HELP PLEASE..... LOGIC PRO 8 AND NOVATION X STATION. . . . .

i need help please...
i just bought a novation x station and when i use it with logic it wrks fine as a midi controller... but i cant seem to get the synth to work through logic...
i dont know whats wrong? ? ?
(im not using the x station as the audio driver as i use a presonus firebox)
help please
Message was edited by: j2_thac

I've used the FB for some years as a secondary live keyboard interface. It's NEVER been noisy at all until you turn the +12dB extra gain stage on for inputs 1 - 4. You guys know about this right?
This can be a pain if you're trying to connect -10 gear or if you're using a low output mic like a ribbon, but if you're connecting -10 gear then use in 1&2 with the +12 switch off and you'll get a way better sound, and while the FB pre's can only be described as budget, if you use a condenser mic (better output level) they're manageable... But best of all would be to use additional pres to bring your level up to +4 and use inputs 3&4. Used this way the FB has decent sound quality - particularly for the price.
To the original poster, if Reason sounds fine and Logic is distorted perhaps you have your mix levels set way too loud in Logic and that is where the distortion is occurring - not the Firebox at all? I see this kind of thing often as I mix many other artist's recordings and almost without exception, they all come to me with a distorting mix bus from channel levels set too high.
The engineering in the Logic Factory Library is very often pretty bad as well. Apple Loops with really noticeable distortion in the audio and not intentional - and while I love Ultrabeat and other Logic instruments many of the factory kits and presets are set too high output so the channel meter goes red for no good reason.
Kind regards
Paul Najar
Jaminajar Music Production
www.jaminajar.com

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