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Control surface requirements
Regardless of the control surface being used, you rst need to connect, add, and congure
your device for use with Logic Pro. The setup procedures and preferences are common to all
control surfaces.
To use one or more control surfaces with Logic Pro, you will need:
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An installed, authorized copy of Logic Pro
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For USB- or FireWire-equipped devices: An available USB or FireWire port. Ideally, this should be a
direct USB or FireWire connection with the computer, rather than through a hub. Refer to the
documentation provided by the manufacturer of your control surface.
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For devices that are only equipped with MIDI ports: A MIDI interface with free MIDI input and
output ports for each device. For example, if you are using a MIDI interface with eight MIDI
input ports and eight MIDI output ports—with one Mackie Control and one Mackie Control XT
unit—you will need to use two MIDI interface MIDI In ports and two MIDI interface MIDI
Out ports.
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An installed driver (if required by your control surface) that is supported by the operating
system you are using on your computer
Important: Your MIDI interface must feature driver software that supports SysEx communication.
Consult the documentation that shipped with your MIDI interface (or MIDI interface drivers).
The number of devices that can be used simultaneously depends on the number of free
ports of the appropriate type (USB, FireWire, or other) available on your system. Using
multiple control surfaces allows you to control more tracks and channels, eects, and other
parameters simultaneously.
In a standard control surface conguration, you can use a single control surface or one
accompanied by one or more expansion devices. You can also create control surface groups, as
described in Create control surface groups on page 16.
Basic control surface setup
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