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Assigning and Deleting Controllers in Easy View
Only one set of assignment parameters is visible at a time in Easy view. You use the Learn
process to assign controllers to channel strip and plug-in parameters. The Learn process
basically involves moving a controller on your control surface. This sends a MIDI message
to Logic Express, thus “teaching” Logic Express which controller you are assigning to the
chosen parameter.
To assign a controller in Easy view
1 In the Mixer, or in any plug-in window, select 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 selected parameter is shown in the Parameter
field.
3 Move the hardware 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. This memorizes the controller assignment, and you can click the Learn
Mode button to complete the Learn process.
If you do not click the Learn Mode button, Learn mode 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 controller on the control surface.
5 When you finish, click the Learn Mode button (or press Command-L) to complete the
Learn process.
To assign a controller using a modifier key
1 Choose Logic Express > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Learn Assignment for [parameter
name] (or press Command-L) to open the Controller Assignments window.
2 Hold down the modifier key you want to use (Command, for example) as you select 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, the Learn Mode button is deactivated when you release the key, and
the Learn process is complete. 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.
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