Create control surface groups in Logic Pro for Mac

If you have multiple control surface units, you can define how they relate to each other by creating control surface groups. A control surface group consists of multiple devices that you combine to create a single, unified virtual control surface.

You can create up to 20 control surface groups. Each group can consist of any number of physical devices. The only limiting factor is the number of available ports.

You can independently determine the default behavior of each device in a group. For more information, see Control surface Device parameters.

Note: Assignments created by Lua scripts are created within a separate top-level modeless zone that is named after the device. These assignments are always active and interact with Control Surface Group 1.

Choose Logic Pro > Control Surfaces > Setup to open the Control Surfaces Setup window.
In the Setup window, arrange the control surface icons in separate rows—that is, one above the other.

Pictured below is a multiple group example with several devices:

Figure. Control Surfaces Setup window, showing multiple control surface groups.

The top row, consisting of the Logic Control and Logic Control XT, forms a single control surface group with 16 channels. Logic Control controls channels 1 to 8 and the XT unit controls channels 9 to 16.

In the second row, the HUI and Mackie Control C4 form a second control surface group, controlling instruments (on channels 1 to 8) and auxes (on channels 9 to 16).

In the third row, the Oxygen 25 forms a single unit control surface group.

Each group has individual settings, such as Flip mode, Display mode, Plug-in Parameter Bank Offset, and others. This allows you to access, edit, and automate different sections of the Logic Pro Mixer.

In the example above, the units in the top row could be used to control audio and MIDI channel strips. In the second row, the HUI could be used to edit group definitions, and the C4 could be used to control aux channel strips 1 to 8. The Oxygen 25 is a Lua supported device and is set to a default modeless zone assignment. The physical placement of units and the way you use them are completely flexible.

Note: In most situations, the placement of your control surface units in relation to each other should be the same onscreen as in the real world.

Once you have created a control surface group, you can change the way it operates in the Setup window. For more information, see Overview of Control Surface Group parameters.

Download the guides:

Logic Pro User Guide: PDF

Logic Pro Instruments: PDF

Logic Pro Effects: PDF

Control Surfaces Support Guide: PDF

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