MIDI issues Ctrlr 5.6.1 in Logic Pro 10.8.1 #630
Description
I had been using a 3xx version of Ctrlr and over the last few years my exported Ctrlr plugins ('restricted instance IIRC?) have failed the AU validation with strange errors (values not retained, etc) but they worked perfectly in spite of these authorization failures.
Ctrlr 5.6.1 in Logic 10.8.1 no longer appears as an Instrument Plug-in but instead as a MIDI effect on an instrument channel like the Arpeggiator, Scripter Plug-ins etc. When I export any of my Panels from 5.6.1 they also appear as a MIDI effect - but there is no provision to set the MIDI input or Output routing. In the basic "Ctrlr" plugin when I attempt to set the MIDI I/O I get an error message and in the list there is no "Smiley Face" next to the selected MIDI device, just three dashes "---None"
When the panels are exported in 5.6.1 there are now no menus - no way to load and save snapshots, no way to set MIDI I/O routing, etc.
In my setup I have 2 Lexicon PCM-70s, each is on it's own MIDI port. With my existing panels I can address them individually, but since 5.6.1 I cannot.
I have some questions:
Is this a limitation of the way Logic handles MIDI effects?
Is it possible to Export panels as Instruments in 5.6.1 to retain the functionality of the v3 release? (can the Plug-in 'type' be set by the user?)
I feel like I have a fundamental misunderstanding of the changes since the v3 and I'd like to have some documentation, are there any links to such information that you can share with me?
This site seems to have some useful information: https://www.godlike.com.au/index.php?id=361
Thanks.
At the moment I'm running this on an Intel Mac under macOS 14.4.1