Logic Pro 9 Control surface setup every time I open logic 9

brucepierce

Logician
Hello again,
I have asked this question before in a post with other issues...I'll run it past you folks again...
I have a mackie mcu pro and an extender for control surfaces running logic 9...
Each time I close and reopen logic I need to reset the ports for both control surfaces, is this normal to have to setup these devices each time I open logic?
Any ideas are appreciated...
Thanks
Bruce
 
More Info please Bruce.

How are the mcu's connected? Do you have other midi devices connected? Are you running other software in the background when you boot logic? If so what?
 
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Hey Guys,

Thanks for the input...So far I have removed the original com.apple.logic.cs file and I have had a myriad of things happen when resetting up the 2 control surfaces...not all bad, at this point ( after a few new cs files ) I have the MCU Pro coming up recoginized with the correct port (1) then I power on my Extender Pro and it is added and on the correct port also (2) so....I guess in theory its another workaround but it takes me a step closer to being able to not have to assign ports...maybe there is a pecking order to the power on process? And to answer the other questions I'm running Snow Leopard and I have no other software running or any MIDI devices in use.
Thanks for everyone's input...much appreciated

Bruce
 
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OK Bruce,

I'm assuming you've connected your MCU to computer via it's USB port and then you have the XT connected to the MCU via 5pin midi cables?

next time you have Logic open and everything assigned and working how you would like it, open the Control Surface Setup window and from the local new menu make sure "Automatic Installation" is NOT ticked. Then quit Logic and reboot and the Control surfaces should just work without anything odd happening.

By unticking this setting you're telling Logic to NOT look for attached control surfaces every time the software boots up.

Hopefully your existing (correct) settings will just remain correct.

Let us know how you get on.

Kind regards
 
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