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)