Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "timo.sivula" <timo.sivula@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> 
> I have owned a DTXpress II kit for a few years. I would like to use my
> software drum synth on my PC over MIDI. I thought it would be as easy
> as connecting a midi cable from my DTXPress II module to my PC midi in. 
> 
> Unfortunately not. There is no MIDI signalling whatsover coming out
> from my DTXPress II MIDI out jack. I have the switch at the back set
> to MIDI.
> 
> The PC synth works fine when I connect a MIDI keyboard to the same
> input, but my DTXPress II gives nothing out through the same cable.
> 
> Help!
> 
> br. Timo
>

Timo,

I am afraid I know very little about MIDI, but there are quite a few
settings in the module relating to MIDI which may be the problem if
you are sure the hardware connections are correct (e.g. are IN & OUT
the correct way round - it seems that the labels sometime don't mean
what you think they mean!).  Have a look at page 30 onwards in the
reference guide for the settings.

Also, there are free MIDI monitor programs around which will show you
the data on a MIDI port which can be useful if there is data there but
your software is ignoring it because the data is not what is expected.

Hopefully someone who really knows about MIDI will jump in and offer
some better suggestions!

Keith.