Oldguy, Someone was talking about devising one or altering another program to perform that function years ago, I think, but it never materialized. I don't think that it would represent much of a threat to Yamaha. Do you? Ed --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote: > On the software topic, it has been over tens years since I did any VB > programming. But it would seem to me that if the kits data file of 972 bytes > (typical size) could be broken down into it's basic information (user kit > no., pad type,voices) that a simple windows interface could be written to > access/modify perimeters from some simple pulldown menu's. Has anyone tried > to tackle this?? Or is the data stream "encode/encripted" to prevent direct > manipulation?? Just curious. > > OldGuyDrummer > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jade [SMTP:jadiebooshkie@y...] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 3:19 PM > > To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: new product > > > > Ed, > > Yamaha certainly could use some upgrading on their > > cymbals and HH sounds...and it would be FANTASTIC if > > we could download on our computers a particular drum > > sound, whether it be cymbal, HH or any drum sound, and > > then upload it to the DT module. Seems to me, because > > the current DTX module is a computer (Martin's own > > words), all it would take to "upgrade" our current DTX > > brains would be a computer chip. The MidiKiti had > > that capability-it is documented in my owners manual > > for the Kiti. But, in the long run, if one were able > > to upgrade the DTXII modules with a computer chip, > > then Yamaha would loose out in sales of the new > > DTXtreme module. I, for one, will be anxiously > > waiting to see what is offered, and will probably buy > > a new module, then try and sell my 2 DTXII > > mods...STILL trying to sell the Midi Kiti....couldn't > > sell it twice on ebay...and I see someone had one last > > week on ebay, and last I looked, didn't sell > > either...at least at the time, no one was bidding. > > Jade > > --- liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote: > > > Oldguy, > > > > > > I can tell you this much: The holdup on the new > > > module was about > > > licensing difficulties. I don't know, however, > > > whether the licensing > > > was for samples or for appended software. I'm hoping > > > it was for > > > cymbals. But I'd say that the secrecy is a corporate > > > competition > > > thing, as you suggested. > > > > > > Ed > > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote: > > > > Could it be that they believe that Roland might be > > > coming out with > > > a new > > > > module (TD-12) and they don't want to let it > > > slipout what features > > > their > > > > module has until the last moment? Perhaps, they > > > are designing > > > more of > > > > PC-based system that allows total control of the > > > module from a > > > PC/MAC, and > > > > the software side of the R&D has lagged behind the > > > hardware side > > > as it > > > > happens in other manufacturing industries. The > > > fact that they have > > > not > > > > provided any software with the DTXpressII that > > > would provide even > > > basic I/O > > > > with a PC/MAC (you have to use a third party or > > > freeware software > > > program to > > > > download/upload kits, etc.) , tells me they are > > > not strong > > > software people > > > > in this area, and they would probably have to > > > contract out-of- > > > house for > > > > software development. You'd be supprise at just > > > how much of that > > > is done in > > > > the industry. (I can't give specific examples, due > > > to > > > confidentialty > > > > agreements that we have with some internationally > > > branded > > > industries.) > > > > > > > > Just a thought. > > > > > > > > OldGuyDrummer > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Jade [SMTP:jadiebooshkie@y...] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 2:29 PM > > > > > To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com > > > > > Subject: Re: [DTXpress] new product > > > > > > > > > > Ed, > > > > > Man...you'd think it was a matter of national > > > > > security!!! Wonder why they are being tight > > > lipped? > > > > > Jade > > > > > --- liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote: > > > > > > Here's the quoted official response from > > > > > > headquarters about new > > > > > > modules and kits: > > > > > > > > > > > > "At this time there is no word or official > > > release > > > > > > date of any new > > > > > > electronic brains to replace current kits. > > > Check > > > > > > with us in the > > > > > > summer which new models of various products > > > will be > > > > > > shown at Summer > > > > > > Namm. If you have any further questions, > > > please call > > > > > > us at (714) 522- > > > > > > 9000 or email us." > > > > > > > > > > > > Mum's the word. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo > > > > > < <http://search.yahoo.com>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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Re: new product
2003-04-23 by liberatusvirus