Logic X - Independent MIDI tracks for the same AU plugin

First, you have to wrap your head around the underlying architecture in Logic, especially the relationship (difference) between a 1-Component, 2-Environment Object (aka Channel Strip) and the 3-Track. I explain that in great detail with lots of graphics and analogies in my graphically enhanced manual "Logic Pro X - How it Works". Once you understand that open object based concept, then it becomes very powerful regarding how you configure your setup.

Here is a quick answer:

• A Track (3) is an independent Object that lets you record your music on (MIDI or audio). Think of it as a time-based data storage. You data is stored in Regions which are placed in the Track Lane along the Timeline.
• In order to play back that data (music), you have to assign it to a Channel Strip (2) which is technically an Environment Object that itself is assigned to one of the available Components (1) , i.e an Audio Channel Strip, Instrument Channel Strip, Aux Channel Strip, etc.
• You can assign a Track to any Channel Strip (that Environment Object has to be create first, but Logic creates it automatically)
• You can assign multiple Tracks to the same Channel Strip, i.e. the same Software Instrument Channel Strip. All the Regions on all those Tracks will be played through that Channel Strip (with the loaded Instrument and plugins on that Channel Strip)
• In the Track Inspector you can see to what Component (i.e. Inst 1, Inst 2, Inst 3) the assigned Channel Strip is using.
• That Track Inspector also lets you choose that specific MIDI Channel for the selected Channel Strip. If you choose a specific channel Strip (other than "All") then that MIDI channel is displayed in brackets next to the Track Name in the Track Header.

It is a little bit confusing at first, but always keep on min the order

• A Component (1) is assigned to an Environment Object (2), that's your Channel Strip
• The Channel Strip (2) is assigned to a Track ((3)

Here is a screenshot with four Tracks assigned to the same Channel Strip Strip.

If you want to use mulit-timbral Software Instruments, then the setup is different and you have can use Aux channels or Track Stacks.

Hope that helps

Edgar Rothermich

http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/

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R2B wrote:

What I'm looking for is to recreate for Battery the default MIDI setup for a standard Logic Ultrabeat set, e.g. Boutique 909.Hui

Hi

On an Instrument channel, add a Multi-Output instance of Battery (say 16 Stereo)

In the Mixer, click the small + sign at the bottom of that channel to add Aux channels for the separate outputs from Battery (15 stereo Aux channels + the original Instrument channel.

Select the Aux channels, control click and choose Create Track to add tracks to the Track List

In Battery4, Control Click on each cell and choose the desire output channel from the Output menu: Direct Out. This routes the sounds for that cell to a particular Aux channel in Logic

At this stage, you should be good to go.

As an extra, select all the Aux channels and the Instrument channel in the Track List, and make a Summing Stack via the Track Menu.

Select the main Stack track, and save this as a Patch via the Library 'Save' button.

You can then add the whole shebang to other projects as you wish.

CCT

Edgar, how did you assign that four Tracks to the same Channel Strip?

I have the same problem, I want to assign different midi tracks to the same Kontakt channel (and only to the first Kontakt channel now), but I couldn't figure it out.

Hi

bungle73 wrote:

Edgar, how did you assign that four Tracks to the same Channel Strip?

(Not Edgar, but)

Select the track and choose: Track:Other:New Track with Same Instrument

CCT

bungle73 wrote:

Edgar, how did you assign that four Tracks to the same Channel Strip?

Here are two ways:

Copy Track

Select the original Track and then use the "Next Track With Same Channel" command either from the Track Menu or as Key Command

Reassign Track

Create a new Track and reassign its channel strip to the one you want. Do do so, right-click on the Track Header and choose "Reassign Track". The sub-menus reflect the Layers of the Environment where you navigate to the Environment Object.

Hope that helps

Edgar Rothermich

http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/

'I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.'

Thanks, it works. However now when I want to hear just on of the midi tracks, I can not Solo it, because the previous is also goes in Solo.

Any solution for it?

Also thanks!

The Reassign Track doesn't appear however, when I ctrl click (I also found it in the manual, but strange, it's not there). What am I doing wrong?

bungle73 wrote:

Also thanks!

The Reassign Track doesn't appear

Is it possible that you have the Advanced Editing feature disabled in the Preferences➤Advancded window. This will remove the Reassign feature from that menu.

Yep, it was not checked, thanks! 🙂

Any idea to the Solo problem? And how could I assign a new midi track to the same Kontakt channel, but with another midi setting (so it could play a new instrument with another midi channel in the same Kontakt)?

Sorry for these question, I'm really a beginner in Logic...

Hi R2B, I have the following problem with that: it works only with Multi Output Kontakt (well, it's not a big problem, but I want only 1 instrument in Kontakt), and when I create a new Aux in the mixer, it goes automatically to Kont3-4 (and Kont5-6, etc). But why should I load the same instrument twice or more in Kontakt? Ok, as I tried it, for the third Aux I can modify it from Kont5-6 to Kont3-4, but not to the first stereo channel in Kontakt (?).

I hope you understand (sorry, English is not my native language). 🙂 Thanks, you are very helpful guys with Edgar!