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Hi lore
How you described (Automation) in Logic 9 is correct.
Only thing I can think of is in logic's Preferences / Midi / Automation.......is plug-in ticked ?
Have you got correct matching midi channels set ie: in Logic & virus & correct ?
Main outs in virus ie: USB 1 etc NOT outs 1+ 2
The (D) is NOT lit on virus's midi channel.
Just open a example project & try so you don't stuff up anything important !!
Hope this helps in some way.....
Cheers to ya

Hi lore
(D) is for direct audio in virus ti desktop….
Sorry ignore about (D) button it's not on snow virus…my fault !!
Your snow must look like page 9 in addendum pdf. Where as my virus desktop
looks like page 44 of same pdf. Sorry for confusion…

OK lets try this…
In Logic 9 go to say midi track 1….Open little triangle bottom left corner, which opens up automation lanes.
Click on rectangle box (that probably says volume) which opens menu.
In here should have something saying (main & 1 virus ti or in your case might say 1 virus snow)
In this menu go to virus snow & select part 1 (as your on midi track 1)
In here should see a complete list of all parameters to set controls to.
Select what you want to control in this automation lane.
Repeat doing as above mentioned (In a new lane) to which ever parameters you want.
This all works fine & easy in logic 9 & desktop virus ti....I hope it's much the same as snow virus.
When selected parameter you should be able to move level meter left hand side of auto lane
up & down & at same time see movement in virus control knobs , or move selected parameter
in virus control & see that meter going up or down in logic auto lane.

Can right click in virus control...But that just changes different menus in different settings !!
I think what your saying about right click & don't see a menu, is you don't need to, it's done in the DAW
But this is sometimes the case with other plug-ins thou…Example Native Instruments

If i'm wrong about anything mentioned here, I'm sure someone else will chime in.
Shouldn't be that much difference between Virus Ti Snow or Virus Ti Desktop.
Also remember Logic 9 has different ways of working than Cubase….I moved from Cubase 4 to Logic 9 & love it.

I'd get you to send your logic project to me ,but thats no good as I don't have snow !!
Sorry for delay ,I think where in different parts of the world….I'm Downunder in Sydney Australia
Hope this helps a bit more
Cheers to ya & let me know if this gets you up & running !!

Edit....Example of what I stated above is on page 7 of 'Apple Logic Tutorial' pdf
Also this Quote......taken from Virus Ti setup guide page 20
About automation
The Virus TI allows you to automate every feasible parameter of the sound engine.
The parameters which cannot be automated are those which would create an audible artifact were you to change
them whilst you play a note.
Amongst these are, for instance, oscillator types which switch algorithms within the sound engine.
Either all parameters are automatically “enabled” for automation, or you need to enable a parameter manually
by right-clicking on it in Virus Control and choosing the option to add it from the contextual menu.
Whenever possible we’ve used the automatic mode which saves you the step of enabling a parameter for automation.

Seems to be broken at the moment... Noticed a post from Marc saying its a known issue and will be fixed in a coming update.

Works in 64bit mode for me with 1 Ti and actually seems to work with 2 Ti's connected although I haven't had my other one working since I noticed so will update when I get it sorted.

Some people seem to be having the issues with 64bit mode so change it and see if you can see all the parameters?

Just in case... Get info on the Logic app in the applications folder and uncheck 'open in 32 bit mode' to open in 64bit mode.

Can click on buttons in virus control (as you stated) parameters which get added to the main menu
in logics auto lane.
Let me know how you go !!

Hi lore
No worries, 1st thought it must have been in logic.
But seems like it must be something in Snow Virus.
Thought it would be much the same as Virus Ti Desktop thou....
As stated all works as should with mine, all latest version's.
Hope you get a fix A.S.A.P
Might be worth a email to support....Unless they already know about this problem.
Cheers have a great weekend

Ok so got other Ti back and both working with the new method of add parameters as needed in 32bit mode. (This is great thanks Access!!)

In 64 bit mode they are all there all the time so a bit messy but all working. Think this is what Marc was referring to in that other post I read..

Lore : If its not working as above with your Snow maybe (hopefully:-) its just you OS needing a cleanup? Done a disk Permissions reset with disk utility lately? and a disk check to see if your directory is ok? Always first things I go to when software if behaving strangely.. Disk Warrior is a great app for directory rebuild if disk utility shows issues..


Cheers

spanda

This is getting really confusing here.

Logic always shows all possible automation targets in the automation drop down within the arrange window. this is true for 32 and 64 bit logic. you do not need to add parameters manually. In Ableton Live you were required to add parameters to automation by right clicking a parameter in Virus Control. That has changed. Now you need to add a parameter to the automation in Live directly and you don't need to do anything in Virus Control. In Cubase you always needed to add parameters manually through the context menu in Virus Control (... right click ...).

We are not aware of a problem, there is no need to repair a disc in order to make automation work.

best, marc