Some Basic Logic Questions

I used to use Cakewalk Sonar and I knew it really well. I just got my mac pro and logic 7.2 and I'm having trouble making sense of everything, including the manuals. Can anyone suggest some tips for me on the following simple items. I really thought they would be much more intuitive.
1. Recording Audio with my Motu 896HD.
2. Recording Midi with my M-Audio key Station
3. Can I bus to a master fader? I don't see one in the mix board.
4. I really need a good compressor. Can I rely on the Logic one or should I upgrade?
5. rewiring Reason
6. Can I build custom drum loops like I currently do in Reason?
I just spent 3 hours tooling around and I'm a bit burnt out. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it but it's just overwhelming. I can't get used to the terms and the screens, etc.
Your suggestions are appreciated.
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) Brand Spankin' New
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) Brand Spankin' New
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) Brand Spankin' New

Yes Logic is extremely overwhelming at first, it was for me anyway. I have had it for a little over a year now and there is still a lot that I don't know, but I think I can answer the majority of your questions.
I am not familiar with the MOTU 896HD, but I use a MOTU Traveler, so hopefully it is somewhat similar. It should be for the most part plug and play, so Logic should recognize it. When it comes to recording audio, open the mixer, and click tracks to view the audio channels. I've never used Sonar, but I'm guessing most things in this area are similar. First where a channel says something like "Input 1" you can click there and change the input source (this is the input on your MOTU), and then of course you engage for recording which I'm sure you know of this function.
Recording midi with your m-audio is extremely self explanatory also, go to your mixer and select instruments, then load some type of soft synth in as an insert, then go to your arrange window (the main window that comes up as standard) and click the tiny little engage button next to that particular channel. If your m-audio is connected, it should automatically work just like that.
Yes everything is in a master fader, if you click Outputs in the mixer, it should show your outputs, if nothing is there, then there is no output in the arrange, not to worry, click the Global button in the mixer window and then click to view the outputs, and there you go! There should be a fader for Outputs1-2, if you double click this, it will add it to your arrange window so you can automate and do stuff like that if you would like to.
A lot of people rag on the Logic Compressor, but it does the job for me. If you search around these forums, there is a post about the Logic Compressor and EQs comparing them to other 3rd party productions.
As for rewiring Reason, I have no experience with this whatsoever.
Yes you can build custom drum loops, you can insert Ultrabeat into an instrument channel and use that. It is a extremely simplistic program if you need it to be, but it also allows you to change many parameters of the samples. It comes with tons of preset drum kits and banks, and of course you can use your own.
Powerbook 15" 1.67 GHz PowerPC G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) User of Logic Pro 7.1.1

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> Hello all,
> I have some basic questions on XI and File Adapter
> and hope you can help me. Any answer is appreciated.
>
>
> 1. Can I use NFS transport protocol to poll a file
> from a machine in the network, which is not the XI?
yes
> Or do I have to use FTP instead?
>
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> 2. If I understand it correctly - when using the
> FTP-File Adapter, XI has the role of a ftp client. I
> have to run a ftp server on my distant machine. XI
> connects to FTP-Server and polls the file.
> Can it also be configured the other way round? The
> scenario I think of would be: FTP client installed on
> distant machine, which connects to FTP-Server(XI) and
> loads up a file. So XI would act as FTP Server.
> I know this works, if I install a ftp Server on the
> computer my XI runs on, and use the NFS-File Adapter
> to observe the folder. But I want to know, if I need
> a second, independant ftp server for this.
>
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> 3. And last but not least: When do I need the active
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>
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> Thanx a lot for your answers!
> Ilona

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