Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

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From: distortion@... [mailto:distortion@rogers.com]
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:45 PM
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: How to for newbie

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.



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