Enttec emu with logic pro : Technical Support

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Christopher Sheader

started a topic over 2 years ago

I was looking for a way to use enttec emu with logic pro for lighting automation. Are there any solutions to make these two programs speak to eachother? Right now when we try to send any midi to emu directly it crashes and we can't get the two programs to speak to eachother.

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Andy.power

said almost 2 years ago

i was using the full ‘paid for’ version.

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Ben Jackson

said over 1 year ago

Any updates to this situation? I'm doing the following:

Create a track in Logic Pro.
Use the "External Instrument" device
Select the IAC virtual MIDI device as my external instrument
Create a loop with some MIDI controller changes
Open EMU
Select IAC as the MIDI input

And now whenever I press play in Logic, EMU crashes instantly.

I'm on an M1 mac.

Any update would be great. Thanks

Ben

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said over 1 year ago

I truly believe EMU works good with Logic via MIDI (VST still fails). In your case I think there is a mistake in your Logic setup. I'll give a guess: probably your track with MIDI notes looped. Make "no input" for the input method. If it won't help - I would recommend create a ticket for EMU support, sure they'll help you with it.

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Adam Sinclair

said about 1 year ago

Hey Ben,

I can confirm EMU does work with Logic Pro X, though granted I am using a last gen Intel Macbook Pro.

One thing I saw in this forum which was a game changer, was to actually mute/disable the AU plug-in in both the bank and program channels, otherwise this will cause a feedback loop within your usb dmx dongle.

In the attached screenshot look over to the left side of the screen. I have left the IAC driver enabled, but the EMU AU plug in is disabled. This will still send dmx without causing a feedback loop.

You can see on the right side of the screen my vis is still receiving dmx.

I have a feeling this may be the reason you're experiencing crashes so hopefully this helps!

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Beckett Miller

said 4 months ago

Emu is extremely unstable when connecting to a DAW on both Mac and PC. Unlike DMXIS, which operates as a reliable VST instrument, Emu relies on external software like IPMIDI, leading to frequent crashes. This instability makes programming a light show nearly impossible, as crashes result in lost progress. It’s disappointing that Enttec replaced the rock-solid DMXIS with such an unreliable tool. At this point, it’s hard to see any hope for Emu without significant improvements.

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Adam Sinclair

said 4 months ago

Hey Beckett,
Can you share any more about what's happening?

Like does it crash when you hit play? Or does it happen mid playback? Or during programming etc?

I've been using Emu with Logic Pro for 2 years now (started on Intel and moved to M3 Max chip) and I haven't run into any serious issues like this. If you see my post above yours this may help you, as it sounds like the feedback loop bug might be causing you issues.

If you want to chat feel free to message me on insta -

@admeezydrums