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To assign a controller in Easy view:
1 In the Mixer, or in any plug-in window, click the parameter that you want Logic Express
to learn as a controller assignment.
2 Choose Logic Express > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Learn Assignment for
<parameter name>. Alternately, you can use the Learn new Controller Assignment key
command, default: Command-L) to open the Controller Assignments window, and
activate Learn mode.
The Controller Assignments window opens in Easy view, with the Learn Mode button
activated. In most cases, the name of the clicked parameter is shown in the Parameter
field.
Note: The Controller Assignments window view mode is memorized. If the Expert view
was active when you closed the window, it will display the Expert view when reopened.
3 Move the controller you want to assign to the selected parameter.
Moving the controller sends a MIDI message to Logic Express, which appears in the
“Input message” field. The Learn Mode button remains active, allowing you to make
further assignments.
4 To make another assignment, select the parameter you want to assign in Logic Express,
then move the desired controller on the control surface.
5 When you have finished, click the Learn Mode button (or press Command-L) to
complete the Learn process, and exit learning mode.
An alternative learning method:
1 Press Command-L to open the Controller Assignments window.
2 Hold down the desired modifier (Command, for example) key as you click the
parameter you want to assign, while moving the control.
3 Click the Learn Mode button to complete the Learn process.
If Logic Express receives a MIDI message from the device while you are holding down
the modifier key, releasing the key deactivates the Learn Mode button and completes
the Learn process. If you release the modifier key before Logic Express receives a MIDI
message, the Learn Mode button remains active, so you can still move a controller to
send a MIDI message. In this situation, be sure to click the Learn Mode button when
you are finished—to end the Learn process.
To delete a controller assignment in Easy view:
m Choose the assignment you want to erase in the Controller Assignments window (Easy
view), and click the Delete button.