Multiple MIDI devices and LOGIC

[DreamwaveMusic]

Is anyone here familiar with using two or more midi devices in a single Logic 5.5 project? one is no problem, but ive been struggling getting a 2nd one to work. first midi device is a usb keystation pro 88, and im trying to use the presonus firebox as the 2nd midi device, but i need both to be active on two different instruments in the same project file. i would really appreciate it if anyone can help me solve this.

THANKS,

Joel

[dolivas]

have you tried assigning midi channels for each keyboard to control. Like Channel 1 will be the USB key and Channel 2 will be whatever the Presonus keyboard is?

[DreamwaveMusic]

i have thought of that, im just not sure how to assign the midi channels, i only see a place to change the midi channel on the instrument channel itself and not how to assign a channel to the particular device. is this kind of setup any easier in cubase, etc?

[dolivas]

Originally Posted by DreamwaveMusic

i have thought of that, im just not sure how to assign the midi channels, i only see a place to change the midi channel on the instrument channel itself and not how to assign a channel to the particular device. is this kind of setup any easier in cubase, etc?

i think you might have to the midi assigning the actual keyboards themselves first. ugh usually its easier with non-usb keyboards to do this but just under pref. somewhere assign MIDI Channel 2 to be the midi channel sent out of that keyboard instead of MIDI Channel OMNI whatever the hell its called that keyb. is originally preconfiged to send out. its a pain because i believe the USB midi key like that Maudio one you have, you have to do all the midi channel assigning on the actual keyboard itself with some weird configuring scheme it has.

[DreamwaveMusic]

thanks, i will spend some time with the keyboard and see if i can assign its physical midi output

[dagosto]

In my experience with MIDI routing each keyboard should be treated as a separate device with its own separate 16 MIDI chanels. This way you can continue to run your controller in omni. Your host should be able to localize these omni messages to differentiate them from the other ins/outs. Unfortunately I have very limited experience of running MIDI in Logic and they may have there own weird way of doing things because Logic is like that. I will have a look as soon as I am able and will get back to you.