Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> Gord.
>
> I was making the distinction between a purely MIDI-connected device--
> like the TMC-6, the Kat MIDIKITI, the Roland PM-16 et al.--which has
> no sounds of its own, and a second sound module, of the DTXpress 
> sort, which does not need to access its sounds through a MIDI connection. 

The fact that he ALREADY had a second DTX module at his disposal I guess 
was missed by you. If he has one already, it makes no sense to go out 
and buy another trigger device, as you were suggesting. Plus the added 
polyphony... mmmmm polyphony...

> The DTXpress does have limited MIDI note numbers for the
> purpose of a MIDI slave device used in conjunction with the DTXpress
> itself, but many of us (including me, for years) have used such a
> device to good effect for as many as six or more inputs. I fail to
> see the self-contradiction (unless I were saying that the only way to
> add inputs is via MIDI, and I'm not).

You said "...thinks that the only way to add a second module to a kit 
for more inputs is through MIDI. Actually, this method is redundant at 
best and, well, . . . wrong" Then you went on to describe hooking up an 
external trigger converter TROUGH MIDI. How else can you add inputs? 
That is the contradiction. And again, he has got two DTX boxes, so why 
bother with another one he would have to accquire?

I'm not sure I get what you mean by limited note numbers. Mine sends 
every one from #0 to #127, and is held individually with each kit and 
layer. What more do you want. Now I must admit that I have a DTXpress, 
not the mkII so, I could be wrong about this same implimentation on the 
mkII, but I should hope they didn't dumb it down...  Don't forget that 
in my system, the DTX is/can control everything in my system, and can be 
controlled by the sequencers too.. no problems here...

>
> True, we don't know for sure, and all of us are capable of being
> wrong, misinformed, and unclear about many things. But we've seen
> this situation come up a lot over the years on this board. Hazarding
> an informed guess at this point won't ruin anyone's day; nothing is
> etched in stone. And if this is indeed what D was trying to do all
> along, we may have skipped everyone an extra step or two.


The inverse is also true.. you may confuse D. by giving premature advice 
without fully understanding what D. wants to do is an un-informed guess. 
Kind of like the advice you gave to LINKITOUT, you did not understand 
what he wanted and thus gave an incorrect remedy, and like what I did 
with CJA300 and mesh heads, I misunderstood and gave bad advice. A lot 
of incorrect advice is worse than no advice at all. Not saying you were 
wrong this time.. ok?  :-)    We are all guilty once and a while!
 
Love ya all!
Remember tomorrow is Krampusnacht

gord.