Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 766)

Chapter 23 Work in the Environment 766
Cable Environment objects
The cabling between Environment objects provides control over the entire MIDI signal path. A
cable is normally shown as a gray or colored line between a source and destination object.
Cables are assigned the same color as the source object, which makes following the signal path
much easier. You can, however, turn off cable coloring, and render them in gray with the View >
Colored Cables option.
Objects always have an (invisible) input on the left, and an output on the right. The output of an
object is shown as a small triangle, pointing to the right.
Connect two objects by dragging
1 Click-hold the triangle of the source object.
The pointer turns into a plug (patch cord) that represents a cable connection coming from the
object’s output.
2 Move the plug over the destination object, then release the mouse button when the object
is highlighted.
A cable connection is created between the two objects.
If the source object has already been directly assigned to a MIDI output port, a dialog asks if you
want to replace the direct assignment. You have three options:
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Cancel: The connection is not made, and the direct output assignment of the source object
remains intact.
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No: The connection is made, but the direct output assignment remains intact. This means that
the source object is connected to two destinations—one to another object via the cable, and
one via the direct output assignment.
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Remove: The connection is made, and the direct output assignment is removed. This is
the default selection, because you generally won’t want an object connected to two
different destinations.