www.nektartech.com Using Panorama with Logic 5
Logic Mixer Control
This section is designed as a tutorial that introduces you to the way Panorama and Logic interact. We encourage you to follow
the tutorial the first time through to get a feel for the way things work. Once you have a handle on the workflow options that
Panorama provides, you may want to consider setting up a default project template that is optimized for your use of Logic
with Panorama.
Mixer Mode Home Page
To start, create an empty Logic project, then create a single External MIDI Track.
The Panorama display shows 9 faders corresponding to the 9 physical 45mm faders and
looks similar to the image on the right.
The first red field in the Panorama Info Bar indicates the track name, which should now
show “GM Device 1” for the track you just created. Try changing the track name in Logic
and you will see it update on Panorama. You may need to change track, to see the red
name field update on the Panorama display.
The first fader (of the group of 9) on Panorama now controls the mixer channel volume of the track you created. Moving the
fader doesn’t change the volume immediately because the physical fader position first has to match the position of the
corresponding fader in the Logic mixer. This approach ensures that there is a smooth change to the Logic channel volume
setting, rather than an abrupt jump to the current Panorama fader value.
Keep an eye on the Panorama display and move the physical fader towards the virtual fader position (indicated by a white
horizontal line). Note that once the red line (the Panorama physical fader position) and the virtual fader position match, the
fader cap graphic follows the fader movement and adjusts the volume setting of the mixer channel in Logic.
Next create an Audio Track in Logic. This action will also create an Output and a Master
mixer channel in the Logic mixer so now you can see 4 channels in the Panorama display.
Press the [View] button on Panorama to open the Logic mixer and that it corresponds with
the Panorama display.
Using the Logic View Filters
Panorama can follow the mixer filter view settings in the Logic Mixer. Click on the “View”
button at the top of the Logic Mixer window and make sure “Link Control Surfaces” is ticked.
To the right of the Logic ‘View’ button you have the option to select “Single”, “Tracks” or “All”.
First select “Single” and press the [Track -/+] buttons on Panorama, to navigate back and
forth between the two tracks. Notice that the Panorama display updates to show only the
currently selected track and associated channels. The Logic mixer window mirrors this
view.
In Logic, select “Tracks”. The display updates to show the two tracks and their associated
mixer channels (4 in total now). Finally click “All” shows all channels whether they are
associated with a track or not. In our example here, this shows a mixer channel for each of
the 16 MIDI channels on the External MIDI Track. Click the “MIDI” button in the Logic
mixer to hide the MIDI channels from view.
Creating Separate Panorama and Logic Views
Logic allows you to create a separate view settings for your control surface. First
set up the view you would like on Panorama.
We prefer to simply select the “Tracks” option. Now un-tick “Link Control
Surfaces”.
The view settings can be saved to a template so you only have to set this up
once. Next create an additional 6 tracks (audio or instrument) so you have a
complete bank of 8 tracks to control.
