How to record Logic Pro's Arpeggiator and chord Trigger Midi FX plugin's outputs

[@ogunsan]

Really great tip. Thanks. Please reduce the background audio so the presentation can be clearer.

[@musictrainingonline]

I will keep this in mind for my next video. Glad you liked the tip.

[@beatfish]

Super helpful, clearest explanation I've heard. Thank you Thomas.

[@issiewizzie]

I have revisited this...... its amazing ...no one is talking about this .... Thanks brother

[@popjazzkeys2217]

thank you, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@magicmodulator]

thank you so much nice easy to understand

[@danaephilioti8229]

thank you very much for your video! that was indeed very helpful!

[@krishanknoles9276]

wow - thanks for this amazing for my musician friends I jam with

[@andrewbarock]

Very Helpful.. but If I cant see the IAC driver in the Midi Configuration window what can I do?

[@SULARECORDs]

Thank you so much

[@rasfelippe]

tks

[@RaddMann3]

I have Arturia Pigments. It has a really nice arpeggiator. Do you know how to capture the MIDI from that in Logic?

[@musictrainingonline]

Should work exactly the same way. You record the output of the midi instrument channel by sending it through the IAC driver to a new track you recordist on.

[@RaddMann3]

@@musictrainingonline Pigments arp cannot be accessed as a midi effect. I was able to capture MIDI in Ableton from Pigments but not in Logic. If you have a chance to try it out and get it to work let me know please.

[@RaddMann3]

@@musictrainingonline I'll try your method tonight.

[@musictrainingonline]

@@RaddMann3 I don't know this plugin, but as long as it outputs midi you should be able to bus it through the Macs IAC driver and record it to a new track. However, if it simply creates audio not midi information, this will not be possible in any DAW.

[@RaddMann3]

@@musictrainingonline So I tried it last night and I can't get it to work. Arturia Pigments is a synth plugin. It has a very nice ARP and Sequencer built into the plugin that takes midi notes from track and plays complex arps or sequences. Since it sits in the synth plugin slot instead of the MIDI fx slot I can't change it to external instrument. The problem becomes that I don't know how to route MIDI out from the Pigments plugin to IAC. I have heard that Logic AU synth plugins are not allowed to output MIDI and this may be why I can't do it. I would really love to know if anybody can give me a good answer.

[@issiewizzie]

I was using midi freeze plugin

[@musictrainingonline]

Sorry, I don't know this plugin. Does it offer an advantage over the way I do it? I think it isn't a free plugin, is it? I generally like doing things without third party plugins to avoid crashes. What ever works for you, you should go with, of course. Cheers!

[@orbitfold]

Is there a non-stupid way to do it?

[@musictrainingonline]

Yes, there is now. Since I published this video Logic implemented a new feature that lets you do it. You find it in the manual assuming you have the newest version.

[@orbitfold]

@@musictrainingonline I don't think there is. The new functionality still doesn't do what everyone would reasonably expect from it - the MIDI equivalent of bouncing to audio. I want to place some MIDI effects and have the option to bake them into my MIDI region. I imagine I can do some MIDI routing to achieve this in the Environment view which they are so ashamed off they have it hidden. The only way to do this properly is a 3rd party plug-in it seems. Which is profoundly idiotic for such a basic task.

[@musictrainingonline]

@@orbitfold You are right. In order to run a recorded midi region through any of the FX plugins and then have Logic record the output you still have to do it the way I explained it in the video. But with the new feature you can at least record the midi FX plugins output in real time as you play your midi keyboard. The following is straight out Logic's menu: Record MIDI plug-in output in Logic Pro for Mac "Record MIDI to Track Here' lets you record the output of MIDI effects to a MIDI region on a track. For example, instead of just recording the notes you play to trigger the effects, Record MIDI to Track Here lets you record their real-time processed output, allowing precise editing of the resulting notes and controller data. Add Record MIDI to Track Here To capture the output of plug-ins, add Record MIDI to Track Here to the slot after the last MIDI plug-in you want to record. Any other plug-ins after the Record MIDI to Track Here slot will not be included in the recording. To record the output of MIDI effect plug-ins, do the following: Insert the MIDI plug-ins you want to record. Click the arrows near the right edge of the last MIDI plug-in in the chain that you want to record. Choose Record MIDI to Track Here from the MIDI plug-ins pop-up menu. Record your sequence to a MIDI region. Note: Record MIDI to Track Here will appear as two small yellow triangles in the MIDI Effect slot, directly below the plug-in where it was inserted.