Question regarding latest Version 3.2.6 and Logic 8.0.2 &

[RipperG]

I followed the instructions in the MolCP3.pdf. I am a total newbie trying to connect Logic 8.0.2 using leopard through VMware fusion to XP Professional SP3 and Adobe Audition 3.0 for the first time. The signal is getting through to my PC


For the last 2 days I have been trying to figure out why I cannot see the MolCP III driver in my software instrument track Output in the arrange window of Logic! I see the driver properly installed when I go to the Mac OSX Utilities Audio Midi Setup, but it simply does not show up in Logic!

Anyone have this problem, and if so how did you solve it? DO I need to do something in the Environment Window? If so detailed instruction would help! I have scoured this topic in Google without any luck!

RipperG

[Muse-Med]

RipperG -

I see that you posted this several days ago. I'm going to attempt to guide you in the right direction so that you may use your set-up.

First thing is first. I am going to assume that you understand the basic function of the program MIDIoverLAN CP program. It is a very cool program that basically allows two (or more) computers to "communicate" midi information between each other. It's basically a fancy-shmancy virtual "midi-cord" connecting two (or more) computers together via the ethernet.

So. . . with this in mind. I am going to assume that have successfully configured the the program on two or more computers via the MolCp3CtlPanel. This is important and needs to be done first.

I have the MIDIoverLAN CP (which I will now refer to as MOLCP) program on 3 computers: 1 Dell and 2 Apple computers. However, I basically use the 2 Apple computers for most of my current sequencing projects. So, for now on, I will refer to the two computers as "Number 1" and "Number 2". I use the Logic 8.02 program from my MacPro computer (my "Number 1 computer") and use my MacBookPro (my "Number 2 computer") to house my software-based instrumental libraries, mainly GPO, JABB, Chris Hein Guitars and other orchestral sound libraries via Native-Instrument's Kontakt 3 (or Kontakt 2 Player) program.

I am assuming that you have some kind of software-based instrument program (for example, like the Kontakt 3 software program) with the midi interface properly set-up to recognize and use each of the activated MOLCP ports. This configuration would take place, of course, on your "Number 2 computer". When you assign an instrument to be used in a sequencing project, I am assuming that you are also assigning an activated MOLCP port. All of this is important.

If all is properly installed and configured at this point, now it is time to talk about the Logic.

Of course, when talking about the LOGIC program, one needs to have a fairly good understanding that LOGIC is a powerful, deep, highly configurable and often times confusing program. Because one needs to utilize Logic's Environment in order to get the sequencing projects to properly work, one also needs to have a basic understanding to what midi is all about (its strengths and its weaknesses). If one is vague on any of these accounts, one needs to open up and read LOGIC's manual. It is within LOGIC's Environment that one needs to configure each midi-instrument in order to properly run sequencing projects.

Remember, when using MOLCP, one is utilizing MIDI and MIDI information ONLY. No audio information is shared via MOLCP!

Logic's Environment. In Logic's Environment (on your "Number 1 computer"), click on "New" and then click on "Instrument". Again, before you do this, you need to make sure that you have already properly activated and configured a virtual midi-instrument from your "Number 2 computer"!!! If you did, GOOD! Now. . . we need to configure your new "Instrument" from within Logic's Environment. Click on the new instrument's icon. At this point, you should see a configuration panel on the left of your screen. Click on Port and choose the MOLCP port that corresponds to your virtual midi-instrument found on the "Number 2 computer". Click on Channel and choose the channel number that you assigned to your virtual midi-instrument (on the "Number 2 computer"). I do this for each and every virtual midi-instrument that I want to use for my sequencing project.

Now we are ready to go to LOGIC's Arrange window!

Before we continue a few things need to be said. From Logic's Arrange window, there are choices to be made. The choices made truly depends on how you have configured your computers and audio devices to work with each other. Each of my Apple computers has its own audio device. The MacPro has a MOTU 2408 MK3 audio device. The MacBook Pro has a MOTU 828 MK3 audio device. The two audio devices "communicate" audio information via ADAT light channels. (I am assuming that you understand the difference between audio information and midi information!!) But because I have my computers and audio-devices configured in such a manner, when I work within LOGIC's Arrange window, I utilize "Software Instruments". I could also utilize "Midi Instruments" as well. I do not know your personal studio configuration; I do not know what type of computers you use nor do I know what type of audio devices you use and how you have configured them to work with each other from within your studio. But HOW you have your audio/midi sequencing studio configured may very well dictate how you proceed within LOGIC's Arrange window.

I am going to share to you what I do with my audio/midi sequencing studio and LOGIC configuration.

As stated before, I utilize "Software Instruments" for when I pick a "New Instrument" from within Logic's Arrange window. Then from within Logic's I/O, I pick "External Instrument" for the input.

Now I need to configure the "External Instrument"!! (Don't worry, we're getting toward the end! LOL! )

From within the "External Instrument", click on "MIDI Destination". From here you want to pick the midi-instrument that you assigned LOGIC from within LOGIC's Environment. Finally, you want to pick the "Input". This is the Audio Input (different from midi!). I pick the Audio Input that I have configured together from within both of my computers, both MOTU audio devices and from within all software programs found within each computer: from the "Number 1 Computer", the Logic program, from the "Number 2 Computer", the Kontakt 2 program.

Once all of this is done, I am NOW ready to sequence.

And Thank Goodness for manuals!

Good luck and happy sequencing!

Ted

[RipperG]

Thank you very much Ted for the detailed explanation! It will be of use to me maybe someday and certainly to others. Finally Whorhole 2 is what I really needed. I wanted to be able to play my waves GTR in PC version via VMware fusion from Logic on my Mac Pro.

Unfortunately I have having some trouble with this as well!

Best Regards!