Logic and PTLE simultaneously on 001

[whataburger]

I know this was possible on OS 9, does anyone know if it can be done on OS X? I want to keep using Logic for MIDI and softsynths, but start doing audio in PTLE.

Already checked the archives, don't send me the link.

[whataburger]

Nobody has any idea if this will work?

[Slim Shady]

at this time, only one application can access the digidesign hardware any given time. this applies to when protools is running, or even when it is not. maybe this will be addressed in the future, maybe not... there's not a clear answer at this point in time, you'll just have to watch and wait.

[whataburger]

Since my MIDI interface and the Digi001 are not the same unit, shouldn't I be able to control the MIDI interface from Logic and the 001 from PT LE? If so, all that remains is whether or not I can lock PT and Logic together (via MIDI, presumably) and then get the audio outs from Logic into PT somehow. We used to do this with directConnect but I understand that it isn't in PT 6 for OS X.

[Kickin.da.speaker]

Why would you want to do that anyway? To me it's like trying to tie a porsche and a BMW together using rope and drive that. You'll go faster and drive better if you pick one car!

[Zeus]

whataburger, why would you not want to consider Logic also for your audio work? It would run more tracks and plug-ins than PT LE etc...Some things might feel a bit tricky at first with Logic if you come from PT but it's possible to get a hang of all that pretty quickly.

-Z

[froyo]

Hello. Your choices as they stand now are another sound card, another system and then sending audio and/or MIDI to either application, or using Reason and/or Live under Rewire. It does now what Direct Connect used to accomplish as you describe. However, Reason and Live are about the only 'clients' available to Pro Tools and Logic because they are both 'hosts' only. Also, because you have an 001, they are famous (or is it infamous?) for having IRQ glitches and PCI card slot placement issues. So if you are going with another sound card to run Logic you will probably have to do some testing to get it to work properly. You can also download demos of Reason and/or Live and see if they can do what you want Logic to do now. That way you can use Rewire. Good Luck.

[whataburger]

I don't have IRQ and PCI card problems--I have a Mac. That is exclusively the domain of PC users.

As for using ProTools and Logic together, it's because each is "best-of-breed" for their application. Nobody does MIDI better than Logic, and no one does audio better (or easier) than PT. I have softsynths in Logic that I don't want to do without, so if I had to choose between the two I would definitely go with Logic over ProTools. But if it's possible to use both, that would be better. Logic's audio facilities aren't bad, and I don't mean to imply that they are. It's just that PT is that little bit better in that area.

[whataburger]

Originally posted by Kickin.da.speaker:
Why would you want to do that anyway? To me it's like trying to tie a porsche and a BMW together using rope and drive that. You'll go faster and drive better if you pick one car!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">LOL. More like putting a Porsche drivetrain in a BMW 7 series, but I get your point. Thing is, what I'm asking about isn't all that unusual--it's done all the time on TDM systems. I'm just wondering if it's possible on 001 in OS X. It was possible in OS 9 because of DirectConnect but that's no longer around. If it's not possible then it's no big deal--I'll just use Logic for my own projects and PT for people who ask for it.