Using multiple controllers in logic pro x simultaneously

I am using Logic pro x, updated today.
Two USB controllers
1 Alesis DM 10 Electronic drum kit
2 M-Audio Keystation 88es
When we record, the problem is that if I have the Software track like a piano selected then both of the controllers play it.  If producer drum kit is selected then both play it.   If both selected both play both.    How do I assign the Alesis kit to the producer kit channel/track and the keystation to the piano channel/track for example
I have the brain/module of the alesis set to just send midi signal (no audio) to macbook pro via usb
I also use a presonus studio live 16.0.2 that is my mixer / firewire interface and I have the output of the software piano instrument output set to CH 11-12 and the producer kit channel output set to Ch 15-16
One thought that I had is to use a midi cable for one of the controllers to go to presonus first and then it would communicate to macbook via firewire connection.
Is that necessary?
Thanks for any help.

Hi
You need to do several steps:
a) Set each controller to transmit on a separate MIDI channel
b) In Logic, set each track to receive on a specific MIDI channel (see step 1) in the Track parameters Inspector
c) In Logic, go to File:Project Settings:Recording and enable "Auto demix...
d) In Logic, Record arm both Instrument tracks
CCT

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