Getting started – Apple Logic 7 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Control Surface Setup
Most
control
surface
units
do,
however,
have
a
form
of
software
called
“firmware.”
This
firmware
is
much
like
the
BIOS
found
in
your
computer.
New
behaviors—at
a
hardware
level—such
as
improved
control
of
fader
servo
motors
and
changes
to
the
display
can
be
made
via
firmware
updates.
The
firmware
is
usually
stored
on
an
EEPROM
(Electronically
Erasable
Programmable
Read
Only
Memory)
chip.
It
can
often
be
updated
via
a
simple
MIDI
dump
procedure,
in
the
form
of
a
MIDI
file.
Should
new
firmware
become
available,
you
can
simply
download
the
appropriate
MIDI
file
and
play
it
to
your
control
surface(s),
which
will
be
updated
accordingly.
The
steps
required
to
perform
a
firmware
update
will
be
outlined
in
the
documentation
that
accompanies
the
MIDI
file.
Please
read
this
before
attempting
any
update.
Note:
Some
control
surfaces
may
require
a
physical
chip
replacement
for
firmware
updates.
Please
contact
the
manufacturer
of
your
device
for
details.
Getting Started
To
make
use
of
your
control
surface,
you
will
require:
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An installed, authorized copy of Logic Pro.
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If
a
USB
or
FireWire
equipped
device
(such
as
a
Yamaha
01X)—a
free
USB
or
FireWire
port.
This
should
preferably
be
a
direct
USB/FireWire
connection
with
the
computer,
rather
than
via
a
USB/FireWire
hub.
Please
refer
to
the
documentation
provided
by
the
manufacturer
of
your
control
surface.
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If
a
MIDI-only
device
(such
as
a
Logic
Control)—a
free
MIDI
in
and
out
port
for
each
unit,
on
any
suitable
MIDI
interface.
As
an
example;
if
using
a
Unitor
8
or
AMT
8,
which
feature
8
MIDI
in
and
8
MIDI
out
ports,
with
one
Logic
Control
and
one
Logic
Control
XT,
you
will
need
to
use
two
of
the
Unitor8/AMT8’s
MIDI
ins
and
two
of
its
MIDI
outs.
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An
installed
driver
(if
required
by
your
control
surface)
that
is
supported
by
the
operating
system
version
being
used.
Important:
Your MIDI interface must feature driver software that supports SysEx
communication.
Please
consult
the
documentation
that
shipped
with
your
MIDI
interface.
The
number
of
units
that
can
be
run
simultaneously
is
dependent
on
the
availability
of
free
MIDI
in
and
out,
FireWire
or
USB
ports
on
your
system.
In
a
standard
setup,
a
single
control
surface
will
be
used
alone,
or
accompanied
by
one
or
more
units.
It
is
also
possible
to
make
use
of
several
units
to
create
Control
Surface
Groups,
as
discussed
in
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