Using Logic as an Audio Instrument Player :-(
Here's what I am trying to do:
I am setting up 16 audio instr. in logic with 16 different midi channels all hooked up to port one on my Unitor 8. My MPC4000 is acting as sequencer.
Maybe I am stupid but I cannot manage to record enable all 16 midi tracks and split the midi channels so that the MPC is addressing 16 different channels. What happens is that all 16 channels will play what channel 1 is receiving. All instr, are set to different midi channels...
Is it really not possible to split one port into 16 independant channels in the logic environment?
Sure Steve, I don't know the exact needs, if you need only a player then cable the Physical input directly into the Audio Instrument objects ( Use a Channel Splitter if you like ) then you shouldn't even have to worry about record switches.
Physical In -> Channel Splitter -> Audio Instruments
No Arrange Required
J
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