I am trying to run in rewire mode... with Logic 5.5 and Reason 2.0 on a pc using an Audiophile 2496 card (with the midi port built-in to it)... But when I click and make Reason 2.0 the active/foreground application - I get no midi input... yet I still see notes coming into Logic in the background... I asked the Propellerhead technical support people but... really Reason works fine in Rewire mode and Reason based sequences run fine in Logic and all other Rewire operations work fine. Its just trying to use my midi input for both applications by toggling between the two... that I cant play sequences directly in Reason)... Its like Logic 5.5 is hogging the midi input (still see midi input here) or the audiophile 2496 card (using its midi input port) is hogging and not releasing the midi input to whichever application once Logic is opened. ALSO - when I have Reasons prefs set to have a MIDI input set it conflicts with Logic... When I open Reason after Logic and Reason has its midi input set - it throws an alert error saying MIDI PORT is already in use... by Logic I presume... any ideas? thanks for your help or inpur, DK

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "bringmethedonuts <dave@k...>" <dave@k...> wrote: ><Snip> When I open Reason after Logic and Reason has > its midi input set - it throws an alert error > saying MIDI PORT is already in use... by Logic > I presume... > DK DK, FWIW, if I try to use my old music notation program (Encore) while Logic Platinum is running Encore tirelessly notifies me that all referenced MIDI ports are missing, rendering Encore unusable until I close Logic. Bob Penick [Logic Platinum v5.5.0 for Windows, Win98se]

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "rpenick2001 <rpenick@a...>" <rpenick@a...> wrote: > DK, > FWIW, if I try to use my old music notation program (Encore) while > Logic Platinum is running Encore tirelessly notifies me that all > referenced MIDI ports are missing, rendering Encore unusable until I > close Logic. > Bob Penick [Logic Platinum v5.5.0 for Windows, Win98se] People and some tech support people say there is a setting in Logic somewhere that is to free up the midi ports when the application goes in the background... haven't found that yet - gonna call Emagic today... Reason pushes Logic to the background so this solution would work for me - if I could find the dang preference setting... DK

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "bringmethedonuts <dave@k...>" <dave@k...> wrote: > > People and some tech support people say there is a setting in Logic > somewhere that is to free up the midi ports when the application > goes in the background... haven't found that yet - gonna call > Emagic today... Good lad. Please post the result. I'm afraid, tho', that it's audio, not MIDI, that can be freed up. See Options > Preferences > Audio [Global section]. There's a check box for "Release Audio in Background if Stopped (not possible with ASIO). Regards, Bob Penick [Logic Platinum v5.5.0 for Windows, Win98se]

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "bringmethedonuts <dave@k...>" <dave@k...> wrote: > People and some tech support people say there is a setting in Logic > somewhere that is to free up the midi ports when the application goes > in the background... haven't found that yet - gonna call Emagic today... > > Reason pushes Logic to the background so this solution would > work for me - if I could find the dang preference setting... In OMS, under MIDI setup, check "run MIDI in background"... that should do the trick. Rob DeBoer

> In OMS, under MIDI setup, check "run MIDI in background"... that > should do the trick. > > Rob DeBoer PC not MAC. No OMS.

> > In OMS, under MIDI setup, check "run MIDI in background"... that > > should do the trick. > > Rob DeBoer --- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "bringmethedonuts <dave@k...>" <dave@k...> wrote: > PC not MAC. No OMS. Sorry, must have missed the "LAW" in the subject ;-)

> Sorry, must have missed the "LAW" in the subject ;-) Sorry - forget it (new here) Talked to Emagic and they said try either of these: 1. turn off midi ports (or channels? I think its ports) in win.ini which will free em from logic or 2. midi yoke / patching utility - patch midi from one app to another http://www.midiox.com 1. didnt work for me - not sure why but my hardware is only an audiophile card with a built in midi port 2. attempting this right now... seems like it should work... they have a logic faq and great support too http://www.midiox.com/mfaq.htm#howLogic will report back if it works DK