Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello,
Just to make this thread complete I thought I would post what happened. 
I tried what Vern suggested (see earlier post) and was still getting 
the same problem. I then tries turning off midi thru on both the 
sequencer and the module alternatively. This did not help at all.

But what I found was that as I changed drum kits while recording the 
module was going crazy because of this loop, so i figured there must be 
a way of not sending this information to the sequencer (i.e. record the 
change of drum kit). I looked in protools and sure enough there is a 
choice not to send this function through and it now all appears to work 
fine. I can record MIDI information and while recording change drum kit 
BUT not record that I have changed drum kit. I LIKE MIDI. (just in case 
you are a pro tools user the choice was to deselect send program 
information).

Once again it is the users fault..... me bad.... thanks for everyones 
help.

Cya,
Riccardo



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "riccardo_natoli" <rnatoli@e...> 
wrote:
> 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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