Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Vern,

That's good news, 'cause it means at least the xpress
II works.

We've got two different scenerios.  The first is a
MIDI Kiti that's not triggering anything, andf the
second is a PM-16.  We have both working on DTXpress
kits in other places.

Since the PM-16 is the most basic, what we've done on
that one is to set up an input to trigger a cymbal on
rgw DTXpress.  We've set a note number on the PM-16
(tried 13 & 15), both on channel 10.  In the drum map
we made sure the symbal sound was applied to those
nptes, but nothing.  In this case the PM-16 is
displaying a patch number of 84, which we're trying to
compare with a PM-16>DTXpress that is working, to see
if they have it to.  If, on the PM-16, we change to
any other channel, we get w wierd sound that is not a
cymbal.  

The other is Jades MIDI Kiti which doesn't seem to get
the handshake it needs from the xpressII to sync up
with it.

Not being able to determine whether any of these
devices was working at all made it difficult to move
forward.  Now, my keen sense of problem determination
(along with my vivid and skewed sense of self
importance) tells me that we really need to focus on
the PM-16 and the Kiti, and find a way to make sure
they are sending the right MIDI messages (on the right
channels) to make the xpressII fire.  Now, if only we
could figure that out...

Walt 
--- Vernon Graner <vern@...> wrote:
> Ok, I have a DTXpressII and I have it setup w/MIDI
> going to a MIDIMAN 2x2
> USB Midi port to my Windows XP machine running
> SOnar. I have had no
> problem getting tracks recorded to SONAR and playing
> them back through
> the DTXpressII module. Not just drums (on channel
> 10) but General MIDI
> sounds on other channels. I have also hooked up my
> MIDIMAN USB keystation
> external MIDI keyboard nad have used it to trigger
> drum sounds and
> general MIDI sounds from the DTXpressII, just as I
> would expect it to
> work. So, as far as I can tell, there isn't any
> problem with the
> DTXPressII working with external MIDI sources.... Is
> there anything I can
> tell you guys or test for you to try and help in all
> the madness? ;)
> 
> Vern
> 
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> 
> Walt said:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > You may have seen some posts lately about members
> trying to trigger
> > DYXpress IIs from external devices (PM-16 or
> Kiti).  Although we have
> > tried many tactics (including ones that worked on
> DTXpress and DTX V2
> > modules), so far we have not beewn successful.
> >
> > What I am looking for is anyone that has a
> DTXpress II, and an
> > external MIDI device, that has either successfully
> triggered drum
> > sounds from a DTXpress II on MIDI channel 10, or
> has a setup that
> > would allow them to test this.  Since the DTXpress
> II is a somewhat new
> > beast, we're trying to figure out if we all got
> suddenly dumber, or
> > maybe there is a problem with the DTXpress II's
> MIDI code?
> >
> > Thanks,  Walt
> >
> >
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> 
> 
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