Does the midi mixer in the environment internally or externally with Logic?

Does the midi mixer in the environment internally or externally with Logic Pro 9? I notice that when I create midi files in Logic, I have to change the parameters (banks, volume, pragram changes etc.) in the event list window, which take a good amount of time to do. Just wondering if that was normal operation, if it could be done from the midi mixer as opposed to the regular mixer.

I have to change the parameters (banks, volume, pragram changes etc.)
There is a special Logic keycommand "Insert Instrument Midi settings as Events". Assign some keys to it, select the midi region you want to insert to (instrument settings like "Bank", "Prg", "Vol", "Pan" etc) and hit that key command which will insert the track settings into the midi region.
BTW. After the operation you can open the Event List for that mid region and check if this works...
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You appear to be correct, in as much as the developer specification for the Core Audio Format has provisions for a "MidiChunk". Thank you so much for at least pointing me in the right direction. I still couldn't find any explanation for this issue on the website you referred me to (and had previously visited), but I did find a small explanation in an obscure Apple Tech Document.
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