Multi-Timbral with Logic Pro 8

[tompolar]

hi,

I have just got myself a virus polar, updated to the latest v3, and would like to use it multi-timbrally with logic pro 8.

I have got it set up ok as a multi timbral instrument in logic, with 16 instrument channels, and each one plays according to what sound is on that 'part'. that's all ok and no problems there.

My only thing is, i would like to add some plug in effects on some of the channels, say a delay on multi-timbral channel 4, but when i do, it adds a delay to ALL 16 channels of my polar.

Is there a better way to go about doing what i am doing or is there something i am missing?

I suspect i need to do some creative routing maybe.

(incase it helps, i have fxpansions guru plugin hooked up similarly, but it is with 8xstereo multi outputs, and the polar only says i could have 3xstereo multi outputs)

Any help or advice would really be appreciated.

Many thanks

Tom

[Monobeat]

Their is only max 3 usb outputs from your Virus. The way you have it set up is only 1 usb output. Use the FX on the Virus if you want to have it per part. If you want to add logic FX to different parts, you must individually route Virus Parts out different USB outputs in the Common section of VC.

[tompolar]

Thanks for the advice, so basically i can only route 3 of the 16 channels to an 'aux' channel.

Also, when i go to the common tab in the virus control and do the routing, i can only seem to route it to 1 extra output - usb 2L&R which = virus 3-4 in logic on an aux channel.

I can't get anything to go to virus5-6 in logic, i see there is a usb3L&R in the common page, but it is greyed out.

Any ideas on how i can get to the max 3 stereo outputs?

Many thanks for any help, it really is appreciated.

[Ronkaz]

Originally Posted by tompolar

Thanks for the advice, so basically i can only route 3 of the 16 channels to an 'aux' channel.

Also, when i go to the common tab in the virus control and do the routing, i can only seem to route it to 1 extra output - usb 2L&R which = virus 3-4 in logic on an aux channel.

I can't get anything to go to virus5-6 in logic, i see there is a usb3L&R in the common page, but it is greyed out.

Any ideas on how i can get to the max 3 stereo outputs?

Many thanks for any help, it really is appreciated.

read the addendum. it describes where you can enable the third output and the input (sacrifying parts of the sound card functionality)

r

[mkelly]

Don't forget that you can also route to the physical outputs and feed these back in to Logic if you have enough channels on your sound card.

[tompolar]

Well, i still can't get it set up as i want it. I basically want to have my polar as a multi timbral instrument, and have all 16 parts as stereo outputs, so that i have control over each part (e.g i can put one of logics delays on part 7 and it won't delay all the other parts)

Even just 6 or 7 parts would be enough i think, but 16 would be great.

[tompolar]

Well, i still can't get it set up as i want it. I basically want to have my polar as a multi timbral instrument, and have all 16 parts as stereo outputs, so that i have control over each part (e.g i can put one of logics delays on part 7 and it won't delay all the other parts)

Even just 6 or 7 parts would be enough i think, but 16 would be great.

[Roderick]

So you can't get all sixteen parts routed to individual channels? I want to process and add effects separately to more than 3 parts sometimes! Seems like a flaw. No workaround?

[Roby31]

Multitrack recording. You have 3 pair of analogue outs, 3 pair of USB outs. That's SIX stereo channels at once. That's twice than most synths do. I honestly can't think of this as a "flaw", and you probably should have read the manual/forums/whatever before buying
If the Virus had a USB3.0 interface it probably would handle some more digital channels (like 8/10 digital stereo outputs + 3 analogue stereo outputs), but the USB1.1 specs for bandwidth don't allow this. You should know such things before buying expensive gear.

[Roderick]

The TI2 keyboard uses USB 1.1? Hasn't usb 2 been out forever? Don't bother with the "should you know this" crap. It doesn't help the problem at hand...