Just got Logic Express 7 - using it on an eMac with an Edirol PCR-A30 controller and Harmon Kardon Soundsticks.
But I'm not hearing anything when I play something on the controller. I can see that the MIDI signal is going in and it is getting recorded, but there's no sound.
Total newbie question, but hey - that's what I am.
any tips?
thx,
peterpen

HI Peter,
you will need a soundcard or a interface. Did you set the midi-signals right by starting the Logic 7? It's always Core Audio Input and the output depends on your Soundcard or the Interface. Reset your Logic and reinstall the midiconfiguration. I hope I helped you, I'm also a Newbie and had the same Problems, but now I work wonderful with the Logic. I love it, but it needs time.
Justd[FONT=Courier][SIZE=1][COLOR=purple]

Same problem here. I'm on an iBook G4. No midi interfaces whatsoever.
I can't get a beep out of it. I hear sounds from the Garageband loop browser, but when I drop it onto a track and play back, it's quiet. I've done the whole setup assistant a couple of times to no use.
The Transport floater says "No In" and "No Out". I figured that's probably it, but I don't know how to change that. If I click that little display that says no in/no out it displays "MIDI Reset..." until I let go of the mouse button.

This post has been edited by uberlama: Tue 28 Dec 2004, 16:29

Hi guys.
you have to open the midi environment and set a new internal object (quicktime) from the menu. Then connect the line between the multiinstrument already present and the quicktime object.
That's all
Hope this help.
Ragards
Fabio

Aaah! Now I get it! Thanks a lot. I'm used to much lower end software like.. uhm, FruityLoops... and stuff. Probably takes some time to learn a program like this on my own (the tutorial didn't do much)

Try this. On a midi track, you also need to have one audio track (I've named it "monitor") in record mode before you'll hear anything from your midi controller. Good luck.

Jess

hey im brand new to logic and macs actually but im having the same problem as the others. logic recognizes that my midi controller is present and it records the messages i send but its silent when i play it back. i also use an m-audio mobile-pre usb interface for my audio tracks which i use as my output. how do i set up a midi output so i can hear what ive recorded. also how do i monitor what im playing. my midi controller works perfectly in garageband and reason just not logic and my native instruments symphonic orchestra program. i dont understand. thanks so much

I had the same problem when I got my LE7 and was trying to control it with an Edirol PCR30. You have to go into the Logic environment and follow Fabidata's advice. It's a shade deeper than Reason's plug and play.
Good luck.

Hi there,

I'm a total novice to recording and am just trying to get to grips with logic express 7. The problem I'm having is that although I get a midi signal showing in the transport bar and a light comes on at the bottom of the track meter, I never actually get any output level either in sound or showing in logics mixer. I have noticed that the track record button only shows up on the audio tracks - it does not show on any of the instrument or midi channels. I have tried going into view and selecting 'track record' but track record is already highlighted.

By the way, Im using a tascam us-122 sound card which runs my audio and my midi controller (m-audio 49e) is running via usb straight into my mac g3 imac dvse. (i have tried plugging the keyboard into the sound card via a midi lead but it is the same problem)

Can anyone help? Any suggestions would be most welcome,

cheers,

macca.

ok it worked for me this time but how do i get it to save that setting? thanks so much guys. ok so now how do i set up other programs to be plug ins to logic such as reason or a native instruments symphony orchestra program. is that delt with in the plug in program or do i deal with it in logic. thanks again

This post has been edited by Chalexfor: Sun 9 Jan 2005, 02:15