Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I wouldn't mind having a go at an editor if I could get the info but 
I don't have the time to reverse engineer it.  I have contacted 
Yamaha Australia and asked for the DTXpressII sysex but they said 
they don't have it and they doubt that Japan would give it to 
anyone.  This is a change of policy since they freely gave me sysex 
info in the past and often published it in the user manuals.

The unit understands Parameter Change sysex so it is possible to 
edit a kit without sysex dumps but the user manual doesn't publish 
details like the parameter numbers.

If anyone manages to get hold of the info I would love a copy.

Peter


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote:
> Bill,
> 
> I don't think the intent was to edit the data remotely from a PC. 
The idea
> was to download the user drum kit/settings from the module into a 
PC and
> then have a spreadsheet or similar style format that you could 
easily change
> items either globally or individually and then save it on the PC 
for safe
> keeping and then upload it back into the module.
> 
> As I noted in my email to Yamaha, for me with three modules and a 
four on
> it's way, it would be a godsend, when setting up new kits, to have 
a utility
> like this.
> 
> OGD
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	buggoutbill [SMTP:wnofi@e...]
> > Sent:	Monday, January 12, 2004 3:58 PM
> > To:	DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject:	[DTXpress] Re: DTXpress drum map editing software
> > 
> > Matt,
> > 
> > What about editing the SYSEX file after it has been received 
from 
> > the DTXpress? Instead of editing it directly right on the brain. 
> > Would that be easier?
> > 
> > Bill
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Matt Pobursky <ccsuser@m...> 
wrote:
> > > I actually looked at doing this a little over a year ago. The 
big
> > > problem I ran into was that Yamaha doesn't publish it's data
> > > communications format specification. If they did, I think the 
user 
> > base
> > > programs would start to flow. This is what stopped me -- I had 
no
> > > desire to beg/harrass/plead with Yamaha for the specification 
nor 
> > the
> > > inclination to sit with a data analyzer for hours on end to 
reverse
> > > engineer it.
> > > 
> > > My hopes are that Yamaha will make this information available, 
in 
> > my
> > > opinion it would only help strengthen their product line by 
making 
> > more
> > > useful 3rd party software available to all users.
> > > 
> > > Matt Pobursky
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:46:47 -0500, rdamon@m... wrote:
> > > >  Bill,
> > > > 
> > > >  This comes up from time to time. When I first got my kit in 
> > Sept. of
> > > >  2002, I asked the same question and the answer then, as it 
is 
> > now is
> > > >  no.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  I personnally would love to see a program in which the kits 
> > could be
> > > >  upload, edited and downloaded.
> > > > 
> > > >  I think those that have the software programming 
capabilities to 
> > do
> > > >  it, don't have the time and those folks that have the time 
to do 
> > it,
> > > >  don't have the programming skills. So this project has 
never been
> > > >  tackled.  
> > > > 
> > > >  So, we are still hoping someone will come along and create 
one.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > 
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> > 
> > Alternate DTXpress site:
> >    <http://www.dtxpressions.com> 
> > 
> > 
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