Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 210)

210 Chapter 5 The Environment
Special Outputs
Some Objects, such as the Channel Splitter (see “Channel Splitter Object” on page 224),
feature several—functionally different—outputs. In these Objects, each output is only
available once. Other special Objects include the cable switcher (see “Cable Switchers”
on page 254) and physical input (see “Physical Input/Sequencer Input Objects” on
page 236). If you want to route the signal to several destinations from these outputs,
you must first create a monitor (see “Monitor Object” on page 223) (New > Monitor),
plug the cable into it, then connect it to as many other destinations as you like. The
monitor Object also allows you to view the MIDI events flowing through it.
To select a common destination for several existing cables, first select the cables. (If the
cables are already leading to a common destination, the simplest way of doing this is
to select the destination Object.) Next, grab one of the cables and plug it into the new
destination Object. A dialog box will appear, asking “Do you want to connect all
selected cables with new Destination? No/Connect”. Click Connect, or press Enter.
Cabling Serially
To cable a group of Objects serially, first select all Objects and then choose Options >
Cable serially. The Objects will be cabled in series, starting with the top-left Object. This
is handy for quickly connecting groups of faders in a mixing console, for example.
Cabling in Parallel
To cable a group of the same type of Object (transformers, faders, and so on) to the
same destination, first cable one of the Objects to the destination. Next, select that
Object and choose Edit > Copy. Now select the other Objects that you want to connect
to the same destination, and choose Options > Apply Buffer Template to > Cable(s). You
can copy more complex cabling configurations this way, too. Just ensure that the
type(s) of Objects in the group that you wish to copy matches the type(s) of Objects in
the group that you apply the buffer template to.