Logic Pro 9 Moving from Garageband to Logic Pro 9 - can't figure it out!!!

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dryanrussell

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Hi.

I am quite sure I am the 87,000th person to probably ask this question on this forum. I have been using GarageBand for a while. I have gotten pretty decent with it so I figured, why not move on up to Logic Pro? I bought myself an Apogee One, I bought EZ Drummer / Drumkit from Hell (I started using it on GarageBand first), and I bought myself a dynamic mic. First though, I figured I practice recording something with the Amp Designer. I have the Apogee installed on my Mac. It's plugged in, and since I am not using the mics at this time, I plugged the instrument cable directly into the instrument input on the Apogee. I set myself up a new project. I used the software instrument setting for the first track and set it up for Drumkit from Hell. I laid down a few drum grooves. Easy enough. Then I set up another track as an audio track, mono, input 1, output 1-2, and finally I clicked the I and R. Then I went in and set up the amp designer. In my mind, my next step was to just hit record. So I did. Drums started then I started to play the guitar and nothing! The program isin't reading the guitar. No sound. Nothing recorded. Nothing at all. I went through several cables. All of my cables are good. Checked volume on guitar. It was turned up to 10. So I have clicked several of the "buttons" on Logic Pro to see if there was anything that needed to be turned on to make the guitar audible. I didn't see anything. I'm obviously not a sound / recording engineer. however my idea here is for me to be able to write, record at home, and send to the studio for mixing or do it myself. But I can't figure out the first step of the whole thing, which is obviously to make my guitar make noises so they can be recorded. I understand I may be doing it completely wrong here. In the past I have just plugged directly in the back of the Mac. So I just figured that the interface would change everything and I could make some music. Not happening. Please help me. :brkwl:

Thanks,

Ryan
 
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Forgive me if you're way past this already, but did you check in the Audio Preferences in Logic to make sure the ONE is set as the audio interface?
 
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Hello Sonny,

I have done that. I just don't know what else to do. And I know the Apogee works as well because I tested the external mic by tapping it in a recording track and it worked. My cables are good, guitar is fine. I gig with it regularly. I am pretty sure that I am just missing one simple thing and I just can't figure it out. I'm sure it is de to lack of experience on a professional recording level and lack of experience with using an interface. But I just can't for the life of me figure it out.

Thanks,

Ryan
 
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Is there some kind of software for the ONE that it needs to set it up to look for input from the 1/4" input instead of the mic input? From what you've described, everything is working properly except that input, right? Is it possible you got a bum adapter cable with your ONE?
 
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sonnykeyes said:
Is it possible you got a bum adapter cable with your ONE?
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Hey there, I use an Apogee Duet (older FW version,) but I believe all their Interfaces use a software interface to operate the internal software routing that passes audio through their units.
I would look into this first. Also, check with Apogee to see if there are any patches for the OSX you are running.
I have a feeling that this may be where your problem resides.

Good luck!
 
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Ryan, you may have already tried this, so sorry if this of of no help.

In Logic X, you must select the Apogee One input from the Apple preferences. Preferences > Sound > Input. Then pick which input you want Ext Mic, Inst, Ext 48V.

Its a minor pain, as earlier versions of Logic allowed you to do this within Logic.

Let us know if this works.
 
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