ChrisThom Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I have some aux channels that I'm returning some fx & other things but they're intermixed with the audio & midi channels. How can I move the order of them to group them together & in an order that makes sense to me?? Thx in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Jackson Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Here's one of many threads on the subject. http://www.logicprohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=63023&sid=3315844533c447c711b43944e8e3a79a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisThom Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Maybe I'm missing something. I am in the mixer window with arrange & the hand tool selected but when I click & drag on a channel (which in my mind would be the logical way to move it) it just adds other channels to the selection. What am I doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Jackson Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I am in the mixer window with arrange & the hand tool selected but when I click & drag on a channel (which in my mind would be the logical way to move it) it just adds other channels to the selection. What am I doing wrong? You can't move Aux's directly in the Mixer. You need to use the Mixer Layer in the Environment as stated in the link I provided. Press Command 8 on your keyboard or Window>Environment to open the Environment. Once opened select the Mixer layer. See attachment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisThom Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 OK, this is a whole brand new area for me. I'll have to read up on this one. thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Jackson Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 OK, this is a whole brand new area for me. I'll have to read up on this one. thx You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisThom Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 OK, where can I find some documentation on this? It seems that all I can find is how to use the environment for MIDI. I'm just getting more confused than anything else at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Jackson Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 OK, where can I find some documentation on this? In the manual. I'm just getting more confused than anything else at this point. I don't know why you are confused. In the thread I linked above it gives you two options how to achieve what you are trying to do. It's spelled out pretty simply. Did you read through it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisThom Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Honestly I looked through the manual (http://documentation.apple.com/en/logicpro/usermanual/index.html#chapter=36%26section=0%26tasks=true) & in typical Apple fashion they tell you just enough to say they told you about it. Nothing in detail really as far as how to actually use it. But if I want to change the color of the cables, I'm all set!! Reading through the post you mentioned again it seems that I have to customize the environment & use that as my mix window instead of the original one unless I want to add a bunch of bogus tracks in the arrange window. Is that about right? It seems kinda crazy that something I can do in 5 seconds in ProTools takes jumping through a bunch of hoops in Logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Jackson Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Reading through the post you mentioned again it seems that I have to customize the environment & use that as my mix window instead of the original one unless I want to add a bunch of bogus tracks in the arrange window. Is that about right? Yes. If you choose to add the "bogus tracks" in the Arrange so that you can have the Mixer customized the way you want (instead of using the Environments Mixer Layer) you can always Hide the Aux tracks (in the Arrange window) after you create and arrange them. It seems kinda crazy that something I can do in 5 seconds in ProTools takes jumping through a bunch of hoops in Logic. No doubt, it seems pretty Logical to me that one should be able to drag the Aux channel strips in the Mixer to any location. Maybe we'll get this feature in a future upgrade. Until then, you know your choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisThom Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 I think my confusion was that I was expecting the changes that I made in the environment would be reflected in the mix window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Jackson Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I think my confusion was that I was expecting the changes that I made in the environment would be reflected in the mix window. That's why it's good you re-read the thread. I'm glad you understand now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 This is an old thread but people seem to have this issue with Logic often. One could pre-create all 64 auxes and add them to your template. Use the first set of channels for Sub Groups (1-30), then Send FX (31-60), then the rest for headphone mixes or whatever else you need. Then additional auxes will be made for multioutput plugins automatically 65 upward. I keep SubGroups and SendFX in their own folders and in Arrange Mixer view I can just click and see them all. This keeps things a bit more organized for me. You can also use folders to create a mixer view you like and arrange things how you like them there, then when clicking on that folder or inside that folder you will see your mix in the order you like it. I find doing things this way makes it easier to find and keep track of things while mixing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
route-electrique Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 This is an old thread but people seem to have this issue with Logic often. One could pre-create all 64 auxes and add them to your template. Use the first set of channels for Sub Groups (1-30), then Send FX (31-60), then the rest for headphone mixes or whatever else you need. Then additional auxes will be made for multioutput plugins automatically 65 upward. I keep SubGroups and SendFX in their own folders and in Arrange Mixer view I can just click and see them all. This keeps things a bit more organized for me. You can also use folders to create a mixer view you like and arrange things how you like them there, then when clicking on that folder or inside that folder you will see your mix in the order you like it. I find doing things this way makes it easier to find and keep track of things while mixing. Thanks for the input. Sounds like i could give this a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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