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Routing Specific Midi channels from iPad to Logic Pro?
Hi,
I've done this before successfully, but I can't for the life of me figure out how I got it to work.
I've tried AC Central, Midimittr, and Studiomux. I've tried going via bluetooth and I've tried USB lightning.
What I'm trying to do is route to specific channels.
For example, I've tried doing this in KRFT and Modstep in particular. I've had it working before so I know it's possible.
The problem I'm having is that all of the midi goes to all of the tracks. I don't have omni selected in KRFT or Modstep. Each sequencer is assigned a specific channel. And each of my Logic Pro synth tracks is specified as the channel I want to receive the midi from.
I've been in the "Open Midi Environment" for hours trying to specify or filter via transformer objects, etc. and can't get anything to work correctly. No matter what I do, all of the midi sequences go to all of the synth tracks.
To be clear, I'm sending midi just fine via USB and/or bluetooth. I'm able to send midi via controllers no problem as well with any/all of the platforms I'm using, ie. Midimittr, Studiomux, and AC Central (for bluetooth)
The problem I'm having is that I can't directly target/route specific channels, ie. send sequence from the pattern in Modstep assigned to channel 3 to a synth track also set as channel 3 in Logic, and then have another pattern in Modstep or KRFT being sent to another track in LPX set to channel 2. And then use channel 3 for sending some motion controlled midi from AC Sabre or TC-Data (also set to send to channel 3)
No matter what I do, all midi goes everywhere as if it's all set to omni and all of my channel specifications for routing are being completely ignored.
There's got to be an easy way to do this or something very simple I'm overlooking.
Anyone got an easy way to do this?
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Also, to further clarify... I'm not trying to send iOS synths, etc. to Logic. I've already got that worked out some time ago.
I'm only trying to use the iPad midi sequences, ie. from Modstep/KRFT/BM3 and as a controller for LPX using AC Sabre and TC-Data.
I think i have a video on my channel. If not I can make one.
If it's the old Studiomux one, that's not what I'm after. But thanks. You use the aggregate method that the Modstep/Studiomux devs say is unnecessary. And, I'm not trying to run iOS synths into LPX... just sequences and controllers. I believe your video is strictly running iOS synths, etc. into LPX via the Studiomux app. I'm ONLY using the Studiomux server software on the desktop for Modstep, or using Midimittr (a little more straight forward) or AC Central for easy bluetooth midi connection.
Check out a comment on this video. I do it in a more complex way but you can set an autodemix if multitrack recording option in the preferences in the recording tab.
I had all of this figured out when I was trying to do the same thing with KRFT, ie. send different sequences to synths in LPX. It was very convoluted and required specific "Open Midi Environment" settings with Transformer objects added for each channel, and a specific setting in the recording panel within the LPX preferences.
I DID get it working exactly like I'm describing, ie. routed specific midi channels from iPad to LPX. And, I even wrote all of the instructions out on the KRFT Dev's beta user Slack channels. But, it's been so long now that I can't get back to my own specific instructions... old stuff either doesn't get archived on Slack, or users can only go back a specific amount of time. Dang it! I remember it was a lot more complicated than I thought it should be, but I'd put in the time to figure it out, now... I don't remember what I did.
I think I've already tried that method in the comments. I'll try it again, gotta run. Maybe I'll have to get high first. lol
Just opened my test file and there's a line through the "channelize" selection. Not sure if that means it's enabled or not. If so, it doesn't do anything if I click it, ie. it doesn't enable/disable anything.
I wonder if something got mucked up in the last LPX big update?
Hmmm... That's how I have it set. I've even got the LPX project file that was working when I got it working before, and it's not working either. I'm thinking something happened with the last LPX update. The midi is coming through from ipad to LPX... It just won't route to anything more specific than Omni.
Might need to find a different forum to ask. I get the impression most here work exclusively with their iPads and not using iOS interfaced with their desktop DAW so much.
Weird, I know I had this working perfectly just a couple months ago.
Do you have multiple tracks armed at the same time? I do work quite a bit in LPX and have had no issues. I can test some things in the morning. I have found that LPX has some midi issues sometimes, which is why when recording midi from my iPad I just usually use Ableton Live lite. Plus since it has link, makes syncing easy. Then you can easily import into LPX if you need to.
I have ableton live light too, but I don't have a clue how to use it. I've spent a lot more time trying to learn LPX.
I'll have to try again. It's possible I missed something simple that I keep doing over again each time.
Yes, all tracks armed and assigned a different midi channel.
The only thing I haven't actually tried this time yet is studiomux, because I found Midimittr more stabile and even easier doing it via Bluetooth using AC Central (surprisingly very low latency too)
I just tried this again with the easiest setup, ie. connecting/pairing the iPad to my desktop using bluetooth and the free AC Central iPad app.
This time everything worked perfectly without any complications at all. Very low, almost unnoticeable latency either, especially for bluetooth.
The ONLY thing I did different this time was I set up all my midi synth tracks in LPX first. Before, I was setting up my sent sequences and controller midi first, then setting up the midi software/synth LPX destination tracks afterward. Changing the order seemed to be what worked. I just tried setting up 3 different instrument channels sending/routing midi from KRFT, then Modstep, and Sequeance, and Dot Melody. Also tried TC-Data, AC Sabre, and Clawtar. Everything worked flawlessly. No need for any special transformer objects in the Open Midi Environment or anything.
Tried again going the other way, ie. setting up the midi sends from the iPad first, then adding new midi instrument tracks in LPX, and I had the same routing problems as before. Then, I went back again to setting up the midi synth tracks first in LPX before the source midi from the iPad, and again it worked perfectly.
Doesn't make sense that the order would matter does it?
Quick question though... if I set up a sequence in BeatMaker 3, how do I specify which channel and destination I want the midi for that sequence to go to? All I see in the BM3 settings is midi assignments for the pads. Long pressed on the bank in the sequencer to set destination & channel, but it all just goes Omni from BM3. Is there a way to just send a sequence of notes in BM3 to a specific external midi channel?
Also, if I'm sending a midi sequence from the iPad, and quit out to try another sequence from another iOS app, my LPX synth sometimes gets a stuck note. I can get rid of it by hitting the play/stop buttons, but is there a midi panic/reset button in LPX?
Found this thread
i am having the exact same issue on Ipad to Logic, all of the midi goes to all of the tracks, no matter which channel i select in logic
Did you find a reliable solution for this?
I did, but it’s been too long and I don’t recall what it was. I want to say I found the solution via some LPX forums and it required some settings changes a couple midi settings menus deep, but I don’t remember what they were. I’d have to start over again from scratch to figure it out again. Sorry I can’t be of more help.