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  1. Forcing LPX to create a new Preferences files is indeed a good way of ensuring you're starting from a 'clean slate'. Alas, it's not s lot of help if you've already written a shed load of Assignments and have no desire to start all the way back at the start! Glad you got your problem sorted, @LogicIsDoomed. If anything is going to 'break' it always seems to be a Mode. I had one I couldn't write a Mode Change to, no matter how many times I tried. In the end, I left the Mode in place and created one with a similar name I used instead. That sorted my problem. As for backing up, I keep two Aliases on my desktop – one a shortcut to the Preferences folder and the other where I keep a safety copy of every significant revision to the LPX Preferences file.
  2. You're very welcome. I really want to release a completely revised version of the book. The current one is too 'wordy', and I found it really hard to make supporting videos around the structure of the book. Once I can find the time, I aim to create a series of videos – using simple animated slides – then create a new book based on that.
  3. I've done a bit more reading and, as far as I can see, the Presonus StudioLive 16 Series III is designed to communicate with the host computer via USB, and does not contain audio outputs to feed external devices. The Steinberg UR816C Audio Interface has eight Line outs, but that would only give you four stereo mixes. Without knowing what you want to feed eight identical mixes to, it would be hard for me to take this any further. Depending on what you are trying to achieve, sending audio over the network may be part of a solution.
  4. Thinking about this some more, there's an easier way to do this. If LPX, instead on mixing to the Stereo Bus, set the output of all channels and effects busses to, say, Bus 9. Then set the output of Bus 9 to Bus 10 and so-on, until you have eight pairs of linked output buses carrying identical programme. How those LPX buses route to physical outputs depends on your audio interface. As I don't have a PreSonus StudioLive, I'm afraid I can't take you any further down that road. I would think that would be the last piece of the puzzle, though.
  5. You could do worse than look at Caster by Ginger Audio https://gingeraudio.com/groundcontrol-caster/ It's basically an audio routing system that get's you round problems like not being able to record desktop audio and a commentary at the same time, for instance. The most basic version is free, but it will eventually timeout unless you buy a licence ( $99 for the version). If you don't buy a licence, the free version continues to work but you will lose any settings.) You might want to download the free version to see if it will do what you want and/or read the manual. While I'm pretty certain the paid-for version will do what you want, I'm not sure about the free version, because I upgraded a while ago. The other program you might like to look at is Loopback by Rogue Amoeba https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/ Again, you can download a trial version. You can still download Soundflower from various places. It looks like it still works under 10.15 and beyond, but it doesn't actually work, even though you can see it under system preferences. BlackHole from Essential Audio https://github.com/ExistentialAudio/BlackHole should work under most macOS. I'm not sure if it will do exactly what you want. If anyone knows a way to achieve what you want without installing anything, that would be even better!
  6. Here's the first video in the revised format. The audio is a little glitchy in places, because there were multiple instances where I had to replace the word "stop" with play, and it's very easy to end up with a word that sounds like "splay". It's far from perfect, but I'd really appreciate any feedback about what does and doesn't work. I've already made this video 'live' on YouTube, because I want to start driving traffic back to this thread.
  7. Just to let you guys know, I'm still working on the revised videos, but I've struggled to find the best workflow. I thought the improved version of the video on writing CAs for the transport functions was almost complete, but I've just watched it full-screen and spotted a fatal flaw. The voiceover claims I'm writing the assignments for the Play button, followed by Stop, but the video clearly show it's the other way around. Oh well. I'll just have to bite the bullet and re-do some of the commentary. Hopefully, when I've got the first video up to standard, I'll have a good working method for the ones that follow.
  8. The accuracy of your observations, combined with your use of the word "pedagogically', leads me to think you have been professionally involved with the creation of educational material. I used to encounter the word frequently when attending seminars on behalf of the European Multimedia Bulletin in the early 1990s. As a result, I feel I have to remake the tutorial sections of the first three videos, before making them public on the YT channel. Hopefully, that will help me to establish a workflow that can be successfully applied to future videos in the series. I greatly appreciate your input, as it has been a considerable help in helping me to understand where I can do better. When I have revised the videos, I'll post them here, and I'll grateful for any critique you can offer. Believe me, I'd much rather do this well, than rush it, and end up confusing people.
  9. Thank you for the input and encouragement. Maybe if I used the text in the book as a script, I would be more organised in the way I present the information. I should probably storyboard the shots, as well.
  10. This YT Channel will go live as soon as I've gone through the admin required to make the link to the book on here active. Meanwhile, here's video three:
  11. OK chaps, the first video is here: Looks like I need to tweak the intro thumbnail. There will be a new video about every three days after this, but they won't be available to the public until there are, maybe, four videos, because I can't really expect anyone to subscribe where there is very little content. Any feedback – positive or negative – is welcome.
  12. After more than two years of struggle, I've finally finished Practical Projects Using Logic's Controller Assignments, Volume 1. It's only 66 pages long, but it should help you to get started. It's probably best that you "read a bit, try it for yourself, read a bit…" until you've got it under your fingers. But if you want to read it like a novel, please feel free! There are supporting videos in the making and I'm already working on Volume 2, in which I grapple with the thorny issue of creating a dynamic display system, which automatically shows you the function of each physical control when you select a new plug-in. I've built a prototype, but I'm developing a work-around for the limitation that my first attempt only handles up to 20 plug-ins. David Nahmani has very kindly agreed to handle the uploading and hosting, so if you're reading this and see no link to the book, you're probably a few minutes too early. Hope you enjoy. CA Practical Builds Volume 1.pdf
  13. No, I'm working on it as fast as I can, but I also want it to be as accurate and comprehensive as possible. These are not easy things to achieve when you have many other demands on your time. But it will probably be ready in a couple of months.
  14. Yes, of course. The new book – or books – will be full resolution. It will also have a lot more detain and many more examples.
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