How to Get Multi-Channel Instruments to work... e.g. Battery 2, Ultrabeat

Question

Hello there. I bought Battery 2 and haven't had problems using it a a stereo instrument, but I am having problems doing the multi-channel applications. This also includes Ultrabeat.
I have heard of Battery 2 being buggy and such for Logic, but maybe I am the one who is buggy. What is the process of setting up a Multi-Channel instance? This is what I have done so far.
I have an environment with 32 Aux channels, 32 Busses, 75 Audio, 50 Instruments, and the appropriate Outs and Input Monitoring. I understand then that I choose Ultrabeat as my Multi-Channel instrument, then assign the aux channels' inputs as Battery 2 Output 3, 4, 5, and so forth. How do I get audio coming out of the Aux channels? Or do I notate the notes in the aux channels, or do I notate the notes in the multi-channel? I am lost here and what to do.
Maybe I am going about this entirely the wrong way and maybe someone could make it more clear for me? Thanks peepz!
~trevor

Answer 1

Vice-Versa to Phillip I have Battery2 but not Logic - I use DP, but I would imagine Logic must operate with a similar philosophy:
One instance of Battery2 as an AU or VST Instrument Track within DP declares 16 available Midi targets and 32 (or 16 stereo, or any combination) available audio sources to DP; the first two audio channels are the stereo output from the Battery2 Instrument track, the remaining 30 are available as sources for any Auxiliary Tracks subsequently created. Within Battery2, each Cell can be assigned to any of the available mono or stereo outputs; the number of outputs available is actually governed by the 'Outputs' settings under 'File>Options' within Battery2 - I've noticed that DP always lists 15 stereo and 30 mono sources from B2 regardless of the number requested here, but you'll only be able to route Cells to what you've asked B2 for.
So you raise as many seperate Midi tracks as suites your inputting/editing requirements; I've never had cause to use more than one Midi Channel within my drum parts (might be useful if using multiple Midi input devices for your drum programming I suppose), so all of mine are routed to the Battery2 Instrument track Ch.1 (which is the default input channel for all Cells). And then route the individual Cells within Battery2 to as many separate outputs as suits your mixing requirements; bring those separate outputs in via auxiliary tracks as Phillip describes, and you've 'multi-mic'd your Battery2.
You can of course do alot of sound tailoring per Cell within Battery2, eq/dynamics/filtering et al., but I find it easier and more CPU efficient to do that on the Aux tracks within DP - B2 can be a bit of a cycle hog if you ask it to do much more than trigger the sample in my experience.
I've taken three times the space to say what Phillip's already said, essentially, but thought maybe you'd missed the principle of assigning the Cells to seperate outputs within Battery2.
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