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1 ControlSurfaceSetup
Logicoffersdedicatedsupportforanumberofcontrol
surfaces,plustheoptiontoprogramunsupporteddevices.
Thefollowingchapterdescribesfunctionsapplicabletoallcontrolsurfacemodels.
Specificdocumentationforvariousmodelsisavailableinthefollowingchapters.
ControlSurfacePlug-ins
Dedicatedcontrolsurfacesupportisachievedthroughtheuseofspecialplug-infiles.
ThesefilesareautomaticallyaddedwhenLogicisinstalled.
Theyarelocatedinthe/Contents/MIDIDevicePlug-inssub-folderoftheLogic
applicationbundle(toviewthebundlecontents,Controlorright-clickontheLogic
applicationicon,andchooseShowPackageContentsfromthemenu).Logicalso
checksforcontrolsurfaceplug-insinthe(optional)“/Library/ApplicationSupport/
Logic/MIDIDevicePlug-ins”and“~/Library/ApplicationSupport/Logic/MIDIDevice
Plug-ins”(the“~”denotesyouruserhomedirectory)folders.
Whennewcontrolsurfaceplug-insarereleasedindependentlyfromaLogicupdate,
pleaseplacetheminthefoldersdescribedabove(orasadvisedinthedocumentation
suppliedwiththeplug-in).
AboutSoftwareandFirmware
Mostcontrolsurfaceshaveno“intelligence”oftheirown.Theirfunctionalityishost
software-based,makingthemreliantonLogictotellthemwhattodo/howtobehave.
WhatthismeansisthatcontrolsurfacescannotperformanyfunctionthatLogicitself
isn’tcapableof.ItalsomeansthatifLogicisnotbooted,mostcontrolsurfaceunitswill
donothingatall.
Thisrelianceonthehostapplicationmakesyourcontrolsurfacetheultimate
upgradablehardware.AsnewfunctionsareaddedtoLogic,oryoucreatenew
assignments(see“ControlSurfaceSetup”onpage13),yourcontrolsurfacewillbeable
toaccessandcontrolthem.
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