Can't get automation data from RMX into Logic

Question

I'm usinga tutorial that shows a simple way to use the RMX interfaceto write automation data to the master channel using RMX as a multitimbral instrument. It shows that you simply put the track in touch mode, engage play, and then move things on the RMX mixer. I can't get it to work this way. What am I forgetting?

Answer 1

Funny this is coming up, I'm doing this right now.
Try this:
Instantiate a mulit RMX on instrument 1. Create a multi instrument object in the environment. Don't cable it to RMX yet.
Create a transformer object. Double click the transformer. Okay here we go, follow close:
Under "Conditions" enter
Status = Control
Channel All
-1- = 7
-2- All
Under "Operations" enter
Fix Fader
Fix 2
Scale 1.0000 2
Thru
Now you'll see three black vertical lines in the middle. Click the middle line twice. This will cause you to have:
1st line: Vertical
2nd line: Starts at top of first line and goes diagnally down
3rd line: Vertical
That's if you want the Logic volume sliders to control the RMX volume sliders in RMX's mixer page. You have to cable it with the multi instrument to make it work...that's down below. Don't check "Filter Duplicate Events".
Here's the way to change the pan:
New transformer:
Under "Conditions":
Status = Control
Channel All
-1- = 10
-2- = All
Under "Operations":
Fix Fader
Fix 2
Scale 1.0000 10
Thru
Now Logics pan pot on the RMX multi controls the pan on the RMX Mixer page.
Now cable the multi-instrument object you created the first transformer, and then that transformer to the next, and then that transformer to instrument one. You're set!
Ok, now why does this work? I mostly understand it...
On Instrument 2, put a multi RMX plugin on. Now in the environment, create a monitor object. Cable Instrument 1 to the monitor object (don't cable the monitor object to Instrument 1, won't work).
Now with the environment page and monitor object still in view, open the plugin RMX on Instrument 2. Go to the mixer page. Move the volume slider for multi 1. You'll see some data show up in the monitor. Here's what it means (sort of):
You'll see something like:
2 2 92
2 2 91
I'll start by saying that the last number is just the volume value. Move the fader and it changes accordingly. So this number isn't important for this example.
The first number, 2, is related to RMX as an instrument. That's the 2 in:
"Operations"
Fix Fader
Fix 2 <---------
The next number is associated with multi one's volume slider in RMX. That's it's number. If you move multi 2's volume fader, you'll see:
2 3 91
2 3 95
And for multi 3's volume fader in RMX:
2 4 91
2 4 92
So that's why we get this:
"Operations"
Scale 1.0000 <----- because we're moving in incriments of 1, RMX Multi 1 had 2 as a second number in the monitor, RMX Multi 2 had 3 as a second number in the monitor, RMX Multi 3 had 4 as it's second number in the monitor
and then:
"Operations"
Scale 1.0000 2 <-------because the first fader, multi 1, STARTS on 2.
Okay, so that's what the monitor tells us. You can delete that monitor object now, or keep it there if you want to control other RMX values with Transformers.
So now the other parts....here's where I'm guessing, anyone can chime in here and correct me...
Under "Conditions"
Status = Control <-----because you're going to control the desired RMX fader/pot with your input of a continuous controller #.
Under "Conditions"
Channel All <---don't know why, but it is.
Under "Conditions"
-1- = 7 <------- That "7" is the continuous controller number of the volume sliders on the multi instrument channels in Logic. Here are other useful ones I've found in creating the mega autoload:
10 = pan knob on Logic multi inst
91 = reverb knob on Logic multi inst (i use this to control the amount of Aux 1 FX on any given RMX mutli. As a side note, RMX Aux 1 is:
"Operations"
Scale 5.0000 35
And then the subsequent Aux 2 is 36, Aux 3 is 37, and so on)
93 = chorus knob on Logic multi inst (I use this for Aux 2 FX)
74 = Frequency knob on Logic multi inst (i use this for Aux 3 FX, although you have to slam it to the left for 0, because it defaults in the center like a pan pot).
As for this:
"Conditions"
-2- All <------
And this:
"Operations
Thru <--------which is right below the -2- All
I think because we're not using those to change and "Transform" values, you just leave them the way they are.
Hope this helps! I'm sure more can be added by the genius dudes who roam these parts...
Tyler