MIDI Remote Control in Logic 8?

In Logic Pro 7 it was easy to assign transport and other functions to keys on any MIDI keyboard, and there was a menu command and a "MIDI remote" checkbox that allowed this function to be turned off and on. Does Logic Pro 8 retain this same functionality? I haven't read the entire Logic Pro 8 user manual, but a search through the pdf doesn't turn up any comparable reference to "MIDI remote." The manual does talk about assigning key commands to control surfaces -- will this allow me to teach Logic to execute my favorite key command when I play a C#0 on any old MIDI keyboard, as in Logic 7? The ability to turn this "MIDI remote" function on and off -- in case I want to play a C#0 and not control the transport -- was also nice. Does that exist in Logic 8? (Basically, I just want to control Logic's transport when I'm recording into a mike, in a sound booth 20 feet away from my main Mac/Logic workstation -- and a little 25-key midi keyboard did that job nicely via MIDI remote in Logic 7.)

Hi, I saw this question while looking for something else, and noticed it hasn't been answered. I don't think the macbook air has an ir receiver, which is why you probably dont see it. Have you tried obtaining the boot camp drivers? you can go to boot camp setup in OSX, and after the initial walkthrough there is an option for saving the "windows support" utilities to a flash drive. save then take it into Windows, and reinstall boot camp drivers if you havent already. Otherwise I don't think macbook air laptops have a reciever to see an apple remote with. Sorry. Alternatively, if you have an iphone, ipad, or ipod touch, there are remote apps in the app store to remotely control your laptop. I believe there is one which mimicks an actual apple remote. good luck.

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Hi,
I've tried to configure and use the remote controls of the UF6 keyboard with logic, but they didn't want to work ...
I've tried too with the midi learn, but nothing. In the transport tool, i've seen the midi in when i've pushed the remote keys.
I've not found to choose "play" "stop" "rewind" in the menus of the midi learning tool ...
Someone could help me please to do it ? Does exists a step by step tutorial about this subject ?
The others functions with the midi keyboard works, and i can assign some other controllers.
Thanks you,
Befhti

Hi,
I've tried to configure and use the remote controls of the UF6 keyboard with logic, but they didn't want to work ...
I've tried too with the midi learn, but nothing. In the transport tool, i've seen the midi in when i've pushed the remote keys.
I've not found to choose "play" "stop" "rewind" in the menus of the midi learning tool ...
Someone could help me please to do it ? Does exists a step by step tutorial about this subject ?
The others functions with the midi keyboard works, and i can assign some other controllers.
Thanks you,
Befhti

Global MIDI assignments/control in Logic

I want to be able to control CC7 with Slider #1 and CC1 with Slider #2 with my MotifXS in Logic. I want these to be global so that no matter what instrument I’m on they control CC7 and CC1. So essentially control the automation on volume and modulation on the MIDI track that is currently record enabled. I have it now that with slider #1 I can control the overall output of one instance Kontakt but I want to be able to control CC1&CC7;of the individual instruments within that instance. (one at a time while they are record enabled.) Thanks in Advance!

You can see them using ⌘-K, summoning the *Controller Assignments List*.
But how did you get them in the first place? Whenever you hit ⌘-L (learn mode), whatever next MIDI event you play will be 'learned' by Logic and used for whatever it is assigned to in this list, also meaning it won't be used as a note message anymore. It is a very common 'starters' problem. Just remember that Logic has over a thousand key commands, so any key you hit inadvertently might well do something in, with or to Logic. And it is not hard to hit the L when aiming for the O or P or ; ....
You can delete the assignments by simply selecting them in the *Controller Assignments List* and hitting delete. Better than trashing prefs.
regards, Erik.

I there, my question is quite simple, I would like to know if the "apple remote control" can be used with a mac mini and , if so, it can be used to control also the "logic pro" functions (e.g. record, start, stop etc). Thks a lot, Danilo

I there, my question is quite simple, I would like to know if the "apple remote control" can be used with a mac mini and , if so, it can be used to control also the "logic pro" functions (e.g. record, start, stop etc). Thks a lot, Danilo

Good work, thanks for the report.

Rename midi-cc's in Logic Pro 9

Hello!
In Logic I have a.o. a midi-track used to automate vocal-fx in Mainstage.
I use midi-cc's to control fx sends on Mainstage mic-channels.
I have "Mainstage" set up as an external instrument in Logic, used via the IAC-driver.
It seems to me that I can't rename these cc's in Logic.
I would of course like them to be called something related to the function
they have in my setup, instead of the GM-name they come up with.
Before I "accept" that this can't be done, I thought I'd ask here
(Having used Sonar for 10 years before going Mac about a year ago
this is quite a surprise to me. This was a basic thing in Sonar to define
your non-GM instruments)
Best regards
Kim Holst
DK

Some of the newer hardware controllers have the ability to display the function
of the sliders/knobs relevant to the device they connect to.
Ok, that's just calling a knob on your controller, for instance, 'Filter Cutoff" because that's what you want to control.
That has nothing to do with which MIDI CC you are using to do it - it's just calling the knob "Filter Cutoff". If you are creating, eg, virtual knobs in Logic's environment, you can of course name the knob "Filter Cutoff".
This is very different to what you originally asked - renaming the actual MIDI CC's in Logic - so when you open up a region with CC#7 data, instead of saying "Volume" it would say "My renamed MIDI CC number". So I don't think what you originally asked for is actually what you wanted - or I interpreted your question incorrectly.
Wouldn't that be equivalent to having the same thing done in a software-controller?
If it's groundbreaking in hardware, wouldn't it be relevant in software?
Sorry, I don't quite follow you here...
I play live with about 400 songs as potential repertoire.
Ok, so you are indeed playing backing songs under a timeline, not just using Mainstage to play live instruments, yes? Or do you mean you know and can play from those songs, and are not using sequenced parts? (it's all live)
If the former, that obviously makes it more complicated. Ableton Live has a better toolkit for this stuff in general as it's designed from the get go as a live, don't stop performance tool, whereas Logic is a more conventional DAW - which in some ways makes it unsuited to live use.
Midifiles "converted" to audio
Ok - so you are playing back audio files - presumably you are currently using Mainstage and the audio playback module to play the backing tracks in stereo, yes? Or are you using Logic for this?
When I want to play a song with backingtracks, I want to press one button and everything gets ready.
Sure - so the simpler, and more bulletproof the rig is, the better. (Ie, it's good to cut down on the amount of different programs that have to run, open files etc etc.)
Whether I play with backingtracks or 100% manually I need some sounds and fx to be present all the time. I need a vocal reverb and a bass-sound to be present all the time.
Sure.
"On top of that" I need to switch between songs containing backingtracks and miditracks controlling my stagepiano-patch, my synth-patch and muting/unmuting my vocal reverb at the exact right time relative to the backingtracks.
So if I understand you, you are playing audio backing tracks, but also want sequencer control of the other stuff to set up patch/FX changes at preprogrammed points in the song? If so, then Mainstage as you know cannot do this. This leaves you two options - run both Mainstage and Logic at once - Mainstage for the live stuff, Logic for the preprogrammed stuff - this will work, but is more complex, and uses more resources than just a single program - or, run the whole lot in Logic and find a good workflow to switch your backing tracks.
The former should be fairly straightforwrd with a few gotchas, and you'd use the IAC bus to get Logic to remote control Mainstage.
The latter Logic-only solution is trickier - the main problem being you want to run live in one song, but be able to quickly choose different backing tracks. There are a number of ways to accomplish this. Just having a quick think about it, I would probably pull in all the backing track audio files, and appropriate MIDI parts (patch changes etc), and put each in a folder on the main arrange page.
I'd solo safe the live instruments, vocal and FX channels, and then enable solo mode. Now, by selecting a particular track, I'm soloing that entire backing track item (audio + sequences) and can there fore play it. I'd map the various track selection up/down commands to my hardware keyboard so I could select them quickly. I'd also route the live MIDI playing (keyboard/software instruments) away from the sequencer object o the destination instruments directly so it's not affected by the currently selected arrange track.
There are other ways of rigging it up, but that gives you an example.
I understand Logic as a "single layer" application.
One song active at a time.
Yes (well, technically you can load multiple songs, or use OnStage to switch between songs), but one song is active at any one time. What a "song" actually is though, is up to you. One song doesn't have to correspond to one backing track. As I demonstrated above, my example setup has all the backing tracks in your one live "song" - and this is similar to how Mainstage would be set up. Like I say, everything you can do in Mainstage you can do in Logic, though sometimes not quite as easily.
Mainstage offers that basic layer, plus additional layers.
A software version of my hardware rack.
Are you saying that is possible in Logic?
Yes, Logic can do all this. Everything you can do in Mainstage you can do in Logic (apart from the looper plugin in Mainstage).

Creative Megaworks 250D 2.1 THX: How can I find a new remote control & spare satellite(s)?

Hi all,
For years, we have owned and used one remarkable speaker set from Creative:
The Creative Megaworks (Cambridge Soundworks) 250D 2.1 THX-certified speakers!
I have no complaints. The sound this small 2.1 set produces is amazing! The 300 watts (RMS) power can shake the whole house - x50W + 2x75W are more than enough! Movies, music, games, everything sounds great - bass is deep and clear, mid-range is good, high frequences are clear! There's no noise and no distortion (I have connected the system to an SPDIF digital connector on my sound card), the Signal-to-Noise ratio is 99 dB, and the frequency response of the set is extremely good, too!
But I have a problem, now. We have broken, by accident, one of the satellites. Now I have only one satellite, and the bass/amplifier with the remote control... Looks like a . system... ;-)
This system was a present for us. Maybe we were lucky, but I am very happy with the build quality of this Creative spaker set. Until we have broken one of the satellites ourselves, yesterday, everything was OK, and the sound it produced was amazing all these years...
I tried to contact a Creative representative, asking if we can maybe order one (or two) spare satellites fot this set, but the only reply (up to now) was:
"You are out of warranty period. Buy a new speaker set."
Well, we could, I guess...
But:
First: Creative does not have (at present) a similar model, 2.1, THX certified, with digital (SPDIF input), 300W+ RMS, 99 dB Signal-to-Noise.
Second, to throw away such an amazing set just because there's one satellite broken? That would be such pity! :-(
I'd like to buy one (or two) new 250D satellites. I was thinking even that, in the worst case, I can maybe try to order 2 satellites from a Creative Gigaworks S750 set. They have very similar characteristics, 70W rms power, 8 ohms, so maybe this'll work. I was trying to check today if two satellites can be ordered, but with no luck up to now... :-(
Does anyone have any similar experience? What do you do if you accidentally have broken up one satellite from a 2./5./7. expensi've speaker set? Should you throw away the whole set? Try to find similar satellites?
I hope Creative support will help, but I don't have much hope, at present...
Does anyone have experience connecting an S750 satellite to a 250D system? Can I expect any problems? Or it'll work?
Finally, just one more question:
The remote control.
Currently, the remote control unit on our 250D model works OK. But I am a bit worried, if anything happens, that the speaker set can become useless. So I'd like to order one spare new remote control for this model, just in case. Can someone help?
Maybe, even if this speaker set is not produced anymore, a new remote control can be ordered from Creative?
I'd really like to make these 250D speakers produce great sound again!? I am a big Creative fan and Creative 250D 2.1 THX is one of the best sound systems I have ever owned (or heard) and I'd like to do everyting to fix things up...
Thanks for all the help!
Cheers! :-)
PS The satellites of the 250D look very much like these. But these Cambridge Soundworks satellites are more powerful (20W RMS); I was even thinking to order a pair of them, but not sure if they'll fit well. Maybe a pair of S750 satellites (70W RMS) is a better idea? But in any case, if I can find a new pair of satellites, what to do with the remote control?... Please, help!

After exchanging several messages with official Creative Support, I feel a bit disappointed... For years, I have believed that Creative is a company that makes amazing audio products. They probably still do, but now that I am a customer who owns an expensive product of theirs, but with expired warranty, they don't want even to suggest a solution that can work for both parties!
Why is Creative Support so un-supportive? :-( I am still a Creative customer, after all, right?
My communication with Support went nowhere. After it was established that our 250D system is out of warranty period (it is only 2 years, btw), they refused to sell me a replacement satellite (even if they still may have some left in stock, for such cases)!
Finally, I found S700 satellites on ebay and I hope that 2 of them will fit well with the 250D system. Impedance of 250D satellites is 8 ohms (S700 satellites are 8 ohms, too), power is almost the same (250D satellites are 75W rms, and S700 are 70W rms), Signal-to-Noise of both systems is 99 dB, and frequency response is similar, too (250D satellites should be around 50Hz - 8 kHz, I think, and S700 should be around 50Hz - 20 kHz).
Well, my final 'point of worry' was that if anything happens with the remote control, we won't be able to switch on/off the system, even if the sub/amplifier works. So, I tried to ask Support just to sell me one new remote control, if they can. To sell, not to give for free, mind this! ;-)
They refused!
My e-mails are either left un-answered, or the only kind of reply I get is 'We can offer you 10% off our new products'. Well, I don't want to buy a whole new expensi've system, if I can just get 1-2 replacement parts for my old one, and have it working for years! :-)
(Imagine you buy an expensive DSLR camera, you break the LCD screen, and imagine how Canon or Nikon refuse to sell you a replacement LCD, because you're out of warranty! I can't imagine that!)
Well, with Creative it looks like this works only this way: Buy a new system. While speaker system is within its warranty period, Creative may replace defecti've and/or broken parts. Once system is out of warranty period, you can simply throw the system away, as Creative will not sell you replacement parts, no matter how politely you ask (and no matter if such parts are available at Creative or not)!
I hope I will be able to use our 250D system for some more time (after the satellites arrive). I don't know how I can find a new remote control, just to be on the safe side.
And I am not sure I will buy Creative product next time. I will carefully look around and maybe will pick up a product from a company which will offer me not only warranty support, but out-of-warranty support, too. That would be wise.
I like how the high-end Creative speaker systems sound. I simply cannot understand how this company can be successful, if they make such great products, but then refuse to help its customers, when they have problems... :-(

Apple Remote controll doesn't work

hi there.
I have read, that the Apple Remote Controll, that can be used for things like iPhoto & iTunes can also be used to controll Logic 8, starting and stopping playback ... .
Doesn't work at my system. Is there anything i have to setup? Have heared it should work by default.
thx for help

In iTunes 8:
Go into your iTunes preferences and select the Devices tab. Make sure "Look for iPhone and iPod Touch Remotes" is selected. If it already is, try clicking "Forget All Remotes"
In iTunes 7:
Go into your iTunes preferences and select the Advanced tab. Select the General tab beneath it, and make sure "Look for iPhone and iPod Touch Remotes" is selected. If it already is, try clicking "Forget All Remotes"
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CG

I dont' get why remote control is so importand with scripts

I've got my dvd working, but i just don't get why the remote control menu so important is.
the situation i'm having is:
I've got an play all button (when it is hit it gets the value 1)
when you push the menu button on the remote, the pre-script gets rid of the value 1 and turns it in to value 0
with value 0 you can look at a track and after that it goes back to the menu, value 1 makes sure that after track 1, track 2 is being played.
But when someone is playing the 'play all' (value 1) and hits the menu button for a pauze and hits it again to play where he was. you get the value 0.
When you say in the inspector under remote control -> menu -> menu1:button1 he stays with the value 1. although you have been in de menu..
Hope someone can give me a answer.

It all depends on how you access the menu. Pre-scripts are good in lots of situations, but can be bypassed in others. If you have read the article over at
http://www.editorsbin.com/authoring/playall.html
towards the bottom I discuss several different scenarios where the play all could get interrupted and you need to think about how you will get around it. Your specific situation is one such issue, and the way around it is to use button values instead of setting values in menu prescripts. You should also try using 'free-standing' scripts - i.e. scripts that are not prescripts, but which do the same job and then send the viewer on to the appropriate menu. By pointing to these you can ensure the value is retained under differetn circumstances each time, and make sure the viewer returns safely back to the 'play all' option they were taking a break from.
None of this is particularly easy, but it is at least logical! With care you should be able to script a play all from different tracks using any number of menus. If you need a hand with those scripts, let me know.
Alternatively, have a look here at my blog where I show a different way to achieve the scripted solution.

Capturing events from a bluetooth remote control

I purchased a Fujitsu Remote Control RC900 and installed it on my Windows 7 computer.
Now I try to capture the remote control key events in a Java application.
I can catch some events as keyboard events (such as "Enter" or arrow keys) but for many keys I have not found a way to catch any event.
Still, some media applications can recognize the events.
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In short - never listen to low-level events from editorComponents (low-level meaning everything below - and most of the time including - a editingStopped/editingCancelled of the cellEditor). Your problem belongs to the model realm - save if a cell value is changed - so solve it in the model realm by listening to event from the tableModel and trigger your business logic when you detect a change in that particular cell value.
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How do I match encore buttons with my remote control

So, I've made a menu in Encore and when I build the DVD and put it in my DVD player, the buttons don't work how I want them to with my remote control. For example, on the main menu (which I created in After Effects) I have two buttons (one above the other) - "Play" and "Chapters." To go from Play to Chapters on the main menu, I have to push the right arrow button on the remote instead of the down button.
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HI all,
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Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

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Go to > Removing a broken headphone plug - Google Search or take it to your local AASP for service.

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Is there any LabWindows/CVI example of Agilent 16900A logic aalyzer remote control?
Thank you

Hi dtadenev,
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Import Mainstage hardware controls in Logic 8 ?

Hello
I successfully exported a channel strip from Mainstage into Logic Pro, so I'm happy to have the opportunity to bypass the environment so that I don't have to re-open previous songs just to play with one sound.
Now, I would like to know how I can get Logic 8 to exploit the Mainstage customized hardware UI controls from Logic 8.
I'm not sure this is clear but I lack the English words to describe it (I use the French version of Logic Studio) so:
1) I create some keyboard, sliders, etc. interface to interact with a given strip.
2) I can import the strip in Logic 8
3) How do I know if twiddling my keyboard's slides will have the same effect under Logic Pro as it as in Mainstage ? I exported a channel strip, not the complete concert ?
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Lenovo AIO C440 - not working infrared remote control

Hello,
is there any hint how to get infrared remote control working for a new C440 model? Tomorrow I will try to measure and/or replace batteries which could be bad. For now it is totally not working.
Another question: the remote should work only within AverMedia TV app or in the whole Windows 8?
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hi bohdik,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
The IR Windows Media Center remote control is for use with C440 models with optional TV tuner. If you have this model, make sure the TV Tuner driver and the ITE CIR Driver from the lenovo support site are installed under Device Manager (press Windows Key+R then type devmgmt.msc) then follow the Set up a TV signal in Windows Media Center. guide.
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Remote Control and Remote View Problem

Hi,
I work at a High School running Netware 6.0 SP5 and Zen works 4.01 ir7.
Remote Control and Remote View works great but I noticed one problem.
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