Hardware Mixer....

I just purchased an Alesis Multimix 16 USB 2.0 and am having some trouble setting it up for use with Logic 9. Firstly the mixer is picked up by USB in Logic but I cannot seem to set it as a control surface- when I go to AUDIO MIDI SETUP the device is listed on the audio panel but not the midi- which is where a lot of troubleshooters seem to suggest it should be.
help would be majorly appreciated!
Thanks

Hi,
I am sorry that you are experiencing that problem. I have never used Alesis but found some helpful info online about its installation.
Here it is:
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/music-audio-podcasting/93351-logic-express-help -needed.html
Hope this information helps,
Vicente

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    After I installed PS CS4 for the first time, everything worked fine. OpenGL support also worked.
    I updated nVidia drivers from 17x.xx to 181.22 and problem appeared.
    When I open any psd document, or create new one, I do not see content of it. I see UI, Tools, Tabs, Panels, but I do not see content of document and guidlines. I even see content in layers panel, but not in the main window.
    However if I "float window", "untab" it, and start dragging it around I see content. As soon as I release mouse everything again disappears.
    I updated drivers to 182.06, latest as of this writing, and problem is not solved.
    - disabling PhysX does not help.
    - disabling "Use for image display" in OpenGL advanced settings in PS does not help.
    - disabling all options in OpenGL advanced settings does not help.
    - disabling OpenGL in PS completely, helps.
    Windows is updated.
    Does anyone have similar problem? Any suggestions or workaround?
    Because card is listed as supported, and PS used to work with OpenGL enabled correctly, I guess there must be solution, beside installing older drivers.

    I think Adobe's recommendation to run the latest drivers is nonsense. Nvidia does a poor job of checking out drivers for its consumer (gamer) product line. I have a GTX 260 card and with the latest Nvidia driver I'm getting apparently random mishandling of drop down menus - they sometimes drop down with transparency - and if I click on a selection the graphic for that selection will remain on top of everything until a new transparent drop down appears and I use it, or I put the system to sleep and awaken it.
    Kwan, I fear your happy hardware mix is potentially a driver change away from display problems, so I'd recommend you don't follow Adobe's advice and run the latest drivers for your adapaters.
    If you have to roll back your drivers to get back to a functioning system, you may need to use a driver uninstaller to clean out the files that aren't touched by uninstallation and reinstallation.
    Here are two that I've used trying to debug issues that I had with a previous Nvidia 9800 card:
    Driver Sweeper (freeware)
    http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1655
    Driver Cleaner Pro (free evaluation only)
    http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Secure-cleaning/Driver-Cleaner.shtml
    Welcome to the tail end of a product that's driven by the gaming market. The Nvidia Quadro CX card has essentially the same performance as the GTX 260 card I'm running. But the Quadro series drivers are optimized for workstation reliability and productivity. Unfortunately, there's a $1000 extra cost for the workstation card and access to drivers that aren't perpetually being tweaked for better performance with the most popular games.

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