
14 Chapter1ControlSurfaceSetup
Mostcontrolsurfaceunitsdo,however,haveaformofsoftwarecalled“firmware.”This
firmwareismuchliketheBIOSfoundinyourcomputer.Newbehaviors—atahardware
level—suchasimprovedcontroloffaderservomotorsandchangestothedisplaycan
bemadeviafirmwareupdates.
ThefirmwareisusuallystoredonanEEPROM(ElectronicallyErasableProgrammable
ReadOnlyMemory)chip.ItcanoftenbeupdatedviaasimpleMIDIdumpprocedure,in
theformofaMIDIfile.
Shouldnewfirmwarebecomeavailable,youcansimplydownloadtheappropriate
MIDIfileandplayittoyourcontrolsurface(s),whichwillbeupdatedaccordingly.The
stepsrequiredtoperformafirmwareupdatewillbeoutlinedinthedocumentation
thataccompaniestheMIDIfile.Pleasereadthisbeforeattemptinganyupdate.
Note:Somecontrolsurfacesmayrequireaphysicalchipreplacementforfirmware
updates.Pleasecontactthemanufacturerofyourdevicefordetails.
GettingStarted
Tomakeuseofyourcontrolsurface,youwillrequire:
 Aninstalled,authorizedcopyofLogicPro.
 IfaUSBorFireWireequippeddevice(suchasaYamaha01X)—afreeUSBorFireWire
port.ThisshouldpreferablybeadirectUSB/FireWireconnectionwiththecomputer,
ratherthanviaaUSB/FireWirehub.Pleaserefertothedocumentationprovidedby
themanufacturerofyourcontrolsurface.
 IfaMIDI-onlydevice(suchasaLogicControl)—afreeMIDIinandoutportforeach
unit,onanysuitableMIDIinterface.Asanexample;ifusingaUnitor8orAMT8,
whichfeature8MIDIinand8MIDIoutports,withoneLogicControlandoneLogic
ControlXT,youwillneedtousetwooftheUnitor8/AMT8’sMIDIinsandtwoofits
MIDIouts.
 Aninstalleddriver(ifrequiredbyyourcontrolsurface)thatissupportedbythe
operatingsystemversionbeingused.
Important:YourMIDIinterfacemustfeaturedriversoftwarethatsupportsSysEx
communication.PleaseconsultthedocumentationthatshippedwithyourMIDI
interface.
Thenumberofunitsthatcanberunsimultaneouslyisdependentontheavailabilityof
freeMIDIinandout,FireWireorUSBportsonyoursystem.Inastandardsetup,asingle
controlsurfacewillbeusedalone,oraccompaniedbyoneormoreunits.Itisalso
possibletomakeuseofseveralunitstocreateControlSurfaceGroups,asdiscussedin
“ControlSurfaceGroups”onpage17.
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