7.2.1
Table Of Contents
- Logic Pro 7.2.1: Dedicated Control Surface Support
- Contents
- Introduction
- Control Surface Setup
- Logic Control
- M-Audio iControl
- EuCon Support of Euphonix MC and System 5-MC
- CM Labs Motormix
- Frontier Design TranzPort
- JLCooper CS-32 MiniDesk
- JLCooper FaderMaster 4/100
- Korg microKONTROL and KONTROL49
- Mackie Baby HUI
- Mackie C4
- Set Up
- V-Pots, V-Selects
- V-Pot/V-Select 1 to 8
- V-Pot/V-Select 9 to 32
- Pan/Surround Multi Channel View
- Pan/Surround Channel Strip View
- Track Multi Channel View
- EQ Multi Channel View
- EQ Channel Strip View
- Send Multi Channel View
- Send Channel Strip View
- Plug-in Select Multi Channel View
- Plug-in Edit View
- Instrument Select Multi Channel View
- Instrument Edit View
- Cycle View
- Drop View
- Buttons at Bottom
- Marker Overlay
- Track Overlay
- Channel Strip Overlay
- Function Overlay
- Mackie HUI
- Radikal Technologies SAC-2K
- Roland SI-24
- Tascam FW-1884
- Tascam US-2400
- Tascam US-428 and US-224
- Yamaha 01V96
- Yamaha 02R96
- Yamaha DM1000
- Yamaha DM2000
- Logic Control—Specifications
- Logic Control—MIDI Implementation
- Logic Control—Control Surface Layout and IDs
- Logic Control—MIDI Implementation Chart
14 Chapter1ControlSurfaceSetup
Mostcontrolsurfaceunitsdo,however,haveaformofsoftwarecalled“firmware.”This
firmwareismuchliketheBIOSfoundinyourcomputer.Newbehaviors—atahardware
level—suchasimprovedcontroloffaderservomotorsandchangestothedisplaycan
bemadeviafirmwareupdates.
ThefirmwareisusuallystoredonanEEPROM(ElectronicallyErasableProgrammable
ReadOnlyMemory)chip.ItcanoftenbeupdatedviaasimpleMIDIdumpprocedure,in
theformofaMIDIfile.
Shouldnewfirmwarebecomeavailable,youcansimplydownloadtheappropriate
MIDIfileandplayittoyourcontrolsurface(s),whichwillbeupdatedaccordingly.The
stepsrequiredtoperformafirmwareupdatewillbeoutlinedinthedocumentation
thataccompaniestheMIDIfile.Pleasereadthisbeforeattemptinganyupdate.
Note:Somecontrolsurfacesmayrequireaphysicalchipreplacementforfirmware
updates.Pleasecontactthemanufacturerofyourdevicefordetails.
GettingStarted
Tomakeuseofyourcontrolsurface,youwillrequire:
 Aninstalled,authorizedcopyofLogicPro.
 IfaUSBorFireWireequippeddevice(suchasaYamaha01X)—afreeUSBorFireWire
port.ThisshouldpreferablybeadirectUSB/FireWireconnectionwiththecomputer,
ratherthanviaaUSB/FireWirehub.Pleaserefertothedocumentationprovidedby
themanufacturerofyourcontrolsurface.
 IfaMIDI-onlydevice(suchasaLogicControl)—afreeMIDIinandoutportforeach
unit,onanysuitableMIDIinterface.Asanexample;ifusingaUnitor8orAMT8,
whichfeature8MIDIinand8MIDIoutports,withoneLogicControlandoneLogic
ControlXT,youwillneedtousetwooftheUnitor8/AMT8’sMIDIinsandtwoofits
MIDIouts.
 Aninstalleddriver(ifrequiredbyyourcontrolsurface)thatissupportedbythe
operatingsystemversionbeingused.
Important:YourMIDIinterfacemustfeaturedriversoftwarethatsupportsSysEx
communication.PleaseconsultthedocumentationthatshippedwithyourMIDI
interface.
Thenumberofunitsthatcanberunsimultaneouslyisdependentontheavailabilityof
freeMIDIinandout,FireWireorUSBportsonyoursystem.Inastandardsetup,asingle
controlsurfacewillbeusedalone,oraccompaniedbyoneormoreunits.Itisalso
possibletomakeuseofseveralunitstocreateControlSurfaceGroups,asdiscussedin
“ControlSurfaceGroups”onpage17.