JUST GOT HD3! NEED MAJOR HELP WITH PROTOOLS/LOGIC

Hey everyone, I finally got my HD3 system! I'm happy report that my extra radeon pci card has not interfered with my hd3 cards (I have the radeon sitting in the last pci slot). I'm running everything on the new mirror drive dual 1.0ghz. Now here is where I need MAJOR help. I installed protools and got my plugins all ready to go. I have been using logic for the past 2 years so I have no problems running logic audio, I also got the PTHD logic audio extension, so I can -at the very least- use all the protools plugins. . I don't have the esb at the moment, but it is on the way. So far, the only other step I have made is selecting "DAE" in the logic audio hardware window. I am able to pull up my plugins, like my virus from the audio mixer, but when I open up my matrix editor no sound comes out when I use the pointer to press across the keys. On top of that, I don't know how to even select the Virus Plugin in the arrange window. In the audio mixer I am able to open up the virus plugin and play the keys within the virus plugin to make sound- so I know it makes sound, however, I can't get any sound to come from the matrix editor. Is this because I haven't configured the OMS properly? Right now, I only want to go fully virtual using the virus as my main synth-therefore I do not have any external gear to worry about. Do I still need to set up oms? I would be eternally grateful if someone could help me.

Don't quote me, but from what I remember virus does require OMS to work.

I have the same set up and use OMS for PT. In Logic's Environment Window > OMS objects layer create new standard instrument. Call it Virus. In the Arrange Window create new track and make it the Virus instrument you just created. In the parameter box (Arrange Window) click on (OMS map used - just above port) and choose Virus from the drop menu. You should now be able to play your Virus from your midi keyboard controller.

More help!! When you automate in logic, do you use the actual instrument channel or do you use the audio track to automate? This is what I have to do to get automation to work. I created "INDIGO" as an instrument using the OMS method you showed me. When I bring that up in the arrange window for the INDIGO instrument, the automation pulldown shows a generic looking version of what to automate, whereas, when I pull down the automation window from the actual AUDIO track I used the virus plugin on (in this case AUDIO 1), I get a more concise and accurate window of the automatible parameters for the virus. How do you all automate in logic running the virus? Man, I hope I make some sense, it's hard as hell trying to describe this stuff

I am glad my dealer did all of my system configuration for me.

I'm glad it working for you. Virus will go on an aux (mono or stereo). Stylus (Spectrasonics) or VST instruments will use the ESB on an Audio Instrument channel along with all eMagic plugins. I don't no why the volume on you're meter is not reflecting what your hearing. Remember, the overall volume (of virtual synths) is being set by the volume of what ever your converter (192?) is set at. I'm not sure how you are monitoring everything in your studio. One way to sync Virus is just to set the bpm in Virus (Misc page) to the same bpm as your song in Logic. This is simple and works for me. I would use the aux that virus is on to automate it in the Arrange Window. I find it helpful to set a key-command in Logic to toggle (show/hide) automation.

Hi there, thanks for the heads up about OSX. Spectrasonics stated that they would have an audio unit version ready by jan 03. IF this is the case, then I'll be ready to jump into osx the day it comes out. Es2, Exs24, Virus and Atmosphere are gonna be my synth arsenal for now. How often do you use the time adjuster plugin when doing projects on the virus? I am ONLY going to be using the software plugins mentioned above, to give me a heads up- will I have a headache working the time adjustments to compensate for the plugin delays?