Setup Guide

MIDI Setup Guide: MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications
4•11
• As you can see by the name of the “Learn Assignment...” menu command, Logic automatically
detected the GearBox Plug-In “Wah - Position” parameter since it was the last item you selected
with your mouse in the previous step.
TIP: Alternatively, you can use the Command+L key shortcut instead of going to the Logic Preferences
menu.
• When you now select this “Learn Assignment...” menu command, it launches the Logic
Controller Assignments dialog, and a message informs you that it is waiting for you to access
your MIDI Controller so that it can “Learn” the MIDI command from it.
Note that the Controller Assignment dialog also offers an “Expert View” - this offers many more options
and allows you to further manually map MIDI controllers. Please see the Logic documentation for this
dialog if you want to explore this further! The Easy View works great for instantly mapping a controller.
• Now move your Expression Pedal, and you should see the Controller Assignment dialog receive
and “Learn” the MIDI Control message (which is configured to transmit MIDI CC 11, with a
Value range of 0 - 127, as part of the MIDI Default preset we previously selected in the Line 6
Audio-MIDI Settings).
You’ll see the “Learned” MIDI
Control command listed here.
• Exit the Controller Assignments dialog and give the Expression Pedal a try. You should see the
Position knob within the GearBox Plug-In window move in response. Press Play in Logic to hear
your audio track play, and when you move the pedal, you should hear the GearBox Wah effect
do its thing on your track!
• Note that you can also set your Logic Audio track to record automation for this GearBox Plug-
In, Wah Position parameter, and you can use the pedal to record a Wah “performance” too.
You should be able to repeat the above steps to access any mappable parameter in Logic with any of
your KB37/UX2/UX8 MIDI Controllers - Mixer faders, Pan knobs, solo switch, Software Instrument
knobs, other Plug-In parameters, etc. So free up your hands and start playing!