My modem is on my PC (I have both, a pc and a mac) thus avoiding the problem you're eluding to. The Midi Express has a control panel where you can route all of the ins and outs to each other, after which you don't need the computer on to use these routings. Maybe your studio 4 has something similar? Occasionally, the Midi Express get's bumped and I get something similar to your situation, but all I have to do is set it to the correct user patch that I made to use with Logic. Good luck Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: Johannes Prischl <jprischl@...> To: <logic-users@onelist.com> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 1:38 AM Subject: [LUG] Studio 4 problems / was: VL70-m, WX7 and Logic: Local Off - How? > From: "Johannes Prischl" <jprischl@...> > > > From: "Jeff Dyck" <jdyck@...> > > > > My printer is connected to my midi interface (MOTU Midi Express) which has a > > port thru jack, so when I want to print, I just push "thru". Works great. > > > > Jeff > > Thanks for your answers so far! > Sorry, but now I *have* to ask: And what about the modem? > > > Anyway, I just tried another solution, but I am experiencing a different > problem now: > I found out that the Opcode Studio 4 allows to connect another "standard > midi interface" on its "B" port (I read the Studio 4 manual... ;o). > So I connected the VL70 to this B port with a serial cable (using the VL in > "Host" mode") and created another OMS device in the OMS patch program which > I set to port 17 . > Now I can access the VL70 from within Logic via "Modem Port 17" without > having the described MIDI thru / Local Off problem (in Logic and the VL70, > that is). As long as I use a keyboard to record the VL70 stuff, everything > works great. > > BUT: If I use the WX7 (wind controller), which is plugged directly into the > VL70, the Studio 4 sends the VL70's midi output directly to ports 1-6 (even > if the computer is switched off). Now, I know that in the OMS routing window > it is possible to set up direct midi thru routings - but I didn't do > anything like that. I even created a new OMS (Studio 4) setup from scratch > but couldn't get rid of that direct thru from port 17 to ports 1-6. That > "Port 17" instrument unfortunately isn't listed in the routing window, so > there is no way to "deroute" that signal. > > Any suggestions? > > regards, > Johannes > > --------------------------------------------- > Johannes Prischl, Vienna/Austria > check out the Logic Notation Guide, info at: > http://www.t0.or.at/~jprischl/LNG_E.htm > ---------------------------------------------