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30 Chapter 1 Basic Control Surface Setup
Setting Control Surface Preferences
Various settings that affect the on screen appearance and performance of control
surfaces can be made in the Logic Express > Preferences > Control Surfaces tabs.
To open the Control Surfaces preferences:
m Choose Logic Express > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Preferences (or use the Open
Control Surfaces Preferences key command).
To temporarily disable your control surfaces:
m Choose Logic Express > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Bypass all Control Surfaces.
This command is useful for silencing motorized control surface faders when recording
in the same room. It is also handy when troubleshooting MIDI data errors, or to reduce
MIDI bandwidth requirements.
General Preferences
General control surface preferences include; resolution of relative controls, maximum
MIDI bandwidth, and other functions.
 Resolution of Relative Controls slider: Sets the resolution of controls that change
values in a relative manner. The default resolution is 128 steps. Choose a higher
resolution value to divide the range into finer increments.
 Maximum MIDI Band Width slider: Drag to set the maximum amount of MIDI
bandwidth that your control surface can use. This is set to a default of 50%, which
should be suitable for most situations. You can adjust the value if you find that your
MIDI or automation playback is being affected.
 Touching fader selects track checkbox: When active, touching a fader on the control
surface selects the track which corresponds to the fader. The device must feature
touch-sensitive faders for this functionality to work.
 Control surface follows track selection: When active, selection of a track in the Arrange
window automatically selects the corresponding track/channel on the control
surface.