Question: Using 2 audio instruments on a split keyboard?

Hi..
I'm trying to do the following:
I have an old Roland XP 10 Synthesizer, wich it has a very usefull fuction for live playing: To split the keyboard in 2 different midi channels, so.. at the same time, you can use 2 different sounds, in different sectors of the keyboard.
Ok.. As I plug my Roland XP 10 to my iBook through an Edirol UA 20 Audio-Midi-USB interface, and using Logic Express 7.2.3, I'm trying to do exactly the same, but.. this time, I want to trigger 2 instruments sounds through my Roland XP 10 in split mode, so.. I can have 2 of my logic sounds at the same time on my keyboard, ready to use in different sectors.
This that I'm trying to do with Logic, It's very easy to do with Reason 3.
Can it be done with Logic Express 7?
Anybody?
I apologize for my english, it isn't my first language.

Open the Environment window and create a splitter and 2 audio objects.
Select the first audio object and in the properties (in thel left pane) set as audio instrument 1 on MIDI channel 1, the other as instrument 2 on MIDI channel2.
Now connect the channel 1 of the splitter to instrument 1 and the channel 2 of the splitter to instrument2.
So you can play 2 instruments at the same time but you can't record them on different MIDI tracks.
cheers
rob

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