Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

----- Original Message -----

From: Walt

To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 7:55 PM

Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: Looking for DTXpress II , MIDI help

Hey Steve,

What, if anything, shows up on your PM-16s display
when you're in play mode? Walt
--- Steve Parker <stepar@...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been trying to follow all these posts, but I've
> been out of town and haven't had a chance to get
> caught up with all the e-mails. My PM-16 is working
> fine with my DTXpress 1 kit. The only problem I
> have, which we haven't yet been able to solve, is
> that I don't know how to treat the settings as a
> kit, so I can change them as I change my DTX kits,
> either infependently or in conjunction with the DTX.
> By using the PM-16, I have been able to add 4
> additional triggers on to my set. As long as I use
> them as triggers I don't want to change, then there
> is less of a problem. I can do all my changes on
> the DTX. I'll try to read the numerous posts and
> see if there is anything I can add.
>
> Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: underneathheaven
> To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 2:04 PM
> Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Looking for DTXpress II ,
> MIDI help
>
>
> I have not yet heard from steve, but maybe jade
> has?
>
>
>
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, jade
> wrote:
> > My sentiments EXACTLY...Thanks UNH!...I haven't
> given
> > up yet either, but if I have to, I will be
> buying a
> > new module also.....These guys in this group are
> > GREAT!!...Jade--- "underneathheaven
> > " wrote:
> > > I just wanted to thank everyone for all the
> help!!
> > > I'm really
> > > disappointed about this situation but I
> haven't
> > > given up yet. The
> > > good thing is I can still expand even if the
> pm16
> > > doesnt work, I'll
> > > just have to buy another midi source or module
> I
> > > guess... I'd be
> > > lost without this group, I swear!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Walt
>
> > > wrote:
> > > > yup, trying to stay awake through them
> too....
> > > > --- "liberatusvirus "
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Good Morning, Vern,
> > > > >
> > > > > You hit the nail on the head. What would
> seem to
> > > be
> > > > > a
> > > > > straightforward use of the DTX midi
> function
> > > won't
> > > > > work with the
> > > > > DTXII. My own experience with a midiKITI
> and
> > > Walt's
> > > >; > with a PM-16,
> > > > > however, confirm that earlier iterations
> of the
> > > > > Xpress module were
> > > > >; most cooperative. I gather that Walt seems
> to
> > > think,
> > > > > from your
> > > > > experience and others', that the fault
> lies with
> > > the
> > > > > external
> > > > >; devices. But our troubleshooting would
> seem to
> > > > > indicate otherwise. A
> > > > > Yamaha "apps specialist" apparently did
> the midi
> > > > > keyboard test for
> ; > > > > Jade, and it came up unsuccessful, thereby
> > > prompting
> > > >; > him to tell
> > > > > Jade that using an external device with
> the
> > > DTXII
> > > > > was impossible.
> > > > > Then he hit Jade with the party line,
> "DTXpress
> > > > > users shouldn't need
> > > > > anything else." The comment was neither
> > > sympathetic,
> ; > > > > accurate, nor
> > > > > satisfactory, given, at least, the
> capabilities
> > > of
> > > > > other DTXpress
> > > > > modules et al. And why for the life of me
> would
> > > > > Yamaha personnel
> > > > > have to run ; essentially the same
> heuristic test
> > > on
> > > > > the module that
> > > > > we've been running? Someone at that
> company
> > > designed
> > > > > it. You'd think
> > > > > that they'd have a ready answer for so
> likely a
> ; > > > > question.
> > > > >
> > > > > Unless there's something we've overlooked
> (like
> > > the
> > > > > proverbial
> > > > > unplugged power cord or the like), this is
> a
>; > > major
> > > > > flaw in the new
> > > > > DTXII, which would seem to have designed
> out, by
> > > > > error or intention,
> > > > > a selling point of the original DTXpress.
> Not to
> ; > > > > mention the time
> > > > > and effort that people have invested in
> their
> > > > > exploration of this
> > > > > problem, Jade and UNH have spent a good
> deal of
> > > > > money on something
> > > > > that common sense and precedent would have
> said
> > > was
> >; > > > well spent.
> > > > > Maybe Jade and UNH will come up with
> something
> > > that
> > > > > will rescue us
> > > > > from this puzzle. I hope so. But boy, it's
> been
> > > a
> > > > > frustrating ride.
> > > > > Probably as we speak, Professor Walt is
> busy
> > > > > studying manuals and
> ; > > > > constructing theories.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ed
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon
> Graner"
> > > > > wrote:
> > >; > > > So, the problem is that the MIDI-kiti
> cannot
> > > be
> > > > > set to send
> > > > > specific note
>; > > > > > numbers from a specific pad? Or are you
> trying
> > > to
> > > > > make the
> > > > > DTXpressII
> > > > > > play a particular sound on a specific
> note
> > > number
> > > > > (i.e. Channel
> > > > > 10, MIDI
> > > > > > note C3 makes the sound of a Ride
> Cymbal)? It
> ; > > > > would seem that you
> >; > > > would
> > > > > > set the MIDIkiti to channel 10, then
> assign a
> > > note
> > > > > number to a pad
> > > > > that
> > > > > > matches with the sound map of the
> DTXpress
> > > unit.
> > > > > Is there
> > > > > something I'm
> > > > > > missing in the setup? In the manual, on
> page
> > > 42
> > > > > section 1-6,
> > > > > allows you
>
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