Mackie LOGIC 7 User Manual

Logic 7

Dedicated Control Surface Support

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Preface 7 What Is Covered

7 CM Automation Motormix 7 CM Labs Motormix 7 Emagic Logic Control 8 Emagic Logic Control XT 8 Mackie Baby HUI 8 Mackie C4 8 Mackie Control 8 Mackie Control Extender 9 Mackie Control Universal 9 Mackie HUI 9 Radikal Technologies SAC-2.2 9 Radikal Technologies SAC-2k 9 Roland SI-24 9 Tascam FE-8

9 Tascam FW-1884 10 Tascam US-224 10 Tascam US-428 10 Yamaha 01V96 10 Yamaha 02R96 10 Yamaha 01X 10 Yamaha DM1000

11 Yamaha DM2000

Chapter 1 13 Logic Control—Basics

13 Introduction 14 Getting Started 17 View Modes 21 The Displays 23 About Alert Messages

24 Tips

Chapter 2 27 Logic Control—Details

28 The Channel Strip(s)

31 The Assignment Zone

46 Fader Bank Zone 48 Master Fader 49 Display Zone

51 The Function Key Zone

52 The Global View Zone 52 Function Button Zone 56 The Transport Zone 64 The Cursor/Zoom Key Zone 65 The Jog/Scrub Wheel Zone 65 Functions and Menus

Chapter 3 75 Mackie C4

75 V-POTs, V-SELECTs 78 Buttons at Bottom 80 Marker Overlay 80 Track Overlay 80 Channel Strip Overlay 81 Function Overlay 83 Assignment Overview

Chapter 4 85 Tascam FW-1884

85 Introduction 85 Requirements 85 Set Up 85 Operation 86 Assignment Overview

Chapter 5 91 Mackie HUI

91 Requirements 91 Set Up 91 Other HUI-compatible Devices 92 Assignment Overview

Chapter 6 103 Mackie Baby HUI

103 Requirements 103 Assignment Overview

Chapter 7 107 Yamaha DM2000

107 Requirements 107 Set Up 108 Assignment Overview

Contents

Chapter 8 117 Yamaha DM1000

117 Requirements 117 Set Up 118 Assignment Overview

Chapter 9 125 Yamaha 02R96

125 Requirements 125 Set Up 126 Assignment Overview

Chapter 10 131 Yamaha 01V96

131 Requirements 131 Set Up

132 Assignment Overview 135 Selected Channel 135 Data Entry Section 135 Channel Strips 135 Stereo Channel Strip 136 USER DEFINED KEYS Section

Chapter 11 139 CM Labs Motormix

139 Requirements 139 Set Up 139 Assignment Overview

Chapter 12 147 Radikal Technologies SAC-2K

147 Requirements 147 Set Up 147 Assignment Overview

153 Troubleshooting

Chapter 13 155 Roland SI-24

155 Requirements

155 Set Up

155 Assignment Overview

Chapter 14 161 Tascam US-428

161 Requirements

161 Assignment Overview

Appendix A 165 Logic Control—Specifications

165 Logic Control (Base Unit) 167 Logic Control XT (Extension Unit)

Contents

Appendix B 169 Logic Control—MIDI Implementation

169 SysEx Message Header 170 Global Control Messages 172 Common Control Messages

Appendix C 181 Logic Control—Control Surface Layout and IDs

Appendix D 185 Logic Control—MIDI Implementation Chart

Index 187

Contents

What Is Covered

This manual covers Logic’s dedicated control surface support. Please read it thoroughly to make the most of your new controller(s).

Logic comes with dedicated support for certain control surface models. There are several plug-ins which are are a part of Logic. Some plug-ins support multiple similar control surface models.

You can use any combination of control surfaces with Logic. However you get the most out of them when using them in a Control Surface Group if they are all supported by the same plug-in.

Here you find an alphabetic list of the supported control surfaces, how they differ from similar devices and a cross reference to the relevant sections.

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CM Automation Motormix

Only available in Logic Pro, not in Logic Express.

See section “CM Labs Motormix” on page 133.

CM Labs Motormix

Only available in Logic Pro, not in Logic Express.

See section “CM Labs Motormix” on page 133.

Emagic Logic Control

If you have installed Mackie’s firmware version 1.0.2 or higher, make sure that the Logic Control runs in Logic Control mode. See sections “Logic Control—Basics” on page 13 and “Logic Control—Details” on page 26.

Also see the Appendix for more details.

Emagic Logic Control XT

This is the extension unit for the Logic Control. It has only the channel strip section; therefore it is not useful without a Logic Control.

If you have installed Mackie’s firmware version 1.0.2 or higher, make sure that the Logic Control XT runs in Logic Control mode.

See sections “Logic Control—Basics” on page 13 and “Logic Control—Details” on page 26.

Also see the Appendix for more details.

Mackie Baby HUI

Only available in Logic Pro, not in Logic Express.

The Baby HUI is a stripped-down version of the HUI. For easier navigation, we have documented it in a separate section.

See section “Mackie Baby HUI” on page 98.

Mackie C4

The Logic Control plug-in has been extended for dedicated support for the Mackie C4. Please see section “Mackie C4” on page 73.

Mackie Control

The original Mackie Control is similar to the Logic Control in hardware, however the silk screening is different. You should request a Logic Control Lexan Overlay from Mackie to get the correct silk screening. See http://www.mackie.com/products/mackiecontrol/mackiecontrol_overlay.html

Firmware version 1.0.2 or higher is required, and it must be switched to Logic Control mode.

See sections “Logic Control—Basics” on page 13 and “Logic Control—Details” on page 26.

Mackie Control Extender

Firmware version 1.0.2 or higher is required, and it must be switched to Logic Control mode. See the documentation from Mackie on how to switch to Logic Control mode.

See sections “Logic Control—Basics” on page 13 and “Logic Control—Details” on page 26.

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Mackie Control Universal

The Mackie Control Universal must be switched to Logic Control mode. See the documentation from Mackie on how to switch to Logic Control mode.

See sections “Logic Control—Basics” on page 13 and “Logic Control—Details” on page 26.

Mackie HUI

Only available in Logic Pro, not in Logic Express.

The HUI plug-in has been tested with the original Mackie HUI. There are other control surfaces not mentioned here which can emulate the HUI, however we haven’t tested this and don’t support them.

See section “Mackie HUI” on page 87.

Radikal Technologies SAC-2.2

Only available in Logic Pro, not in Logic Express.

There is a dedicated plug-in for the SAC-2.2/2k’s native mode.

The Logic Control plug-in detects an SAC-2.2 reacting in Logic Control emulation and ignores it, to avoid that the SAC-2.2 is installed twice.

See section “Radikal Technologies SAC-2K” on page 140.

Radikal Technologies SAC-2k

See section “Radikal Technologies SAC-2K” on page 140.

Roland SI-24

See section “Roland SI-24” on page 146.

Tascam FE-8

Extension unit for FW-1884.

See section “Tascam FW-1884” on page 82.

Tascam FW-1884

See section “Tascam FW-1884” on page 82.

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Tascam US-224

A stripped-down version of the US-428, with dedicated support in the US-428 plug-in.

See section “Tascam US-428” on page 151.

Tascam US-428

See section “Tascam US-428” on page 151.

Yamaha 01V96

Only available in Logic Pro, not in Logic Express.

The Yamaha 01V96 emulates two HUI units, using two virtual MIDI In and Out connections over its USB cable.

See section “Yamaha 01V96” on page 125.

Yamaha 02R96

Only available in Logic Pro, not in Logic Express.

The Yamaha 02R96 emulates three HUI units, using three virtual MIDI In and Out connections over its USB cable.

See section “Yamaha 02R96” on page 119.

Yamaha 01X

The Yamaha 01X emulates a Logic Control, however it does not have all of its controls. Please refer to the 01X documentation for details.

Logic recognizes the 01X as such and shows a custom icon, however the remaining communication is as with a Logic Control.

See sections “Logic Control—Basics” on page 13 and “Logic Control—Details” on page 26.

Yamaha DM1000

Only available in Logic Pro, not in Logic Express.

The Yamaha DM1000 emulates two HUI units, using two virtual MIDI In and Out connections over its USB cable.

See section “Yamaha DM1000” on page 111.

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Yamaha DM2000

Only available in Logic Pro, not in Logic Express.

The Yamaha DM2000 emulates three HUI units, using three virtual MIDI In and Out connections over its USB cable.

See section “Yamaha DM2000” on page 101.

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What Is Covered

Logic Control—Basics

Introduction

Using a mouse and computer keyboard to do things normally done on an analog mixer can be disconcerting. Clicking an onscreen fader or knob, and dragging the mouse to achieve a silky smooth fade or pan move is difficult, if not impossible, for many users.

Logic Control provides you with hands-on control of virtually all of Logic’s real-time parameters. Move a fader and Logic’s on-screen fader will move with it. Similarly, when you make a fader move on-screen, the Logic Control fader moves. Adjust EQ by turning one of Logic Control’s take multiple mouse-clicks and/or key presses can now be achieved with the push of a button, the turn of a knob or a quick fader movement.

You can use Logic Control to:

control all transport functions

•

adjust MIDI, audio instrument, bus, master and audio channel volume and pan levels control channel EQ parameters

•

select and control all effect and audio instrument parameters select, solo, mute and arm tracks

•

set and adjust send parameters remotely switch between screensets

•

scrub MIDI and audio

•

zoom in on individual tracks create, delete and move between markers, and much more.

•

V-POT

knobs and Logic will update instantly. In fact, what used to

The Logic Control XT expands on the number of tracks, parameters etc. that can be controlled with individual faders, knobs and switches. The XT units are basically identical to the channel strip section (fader, You may add as many XT units as you wish to your Logic system, provided enough MIDI in and out ports are available.

V-POT,

and LCD) of the Logic Control unit.

All of your fader and

moves can be recorded and will faithfully play back in real-

V-POT

time. As the Logic Control units are equipped with motorized faders, remote controlled buttons, knobs and LEDs, your automation data will be reflected on the Logic Control’s surface instantly. This keeps you completely informed about all levels—for tracks, pan, parameters, EQs etc.

The feedback you receive on the 2 row, by 55 character LCD is so good, in fact, that you may find you rarely look at your computer monitor. This facility may also be particularly useful in situations where computer fan noise is an issue; a common problem for project studios not equipped with a vocal booth. This allows you to isolate, and remotely control, your Logic system while singing or performing acoustically in another room.

For live use, the Logic Control units are ideal. The performing musician now need only take a laptop, equipped with suitable audio and MIDI interfaces (Emagic EMI 2|6 and MT4, for example), a keyboard and a Logic Control to a live event. The backlit LCD is ideal for darkened stage use. The largely metal construction, Penny and Giles™ faders and solid buttons and switches are built to withstand the rigors of touring.

Given that Logic’s Track Automation facilities can be active, even when not in record mode, you can capture your “live” realtime changes for later recall. This ensures that you’ll never again lose that “once-in-a-lifetime” performance—on stage or in the studio.

We have every confidence that the Logic Control system will provide you with many years of inspiration, fun, reliability and productivity.

Your Logic media production environment will never be the same!

Getting Started

To make use of the Logic Control unit, you will require:

•

an installed copy of Logic Pro7 or Logic Express 7 a free MIDI in

•

suitable MIDI interface, e. g. if using a Unitor 8 or AMT 8, which feature 8 MIDI in and 8 MIDI out ports, with one Logic Control and one Logic Control XT, you will need to use 2 of the Unitor8/AMT8’s MIDI ins and 2 of its MIDI outs.

A “suitable” MIDI interface features drivers which support SysEx communication. Please consult the documentation that shipped with your MIDI interface.

The number of units which can be run simultaneously is dependent on the availability of free MIDI in and out ports in your MIDI system. In a “standard” setup, a single Logic Control unit will be used alone, or accompanied by one or more Logic Control XT units. It is also possible to make use of several Logic Control and several XT units to create

Control Surface Groups

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and

out port for

, as discussed in the Logic Reference Manual.

Logic Control—Basics

each

Logic Control or Logic Control XT unit, on any

Connecting the Unit(s)

Connect your Logic Control and/or Logic Control XT units as shown in the diagram below.

Computer

Optional Footswitches

As mentioned above, MIDI in

and

MIDI out connection. Do

each

Logic Control or Logic Control XT unit must have a discrete

MIDI Interface

not

“daisy-chain” other MIDI devices via MIDI THRU to the MIDI in or out ports used by the Logic Control units as this may result in data errors.

About the Power Supply Unit (PSU)

The PSU which came with your Logic Control unit is rated at 7.5V, 4.0 Amps, with a positive tip. Do not use any other power supply with the Logic Control units as this may result in permanent damage. Any attempt to use another power supply with either unit will automatically void your warranty.

Should you have a problem with the power supply unit, immediately disconnect it from the Logic Control and wall socket to avoid damage or electrical shock. There are no user-serviceable parts in the power supply unit (or the Logic Control units). If you have a problem with your Logic Control or power supply unit, please contact the local Emagic distributor in your region or territory.

Optional Footswitches and pedals

You may use optional foot switches to remotely control the start/stop and other functions of the Logic Control. This may be useful for guitarists or other two-handed playing. The foot switch sockets can use momentary foot pedals with either a positive or negative polarity. By default:

•

USER SWITCH A

•

USER SWITCH B

is assigned to is assigned to

Start/Stop

Record

(note that a track must be selected and armed

for recording to take place),

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•

EXTERNAL CONTROL

is assigned to the

fader level. Only use an expression

MASTER

pedal with this socket.

The polarity of the foot switches is determined by the Logic Control when powered up. Therefore it is useful to first connect the foot switches, then power up.

Power Up

Once everything is connected, press the power switch found to the rear left of your Logic Control and Logic Control XT units. Once powered, the displays will illuminate and the LCD will display a welcome message. Of note is the firmware version number found in the bottom right hand corner of the display. Each fader will slide to the top, and back to the bottom, of its travel. This self-diagnostic power-on procedure indicates that your Logic Control units are functioning correctly.

Your computer and MIDI interface can be powered up before or after the Logic Control units. Logic can be launched either before or after the units have completed initialization.

About Software and Firmware

The Logic Control and Logic Control XT units have no “intelligence” of their own. Their functionality is host software-based, making them them what to do/how to behave. What this means is that the Logic Control cannot perform any function that Logic itself cannot do. It also means that if Logic is not booted, the Logic Control units will do nothing at all.

completely

reliant on Logic to tell

The plus side of this approach is that the units represent the ultimate in upgradable hardware. As new functions are added to Logic, Logic Control will also be able to access and control them.

The Logic Control units do, however, have a form of software called “firmware”. This firmware is much like the BIOS found in your computer. New “behaviors”—at a hardware level—such as an improved control of the fader servo motors and changes to the display can be made via firmware updates.

The firmware is stored on an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) chip. It can be updated via a simple MIDI dump procedure, in the form of a MIDI file.

Should new firmware become available, you can simply download the appropriate MIDI file and play it to your Logic Control unit(s), which will be updated accordingly. The steps required to perform a firmware update will be outlined in the readme file which accompanies the file. Please read this

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before

attempting any update.

Quick Start

Once Logic is launched, any connected (and powered) Logic Control units will automatically be detected. The LCD above the from left to right) as they appear—from top to bottom—in the Arrange window Track List of your Autoload song. The two character

Time Display

will display

1 1 1 1

, assuming that your Autoload song starts at this

position.

Please note that if running multiple units, the order of channels/tracks (from left to right) needs to be defined. The easiest way to do this is to launch Logic, and then switch on the units from left to right, with a delay of about 5 seconds between powering up each unit. This only needs to be done once—and the setup will automatically be created in the right order. Once the setup is defined, the order in which you power up Logic or the Logic Control units doesn’t matter.

s will indicate the tracks (shown

V-POT

Mode Display

will display Pn, the

Position/

Should your Autoload song have the

Cycle

mode enabled or

muted

objects etc., the corresponding LEDs on the Logic Control will be illuminated to reflect each track’s current status.

It should be noted that the default settings and displays indicated above may be slightly different on your unit. The reasons for any such differences include: Firmware changes, software changes and user changes.

If the auto-detection phase completed correctly, you’re ready to go! If not, see the Logic user manual for setup information.

Although the Logic Control is intuitive to use, the following sections will provide you with information on accessing parameters and functions that may not be apparent at first glance. Feel free to use them as a reference manual while experimenting.

View Modes

Before taking a look at the front panel of the Logic Control, we’d like to cover a simple—but very important—concept.

Logic Control works in three discrete

•

Mixer View Global View

•

Arrange View

—layout like in the Track Mixer window (

—layout like in the Arrangement window.

View

modes.

Global

switch off).

switch on).

These modes are mutually exclusive, so if you’re in one the other.

It is important to note that the

Surface Group

, not a global setting. So one group can display the busses, while the

Mixer

vs.

Global View

modes is a property of the

other shows tracks, for example.

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View

mode, you cannot be in

Control

Switching View Modes

To toggle between button, located directly above the MASTER fader on the Logic Control.

Global View mode is indicated by the green LED to the right of the button. When deactivated, the Logic Control will instantly switch to Mixer View mode.

All faders, V-POTs, switches, LEDs and LCDs will update to reflect the current View mode. All settings of the Track and Global View modes are retained, so you can freely toggle between the two modes, and pick up from where you left off.

However if one of the Channel Strip View modes was active, the Logic Control switches back to the corresponding Multi Channel View mode, as you most probably first want to select a different track.

Mixer

and

Global View modes, repeatedly press the GLOBAL VIEW

Mixer View

Mixer View is the default mode of the Logic Control.

Mixer View is simply the view of all tracks, as they appear in the Arrange window’s Track

List, e. g.—Track 1 = Channel 1 on the Logic Control, Track 2 = Channel 2, a. s. o.

It should be noted that if multiple tracks “point” to the same underlying object, then only the first track will be displayed. If you want to see all of them, select Arrange View.

It does not matter if the tracks point to MIDI, Audio (this includes Buses etc.) or Audio Instrument objects, which exist in the Environment of the song. This allows you to make use of the Logic Control faders and V-POTs for any control task in Logic. This also extends to Volume, Pan, Mute and Solo control of external MIDI devices, as well as the parameters of the internal audio engine.

Global View

Global View limits the display to all Environment objects of a particular “class”, even if no corresponding tracks exist in the Arrange window. As an example, in an Environment that contains:

• 5 multi-timbral (16-channel) MIDI devices (i. e. 5 multi instrument objects)

• 64 Audio Tracks

• 16 Audio Instrument tracks

• 8 Buses

• 8 Inputs

• 8 Outputs

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Global View gives you direct access to the Volume, Pan, Mute and Solo parameters of all 80 MIDI channels, 64 audio tracks etc. as outlined above.

Note the light gray legend which links the

GLOBAL VIEW button to the eight buttons in

the “Global View” zone of the Logic Control front panel.

Simply press the button which corresponds to the object “class” that you wish to view.

You can select multiple classes by clicking on multiple buttons simultaneously.

The OUTPUTS button activates both output and master objects.

The USER button is reserved for future Logic features.

The Track Mixer window’s contents automatically follows the

GLOBAL VIEW button’s

state and also sets the object filters according to the object classes activated in Global View. You can disable this behavior with menu item View > Follow Control Surface.

Arrange View

Arrange View is similar to Mixer View, with one exception: Namely, if multiple tracks play back via the same environment object, all of them will be displayed on separate channel strips. This is helpful when used in conjunction with the nudge commands, for example.

Arrange View is engaged by pressing the SHIFT and GLOBAL VIEW buttons simultaneously. It is active as long as the GLOBAL VIEW button’s LED is blinking.

Folders

In Mixer View and Arrange View, Logic Control always displays the track of a certain folder—by default those of the “root” folder, i. e. the top level folder.

Folder tracks use the instrument “Folder” which has no parameters at all. Therefore the

V-SELECT is available for other purposes than setting track parameters. Pressing the V- SELECT

of a folder track enters the folder.

Alternatively you can select the folder track with

ENTER button.

You can leave a folder and return to the folder level above with the

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SELECT and enter the folder with the

CANCEL button.

The following topics cover a couple of “viewing” options that work in all View modes.

Channel Views

The channels section (i. e. the channel strips) can be in two fundamental view “modes”—Multi Channel and Channel Strip View. Normally, switching between these modes only affects the V-POTs, with the other channel controls always remaining in Multi Channel View.

Please note that there are some exceptions to this: in special view modes, the faders and SOLO and MUTE buttons have alternate uses/meanings.

• Multi Channel View—shows one parameter for eight tracks (normally a section of the

Track Mixer window). If your Control Surface Group consists of a Logic Control and additional Logic Control XTs, you will see more than eight tracks. The section can be shifted to the next/previous group of channels with the FADER BANK buttons.

Please note that when in Multi Channel view: the display will automatically update when another FADER BANK is selected. Please read the Fader Bank Zone section on page 46.

• Channel Strip View—shows eight (or more) parameters of the selected track. The

display will automatically update when another track is selected.

Switching between Multi Channel and Channel Strip views is achieved by pressing the

ASSIGNMENT button whose LED flashes.

When pressing an ASSIGNMENT button which is not currently selected, the assignment mode changes, and the according Multi Channel View is activated. Exception: switching between Instrument Edit View and Plug-in Edit View.

Pages

Logic features the Channel EQ with 8 (Logic Pro) or 4 (Logic Express) bands per audio channel. Each EQ has four (4) parameters. It also offers (up to) 16 Buses. Many of Logic’s plug-ins—effects and Audio Instruments—plus those of third-party manufacturers, feature dozens of parameters.

Every one of these parameters can be accessed by the Logic Control.

To give you an example of how this works, imagine a plug-in that contains, say, 16 parameters and you are using a single Logic Control.

Once you’ve switched to the appropriate “Channel Strip Edit View” of the plug-in you wish to adjust, you can directly affect parameters 1 to 8 by using V-POTs 1 to 8. You can then switch by a “page” to access parameters 9 to 16.

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Simply press the LEFT/RIGHT CURSOR keys to step up/down to the next “page” of parameters.

The current/total number of pages (e. g. “Page 1/3”) is displayed in the top right-hand corner of the LCD whenever multiple “pages” are available—i. e. when parameter names are shown in the lower row.

To get to the first or last page, hold down OPTION while pressing the LEFT/RIGHT CURSOR key.

Switching by page is just the default. To switch by a single parameter, hold down C/ ALT while pressing the appropriate cursor key.

Viewing by Name or Value

As a personal preference, or for practical reasons, you may wish to view parameters by their name, or by value. To toggle between the two Display formats—Name or Value— repeatedly press the NAME/VALUE button in the Display section of the Logic Control— just below the SMPTE/BEATS LEDs.

It should be noted that the NAME/VALUE button has a significant impact on the Multi Channel and Channel Strip views of the various Assignment modes. The use of the

NAME/VALUE button in these view modes is covered throughout The Assignment Zone

section, from page 31 onwards.

The Displays

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

The LCD is a 2 row × 55 character backlit display.

Below the display, you will see eight (8) “notched” areas which act as visual cues, making the separation of channels/parameters easier. These are numbered 1—8.

Short names

Each channel/parameter can be indicated by a name or value, up to 6 characters long, dependent on the currently selected Display mode. In general, the upper row of each channel/parameter will display the track name, and the lower row will display the parameter name and/or value.

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Note: 8-bit ASCII characters such as curly quotes and umlaut characters are replaced by the best-possible 7-bit ASCII equivalent, e. g. ä = ae, ö=oe, ü=ue, á = a, ø = oe, œ = oe, ß = ss, å = a.

In case you don’t like the way a track or instrument name is abbreviated, you can provide your own version, simply by appending it with a backslash (\). To get the track “My very long track name” displayed as “long” instead of “TrckNm”, the track name must be “My very long track name\long”.

Long names

In some modes, a long (i. e. full) parameter or other name will be displayed briefly on- screen, when adjusted. The display of long names, and the duration of this display, is set in the Preferences. These settings are discussed in the Logic user manual.

Name vs. Value

To toggle between the two Display formats—Name or Value—repeatedly press the

NAME/VALUE button in the Display section of the Logic Control—just below the SMPTE/

BEATS LEDs.

The following is a brief overview of the effect the NAME/VALUE button has on the various display modes.

• Multi Channel view, display mode Names: upper line shows track names, lower line

shows parameter names

• Multi Channel view, display mode Values: upper line shows track names, lower line

shows parameter values

• Channel Strip view, display mode Names: upper line shows view info, lower line shows

parameter names

• Channel Strip view, display mode Values: upper line shows parameter names, lower

line shows parameter values

Assignment LED (Mode Display)

To the right of the LCD, you will find the two digit, seven-segment LED display which indicates the current Assignment status of the Logic Control. Throughout the manual we refer to this LED as the Mode Display.

The Assignment status is determined by the 6 buttons found in the light gray Assignment area directly below the Mode Display. We will discuss the use of these buttons, and the abbreviations shown in the LED, in The Assignment Zone section, from page 31 onwards.

Basically the display ends with a period whenever a Channel Strip View is active.

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Song Position/SMPTE Time Display

The right-most display is a multi-digit, seven-segment LED. It is accompanied by two small LEDs to its immediate left, which provide a quick visual indication of the currently active display format: SMPTE or BEATS. To toggle between the two Time formats, repeatedly press the SMPTE/BEATS button in the Display section at the top of the Logic Control—just below the SMPTE/BEATS LEDs.

When BEATS mode is selected, the Position/Time Display is divided into 4 segments, separated as follows:

Bars/Beats/Sub Divisions/Ticks

When SMPTE mode is selected, the Position/Time Display is divided into 4 segments, separated as follows:

Hours/Minutes/Seconds/Frames

The display format can be viewed in a number of ways. This can be altered in Logic’s

Display Preferences.

Rude Solo LED

This LED indicates that either: an audio track is set to solo, or the track solo mode is enabled. It is a helpful visual aid in situations where a track has been soloed and the fader bank has been shifted—i. e. the soloed track’s Solo LED is no longer visible.

About Alert Messages

Alert messages are simply dialog or message boxes in Logic. As examples, file save dialogs, authorization warnings, edit confirmations or error messages.

When these windows “pop up” on-screen, the Logic Control will respond in the following way:

• all LEDs are deactivated,

• the upper LCD row shows the beginning of the alert text

• the first eight buttons (usually 1 or 2) of the alert are displayed in the lower LCD line,

aligned to the right

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• the Position/Time Display shows

Message, Alert, Attention

Caution

, depending

on the icon in the alert

• if the alert text does not fit in the LCD’s upper row, it will start scrolling after 3

seconds. When the text has scrolled to the end, it will remain onscreen for 3 seconds and will then recommence.

You can scroll the alert text manually with the jog wheel. Once you start doing so, automatic scrolling is disabled

In addition to the Jog Wheel, all V-POTs can be used to scroll the alert text. They also show the current scroll position.

• By pressing one of the V-SELECTs, you trigger the appropriate button/function in the

alert—if applicable.

• The ENTER button triggers the default button in the alert, where applicable.

• The CANCEL button triggers the button labelled “Cancel” or “Abort” in the alert, where

applicable.

After the alert has disappeared, all controls and displays will return to their previous state.

For other modal dialogs, only the text There is a modal dialog on the screen appears. The ENTER and CANCEL buttons don’t work in this case; you have to end the dialog with the mouse or computer keyboard.

For file select boxes, only the text There is a file select dialog on the screen appears. The ENTER and CANCEL buttons don’t work in this case; you have to end the dialog with the mouse or computer keyboard.

Tips

Way back at the beginning of this manual we said “Your Logic media production environment will never be the same!”

This, as we’re sure you’re starting to realize, was not an unrealistic claim.

Logic Control changes the way you work, and is most effective if you make a few small changes to your working methods. The following is a small collection of good working practices which will help you to work more smoothly and efficiently with the Logic Control system.

Customize your Autoload Song

• Set up Screensets 1—7 to your liking. These can be accessed directly via the Function

Keys—F1 to F7. Function Key 8 (F8) will close the top-most window.

• We suggest that a full-screen Arrange window, with Track Automation View set to on,

is among your Screensets.

• A full-screen Track Mixer window is also recommended.

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Get Into the Habit of Using Markers

Not much more can be said. Markers allow you to quickly “jump” from location to location in a “project”. The Logic Control features a number of shortcuts which allow you to rapidly switch between Markers.

Markers are very useful for the creation/selection of Cycle regions and a number of other tasks, such as Drop In and Replace.

If you tend to follow a particular song structure, or like to work in “chunks” of bars (4, 8, 16 bars etc.), then set up a number of Markers at suitable locations in your Autoload song.

Set a Default Song File Name and Path

The SAVE button on the Logic Control will automatically launch the File Save dialog. Once the song has been saved once, pressing the SAVE button will incrementally save the song without launching the File Save dialog window.

As soon Logic boots, and the Autoload song is loaded, you should make it a routine to:

• create a new “project” folder, and name it

• save the autoload song—with the same or a similar name to the folder—into the

“project” folder via the Save As menu option.

Set a Default Audio File Name and Path

When an audio track is armed, Logic will ask you to specify a default file name and path. If this is done at the start of your sessions, it won’t interrupt your creative flow while recording.

After saving the Autoload—under its new name—into the “project” folder, you should make it a routine to:

• press the “A” key on your computer keyboard

• set a default audio file name—ideally of the same or a similar name to that of the

project/song

• set the path for the audio files to the “project” folder

Once you’ve completed the Song and File Save steps, press the SAVE button on the Logic Control, and start recording.

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LCD Assignment Display Time Display

V-POTs

Rec Rdy, Solo, Mute,

and Select keys

Faders

Jog Wheel

Cursor keys

Transport

Control Buttons

Assignment Buttons

Display Buttons

Channel Buttons

Function Keys

This chapter will introduce you to the front panel of the Logic Control. It is assumed that you are familiar with the basic use and terminology of Logic. As such, we will not cover the functionality and uses of the individual Logic parameters themselves. Please consult your Logic reference manual or online help files, if you require further information.

We strongly encourage you to press the buttons, turn the V-POT knobs etc. as you’re reading through this chapter (not that you probably need much encouragement). This will help you to get a “feel” for how the Logic Control works, and how the various parts of the control surface interact with one another.

Topics in this chapter are broken down into “Zones” of the Logic Control surface.

The Channel Strip(s)

As each channel strip is identical, the information discussed in this section applies equally to all eight channel strips on the Logic Control and Logic Control XT units.

V-POT/V-SELECT

This “soft” potentiometer can be used to adjust the send level and pan, plus any other parameter for EQ, instruments, effects etc. The V-POT can also be used to choose items—such as plug-ins, Audio Instruments and more—from scrollable lists, and to determine destinations for sends.

The V-POT also contains an integrated V-SELECT push button. This button generally sets a “default” parameter value (where a parameter has more than two possible values), or toggles between two parameter values (e. g on/off ). The V-SELECT can also be used to activate a function, selected through use of the V-POT. As an example, the V-POT can be rotated in order to select an effect plug-in for a particular channel Insert slot. Once the desired effect is displayed in the LCD, a simple press downwards on the top of the V-

POT

will activate the V-SELECT switch. In the example given, this would select, and insert, the effect and launch the plug-in window. On occasion, the V-SELECT is used to switch to a special Assignment mode.

The current value of any parameter being adjusted by the V-POT is displayed on the LCD (dependent on the NAME/VALUE setting), and is also indicated by the ring of LEDs which surround it. The various LED “ring” displays are shown here:

This will vary as follows, dependent on the selected parameter:

• Connected series of LED segments from left to right (e. g. send level)

• Single segment (e. g. panorama, frequency)

• Connected series of LED segments, starting in the center position and fanning to the

left OR right (e. g. EQ gain)

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• Series of connected LED segments, starting in the center position and fanning to the

left AND right (e. g. Q-Factor)

• An LED dot below the V-POT indicates when the parameter value is in the centered/

default position

Holding down the C/ALT button sets the V-POTs to high resolution parameter adjustment mode, where applicable.

Holding down the OPTION button toggles the V-POT between the minimum/maximum parameter value.

Rec/Rdy (Record/Ready) Switch

This switch arms or disables the channel for recording. Each channel features an independent Rec/Rdy LED which illuminates when a track is “armed” for recording.

Holding down the OPTION button, while pressing any REC/RDY button will disarm all tracks.

In Global View, if you arm an audio channel which is currently not used by any track in the song, and then start recording, you will be asked if you want to create a new track with this audio channel in the current recording folder.

Signal LED

Indicates the presence of any outgoing MIDI or audio signal. When recording, the presence of an incoming signal will be indicated.

Solo Switch

For isolating a channel’s signal. Each channel features an independent Solo LED which illuminates when a track is soloed. The Rude Solo LED—just to the right of the Position/ Time Display LED—also illuminates whenever any track is soloed.

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Holding down the OPTION button, while pressing any SOLO button will disable solo for all tracks.

In the “Send Destination/Level” views (see the Send Assignment Modes section, from page 39 onwards), the SOLO button controls the Pre/Post mode selection—in both Multi Channel and Channel Strip views.

Mute Switch

Used to defeat the track’s signal. Each channel features an independent Mute LED which illuminates when a track is muted.

Holding down the OPTION button, while pressing any MUTE button will unmute all tracks.

In the “EQ Frequency/Gain” and “Send Destination/Level” views, the MUTE button controls the EQ bypass or Send mute function. This affects both Multi Channel and Channel Strip views.

Select Switch

This switch is used to select a channel for channel-based editing or assignment commands. Each channel features an independent SELECT LED which illuminates when a track is selected.

When holding down the SHIFT button, pressing any channel SELECT button will set the track’s volume to unity level (0 dB).

While holding down SHIFT, a SELECT button’s LED indicates if the track’s volume is set to 0 dB.

When holding down the OPTION button, pressing any channel SELECT button will create a new track with the same instrument of the selected track and switch to Arrange View.

When holding down the SHIFT and OPTION buttons, pressing any channel SELECT button will create a new track with the next instrument of the selected track and switch to Arrange View.

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