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Logic Pro X
Installation
To set the SL MkIII up with Logic Pro you can download the
installer from our Downloads page or follow the steps below:
novationmusic.com/downloads
Once downloaded the SL MKIII will be auto-detected in
Logic. If Logic does not detect your SL MkIII, please use the
following steps:
1. From the Logic Pro X menu choose ‘Control Surfaces’,
then ‘Setup’.
2. Choose ‘New’ followed by ‘Install’.
3. Choose Novation 49SL MkIII or Novation 61SL MkIII
and click ‘Add’.
4. Select the SL MkIII InControl port for both the output
and input port
5. Close the control surface window.
Track Select
To select a track, press the button under the track name. It
will highlight to show you have chosen it.
Pans
To control track pans, press the Options button and choose
‘Pans’. From this view, the eight knobs will control the pans
for eight tracks at a time.
Volume
To control track volumes, move the faders. The LED above
the fader shows the current track volume.
Sends
To control track sends, press the Options button followed by
‘Sends’. The eight knobs will then control Bus levels in Logic.
Press the up and down arrows to the left of the screens to
change the selected send. You can control up to four sends
with the SL.
Smart Controls
Logic uses smart controls to choose eight parameters for
the selected plug-in on a chosen track. To control these on
the SL MkIII, press Options followed by ‘Smart’. In this view,
the eight knobs will control the eight parameters assigned
by Logic to be smart controls for the selected plug-in.
Shortcuts
Press the Options button followed by ‘Shortcut’ to access
shortcuts. These include:
• Undo
• Redo
• Count In
• Toggle Logic’s count in on/off
• Metronome
• Toggle Logic’s metronome on/off
Mute/Solo
The soft buttons above the faders control mute and solo for
eight tracks. When you solo a track, the muted tracks will
flash on and off.
Record Arm/Input Monitoring
Press the down button to the right of the soft buttons (above
the faders) to change the buttons from mute/solo to record
arm/input monitoring.
Transport
The SL MkIII’s Transport buttons control Logic’s transport.
These include:
• Rewind
• Fast-forward
• Stop
• Play
• Cycle on/off
• Record