Hi BluesBird, Just be aware that Logic 8 will not open any songs made pre-version 5.x, so if you (or anyone else) has old song files, you will need to first open them in Logic 7, re-save, and then open in Logic 8. I have songs going back to Logic v2.x but if all your songs are more recent, this issue won't affect you. In any case, Logic 7 & 8 live comfortably side by side (for now) - I use them both. Regards - Colin

Mac Fixit has reports of problems with ProKit 4.5: [i]Some users have reported that their Mac OS X Docks are mysteriously absent from view after applying the recent iPhoto 7.1.2 or ProKit 4.5 updates. The fix for this issue is usually simple. Launch Activity Monitor (located in /Applications/Utilities -- you access Spotlight and type "Activity Monitor" if your Finder is not functioning properly) and find "Dock" in the process list. Select it, then press the Quit button, choosing to force quit. The Dock will relaunch and should appear after a few seconds. You may also need to force quit the Finder (perform the same procedure on the process named "Finder"). [/i] This is more disturbing though: [i]Some users are reporting crashes in Logic after the update.[/i] Maybe better to wait for more news on this update.... Regards - Colin

Hi there, When I click on the update button in NED, I just get a small file (about 96k) and nothing else downloads. I can't seem to get February's TNT. ???? Regards - Colin

Hi Rounik, I tried everything in the link: Trashed the Ned prefs Restarted Checked cookies Re-entered login details I still only get the one 94k file. My login details are correct, as I can view my account, post here etc. I tried adding a free demo to NED and that *DOES* work. TNT does not work however. What next? Regards - Colin

Hi jMar, Many thanks for your replies. Sadly, there is no change today. Logic TNT for February just loads the one small file and nothing else. I added DVD Studio Pro 101 Demo yesterday as a test, and downloaded a few videos. Now when I click update, this Demo continues downloading, so I do have a connection to the server, but for some reason, TNT does not work. Regards - Colin

Thanks Rounik - much appreciated! Sorry for the forum bandwidth - we can move this discussion to e-mail if preferred. Regards - Colin

Hi jMar, No - it shows as Version 12

A big thanks to Rounik and Jon - all working now and resolved. Speedy replies!!! Much appreciated.... Regards - Colin

Hi SteveK, I looked at your example song and it seems to me that you're using a Logic Multi to send MIDI to a Kontakt instance (in several cases). For example, your EW Brass 4 is cabled (remotely) to your EWBrass4 Audio Instrument Strip where Kontakt is loaded. The problem with this kind of method is that you are severely restricted in the Arrange Window as well as with sending controller data, as you have discovered. There is another way to achieve what you want. It takes a while to set up, but it's well worth it. Here goes.... THE CLONE METHOD: 1. Select your Audio Instrument in the Environment Window - eg EW Brass 4 (the channel strip with Kontakt loaded) 2. Name the strip EW Brass 4 Ch1 3. Set its MIDI Channel to Ch1 4. Option-drag the strip to make a copy (you may need to clear some space for this) - place it next to the original. 5. You have just made a CLONE of the first strip. You have *not* loaded a separate instance of Kontakt. 6. Set its MIDI Channel to Ch2 - name the strip EW Brass 4 Ch2 7. Keep making clones until you have 8 or 16 or however many channels you need. 8. Remember to set each new clone to the next MIDI channel and rename each strip. 9. You now have 16 clones of one Kontakt instance. Now, instead of your old method of using channels of the Multi to control your score in the arrange window, use these clones. Each clone will control a separate MIDI channel in Kontakt, but you'll find you can send all controller data that you need, specific to each MIDI channel. You can even use Logic's Automation and separately automate each arrange track where a clone is loaded - ie, you can automate parameters for each part within Kontakt. Going even further, you should find that when you enable Automation, that a unique menu for automating Kontakt parameters will pop up. (I don't have Kontakt but I use this method with Stylus RMX). The one apparent drawback is that if you move the volume or pan controls of one strip, all clones are affected. The way past this is to use the volume and pan controls inside Kontakt, which you should be able to automate as explained above. eg Volume or Pan or Part 1 or whatever Hope this makes sense..... Regards - Colin

[quote:24604]hmmmmm... I think this post illuminates a problem with Logic's multi-timbral architecture. To have the ability to control the multiple outputs of a multi-instrument completely independently and without any restrictions would be very nice indeed. Unfortunately it seems that Logic is not capable of this yet.[/quote] I don't see this as a "Logic Problem". Multi-instruments in Logic's environment were originally designed to control external hardware (eg synths) which responded to the 127 controllers in the MIDI spec. If you watch SteveH's latest videos (September 2008), you'll see how he has used a Transformer to transform CC7 (Volume) to CC11 (Expression) to control a softsynth. Using the Environment in creative ways like this enables one to control all the parameters that can be controlled. The drawback for me with using this approach is that the Arrange tracks which contain the Multi-Instrument channels are very limited - ie Volume/Pan + 127 standard CC no's which often don't work or relate to anything in the synth. You generally can't get deep into the architecture of a Softsynth like Stylus RMX or Korg's M1. However, by using the clone method which I detailed above, every track "points" at the softsynth (just like Steve's method) but in addition, you are able to get all the instantly automatable parameters which show in Logic (which you get a glimpse of in Steve's video called "Multi-Timbral Synths vary"). But that's the great thing with Logic - so many ways to do the same thing!