Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "keith1200rs" <keith@...> wrote:
>
> It is difficult to know if your MIDI cable is faulty or if the drivers aren't loaded correctly without something else to check it on.  I bought a cheap USB-MIDI interface from EvilBay and it works fine (my laptop doesn't have MIDI).
> 
> I suggest you just use the MIDI monitor software and try to get some data out of the DTXpress when hitting pads first.  Then use DTXchange.  I have listed my DTXpress settings below:
> 
> UT MIDI RECEIVE
> 10PC=on
> 10=on
> PC=on
> SySEx=on
> 
> UT MIDI PC TABLE 
> No=1
> kit 40
> 
> UT MIDI SETUP
> MIDI Mode=native
> DevNo=Alloc L=on
> Merge Output=off
> DumpInterval=100
> Send HH Ctrl=on
> Host Thru Port=1
> 
> Obviously some of those will not matter but it should give you a starting point.  Assuming you try these settings and still cannot get it to work with the connectors either way round I would start to suspect the computer/drivers/cable.  Do you have a second computer you could try?
> 
> Keith.
>


I appreciate the help Keith. I bought the cable off ebay as well. When I searched online, everyone having trouble with this cable said they would get a it to say (device not functioning properly) under device management. Mine say's it's working properly, but regardless, I tried two other drivers that was supposed to fix the problem, but still with no luck. I also tried my other computer which has XP rather than Vista. Same problems. I don't have time to check now, but those settings look like what I have... I'll double check tonight. I used the midi monitoring program with no luck as well... Maybe I'll try to find something else that could have midi capabilities.