Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Ah, I understand what you're saying now...

In Cubase VST, in the Arrange Window, I must select which midi 
instrument go's to the In & Out of each midi track. 

In my own case with Cubase & the DTXpressIII module, I'm using a 
single 'To Host' serial cable instead of the two regular midi cables 
in/out, so in the instrument select, I have to select the Yamaha CBX 
driver as my midi instrument device in the Arrange Window to make my 
DTXpress module work with the 'To Host' cable.

If say I have a midi drum track in Cubase (whether I played it 
myself or put a pre-made midi drum file there) that I then want my 
DTXpress module to play, I have to select the CBX driver as my midi 
instrument out from Cubase. If I use my regular midi cables in & 
out, I selct my Aardvark sound card as the midi out instead. Not 
sure how Cakewalk routes midi...?

It sounds like your Cakewalk program is triggering your DTXpress 
module to automatically play it's 'thang'. I'd have to think that 
the DTXpress module is set somehow to recieve that kind of command, 
though maybe Cakewalk is 'giving' that command, the module still, is 
responding. Off hand, I'm not aware at all of any setting without 
reading the manual,that the DTXpress can recieve a 'play' message, 
but this does sound like something that would be a feature as with 
many midi commands & messages, beyond. 

Is your DTXpress set to recieve midi channel 10? Is Cakewalk sending 
on midi CH 10? Are you using General Midi? Or other?

Just stabbing at some idea's here :)

Steve

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Edward Kleckner <thisgizmo@y...> 
wrote:
>
> I set a program of drums in the Sonar, I have it going
> out of the midi into the DTX2. I set all of the
> controls on the DTX2 to receive and playback (I think,
> because I might be missing something here from the
> manual). Then I hook up to my DAW throught 1/4 Outputs
> from the DTX. When I push play on the DAW a
> pre-programmed pattern plays on the DTX instead of the
> midi program from the Sonar. Totally the wrong drums
> AND out of sync. I use my Roland Keyboard from the
> computer to the DAW and all is fine. I think it is
> some programming flaw on my part with the DTX brain. 
> 
> Ed
> 
> --- zapaxe <a_zapelectric@h...> wrote:
> 
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > I use Cubase myself, and I'm relatively new to midi
> > recording, but 
> > this is something I'm working on lately myself.
> > I'm not sure exactly of what you're asking but I
> > take your midi 
> > recorded drums do are not playing back 'in time'
> > with your audio 
> > tracks? If so, do you have the tempo set within your
> > recording 
> > program? Did you even record the audio to a click?
> > There are other 
> > factors of course.
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "thisgizmo"
> > <thisgizmo@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am having some trouble using my DTX II sinc'ing
> > up to my Sonar and 
> > > playing what I have programmed. I follow the
> > manual (as best as I 
> > can 
> > > figure out), but all I get is an internal patch
> > playing. 
> > >  Any help?
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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