Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey Vern,
		Just wanted to say thankyou for your response. This sounds 
very plausible to me. I will try what you have suggested tonight and 
let everyone know tomorrow if this solves the problem. This is such a 
good users group. Keep up he work guys.

Cya,
Riccardo



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:
> I'll take a stab at this one... :)
> 
> Could be this is happening:
> 
> You have the MIDI in and MIDI out from the DTX module going to your
> sequencer. When you begin to playback the sequence, the sequencer is in
> MIDI-Through mode. When you hit the "change drumkit" selection from the
> front panel of the DTX module, it goes out the MIDI out port, is received
> by the sequencer, that then "forwards" it to the MIDI in of the DTX
> module!
> 
> This would be the "loop" that would cause the sequencer to continue to
> run up the drum kits till it looped around. Every "up" command received
> by the DTX in turn goes out *again* adding to the storm of instructions
> eventually causing the MIDI buffer to overflow. To see if this is the
> case, try removing the MIDI-Out cable from the DTX module and *them* use
> the kit up/down and see if the same result occurs. If this solves the
> problem, then go into your sequencer and turn off MIDI-Through. Hope this
> makes sense...  :)
> 
> Vern
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> 
> riccardo_natoli said:
> > Hello Everyone,
> > I have been a member of this group for quite a while and have learned
> > a tone of valuable information from this group. So Firstly I would
> > just like to say thank you.
> >
> > Secondly, I am having some problems with hooking my system via MIDI. I
> > am trying to hook up the DTXpress to a Pro Tools Digi 001. I was able
> > to do this and get the Pro tools to record the midi.  After I record a
> > sound if I try to change kits on the DTXpress while the MIDI is
> > playing back through Pro Tools I get this loop happening (where the
> > kits just start rapidly changing) and it comes up with ERROR MIDI
> > BUFFER FULL. I have turned off local control from the DTXpress to try
> > and avoid this to happen but it still continues. Also resetting the
> > system does not help I have to physically disconnect the MIDI cables
> > for the system to stabilize.
> >
> > I have already looked over the group's messages but there is no
> > specific answer to this problem.
> >
> > If anyone has had a similar problem and could let me know step-by-step
> > directions of hooking up midi to an external sequence or reasons why
> > this MIDI BUFFER FULL could be happening I would be most appreciative.
> >
> > Cya,
> > Riccardo
> >
> >
> >
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