less clunky way to connect a ReWire instrument wouldn't prevent you from doing clever things to the MIDI stream being passed to it. Reason, for example, is an instrument with a built-in sequencer. So is UltraBeat. Which one is easier to set up on an Instrument track? Which one works better once you get it there?

Yes, it would be possible to create an AU instrument plugin which is an AU client to its host, and a ReWire host to a ReWire client. This would be similar to how ProTools does ReWire. The question is, could it work around the fact that Logic already snatches a ReWire connection to Reason once you start Reason? This I can't answer without getting the ReWire development stuff from Propellerhead, and doing some fiddling.

Frankly, I'm not convinced about the Environment, but as I've only been using Logic for a month, I'll give it time to convince me.

im fully aware of the creative freedoms possible with the environment.
but if BASIC functions like rewire cycle are broken, what good are the advanced features?



G5 Dual 2Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.3)

so true 🙂

I completely agree. There is absolutely no excuse for such a key feature to not work properly.


Dual 1.8 G5 Powerbook G4 1Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.4) Reason 3.0.4 Live 5.0.2 Battery 2.1 Reaktor 5.1

Are you guys really using LP 7.2?
because, somehow I have no problems using rewire with REASON and LIVE since i upgraded to 7.2.
Cycle mode(loop mode) issue had been fixed!!!
so, reason never stops now!! and streo rewire ch oh!!yeah!!(i was wating for this for 100yrs)
if you are still in 7.1.1 and want to use rewire app
with no problems?
Get a upgrade
if you not..better stay with 7.1.1 because garageband and hiding dock option..etc... USELESS!!

Well, I'll probably install 7.2 tomorrow, but I'm sure I'll still think ReWire is stupidly implemented.

Cycle mode works. But..

As stated above the only 'stereo' input is the main L&R.

lame...

Plus, try putting any UAD-1 (3rd party, but still) plug on that input and there is no PDC.

Useless.

Yep, cycle mode works again. 🙂

thank god for that! 🙂

only taken them since 7.0 to fix it eh?
i was ready to wipe my drive and install 10.3.9 & 6.4.3.

I agree!!!
ableton live rewire allows you use 64 mono or 32 stereo ch in LP
but how come reason allows only 1 stereo ch(which is main L/R)
and 16 mono ch?(i remember that there were 64mono ch for reason rewire)

hmm....disappointed

So the answer is: rewire works great with logic 7.2. It starts and stops and cycles seamlessly. It works in stereo. If you change the tempo in logic you may have to stop and start playback for reason to update to the new tempo. The number of tracks that are SENT TO logic from a rewire slave are dependent on the slave not on logic. Logic has no control over this.

http://www.propellerheads.se/support/reason/rewire/index.cfm?fuseaction=getarticle&article=logic_audiopl6

Pages 239 and 300 of the Logic Pro 7 Reference Manual.