This is a really useful video, in that there's a lot of people (like myself) who are using and who want to work with the sounds on their external MIDI instruments. The main takeaway I got from this video was that after you record the MIDI track, you need to create an audio track whose inputs match the [audio] inputs of the external MIDI instrument. We're assuming that all audio is coming in through your USB-to-audio interface, which it most likely should be. Many modern MIDI instruments can use USB-to-audio, though, so you may actually be sending that audio back through your instrument to monitor it, in certain cases. Kind of confusing. I've found it helps to draw a simple flowchart of how the audio and MIDI signals are flowing in your setup, and which MIDI and audio channels are being used. Also, Apple's help page on the Logic Pro External Instrument is useful for an overview of how to use the External Instrument pane, which was in this video. support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/external-instrument-controls-lgcp12e7acdc/mac
How to use preset sounds of any keypad Midi like say if I want to use Korg Kromes factory sound as Midi or Yamah mm6 factory sounds as Midi is it possible
You would have to change the volume of the input coming in from your hardware that's external. If the gain is low check the settings or you can always add some post processing in logic afterwards
Thanks! I just did a new video that allows you to sample the audio from the external instrument automatically! Check that out too its worth it if you have hardware synths
depends on your external instrument mine had a USB midi but if not you can easily get irregular midi cable and connected to your computer installed proper drivers and you can access it using the same as you would any other controller but you would also need an audio input as well either into your sound card or through your USB port whatever is supported by your external hardware
Dude! Thank you so much. So straightforward and simple. I've been trying to do this forever and finally got it working. I kept just getting the audio initially and even tried to use flex to convert to midi. I had just about given up and it was so great when it worked haha You are awesome :)
hi I don't have any midi interface but I have USB midi cable through which I have connected my Yamaha MM6 with logic pro .Am able to play software instruments but somehow am not able to trigger my internal Keyboard sounds i. e from my Yamaha MM6 through Logic Daw. can u help me to play the normal keyboard patches with the help of Midi through logic. what I mean to say is that I want to use the sounds of external device i.e my synthesizer by using midi track (not audio) Please help me as am breaking my head for last few days n getting frustrated time n again
Some keyboards are only able to send midi through USB and some can send audio! I would check out the manual for your keyboard and see if that is feasible :)
hey man. i'm using logic pro x + a motif xs keyboard + scarlett 2i2 interface. Once i created my midi section in logic, how do i get logic to play the same midi section, but using the sounds that's on my motif keyboard ? Please help...
You have to make sure your input and output are set to your keyboard so your midi is triggering the sound in your keyboard and the output is from speakers
Unfortunately this trick does not work for recording v-drums with USB input only. There are many variations which I do not know how to use. First of all I am advised to use external midi track rather than software track. Here you use software track. Why not external? And when external is used you do not get input channel options. I successfully record midi with v-drums and can change program while play because it all comes from v-drums but I can not get it into audio. I do not want to keep changing my input my interface inputs are busy with guitars. or I only use one input for drums but I want to record stereo drums?! I really need to understand how an external midi track can be bounced to audio, only using usb input.
I think I found a way though. First I changed my audio input in LogicX to TD-30, then, in midi environments there is a channel called preview, I directed external midi to that using inputs 1-2 which are actually from v-Drums, then I can bus out that to any audio track. what happens to quality I am not sure...
thank you so much ! i have been searching for a video like this forever. though i do have a slight problem, whenever i play a tone on my synthesizer while connected to logic, the tone comes out higher pitched and makes a completely different sound then how i wanted it to be. should i lower the buffer or is this because i’m connected by usb cable? any advice will help
hey, I have a question. I have a Yamaha DGX-530. I think it is stereo. When I have to pick the name, the only thing that shows up is the all selection with nothing else. Do you have any ideas to fix this?
I am not able to find external destination field box in the external destination pop up. I am just able to hear what I am playing through logic but not record the same. How to record the same??
This is the best video ive found so far on this topic and the only one that has worked for me. The only problem im having is that when i turn the arpeggio mode on, logic no longer receives signal from my Roland FA-06. Do you have any ideas as to why this might be happening ? any assistance would be much olbiged
It helped me out a lot but I encountered a new problem ... Now when I want to select a software track to use the software instruments in logic, I have my audio from my digital piano playing IN the software track and I can't mute it. When i hit mute and lower the volume all the way down, only the software instrument mutes but I can still hear my digital piano. I've looked all over to stop it from doing that but I couldn't. The only thing that fixed it was closing down the whole Logic file and starting up a new one :/
Looks like somehow your recording or MIDI track that has routed midi/audio from digital piano is still in "input monitoring" mode. Its def frustrating and has happened to me before too. Try that out.
I have set up my motif xf keyboard just like your vid and record piano to track 1, but when I change the keyboards to, say guitar or drums and record track 2, track one now use that sound instead of the piano previously recorded as midi
@@samuelmaylor6634 On your keyboards - are you ensuring that the sounds are not loading on different midi channels? eg channel 1 vs channel 2? that is the only way I can imagine this not working as it should. If that is the case then check your keyboard settings OR the midi settings on the inspector and which channels they are playing.
Hello never solved this. How or what is your process to record multiple tracks? Do you follow the process in your video, one track at a time or can you record all your midi tracks, adjust them then print to audio? My problem is they all record to one track and not separate like I want
I have a korg m50 connected to my focusrite 4i4 interface. Is it true that I cannot convert the midi to audio using the korg as an external device? From what I understand the conversion can only be done if I'm using soft synths. If I wanted to record the korg as audio I would need to connect the korg directly into my interface as I would with say a guitar or mic? Thank you.
Correct the audio of the Korg had to be added as an input and recorded on logic as an audio track be it mono or stereo. Midi will trigger and midi will record but not audio by default. I would make a new track with record enabled and inputs selected where the audio is routed.
@@SoniqSounds Thanks for the reply. I ended up doing exactly that, plugging the Korg directly into the instrument input on my interface and was able to record audio, after I downloaded the Korg M50 plugin editor.
@@SoniqSounds I don't believe the Korg has that function, but I'll double check that. I went ahead and connected the Korg directly to my interface's instrument input and boom, recorded audio. Edit: So I figured out how to use my Korg to record audio and midi separately. Only change I need to make is turn midi local control on for audio and local control off for midi on the Korg. Leave local control off during playback and I hear both audio and midi together. Pretty cool considering I'm not that knowledgeable with this stuff yet. Edit: I found a way to record the Korg M50 in midi and convert to audio, after googling for hours and it's so simple. I insert new midi tracks, select the Korg's bank and patch I want to use, go ahead and record. I tested this creating three different midi tracks. Then I insert a new audio track. Set the output on the three midi tracks to my interface's output. Enable recording on the audio track, begin recording with the three midi tracks playing. Powered off the Korg just to be sure where the sound is coming from. Played the new audio track and voila! Midi converted to audio! Well maybe not converted but recorded the midi tracks into an audio track. I can't believe it took me so long to find this solution. I searched and searched and finally found a post from 2010 where someone explained this process. I'm over the moon that now I can record and edit in midi, then dump the finished product into an audio file. If something sounds wrong here, or a potential problem doing this, please let me know. Regards.
Hi, I am a beginner, and only beginning to build my studio - can you please tell me what I need in order to achieve what I want. I have a problem because i have a yamaha tyros 4 keyboard, imac 2015 and pro logic x. I want to use the sound from the keyboard and record it into logic. Will an audio interface solve the problem or do I need anything else? also I have a Usb to host connection via my keyboard and imac - do I need to change this? please let me know.
it looks like you have everything that you need do you have a good computer you have logic Providence has all the sounds and you have a keyboard as well. does your keyboard have a midi connection that you can connect it to your computer with. If you do then you should be able to use the control from your keyboard and pull up sounds and logic pro and make music. I say first focus on getting the sound into your computer and start playing around and logic before building your studio more. as far as you have a good pair of headphones or decent speakers you should be good to get started
@@888dorian888 check out my video on how to use an external media instrument and you should be able to follow it or you can put your output from your keyboard and use it as an input in one of your Mike buses and recorded in logic on an audio truck
@@SoniqSounds hi, sorry I might sound silly but what do you mean by 'put your output from your keyboard and use it input.......' I need to buy an audio interface anyway to record voice recordings, do you think it will be simpler?
Hi I have recorded a midi track into Logic, now when the midi notes have finished my Synth carries on playing, how do I make it stop when the midi notes say it should stop? also I can't alter the midi notes either, whenever I press play in logic the synth plays which is not useful when making a track, please help
i literally just need to figure out to press play in logic and make my digitakt and synths play so i can multi track always starting at the same time instead of pressing record in logic then pressing play on my synths and having to realign them. It's pissing me off so hard cause i've done before and can't figure it out anymore.
Great Video. Thank you. This is a long shot, but here goes: I'm running Logic Pro X 10.6.1 and an M-Audio Venom synth. I've followed all of these instructions, I've managed to get the synth to play through the 'External Instrument' track, I've managed to record the audio into an audio track and I've recorded the MIDI notes that I played into the 'External Instrument' track, but for some reason the MIDI will not control the external synth after I've recorded it when I hit PLAY. Any ideas anyone? Thanks.
If everything you're telling me that has worked most likely it's a midi routing issue. Look into the midi setting of logic if you're using another controller look into the settings of that and also any kind of routing for a midi.
Hi! Thank you so much this helped me a lot. I just have one question. When I play the midi track I can hear the sustain that I recorded from my Yamaha P-115, but when I try to record that midi track (as explained in the video) the sustain disappears. Do you know how to fix that?
You mean, when you try to record the audio track (after recording the MIDI track), the sustain on your Yamaha P-115 MIDI track disappears? It sounds like the P-115 is not accepting the MIDI sustain signals sent from Logic. Be sure that the P-115 is set to accept MIDI control change messages. I'd suggest downloading the manual from the Yamaha website, "Computer-related Operations" (usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/4/329494/computer_en_rm_m0.pdf) and checking the MIDI settings, according to what you want to do.
Great video but having some issues. I have the software track running external midi and for the test I played a C on the beat for four beats. Simple. I created an Audio track and hit record and for some reason it goes nuts and plays three sixteenth notes for every one quarter note I played... any thoughts?
im using a Korg Minilogue and i hooked it up to logic and i found a good sound i like...how do i save that sound into my project? and still use my minilogue as a midi controller to add my drumkits
You will have to save the sound via playback after you do midi recording of the playback. For using it as midi controller - you will have to check the manufacturer settings :)
@@SoniqSounds okay cool! So through playback. Where is that located or is there anyway you can guide me through step by step? Can you email me or is it fine posting it in the comment section?
Thank you! It only seemed to work when I didn't have the midi channel on mute, but I don't mind... got my recording, that's all that counts!!! Thanks!!!
well, I am coming across and issue where when I record from external instrument and put it on a audio track. The audio track is much lower in volume than on external instrument track. I tried to find a normalize function but I can't find it. The only way I can for the moment is when I export audio into MPC Studio.
+Mitchell Valdez Check your hardware to make sure its max and if so check your sound card, - other than that we cant do much except limiting or gain staging it
I got lost at 1:10. I set up my MIDI keyboard using the steps that you laid out but I'm not understanding how you got the drum sound to start playing right after that. That's where I'm confused because I didn't see the set up for that, it just started playing. Can you explain this to me? Because I want to choose a unique sound to start playing too. Thanks
You need to have your audio routed to logic to be coming in as an input. Mine was at input 3 and 4. This is why it started playing. Do you know how to create an aggregate device in logic x?
How do I sequence multiple external midi devices on diff channels at once in Logic Pro X? I have my MPC sending midi channels 1-10 to sequence my ASR10 (ch 1-8) Emax (ch 9) and SP1200 (ch 10) I want the MPC midi data to "pass thru" Logic and be recorded onto a midi track so that I can edit midi event on a larger screen the videos Ive seen on using external midi instruments are convoluted at best, and most only show one device being trigger from a midi controller at a time
You just have to make sure you have an interface that can handle different midi channels and set each track up to do the same on correlating midi channels - it should work
I have a Unitor 8 interface, I understand signal/data flow just not how to actually go about routing a midi input thru Logic to a external midi destination with both the in and out being set to specific midi channels and devices in my AMS setup..ie in Pro Tools on a midi track I can simply select the input & or midi output for the midi track , is it that direct and simple in "Logic"?
I have a roland rd700nx connected to my mac with logic pro. The external instrument option works for piano but sounds a little dull. but if i change the voice of my roland to string, i still hear piano. I dont know why. Please do reply
2 possible issues 1) output is in mono 2) audio channel you're recording on is mono (sometimes you need to use both of your mic pre inputs eg input one 1 for L and input 2 for R) - Hope that helps :)
wow !! Quick and effective trick . let me try with My Yamaha PSR too ,hope its gonna do some great job that keyboard sounds pull in side logic , which i really like in key board not available in VSTs . Thanks EWB
Hi I Try to pull the sound in from My PSR 425 Yamaha , cannot hear the sound from External MIDI device , seems My Yamaha PSR i425 Doesn't support . but same keyboard Can trigger MIDI for AU in Logic . your video helped to know the concept ill try with different keyboad .
iam using geoshred in ipad connecting to logic pro in imac. I followed your steps, everything went well till the end, but the i cannot see the audio waves in the "audio region". Even if i export as a mp3 file, i hear nothing. Please help.
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most helpful tip to date, now I understand how to properly use the midi. Before I would just record live play.
+Mitchell Valdez Great to hear that it helped! Keep asking questions and get involved at facebook.com/eastwestbeats :)
This is a really useful video, in that there's a lot of people (like myself) who are using and who want to work with the sounds on their external MIDI instruments.
The main takeaway I got from this video was that after you record the MIDI track, you need to create an audio track whose inputs match the [audio] inputs of the external MIDI instrument. We're assuming that all audio is coming in through your USB-to-audio interface, which it most likely should be. Many modern MIDI instruments can use USB-to-audio, though, so you may actually be sending that audio back through your instrument to monitor it, in certain cases. Kind of confusing. I've found it helps to draw a simple flowchart of how the audio and MIDI signals are flowing in your setup, and which MIDI and audio channels are being used.
Also, Apple's help page on the Logic Pro External Instrument is useful for an overview of how to use the External Instrument pane, which was in this video. support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/external-instrument-controls-lgcp12e7acdc/mac
Glad it was helpful!
so well explained thank u
Thanks!!!
How to use preset sounds of any keypad Midi like say if I want to use Korg Kromes factory sound as Midi or Yamah mm6 factory sounds as Midi is it possible
how can i change volume level to printing to audio track, I have VU meter but dont know how to use in this case
I'm not sure what your question is
You would have to change the volume of the input coming in from your hardware that's external. If the gain is low check the settings or you can always add some post processing in logic afterwards
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GREAT ! No blabla, you nailed it ! Thank you so much !
thanks a lot bro this really help me out!
This really helped me! Thank you!
Happy to help!
This is the best and most accurate presentation which was very very helpful and useful. THANKS for sharing!
Good tutorial. Really helped answer a question I had. Thanks!
Thanks! I just did a new video that allows you to sample the audio from the external instrument automatically! Check that out too its worth it if you have hardware synths
Do you need a midi cable to do all this ?
depends on your external instrument mine had a USB midi but if not you can easily get irregular midi cable and connected to your computer installed proper drivers and you can access it using the same as you would any other controller but you would also need an audio input as well either into your sound card or through your USB port whatever is supported by your external hardware
I love you so much right now. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure this out.
Happy to help!
Dude! Thank you so much. So straightforward and simple. I've been trying to do this forever and finally got it working. I kept just getting the audio initially and even tried to use flex to convert to midi. I had just about given up and it was so great when it worked haha You are awesome :)
Glad I could help!
Bro, thanks a million ,was struggling for this & u sorted it...
God bless u bro...!!!☺️
Glad you found it helpful
@@SoniqSounds Brother the same way as explained,I tried today,it did not work..Dont know why...
hi I don't have any midi interface but I have USB midi cable through which I have connected my Yamaha MM6 with logic pro .Am able to play software instruments but somehow am not able to trigger my internal Keyboard sounds i.
e from my Yamaha MM6 through Logic Daw.
can u help me to play the normal keyboard patches with the help of Midi through logic.
what I mean to say is that I want to use the sounds of external device i.e my synthesizer by using midi track (not audio)
Please help me as am breaking my head for last few days n getting frustrated time n again
Some keyboards are only able to send midi through USB and some can send audio! I would check out the manual for your keyboard and see if that is feasible :)
hey man. i'm using logic pro x + a motif xs keyboard + scarlett 2i2 interface. Once i created my midi section in logic, how do i get logic to play the same midi section, but using the sounds that's on my motif keyboard ? Please help...
You have to make sure your input and output are set to your keyboard so your midi is triggering the sound in your keyboard and the output is from speakers
Really helpful!
Glad you think so!
Thanks very helpful!
Happy to help
what a nice video!thank you sir, could you make a video explain the difference between external midi and external instrument. in logic pro, thanks ～
External midi will send signal to outboard gear. External instrument is something you can set up so the output will come back in via the same format.
thanks for the information. by the way, is this the only one way in your video to record my workstaition sound to the logicpro(midi to audio)?
Thanks!!!!
No problem!
Unfortunately this trick does not work for recording v-drums with USB input only. There are many variations which I do not know how to use. First of all I am advised to use external midi track rather than software track. Here you use software track. Why not external? And when external is used you do not get input channel options. I successfully record midi with v-drums and can change program while play because it all comes from v-drums but I can not get it into audio. I do not want to keep changing my input my interface inputs are busy with guitars. or I only use one input for drums but I want to record stereo drums?! I really need to understand how an external midi track can be bounced to audio, only using usb input.
I think I found a way though. First I changed my audio input in LogicX to TD-30, then, in midi environments there is a channel called preview, I directed external midi to that using inputs 1-2 which are actually from v-Drums, then I can bus out that to any audio track. what happens to quality I am not sure...
You can create an aggregate device!
@@SoniqSounds I will look into that. thx
you are a legend
Haha thank you!
thank you so much ! i have been searching for a video like this forever. though i do have a slight problem, whenever i play a tone on my synthesizer while connected to logic, the tone comes out higher pitched and makes a completely different sound then how i wanted it to be. should i lower the buffer or is this because i’m connected by usb cable? any advice will help
Check and change the midi notes to see if it works. Might be also the buffer size in logic, try that as well
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hey, I have a question. I have a Yamaha DGX-530. I think it is stereo. When I have to pick the name, the only thing that shows up is the all selection with nothing else. Do you have any ideas to fix this?
I am not able to find external destination field box in the external destination pop up. I am just able to hear what I am playing through logic but not record the same.
How to record the same??
you have to record it on a new audio channel! you have to add audio track and then add the input of that as the input where the sound is coming from.
This is the best video ive found so far on this topic and the only one that has worked for me. The only problem im having is that when i turn the arpeggio mode on, logic no longer receives signal from my Roland FA-06. Do you have any ideas as to why this might be happening ? any assistance would be much olbiged
that is signal flow related in logic - it must not be sending out the arpeggio MIDI to external unit
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It helped me out a lot but I encountered a new problem ... Now when I want to select a software track to use the software instruments in logic, I have my audio from my digital piano playing IN the software track and I can't mute it. When i hit mute and lower the volume all the way down, only the software instrument mutes but I can still hear my digital piano. I've looked all over to stop it from doing that but I couldn't. The only thing that fixed it was closing down the whole Logic file and starting up a new one :/
Looks like somehow your recording or MIDI track that has routed midi/audio from digital piano is still in "input monitoring" mode. Its def frustrating and has happened to me before too. Try that out.
Soniq Sounds - How do I turn that input monitoring off?? Isn’t it that orange « I » button? I’ve tried that too many times 😔
stunning, many thanx
Happy to help!!!
How do you setup to record multiple tracks without the sound from track one going to track 2 or track 3, etc? That s the problem I am having
samuel maylor I’m not sure if I understand your question.
Can you give me a bit more details from her exactly is happening
I have set up my motif xf keyboard just like your vid and record piano to track 1, but when I change the keyboards to, say guitar or drums and record track 2, track one now use that sound instead of the piano previously recorded as midi
@@samuelmaylor6634 On your keyboards - are you ensuring that the sounds are not loading on different midi channels? eg channel 1 vs channel 2? that is the only way I can imagine this not working as it should. If that is the case then check your keyboard settings OR the midi settings on the inspector and which channels they are playing.
@@SoniqSounds ok thank you much
Hello never solved this. How or what is your process to record multiple tracks? Do you follow the process in your video, one track at a time or can you record all your midi tracks, adjust them then print to audio? My problem is they all record to one track and not separate like I want
Can we do the same thing by using a USB cable?
I have not tried but it should be the same as far as your midi drivers are there and it's routed correctly
@@SoniqSounds thanks! I will try this. Thanks for your video!
How about multiple midi tracks
I would assume you would use the same process but change the input and output of which midi channel you're using
I have a korg m50 connected to my focusrite 4i4 interface. Is it true that I cannot convert the midi to audio using the korg as an external device? From what I understand the conversion can only be done if I'm using soft synths. If I wanted to record the korg as audio I would need to connect the korg directly into my interface as I would with say a guitar or mic? Thank you.
Correct the audio of the Korg had to be added as an input and recorded on logic as an audio track be it mono or stereo. Midi will trigger and midi will record but not audio by default.
I would make a new track with record enabled and inputs selected where the audio is routed.
@@SoniqSounds Thanks for the reply. I ended up doing exactly that, plugging the Korg directly into the instrument input on my interface and was able to record audio, after I downloaded the Korg M50 plugin editor.
Great, that is how its done unless there is audio via midi on your external instrument
@@SoniqSounds I don't believe the Korg has that function, but I'll double check that. I went ahead and connected the Korg directly to my interface's instrument input and boom, recorded audio.
Edit: So I figured out how to use my Korg to record audio and midi separately. Only change I need to make is turn midi local control on for audio and local control off for midi on the Korg. Leave local control off during playback and I hear both audio and midi together. Pretty cool considering I'm not that knowledgeable with this stuff yet.
Edit: I found a way to record the Korg M50 in midi and convert to audio, after googling for hours and it's so simple. I insert new midi tracks, select the Korg's bank and patch I want to use, go ahead and record. I tested this creating three different midi tracks. Then I insert a new audio track. Set the output on the three midi tracks to my interface's output. Enable recording on the audio track, begin recording with the three midi tracks playing. Powered off the Korg just to be sure where the sound is coming from. Played the new audio track and voila! Midi converted to audio! Well maybe not converted but recorded the midi tracks into an audio track. I can't believe it took me so long to find this solution. I searched and searched and finally found a post from 2010 where someone explained this process. I'm over the moon that now I can record and edit in midi, then dump the finished product into an audio file. If something sounds wrong here, or a potential problem doing this, please let me know. Regards.
@@abc456f Can you help me. ? I have the same problem and I have a Korg Krome. Thank you I will let my e-mail kayohpm@gmail.com
Hi, I am a beginner, and only beginning to build my studio - can you please tell me what I need in order to achieve what I want. I have a problem because i have a yamaha tyros 4 keyboard, imac 2015 and pro logic x. I want to use the sound from the keyboard and record it into logic. Will an audio interface solve the problem or do I need anything else? also I have a Usb to host connection via my keyboard and imac - do I need to change this? please let me know.
it looks like you have everything that you need do you have a good computer you have logic Providence has all the sounds and you have a keyboard as well. does your keyboard have a midi connection that you can connect it to your computer with. If you do then you should be able to use the control from your keyboard and pull up sounds and logic pro and make music. I say first focus on getting the sound into your computer and start playing around and logic before building your studio more. as far as you have a good pair of headphones or decent speakers you should be good to get started
@@SoniqSounds I can get sounds from pro logic, but I would like to get the sounds from my keyboard and record them...any tips?
@@888dorian888 check out my video on how to use an external media instrument and you should be able to follow it or you can put your output from your keyboard and use it as an input in one of your Mike buses and recorded in logic on an audio truck
@@SoniqSounds hi, sorry I might sound silly but what do you mean by 'put your output from your keyboard and use it input.......' I need to buy an audio interface anyway to record voice recordings, do you think it will be simpler?
@@888dorian888 it would be same as any audio input. so yes you would need a soundcard that can take stereo output and record it in logic
Hi I have recorded a midi track into Logic, now when the midi notes have finished my Synth carries on playing, how do I make it stop when the midi notes say it should stop? also I can't alter the midi notes either, whenever I press play in logic the synth plays which is not useful when making a track, please help
i literally just need to figure out to press play in logic and make my digitakt and synths play so i can multi track always starting at the same time instead of pressing record in logic then pressing play on my synths and having to realign them. It's pissing me off so hard cause i've done before and can't figure it out anymore.
Great Video. Thank you.
This is a long shot, but here goes: I'm running Logic Pro X 10.6.1 and an M-Audio Venom synth. I've followed all of these instructions, I've managed to get the synth to play through the 'External Instrument' track, I've managed to record the audio into an audio track and I've recorded the MIDI notes that I played into the 'External Instrument' track, but for some reason the MIDI will not control the external synth after I've recorded it when I hit PLAY. Any ideas anyone? Thanks.
If everything you're telling me that has worked most likely it's a midi routing issue. Look into the midi setting of logic if you're using another controller look into the settings of that and also any kind of routing for a midi.
Hi! Thank you so much this helped me a lot. I just have one question. When I play the midi track I can hear the sustain that I recorded from my Yamaha P-115, but when I try to record that midi track (as explained in the video) the sustain disappears. Do you know how to fix that?
You mean, when you try to record the audio track (after recording the MIDI track), the sustain on your Yamaha P-115 MIDI track disappears? It sounds like the P-115 is not accepting the MIDI sustain signals sent from Logic. Be sure that the P-115 is set to accept MIDI control change messages. I'd suggest downloading the manual from the Yamaha website, "Computer-related Operations" (usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/4/329494/computer_en_rm_m0.pdf) and checking the MIDI settings, according to what you want to do.
@@tonalvibrancy thank you!!
Great video but having some issues. I have the software track running external midi and for the test I played a C on the beat for four beats. Simple. I created an Audio track and hit record and for some reason it goes nuts and plays three sixteenth notes for every one quarter note I played... any thoughts?
I ended up having to edit my Recording Delay to compensate for latency... It was kind of a pain in the ass. Had you already done this?
im using a Korg Minilogue and i hooked it up to logic and i found a good sound i like...how do i save that sound into my project? and still use my minilogue as a midi controller to add my drumkits
You will have to save the sound via playback after you do midi recording of the playback. For using it as midi controller - you will have to check the manufacturer settings :)
@@SoniqSounds okay cool! So through playback. Where is that located or is there anyway you can guide me through step by step? Can you email me or is it fine posting it in the comment section?
Thanks.
happy to help!
Do you have problems recording in the audio on the second track from the keyboard being out of time? Do you always record in low buffer?
I have not had issues w/ that - generally keep the buffer speed lower if you are having latency issues!
Whoo-hoo it works! Thanks homie!
Thank you! It only seemed to work when I didn't have the midi channel on mute, but I don't mind... got my recording, that's all that counts!!! Thanks!!!
Happy to help!
well, I am coming across and issue where when I record from external instrument and put it on a audio track. The audio track is much lower in volume than on external instrument track. I tried to find a normalize function but I can't find it. The only way I can for the moment is when I export audio into MPC Studio.
+Mitchell Valdez Check your hardware to make sure its max and if so check your sound card, - other than that we cant do much except limiting or gain staging it
Thanks babe
I got lost at 1:10. I set up my MIDI keyboard using the steps that you laid out but I'm not understanding how you got the drum sound to start playing right after that. That's where I'm confused because I didn't see the set up for that, it just started playing. Can you explain this to me? Because I want to choose a unique sound to start playing too.
Thanks
You need to have your audio routed to logic to be coming in as an input. Mine was at input 3 and 4. This is why it started playing. Do you know how to create an aggregate device in logic x?
How do I sequence multiple external midi devices on diff channels at once in Logic Pro X? I have my MPC sending midi channels 1-10 to sequence my ASR10 (ch 1-8) Emax (ch 9) and SP1200 (ch 10) I want the MPC midi data to "pass thru" Logic and be recorded onto a midi track so that I can edit midi event on a larger screen the videos Ive seen on using external midi instruments are convoluted at best, and most only show one device being trigger from a midi controller at a time
You just have to make sure you have an interface that can handle different midi channels and set each track up to do the same on correlating midi channels - it should work
I have a Unitor 8 interface, I understand signal/data flow just not how to actually go about routing a midi input thru Logic to a external midi destination with both the in and out being set to specific midi channels and devices in my AMS setup..ie in Pro Tools on a midi track I can simply select the input & or midi output for the midi track , is it that direct and simple in "Logic"?
I have a roland rd700nx connected to my mac with logic pro. The external instrument option works for piano but sounds a little dull. but if i change the voice of my roland to string, i still hear piano. I dont know why. Please do reply
Make sure you dont have any instruments loaded on the midi channel! Sounds like you may have a piano patch loaded in logic or it is being triggered :)
Thanks!
How do I know what input channels to set, like, when I set it, where's the corresponding num/channels?
Trial and error if they're not numbered already in your output/input
Thanks
I'm recording with my Yamaha 3000 PSR piano org. But the sound is not stereo to Logic!
Need help
2 possible issues 1) output is in mono 2) audio channel you're recording on is mono (sometimes you need to use both of your mic pre inputs eg input one 1 for L and input 2 for R) - Hope that helps :)
What is the best option in your opinion?
Is there not a single video of someone explaining how to map the external midi instrument?
Well this is it no :)
@@SoniqSounds no, this is just a plug-and-play demo, this does not cover mapping keys or programming midi triggers
@@Esach711 Right. I am sure there is some other video out there or reach out to the manufacturer
wow !! Quick and effective trick . let me try with My Yamaha PSR too ,hope its gonna do some great job that keyboard sounds pull in side logic , which i really like in key board not available in VSTs . Thanks EWB
Happy to help!
Hi
I Try to pull the sound in from My PSR 425 Yamaha , cannot hear the sound from External MIDI device , seems My Yamaha PSR i425 Doesn't support . but same keyboard Can trigger MIDI for AU in Logic .
your video helped to know the concept ill try with different keyboad .
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whys it still not fuckin working im gonna end up throwing my mac out the fucking window
+Amy Bean what exactly are you using equipment wise
iam using geoshred in ipad connecting to logic pro in imac. I followed your steps, everything went well till the end, but the i cannot see the audio waves in the "audio region". Even if i export as a mp3 file, i hear nothing. Please help.
you need to record the audio in logic