Logic 7 Express Options

[peterpen]

Just got Logic Express 7 - using it on an eMac with an Edirol PCR-A30 controller and Harmon Kardon Soundsticks.
But I'm not hearing anything when I play something on the controller. I can see that the MIDI signal is going in and it is getting recorded, but there's no sound.
Total newbie question, but hey - that's what I am.
any tips?
thx,
peterpen

[coldharbour]

Hi, I am running a G4 powerbook with Logic express and a MIDI keyboard connected by basic midi interface (cables).  My questions are 1.  how would i hook up my microKORG synthesiser to my compouter, and 2.  How do I set up logic to output the sound that the synth is making in real time, and then record it?  The KORG has has stereo (1/4 in) audio plugs and a headphone (1/4 in) plug for output but thats it, so im not sure if I need a mixer , or what I between the synth and the computer.  I know Logic can handle this, I just have no clue how.  I would love for somebody to help me out. Thanks

You don't need an external mixer, you only need an audio interface that's capable of direct monitoring - for instance MOTU 828/896.

Connect the interface to your computer, install the necessary drivers, enable the freshly installed system in Logic's Audio Hardware setup - and you're all ready to go.

Plug your synth into your audio interface's analog inputs, create an Aux input in Logic's mixer and choose the input channels where your synth is connected.

You can now control your synth via MIDI through Logic's arrange and monitor the signal in realtime in Logic's mixer. You can also apply effects etc. and of course also record the signal. There's no latency.