Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Ed...don't know what's happening to these messages, but they are not 
posting.  I called Yamaha, at the direction of Dave Sike, he refered 
me to Yamaha Applications Specialist.  His name is Jack,>  Anyway, 
he told me after 2 phone calls, that the DTXII module will NOT work 
with the Midi Kiti.  He tried assigning a specific note using a 
keyboard, and the note was a DIFFERENT VOICE than what it should 
have been, he used a DTX2 module=keyboard.  I told him that guys 
were using pm-16s and midi kitis, and why does the DTX book say you 
can use it to "connect to other external midi devices".  After 3  
call backs from this Jack, from Yamaha, he said that I may have to 
use the factory presets in the KITI to get a ride cymbal sound.  I 
asked if the DTX module will play the KITI factory preset sounds in 
the KITI thru my headphones, he said it may.  I can't believe I  
have spent over 300 bucks total on something I can't use.  I can't 
believe that this module can not be used with this Kat-which IS an 
EXTERNAL MIDI DEVICE!!  But I remember in one of your posts, you 
said you didn't have the DTX module...so maybe Yamaha is right?
Let me know if ya get this...something must be happening on one of 
the servers, because i don't see my reply to Walt, or you posted 
anywhere in the group or my yahoo mailbox.
Hope ya get this.  And one more question...isn't th PM16 similar to 
the KITI...don't ya have to program notes for the Roland to work?
Seems like "underneatheaven" must hav his pm-16 working.
Jade
 


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus 
<liberatusvirus@y...>" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Jade,
> 
> You may as well re-intialize to the original factory settings. You 
> have nothing to lose at this point. I thought that you'd be able 
to 
> override any previous settings without too much trouble, but you 
> seem to be in quicksand. Hold down both the Up and Down arrows as 
> you power up; that will restore all the presets. Then try midi 
note 
> auto train again. 
> 
> Alternate Mode could check it out quickly and relatively 
> inexpensively. My keyboard was fried, and they were helpful, 
beyond 
> the call of duty, actually. By the way, gate time is virtually 
> meaningless so far as e-drums are concerned. Gate times can be so 
> small that the midiKITI's default setting simply registers 0 
unless 
> you spend a few years on the button trying to raise it 
> unnecessarily.  
> 
> Ed
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jadiebooshkie 
> <jadiebooshkie@y...>" <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> > I am STILL having a terrible time programing this midi kiti.  
> Seems 
> > like EVERY input is on Channel 1, I"ve changed them to 10, and 
> MOVED 
> > my Visulite FROM input 1 to 4, and I STILL can't get a sound out 
> of 
> > the cymbal when I hit it.  Funny thing-GATE time is set to 0, 
and 
> I 
> > can't get it to change no matter what...is this supposed to be 
> that 
> > way?  I am ready to send this thing to Alt. Mode and have them 
> check 
> > it.  Lord only knows what it was set to before I bought it...can 
> > anyone offer me any suggestions?
> > Jade