Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

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From: saboricua81 <saboricua81@...>
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 6:08 PM
Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Has anyone used the DTX1 or 2 with Logic Pro Audio
Software ???

Well here goes: I'd know you have to use a sequencing program in
order to make your own songs so i wondered on how to go about that
using Logic. What I'd like to do is create a song and trigger it
using a pad and then of course play along with the kit.

SEA:
Well this can be done, Logic can respond to commands via MIDI, you'll need
to assign the play / record functions to a specific MIDI channel, and note,
and then insure that the pad you intend to set Logic in motion corresponds
to that information.
Personally, I would make life a lot easier and set up a blank song form
within the DTX, make sure that it's sending MIDI clock, and clock Logic from
the DTX. When you hit the Start/Stop button on the DTX Logic should start.
Saves a pad, and less messy..


Do you create a tune in logic using another midi source? That I do using a
Korg
keyboard but can you create the tune and then dump it to the DTX2?

SEA:
I can, and do use that method. You'll find that the DTX's memory is less
than generous. You can store a song in the memory, but you might not have
enough to record new data.
Here's my work around.....
I have a Roland VS-840. I save my current song to the VS, set it to send
MIDI clock, I then set the DTX to record, but have it's sync set to 'ext'.
When I hit play on the VS the DTX starts recording. As it's only recording
it's own MIDI data you get to record several 'takes' before the memory
buffer is full.
I then just sync the DTX up to Logic, and record the DTX's output into Logic
for editing.
I also have a Yamaha MDF-2 data drive...
Here I use the above method, but sync the DTX to the data drive, record the
DTX's output, then I place the disk into the PC, rename the files to end
with .mid, and then import the data into Logic using it's MIDI file import
feature.


Also can you create a nice loop and triiger it with a pad and then
change the key and trigger it afterward with the same pad? I have
more questions but I'll hit you witn them later :-)

SEA:
Not sure about this one, I know you can trigger loops using the pads, but
changing it's key and retriggering it using the same pad?
I think the DTX only lets you start a loop, and then if you hit the pad,
stops the loop.
Perhaps other DTXers can think of a solution to this one...


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