Hi,
I'm using Logic Pro X, which automatically detects and uses any MIDI sources that become available. (v10.1.1, under Yosemite).
I don't want this behavior - I want to tell Logic specifically which available MIDI input devices to use and which not to use.
How does one tell Logic to not use a particular MIDI input device?
It's ~~~Environment~~~ time!
Logic has always detected all MIDI inputs.
caveat: I'm on Logic 9, but they can't change the Environment too much, someone can correct me if I'm wrong
This is an old picture I used to use for tutorials.
Use the number keys to get into the environment, select the Click & Ports layer.
See the Physical Input? there's a small box in the lower right hand corner you can drag and expand the Physical Input, at the top of the physical input you will see a cable leading from the Sum Out to the keyboard IN (left side of kybrd). Select the cable (turns black) like in the pic and delete it, your other inputs will be listed below the sum, each input has an output connection, can be confusing is you have many MIDI device. From the output junction referencing the MIDI IN you wish to use, drag a cable to the keyboard input.
The procedure in LPX is pretty much the same, with a few small changes:
The confusion with multiple outputs is the naming convention. Logic seems to pick up the names stored in the Driver of the MIDI Device, and that could be sometimes a guessing game.
Hope that helps
Edgar Rothermich - LogicProGEM.com
(Author of the "Graphically Enhanced Manuals")
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Edgar, thanks for clearing that up, they changed the "surface" of the Environment but not the basic way it works.
How do I make logic *not* use a particular MIDI input?
