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M I D I S e t u p a n d C o n fi g u r a t i o n
flexible. It uses a global output map to remap instruments based on their "MTP
Style" Environment cable settings. Though you could use a mix of both methods,
they are essentially mutually exclusive, i.e., only one is required. Here are the two
methods described in more detail:
U sing OM S E q u ivalen t s
When OMS is enabled, anytime you create a default song (by choosing File -> New,
or, if you have an Autoload, by holding the Option key while selecting File -> New)
Logic creates a set of "OMS equivalent" Environment objects and places them in a
special layer of the Environment named "OMS Objects". The objects will be either
multi-instruments or "regular" instruments, depending on how they were defined in
your OMS Studio Setup. These instruments will show up in the Arrange window's
Instrument menu just as any Environment object does. This make it by far the
quickest way to get up and running immediately with access to everything in your
studio. There are however a few limitations.
You still have to get the patch names into the Multi-instruments in some fashion.
You still have to define the proper MIDI bank select message for that MIDI device
All of the sub-channels of the Multi-instruments are generally enabled (if that's the
way that they were defined in your OMS Studio Setup) which, if you have a fair
number of instruments, can lead to an inordinately long and somewhat clumsy
Instrument Menu in the Arrange window. (You can of course go back and "disable"
some of these channels by hiding the icons as described earlier)
Cre a ting n ew I n s t r u m en t s u n de r O M S
You can create new Instruments in a similar fashion to the way described earlier. The
only difference is in the method used to set the output port. You can directly assign
the outputs of Instruments and Multi-Instruments by click-holding in the space in the
Instrument Parameter Box just below the line containing the Icon. The line defaults
to saying "(OMS Map Used)". A flip-menu will pop up that displays all your OMS
Instruments, as defined in your OMS Studio Setup. Simply select the appropriate
Instrument.
N O T E Unless you use the OMS Output Map option (described next), you
must cable all other object types, i.e., the Mapped Instrument, GM Mixer, the
Metronome, faders, etc, to an Instrument or Multi-Instrument assigned to an
OMS output to enable them to communicate with OMS. In this case, you are
essentially using the Instrument or Multi-Instrument as a port object.
U sing th e O MS O u t p u t M a p
As mentioned briefly in the beginning of this seciton, this option allows you to set
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