Now that we have a place to store all of our settings, let’s setup our ‘play’ controller assignment. Let’s start by getting organized and creating a new Zone labeled “K-Mix”, and creating a new Mode labeled something descriptive, like “Transport/Volume”. You can also manually map using the ‘Learn Mode’, but you can’t get at some of the deeper features we’ll want to implement. This interface is where you can define and edit all your control assignments. You’ll be presented with a screen that looks like this: Logic X -> Control Surfaces -> Controller Assignments… and make sure you are in the Expert View (you’ll be an expert by the end of this series, trust me).

Once the session is created, navigate to the Controller Assignments window. We will be using the factory MIDI bank 1, but you can go through this setup with any factory or custom MIDI bank on the K-Mix.įor this example, let’s start with a blank project and add 8 audio tracks. We’ll be mapping the diamond pad on the k-mix to the transport, and the faders on the K-Mix to the volume control. For this first article we will cover setting up transport controls and some simple mixing options. Whenever you begin setting up any type of controller integration with a DAW, the first thing to do is come up with a plan. A decimal to hex (and vice versa) converter will prove helpful, as well as a MIDI monitoring solution ( MIDI Monitor for Mac, and MIDIOx for Windows. This walkthrough will assume a basic understanding of MIDI and Logic. Logic has a fairly robust- although daunting- MIDI implementation, and in this tutorial we will cover setting up a custom Control Surface through Logic’s Controller Mapping functionality.

Luckily, most music software allows the user to map and customize the MIDI input and interaction. Some software allows for third party integration through their own APIs or more covert means some software has their control surface implementation wrapped up in a black box. Having control over the audio going in and out of the K-Mix, as well as control over software all from the same box, can be extremely handy. K-Mix is a very flexible device covering audio input and output over USB, standalone mixing, and MIDI control. Posted August 23rd, 2017 by Evan Bogunia & filed under Blog, Featured, Tutorials.

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