bayswater
Logician
I've spent a couple of hours trying to set up a simple VI with 4 parts, each part receiving input on a different MIDI channel with output to a different AUX. I've tried all possible combinations of all possible permutations of all possible commands and menu selections and ended up with nothing that works.
I originally wanted to do this with EXS24 but there are no hints I can find in its interface on what to do. So I started with Falcon which should be pretty simple.
I want to bring up one instance of Falcon, and put in 4 parts, using MIDI channels 1 to 4, with outputs to 4 separate AUX or Audio channels where the outputs can be printed. I can do all this in Falcon, but can't figure out how to get Logic to do it's part in this setup.
When invoking a VI like Falcon, there are preset options on how many output channels you want. None of them are useful in this case, but choosing 16 stereo channels can probably work. Presumably I can just use 4 of these and ignore the rest. Then I have to decide whether it should be mulitimbral, which I would assume is the case, even though Falcon is already multitimbral. If you put the number 4 in both boxes, you get 16 tracks. If you put 4 in one box and 1 in the other, you'll get 4 tracks on 4 MIDI channels, but no little "+" box beside the output channel in the mixer to generate the additional output auxes. If you do it the other way around, you get 4 INST tracks, and each with an output with the "+" box for a total of 16 auxes.
So, how do you get the simple setup with 4 tracks where you can record MIDI, each sending MIDI on it's own channel to Falcon, and 4 Auxes to receive the output of the 4 parts in Falcon.
And, once I've done that, I need to know if I can do the same thing with EXS24. It doesn't seem to have anything corresponding to the parts you find in most other VIs.
I know it can be done something like Falcon or Kontakt. I've seen a video of Eli K doing this, but can't remember which of his tutorials he did it.
Not sure about EXS 24. I seem to remember someone saying you just create multiple instrument tracks with EXS24, and Logic is smart enough to just use one instance and 'figure it all out'.
If anyone can recall where Eli shows this, or can point me to an idiot's guide to VIs in Logic, that would be appreciated.
BTW, Cseye, I did go back and find your earlier answer to more or less the same question, but either things have changed, or I'm doing something wrong. When I set up as per that method, I find that you can't solo or mute the tracks independently. If you reassign the tracks to their respective aux channels, you lose the record buttons. Maybe this is just the way it is, but it doesn't make much sense to me.
I originally wanted to do this with EXS24 but there are no hints I can find in its interface on what to do. So I started with Falcon which should be pretty simple.
I want to bring up one instance of Falcon, and put in 4 parts, using MIDI channels 1 to 4, with outputs to 4 separate AUX or Audio channels where the outputs can be printed. I can do all this in Falcon, but can't figure out how to get Logic to do it's part in this setup.
When invoking a VI like Falcon, there are preset options on how many output channels you want. None of them are useful in this case, but choosing 16 stereo channels can probably work. Presumably I can just use 4 of these and ignore the rest. Then I have to decide whether it should be mulitimbral, which I would assume is the case, even though Falcon is already multitimbral. If you put the number 4 in both boxes, you get 16 tracks. If you put 4 in one box and 1 in the other, you'll get 4 tracks on 4 MIDI channels, but no little "+" box beside the output channel in the mixer to generate the additional output auxes. If you do it the other way around, you get 4 INST tracks, and each with an output with the "+" box for a total of 16 auxes.
So, how do you get the simple setup with 4 tracks where you can record MIDI, each sending MIDI on it's own channel to Falcon, and 4 Auxes to receive the output of the 4 parts in Falcon.
And, once I've done that, I need to know if I can do the same thing with EXS24. It doesn't seem to have anything corresponding to the parts you find in most other VIs.
I know it can be done something like Falcon or Kontakt. I've seen a video of Eli K doing this, but can't remember which of his tutorials he did it.
Not sure about EXS 24. I seem to remember someone saying you just create multiple instrument tracks with EXS24, and Logic is smart enough to just use one instance and 'figure it all out'.
If anyone can recall where Eli shows this, or can point me to an idiot's guide to VIs in Logic, that would be appreciated.
BTW, Cseye, I did go back and find your earlier answer to more or less the same question, but either things have changed, or I'm doing something wrong. When I set up as per that method, I find that you can't solo or mute the tracks independently. If you reassign the tracks to their respective aux channels, you lose the record buttons. Maybe this is just the way it is, but it doesn't make much sense to me.
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