MIDI/Audio setup

Question

Hi everyone,
I hope someone can help me. I am struggling to understand how to record the output of my MIDI synth (MOTIF ES-8) into a track in Logic. I have the Martin Sitter videos and books, but he doesn't seem to address this particular (and probably very common) procedure.
I know there is an External Instrument plugin, but I understand the better way is the more traditional use of an Input, Aux, Buss etc.?
The problem is that I still don't get how to use these types of tracks to achieve my goal.
I would like to be able to record a MIDI track like normal. Then after I have my song ready, bounce the entire thing out to an audio file.
I would be grateful if anyone could tell me how to setup my Audio Objects to allow me to record MIDI as audio.
Regards,
Ken

Answer 1

Ken,
The thing that's necessary, is to get the Motif's
audio output into Logic.
So you would need to plug the audio outputs of the
Motif into 2 inputs of your audio interface.
This part is correct. I will say that.
Now this part,
Using an Input Object in Logic, you could then
monitor the Motif through the output object of
Logic.
Stereo Input Object 1-2 is inputs 1 and 2 from your
audio interface. Input Object 3-4 is inputs 3 and 4
of your interface...etc...
So now, when you are finished with your song, as long
as you bounce in Real time, the motif's output will
be visible to Logic's Output Object, and therefore be
included in the bounced audio file.
Hope that helps...
This is may or may not be correct. I personally have never
heard of this way of getting a keyboard sound into Logic.
That in itself means nothing since, there is much about
Logic I do not know. I am just going on what I learned
in the MacPro Video Enviroment series. In 47 lessons
on the enviroment, not once did they suggest this.
though they did mention what I am going to suggest,
that you create a mulit intstrument object in the enviroment
so that you can access all your keyboard sounds from
inside of Logic. This takes a little work, (in your case
very little) but when it's done it is easy to call up any
bank and patch. You can record to Logic in midi and
then it will be routed back to his keyboard automatically.
After running cables from his keyboard audio out to his
audio interface ins, he just sets up an audio track to record
the output of the keyboard. You can even skip recording
the midi if you just want to record audio from the ES.
Recording the midi first has definite advantages (easier to edit).
I even found a multi instrument environment layer with
documentation from Yamaha so you do not have to do the
hard part of setting up the 500+ names of the patches or
the tracks in the arrange window.Looks like this is your lucky day.
The environment LSO is here...
http://members.cox.net/fortunately4u/MOTIFES_SequencerKit.zip
I made a video tutorial on setting up a external multi
instrument in Logic. That can be found here....
http://www.easy-sharing.com/515936.html
You probably wont need the video but in case something
is not clear, you can refer to it.
I know this works since I did it for my Motif.
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