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Apple Logic Express 8 User Manual

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Chapter 38

Working in the Environment

The monitor object allows you to view the MIDI events flowing through it.

To select a common destination for several existing cables:

1

Select the cables.

Tip: If the cables are already connected to a common destination, the simplest way of
doing this is to select the destination object.

2

Next, grab one of the cables and plug it into the new destination object.

The following dialog is shown:

3

Click Connect, or press Enter.

Cabling Serially and in Parallel

You can cable objects in series or in parallel. Cabling objects in series is handy for
quickly connecting groups of faders used to control a MIDI mixing console, for
example.

To cable a group of objects serially:

m

Select all objects you want to cable, then choose Options > Cable serially.

The objects will be cabled in series, starting with the top-left object.