Atamperedgenre Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Hi folks I wonder if someone could help me out. Im on a MacPro running that latest OS. Midi works fine in LP9 I can play my midi keyboard LIVE in LPX and it'll 'make sounds' but if I record then playback, it won't, it simply pops up with an error message saying "Logic has experienced a MIDI timeout" Ive been through the regulars of deleting ProTools removing any midi driver, restarting the program, restarting the machine, but nothings working... Please help Im going mad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Have you tried resetting your LPX preferences? Has it ALWAYS behaved like that for you in LPX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atamperedgenre Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Yes its done it since I bought it a few days ago and How would I reset all the preferences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Try Logic Pro X > Preferences > Initialize All Except Key Commands... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atamperedgenre Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Thanks mate, but no, still the same message. I should highlight that I have tried a new user profile and it works in there, but Im sure we can all appreciate that we would need to work in our own normal user profiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 OK! Quit Logic Pro X Head into your user Library and delete these files. ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.logic10.plist ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.logic10.lockfile ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.logic10.LSShareFileList.plist ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.logic.pro.cs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atamperedgenre Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Still doesnt work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carloscarlson Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Atamperedgenre - What audio interface are you using? I am using a Digi-003 rack right now, and I am getting a midi-timeout error about every 20 minutes. I had to upgrade to Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard to run LPX. But I can say that my tests with LP9 have not had any midi-timout issues. I'm not sure if it is a Mountain Lion issue, or a Logic-X issue, but I have a feeling that my Digi-003 drivers are related in some way. I haven't tried a different user account, or initializing the preferences, but I will, probably tomorrow, when I have more time, I'll keep you posted if I figure anything out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atamperedgenre Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Ok ive managed to sort this issue. You simply need to delete ALL (LP9 Included) LOGIC preferences from the library This sorted the issue and now it works perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Thanks for updating this thread with you solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Ok ive managed to sort this issue. You simply need to delete ALL (LP9 Included) LOGIC preferences from the library This sorted the issue and now it works perfectly Great, glad to hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carloscarlson Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 So far, it seems like Initializing All Preferences except Key Commands has fixed the problem for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckbarlow Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 So what exactly do we lose when we delete those Prefs files? I'm curious because I'm doing my own projects in LX now (and having the timeout error on Capture...) but must hang onto L9 for a while, for a variety of client-y/teach-y reasons -- so I don't want to trash prefs that would hurt to lose. Thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 So what exactly do we lose when we delete those Prefs files? All preferences (Logic Pro X > Preferences > ....) are reset to default preferences when you delete the main .plist file. Logic 9 and Logic X each have their own independent preference files, so deleting one doesn't affect the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckbarlow Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 OK, so "preferences" very literally: everything in the Prefs dialog, all tabs... OK. Not the end of the world. Didn't know if it included anything beyond that. Re: one affecting the other, the poster above said s/he had to delete both X and 9 prefs to make a difference, so maybe I'll try the Initialize all first, then delete both revs' prefs only if that doesn't work. Thanks much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 FWIW, I wouldn't be so quick to delete all those prefs, especially your L9 prefs. Trashing prefs resets many more things than meets the eye. And that can be a very big deal if you have a lot of custom preference settings. My recommendation is to only trash prefs as a last resort, after you've exhausted all other possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 It can be a very big deal if you have a lot of custom preference settings. But for many users who haven't customized much of anything at all it's no big deal. When you get into heavy preference-customizing I highly recommend you keep a backup of your preference files. That way if you ever need to reset or trash a corrupted preference file, you can replace it with your backup and you still have your custom prefs. If you're afraid of trashing the pref file you can always drag it to the desktop: if trashing the prefs helped then the pref file on your desktop is corrupted, if it didn't, then you can move it back where it was (after quitting Logic) so that you haven't lost any custom prefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckbarlow Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 True - the old hidey-folder trick... Interestingly, the other thing besides Capture that's been giving me a MIDI timeout error is attempting to connect Logic Remote. I have a case number open with Apple now to try to get that resolved. Brand-new iPad Mini w Apple Care, figured I'd cash in on that support. But that's another topic. Cheers, guys - thanks for being here. Such a great resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckbarlow Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 UPDATE -- Initializing All Preferences except Key Commands resolved the Capture timeout/crash for me too. Awesome. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Great. Thanks for reporting back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgozzi1990 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Ok ive managed to sort this issue. You simply need to delete ALL (LP9 Included) LOGIC preferences from the library This sorted the issue and now it works perfectly How exactly do you do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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