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36 Chapter 2 Customizing Controller Assignments
Working in Easy View
Easy view allows you to see, and assign, controllers to channel strip and plug-in
parameters, and to change the track that assignments apply to. Assignment of
controllers to channel strip and plug-in parameters is achieved through the Learn
process.
The Easy view of the Controller Assignments window contains the following fields and
buttons:
 Expert View button: Click to open the editor in Expert view.
 Back/Forward buttons: Click to move back and forth between assignments.
 Link button: When active, the assignment that matches the most recently received
MIDI message is automatically selected.
 Parameter field: Displays the name of the selected parameter.
 Channel Strip menu: Choose whether the assignment applies to the selected track, or
matches the channel strip number entered into the field beside the menu (as shown
in the Mixer’s All view).
 Input message field: Displays the incoming MIDI message data of the controller being
assigned to a function.
Only one set of assignment parameters is visible at a time.
To assign a controller in Easy view:
1 In the Mixer, or in any plug-in window, click the parameter that you want Logic Pro to
learn as a controller assignment.
2 Choose Logic Pro > 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.