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When you say "new book" are you referring to the Kindle version only (not the print version)? The print book has Logic 10.4 on the cover. Or are you saying the current print version on Amazon has all the 10.5 update information? I'm interested in the print version since I find hardcopy-books easier to learn from than Kindle books. So if the print version does not contain the 10.5 update, and one chooses to buy the print version, there is no way to receive a supplement, either via PDF, document, or Kindle?

How will the update for 10.5 be implemented for the print-version?

I believe you need a plug-in which supports legato samples. Using the pitch-bend lever will likely yield fake-sounding, unconvincing results. Tina Guo's legato acoustic cello is excellent and is only $99. It's one of the most realistic and easy-to-play legato plug-ins I've tried.

Hey, thank you both for your replies! Oh well, that answers that. However, although my analog gear all aggregates via one of two Behringer RX1602 line-mixers, every device with an S/PDIF-output (e.g., digital synths and a pair of MX-1s) goes into one of two Roland M-1000 digital S/PDIF line-mixers (specs here: https://www.roland.com/us/products/m-1000/). The final S/PDIF aggregate-output goes into my NI Komplete 6 Mk II's S/PDIF input (my primary USB 2.0 interface). The M-1000 has a word-clock output. Is there a device which can convert word-clock to MTC that I can feed to Logic? Since I record 99% live into Logic, my imperfect playing exceeds any issues with jitter (i.e., not a critical concern). Or, is there another device which can take standard-MIDI (from the Roland MX-1 or my MIDI Solutions' T8 thru-box), and convert it to an MTC signal?

I am trying to send MIDI from an external device to Logic, a Roland MX-1; i.e., I would like to set the master-tempo from the MX-1 (not from within Logic). Prior to the new version of Logic, this was not possible. Again, I would like Logic to slave to an external MIDI-source. Can it be done now? Thanks.

Oh, thanks, mrcrappypants! I've tried using it just both as an external audio device via USB (on a regular audio track in Logic), and with Access' AU plug-in, but can get neither to work. Logic "sees" it—plainly registering key notations in the "chord display" (below) when depressing keys on my Polar, but for the life of me, I cannot get any sound out of my connected monitors (Yamaha HS5/M-Audio M-Track 2X2M USB interface). All of my other USB- and S/PDIF-connected synths work fine in Logic, and everything monitors perfectly well through my HS5/M-Audio monitoring set-up (the M-Audio USB interface is used exclusively just for monitoring, and since it's class-compliant, requires no driver). The Virus is the only USB-connected synth I can't get to make any sounds. http://studio460.com/images/virusau-2.png Alternatively, when I try to use the Access AU, I get the "No VirusTI can be found" error message, and even after following the instructions in the error message, the Virus never resets (unless I reboot without holding the "ARP EDIT" key). Note that whenever I plug a USB cable into my Virus, it immediately responds with "USB connected" (also, before connecting to Logic, I went through the process to update my VirusTI Polar's firmware to the current 5.1.7.00 version). http://studio460.com/images/virusau-1.png

Solution: Buy a separate audio interface dedicated solely to monitoring. I know this is an old thread, but I had the same problem, and was able to glean the solution by reading several similar threads. From what I could gather, it seems that if your audio interface is used for both your input (e.g., microphone, guitar, synthesizer, etc.), and your output; i.e., you're using the same audio interface to output sound for monitoring (e.g., through a pair of connected studio monitors), Logic produces a "loopback" effect, where all of your previously recorded audio tracks in Logic's timeline will also "print" (record) onto any newly recorded audio tracks. Again, I had the same problem until I bought a separate audio interface, dedicated solely for monitoring, an M-Audio M-Track 2X2M class-compliant USB audio interface ($149). I chose this one because it looked cool, was inexpensive, and is a class-compliant USB device (so it doesn't need a driver to work). I assigned the M-Track 2X2M as my "output device" in Logic's preferences/audio menu. I only use the M-Track 2X2 interface to send audio to my Yamaha HS5 studio monitors from its two 1/4" phone jacks on the back. I don't use any of its analog inputs (or else I would produce the same loopback problem). [Note that in my particular case, all of my input devices are hardware synthesizers (e.g., Korg Kronos) all of which support sending a digital audio stereo-pair + MIDI data over USB, so I don't need an audio interface for any of my inputs.] http://studio460.com/images/mtrack-6.png M-Audio M-Track 2X2M http://studio460.com/images/lhelp2.png http://studio460.com/images/lhelp1.png

Thank you, David and mrcrappypants, for the quick replies! Two of my synths have AUs (Montage and VirusTI) but I'm having trouble getting the Virus plug-in to work properly (beyond the scope of this thread). I'll look into creating an aggregate audio device. Thanks again!

I'm using a powered USB hub to enable me to connect multiple hardware synths to my iMac (e.g., Yamaha Montage, Korg Kronos, Access VirusTI, etc.). All of these synths are capable of supporting a digital audio stereo-pair + MIDI data over USB. However, since audio preferences in Logic are global, and not track-specific, I can only select a single "input device" ( e.g., Montage), and only play and hear one external hardware synth at a time. I like to play multiple synths at the same time (e.g., holding a chord on one synth while playing a lead on another). Do I need to route all of my hardware synths to a single synth (pre-Logic), and only connect that single synth to Logic via USB to avoid constantly switching the input device assignment to a different synth? Or is there a way to hear all USB-connected hardware synths in Logic concurrently? http://studio460.com/images/manysynth1.png