Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey you guys and dolls,

I recently bought a midi cable, connected it to my soundblaster 5.1
and my dtxpress 2 and.....
nothing.

I cant't seem to get any sound out of my pc. I'm using cubase 5 vst
and a soundblaster.

I'm trying to use cubase as a tone generator, using the soundfonts of
my sb live 5.1, but it doesn't work.

Can anyone show me the way?

Tom

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "ruffalo2003" <ruffalo2003@y...> 
wrote:
>
> Hey you guys and dolls,
> 
> I recently bought a midi cable, connected it to my soundblaster 5.1
> and my dtxpress 2 and.....
> nothing.
> 
> I cant't seem to get any sound out of my pc. I'm using cubase 5 vst
> and a soundblaster.
> 
> I'm trying to use cubase as a tone generator, using the soundfonts of
> my sb live 5.1, but it doesn't work.
> 
> Can anyone show me the way?

Tom,

You have a MIDI adapter cable to the Soundblaster's game port, right?  
Try switching around the MIDI In/Out cable ends on the DTXpress 
module. Labeling can vary from one MIDI cable to another. In other 
words, "In" on a jack can mean either connect to "In" or connect 
from "In." See if switching the leads works.

Ed

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Hi, 

I use Cubase VST 32 & also the DTXpress I & II modules. I'm learning 
midi myself. Like said, someone told me the other day that you need 
both (two) midi cables connected at the same time...Which surprised 
me because I 'thought' I was able to run my edrums OR my keyboard 
into Cubase via midi and hear something...? Maybe not...? But Hell, 
GO, and buy another midi cable & do it anyway ;)

I've also use a To Host cable with my DTXpress with the Yamaha CBX 
driver...With the To Host cable, only one cable is needed for to 
transmit midi in/out!

As for Cubase, do you see on the Transport Bar?...to the right are 
little meters that show if you're transmitting and receiving midi 
signals.
Also in Cubase, in your Arrange Window...You'll see the midi 
tracks..The track that you're using for midi - which btw should 
already be set up, by putting your L/R ruler locators where you 
want, then within those locators double left click? so that a blank 
bar will be in that midi track (neccessary to record midi on that 
track).

THEN, also in Cubase, do you have (just to the right of/within the 
left column) you'll see a selection...Macro, You sound card will 
also be listed there....and then whatever VSTi instrument you're pre-
selected in your VST instrument window will also be listed in that 
Arrange Windows column...SELECT what VST drum instrument you want, 
such as the LM-4, LM-9, Broove Agent, A drum sampler such as 
FXpansions DR-008, etc, etc, etc....SELECT...As long as you have a 
low latency audio card, you should be able to play in Real Time and 
hear the drums..

Hope that sheds some light? Either that or I've been talking out of 
my rectum again! :/

Oh, and if you need specific Cubase help, you DO know of ...?

http://forum.cubase.net/phpbb2/index.php?
sid=e388b3560d38c0ec72e88f7812048511

Steve (ZapAxe)



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, g g <gnutus1@y...> wrote:
>
> Im no expert but every midi set up up ive used has 2 midi cabeles  
1 going from  your card to your  instrument and another cable  from 
the instrument to your card  .... hope that helps ...........and sry 
I wasnt more help  
> 
> ruffalo2003 <ruffalo2003@y...> wrote:Hey you guys and dolls,
> 
> I recently bought a midi cable, connected it to my soundblaster 5.1
> and my dtxpress 2 and.....
> nothing.
> 
> I cant't seem to get any sound out of my pc. I'm using cubase 5 vst
> and a soundblaster.
> 
> I'm trying to use cubase as a tone generator, using the soundfonts 
of
> my sb live 5.1, but it doesn't work.
> 
> Can anyone show me the way?
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Oh, I forgot...Do you have the midi switch set to midi on the back 
of your DTXpress module?

Just for the record, depending on what you're doing...Midi Channel 
10 is for drums...1-9 & 11-16 all other sounds...Like say you want a 
drum program to play your midi back, use midi CH 10 in Cubase's 
Arrange Window on that selection I said above.

Steve


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, g g <gnutus1@y...> wrote:
>
> Im no expert but every midi set up up ive used has 2 midi cabeles  
1 going from  your card to your  instrument and another cable  from 
the instrument to your card  .... hope that helps ...........and sry 
I wasnt more help  
> 
> ruffalo2003 <ruffalo2003@y...> wrote:Hey you guys and dolls,
> 
> I recently bought a midi cable, connected it to my soundblaster 5.1
> and my dtxpress 2 and.....
> nothing.
> 
> I cant't seem to get any sound out of my pc. I'm using cubase 5 vst
> and a soundblaster.
> 
> I'm trying to use cubase as a tone generator, using the soundfonts 
of
> my sb live 5.1, but it doesn't work.
> 
> Can anyone show me the way?
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Community email addresses:
>   Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>   Subscribe:    DTXpress-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
>   Unsubscribe:  DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>   List owner:   DTXpress-owner@yahoogroups.com
> 
> Shortcut URL to this page:
>   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress
> 
> Alternate DTXpress site:
>   http://www.dtxpressions.com 
> 
> 
> 
> SPONSORED LINKS 
> Percussion instruments Percussion musical instrument Musical 
instrument drum Latin percussion instrument Percussion drum set 
Dtxpress iii 
> 
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Thanks for all the answers,
Steve's answer did it for me !

I'll try fiddling about with the vst stuff now. Anyway a lot of new
sounds have become available....thanks a lot

Tom

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "ruffalo2003" <ruffalo2003@y...> wrote:

>
> Hey you guys and dolls,
> 
> I recently bought a midi cable, connected it to my soundblaster 5.1
> and my dtxpress 2 and.....
> nothing.
> 
> I cant't seem to get any sound out of my pc. I'm using cubase 5 vst
> and a soundblaster.
> 
> I'm trying to use cubase as a tone generator, using the soundfonts of
> my sb live 5.1, but it doesn't work.
> 
> Can anyone show me the way?
> 
> Tom
>