For those that are interested in building up a LogicPro AU3 project without having to start out with one of the templates already provided and without having to even look at or think about the LogicPro Enviornment!
here are the most simple instructions that we could figure out (thanks debudde) for contributing some info to figure this out!)
Note, I put better instructions on VI control with the graphics inserted in the instructrions, here: https://www.logicprohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=143416
- Start by using the Track->New Tracks menu command to pull up the new tracks wizard. Place an instance of VEP AU3. Make sure to click the multi-timbral checkbox. This could be as many as 16 parts, but for now let's specify just 1 part for the sake of learning.
- Select the track header for the newly created track. Select Track->Other->New Track with Next Channel (key command ctrl-Return). Do this 15 times until you have 16 tracks created, each one with a new midi channel.
- While the last track is selected, go to the track inspector and change its port and midi channel assignments to port 2, channel 1.
- Now select the track above it, which should be midi channel 15. Choose Track->Other->New Track with Next Channel (ctrl-return) to create a new track for channel 16.
- Now select the last track again, (the one we changed to port 2, channel 1 in step #3 above). Then repeat steps 2-4 above.
- You can do this repeatedly until you get to Port 8, channel 15. Port 8, Channel 16 and higher is not allowed as Logic is limited to 127 total midi channels per AU3 plugin. After that start over at step#1 to connected to further VEP instances with up to 127 tracks each.
That's it. Pretty easy. Using this you can build up a large template pretty quickly or even add VEP AU3 with 127 tracks to an extisting project, etc.. Here are some photos of the process, I don't know if I can insert them into the above message in a more sensible way, I don't know how with this forum.
NOTE TO APPLE, if they improved LPX slightly, they could eliminate steps 3-5 above. The Next Channel menu command ought to advance through all 127 channels across 8 ports without having to do that little step. Or they could provide a command like Track->Other->New Track with Next Port, but I think Next Channel ought to just advance to the next port. Even better they could improve the New Tracks wizard so that we can create instantly up to 127 multi-timbral parts for AU3 instrument plugins and it can just do it all for us right there on the spot. If you agree, please submit feature request. The above is not too terribly bad though.