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Jan 21, 2012

Recording Midi in Logic with Maschine

A bit off topic from my usual Ruby on Rails-related programming articles, but thought this might be useful for those in a similar predicament at any rate. I had to dig a fair bit through forum posts to find out how to successfully record midi notes in Logic using Maschine as a controller and sound source. Even then, I had to experiment a bit to improve the results. These are the steps I ended up taking:

  • Open Logic
  • Create a software instrument track
  • Select Maschine as the instrument
  • In the Maschine plugin view, click the Group pulldown menu (arrow down icon)
  • Select “Sound Midi Batch Setup”
  • Click the “Sounds to Midi Notes” radio button
  • Click “Apply”
  • Now simultaneously press Shift and Control on Maschine hardware unit
  • Click Groups E button
  • I would now adjust the velocity of the midi in Logic, the default I found far too low — it was not triggering sounds at all when I pressed a pad at a reasonable volume. As much as 70 velocity might be a good start for experimentation, but adjust to your satisfaction
  • Now you can record in Logic and ignore patterns and scenes in Maschine (I found this counter to my own workflow which is more linear than pattern oriented)
Gordon B. Isnor

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