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18 Chapter 1 Basic Control Surface Setup
Powering Up
Once everything is connected, press the power switch on your control surface. Once
powered, the displays (such as an LCD, if your device has one) or LEDs are lit. Some
LCDs display a welcome message, which includes the firmware version number, during
power-up. On most control surfaces with motorized faders, each fader will slide to its
top position, then back to its bottom or center position. This self-diagnostic power-on
procedure indicates that your units are functioning correctly.
Generally, you can turn on your computer (and MIDI interface, if applicable) either
before or after you turn on the control surface, and open Logic Express either before or
after the control surface is powered up. Some devices, however, may require the
computer to be turned on before/after the device has initialized. Check the device
documentation, and manufacturer web site.
Adding Control Surfaces to Logic Express
Some control surfaces (such as the Mackie Control) are detected automatically when
you open Logic Express. You can add other devices that are not detected
automatically—in the Setup window. There are two ways to add a device: by scanning,
or by adding the device manually.
Installation is easy (and is covered in the Setup section of the chapter for your
particular device). Some devices may require different or additional steps, but generally,
all you need to do is select the devices that you want to use with Logic Express, using
one of the following procedures:
To add a control surface by scanning:
1 Open the Control Surfaces Setup window by choosing Logic Express > Preferences >
Control Surfaces > Setup.
2 In the Setup window, choose New > Install, and then select the device from the list.
Note: You may select more than one model by Command-clicking on multiple entries
in the list. If you select more than one model, Logic Express performs the desired
operation for each model, in turn.
3 Click the Scan button. You can also press Enter, or double-click on the device name to
initiate the scan.
Logic Express scans your system for connected devices, and automatically installs (and
connects to) those it finds.
4 When you are finished, close the window.
If you don’t want to select the models to be scanned, you can simply choose New >
Scan All in the Setup window: Logic Express searches for all supported control surface
units on all MIDI ports. Please be aware that this may take a while.