External instrument Question

I have a Alesis DM8  hooked up via USB but when I create a track and use the external instrument plug in I choose my DM8 but I don’t get any signal or sound

Create an External MIDI Track.  (do not use an instrument track and an external instrument plugin)
In the inspector set the output of the External MIDI track to the DM8 or USB MIDI, whatever it's called. Set the MIDI Channel to 10.
Record yourself playing the MIDI information.
Plug a set of headphones into the DM8 lower the volume if it has one, play back the track, do you hear anything from the headphones?
You must understand  MIDI is Not Audio, it's simply a trigger that -plays- and instrument.

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  • External Instrument

    I have a couple of questions regarding the use of "External" on audio instrument tracks.
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    3. In addition to the three items (Triton, Muse, RME) appearing as options in the External window, I always have an item called "MIDI Graphics." This is not in my Audio/MIDI setup or my environment, nor have I found it in the manual. What is this?

    External instruments don't really handle multitimbral instruments very well - they are fine if you only use the poly modes on an instrument, but less optimal when trying to use a whole bunch of MIDI channels. Also, the audio instrument channels steal some MIDI CC's you can't send to the synth, and you lose the ability to have named program changes. There are some other things too, but at the end of the day, the external instrument plugin was designed as a convenience, and if it works for you, then don't worry about it.
    I don't understand all the various places you can assign MIDI channel numbers - all, any, 1-16.
    What is it you are trying to do?
    In addition to the three items (Triton, Muse, RME) appearing as options in the External window, I always have an item called "MIDI Graphics." This is not in my Audio/MIDI setup or my environment, nor have I found it in the manual. What is this?
    I keep seeing threads with this in..? What is it? A MIDI interface? Perhaps you've installed some graphic software that can respond to MIDI input and installs a MIDI driver for it. Just a guess, but it's something specific to your system...

  • External instrument multiple sounds

    hi. Im having problems with my external instrument well its not a problem i just want to know if i can play multiple sounds or midi notes with my external instrument but in multiple tracks i mean ive benn trying to make a sound with my external instrument but with different sound but it only play the sound that its selected on the external instrument i donst matter if i have two or more different tracks it all plays the same instrument sound.
    so my question in order to have multiple sounds of the same external instrument i have to record and then bounce to audio the external instrument sound one by one so i can have more tan one sound of it? i need help with that cause every time i bounce the external instrument sound it looses quality and every time a little click on the end defect the sample. please help me
    thank you

    We have no way of knowing what external instrument you're talking about...

  • Recording audio from "External instrument"

    what's an easy way to get get audio from an "External instrument" track to it's own audio track for later editing? I have to use the External instrument because I need to monitor my synth with delay inducing pluggins on the master outputs.
    thanks.

    i use the external instrument plug-in a lot with my lexicon mx200 (jord you can say hypocrite now) with guitars, vocals, and drums.
    Why? An engineer friend once told me: if it sounds right, then it is right.
    Like I said, you have to keep in mind that a mastering plug-in on the output bus will introduce delay. And, considering, as you stated, that a compressor would probably achieve the same effect, there's no reason not to use that instead (which may also take care of the delay problems). However, I wouldn't have even applied it on the output bus until it was time to mix and get my sound together (once I have tracked everything else).
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  • New external instrument bug? (please test)

    Just updated to Logic 9.0.1 and i think i've found a new bug with the external instrument plug-in. When i adjust the "input volume" parameter the slider shoots down to "-24 db" and however much i try to adjust this, it snaps back to this "-24 db" setting. I cant adjust it at all!!!
    Can someone else please confirm?

    I've heard people complaining about some of the lack of testing that goes on, but in this case it's kind of funny; no one thought to just move the sliders to check?
    I mean. Wow. Really. Just. Wow.
    It's kind of hilarious, at least with the I/O plugin - since latency compensation has been the feature which is the catalyst for many an angry PT vs LP debate. To not get that simple plugin right on the first get go only reaffirms what a lot of people already think about LP (Bare in mind I'm an LP only user - but one, hopefully, with an open mind and a sense of humour.)
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  • External instrument plugin - how-to?

    Does anyone know how to do the following using the external instrument plugin to control hardware synths?
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    Thanks.
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  • How to set up external instrument in logic pro x

    how do you set up external instrument in logic pro x without triggering the instrument twice - by the external instrument GM device to control playback and playing the instrument itself?  thank you

    I use the local off method but there is another way.
    Go to Settings/MIDI and use the  "Instrument Without MIDI Thru Function" selector to pick the device and channel your hardware keyboard is transmitting on.
    Settings are on a Per Song basis, they're not global like Preferences are.

  • Using EXTERNAL INSTRUMENT plug normally has latency BUT NOW FULLY SOLVED ???

    Hi,
    I use alot of outboard synths and I use the EXTERNAL INSTRUMENT plug from Logic9 for this.As MIDI destination I choose my synth (Elektron Monomachine) and as AUDIO INPUT 11-12 , nothing spectacular there.
    When I play this external instrument in Logic by hand using my usb controller keyboard everything plays in sync,but when I record it it has latency...Again this is normal (I think??) because I browsed alot of Logic groups and came to the conclusion that the EXTERNAL INSTRUMENT-plug isn't delay compensated,am I right? Even after rigid quantizing the recorded midi sounds a bit late,sluggish.
    So the recorded midi has a delay,but THEN I FOUND OUT THIS : If instead in the EXTERNAL INSTRUMENT-plug I choose GM-device (don't know how this got in my midi destination list) instead of Elektron Monomachine as MIDI destination the midi is SPOT ON !!!! (playback)
    Can somebody clarify this,this is very strange....the only downside to this is the fact that when I use the GM-device the midi is send to all my midi-synths at the same time....But what the heck,if I can record without almost no latency :-)
    What am I missing,I feel like an idiot :-)

    I've always used External MIDI tracks to control outboard instruments - it used to work perfectly for me, mostly using an Akai Z8 sampler and various synth modules. I'm becoming more inclined to doing everything in my computer though, these days.
    The I/O plug-in has a Ping function - in other word, its sends a small packet of data to your external device and measures the amount of time it takes to come back, if you've got connections going both ways - I haven't used it, but I suppose that may help you with the latency problem, but using external MIDI tracks gives you all the basic stuff you want to do.

  • No External Instrument Plugin in the List

    Hi,
    I've searching for a while but can't find any info regarding the External Instrument plugin. The manual says it's supposed to be under Instruments > Logic > External but there it's not there. I'm running DTDM + DAE combination. Would that be a problem?
    My external synths bounce OK using DAE StereoInput objects but that way I can only apply TDM inserts to it and no native processing.
    Any solution to this?

    Promixe, "No External Instrument Plugin in the List" #5, 02:15am Oct 6, 2005 CDT
    wonder if there are any stability issues with multiple drivers...
    In the manual they do say this:
    We strongly recommend that you do not attempt to use more than two audio engines simultaneously within Logic Pro. The strain on the PCI bus will cause too many problems, and will generate a number of DAE error messages.
    Your first choice should be DAE in conjunction with DTDM. If necessary, choose DAE and Core Audio.

  • Playback with the external instrument plug-in

    Hi. Sorry to bother you guys with this Q but I'm having some problems with the External Instrument Plug-in. I seem to have no problems recording in this way from an external synth but the information won't play back. Any info would be most appreciated.
    Cheers

    ok now i'm a bit confused when I plug in my synth via the external instrument plug-in the sounds of my synth come up in logic as would one of its internal synths. i.e. the info is recorded as midi and can therefore be quantized and the velocity altered etc. So my goal here is to be able to use my own synth patches but be able to quantize them in logic ( which of course you can't do if its recorded as an audio file ). Now I'm not a tech person so perhaps this isn't possible and I'm just totally of the mark here but I figure it should be because when i use the E.I. Plug-in my synths sounds come out and the data does get recorded on an audio instrument file, and from there I can quantize it. The only thing is when I go to play back that region I get zip. The info is there, I can see it but there's no sound.

  • External Instrument Plug-in Bug

    Anyone else able to reproduce this bug in the External Instrument Plug-in with Logic X?
    1. Create External MIDI track using External Instrument Plug-in
    2. Save project & quit Logic X.
    3. Reopen Project
    4. Now the External MIDI track is triggering a different MIDI Destination port to the one that was originally assigned (but is still labelled as the originally assigned MIDI Destination port in the External Instrument Plug-in
    5. Toggle MIDI Destination to nothing, then back to originally assigned MIDI port. It will once again function correctly
    6. This behaviour will repeat every time the project is reopened for all External MIDI tracks
    Please note this behaviour does NOT occur on the LEGACY External Instrument Plug-in from Logic 9.
    I'm using a MOTU micro lite MIDI interface.
    Yes, I've submitted my report to Logic Pro Feedback

    Hi Peter,
    the audio INs can be renamed under I/O Labels ... says theory. My Logic X (now Under Maverics) simply crashes when I try to open the I/O label menu.
    As for External MIDI instruments, after the project restart the problem perceives. It always map the external instrument (configuration saved as a Logic X preset) to first MIDI OUT port available in the list. So I have to open all external instruments plugins and manually switch the preset to the device used for the track. Funny is that when the external instrument is opened the External instruments preset name and audio INs are correct, but the MIDI destination is always assigned to MIDI port 1. So I have to open External instruments library, select the correct preset (same as opened on screen) and it switches the correct MIDI Out ports.
    I think that there might be a problem with the previous Logic 9 configuration files that Logic X incorporated. Maybe something should be deleted and clearly installed. If anybody knows which file contains the I/O and MIDI information and might be deleted helps.
    Tom 

  • External Instrument plug-in and SysEx

    Hi
    Am I right in thinking that the External Instrument plug-in filters out SysEx during MIDI playback?
    cheers
    zib

    I don't know offhand without checking it, but it wouldn't surprise me too much if it did, as there seem to be some limitation in the MIDI data that audio instrument channels pass.
    If it does, you'll need to make up a regular instrument set to your external instrument's port/channel and put that on a track below your external instrument track, and move the sysex to that...

  • External Instrument problem, in serious need of help!!??

    Dear all,
    I have a really big problem... I can't get the external instrument plugin to work properly.
    My setup is mostly below, but I wish I could post a diagram. Here's what's going on.
    I have my PB, my X-Station, my CME UF5 and my M-Audio midisport 2x2
    Connected to my PB are: FirePod by FW, Dongle by USB and Midi2x2 by USB
    The outs of my X-Station are going in to the Pod, and Logic sees input using the external plugin telling it to get input from ins 3-4, and I can hear it. Great.
    On the transport it shows midi in from my UF5 (controller keyboard) and plays its internal instruments fine.
    What I need to be able to do, through this setup is have my X-Station working from midi respones through Logic. I can plug my UF5 straight in, and I get it to play. What I want to be able to do is play my UF5 or have a pre-recorded midi part play the X-Station. I can hear sound from it and all.
    My problem is is getting midi TO the X-Station from within Logic, and in the section where one should be able to select ports/hardware etc in the external plugin, I cannot see my midisport whose out is connected to the X-station. I ought to be able to play it from Logic with, for example, the caps keys. I know this is possible, unless it is impossible with my midisport, but I was under the impression that it would. I just need to see its outs to assign in the external plugin...
    I hope I have made sense, much appreciated guys, I know I must have overlooked something. Maybe someone with fresher eyes (and an imagination, knowing myself) might be able to help.
    Cheers, best, Fred

    Open the Environment. Select the MIDI Instrument layer. From the local New menu, select Instrument (top of menu). New icon appears in the layer. Select it, rename the icon to X-Station. In the parameters adust the port to the port # the X-Station is on and adjust the MIDI channel you want to send MIDI on.
    Now go back to your External Plugin, select MIDI Destination-MIDI Instruments-X-Station.
    Your there.
    You may want to set this up as a Multi-Instrument, but this will get you going.
    Randall

  • Cannot find "Midi Destination" drop menu in External Instrument control window...

    I'm using Logic X Pro, and am attempting to use Sylenth as a VST. In order to do so, I watched this video tutorial...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I-mNj-TLGM at minute mark 5:39, the External Instrument control window is displayed, and a drop down menu item titled "Midi Destination" is shown. I am not seeing that on my Logic.
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    Thanks so much.

    Hello there, ThatsMyGig.
    The following Knowledge Base article provides information for having that feature become available for you in Logic Pro X:
    Logic Pro X: MIDI Synchronization settings
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13383
    MIDI Synchronization settings are only available when Show Advanced Tools is selected in Advanced preferences.
    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities
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    Pedro.

  • HELP! SLAVING EXTERNAL INSTRUMENT TO LOGIC 8..0.1

    Hello to all!
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    glad you got it going! David is very cool and his vids are great. But if you want to get in a little deeper check out http://www.macprovideo.com/ also check out David Nahmani's book http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Training-Logic-Express/dp/0321502922/ref=pdbbs_sr1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198405732&sr=1-1

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