Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I noticed that the Sysex formats have been posted in the files 
section.  I read them over and they don't look terribly complicated.  
Using the javax.sound.midi package it should be fairly 
straightforward to build an application to manage this information.  
Note that this will still have to wait until the DTXIIISP arrives and 
allocate a weekend or two to the task.

    What would people like to see in this application?

    A few ideas I had:
    - XML (text based) format export/import so that people can hand 
modify files or write other utilities to muck with them.
    - A "my kits/songs/etc" so that you could create a really large 
(limited only by disk space) db of these items and then pick and 
choose them for a certain "load".  + List of Favorite loads.
    - The ability to multi-select items (ex: kits) and modify params 
for all selected items in one action (ex: volume).  Should be able to 
do this absolute (ex: set to 70) or relative (ex: +10).
    - Copy & Swap things from one kit to another.

    Hmmm, me thinks I'm talking myself into more than a weekend or 
two of work...

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jjcorley0000" <jjc@s...> wrote:
> 
>     Can you post the information to the website or the files area 
> here?
> 
>     While I reluctantly admit that I have the skills/experience to 
> handle such a task (Java/C++, GUI, embedded software, mucking with 
> bits in files):
> 
>     a)  I'm waiting on the IIISP, so I don't yet have a system for 
> testing.
> 
>     b)  I'm not sure how much time I can really dedicate to such a 
> task.
> 
>     That said, I'd like to see the data formats so I can get an 
idea 
> of the level of effort.  If I were to put something together, I'd 
> likely do it in Java so our non-MS friends wouldn't be SOL.
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "oldguydrummer" <rdamon@m...> 
wrote:
> > Ok, I now have the Sysex Bulk Dump Data from Yamaha for the 
> > DTxpressII and DtxpressIII. Let's see if we can coordinate who 
> wants 
> > to tackle what, in generating a program for seting up/changing 
> > settings on a PC.
> > 
> > OGD