Two USB Controllers for Live Playback (Concert)

I have Logic Pro 9 and 10.6.6 and need to play, live, two different USB Controllers assigned to different sounds/tracks. Any way to do this? Everything I have researched has pointed to previous versions of Logic Pro.
Thanks!

I'm not sure if an Aggregate Device can really work as an output that sends signals to both devices. Have you checked the volume level in the Audio/Midi Utility? You also might want to look at this thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2559871?start=0&tstart=0

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