Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 296)

Tip: Many of the setup and routing tasks described in this section can be done once, and
saved with a template. This means that all of these preliminary tasks can be bypassed
the next time you load the template, so you can concentrate on creating music. For
details, see
Saving a Project as a Template .
Setting Up External MIDI Instruments
There are several ways that you can set up and use external MIDI keyboards and modules
with Logic Pro. The best way to illustrate these is with working examples.
To create a new external MIDI instrument from the Arrange window
1 Click the New Tracks button (the plus sign above the track list) in the Arrange window.
2 In the New Tracks dialog, choose the External MIDI option, then click the Create button.
Note: The Open Library checkbox in the New Tracks dialog is selected by default. Leave
it selected, as the Library tab (that automatically opens) is very helpful during this
procedure.
A new track is created in the track list, assigned to GM Device 1. The Library tab shows a
list of your MIDI ports and other objects, the GM Device among them.
When you create a new External MIDI track in a project, Logic Pro automatically generates
a new External MIDI multi-instrument object. This is placed on the MIDI Instr. layer of the
Environment window.
296 Chapter 10 Working with Instruments and Effects