Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I'm trying to connect my DTXII to my computer via the midi/game port 
but its not working.  I have the midi in and out cables and there 
connected to the port but when I try and record to a track using 
cool edit pro it doesnt pick anything up.  Any suggestions?  Also, 
what is a good way to test to see if your computer is even picking 
any midi up?  Should I just use cakewalk instead of Cool Edit Pro?  
Thanks!

Hi

Giles Hearn provided a basic MIDI analyzing program in the file 
section; it's one of the utilities. Just install it to your computer 
and monitor the MIDI input port. It should make troubleshooting a 
lot easier. Notwithstanding the inordinate expense of changing 
sequencers, if you did use Cakewalk, you'd find more posts in the 
archives to help you. But many of these posts may still be valuable. 
Run a search on MIDI and see what you get--or on a specific 
difficulty. Post 1120 provides a summary of many problems and 
solutions.  Good luck.

Ed

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<realvast@s...> wrote:
> I'm trying to connect my DTXII to my computer via the midi/game 
port 
> but its not working.  I have the midi in and out cables and there 
> connected to the port but when I try and record to a track using 
> cool edit pro it doesnt pick anything up.  Any suggestions?  Also, 
> what is a good way to test to see if your computer is even picking 
> any midi up?  Should I just use cakewalk instead of Cool Edit 
Pro?  
> Thanks!

Hi, i don't think Cool Edit Pro can record midi data, i guess it's for audio
recording only, even that Syntrillium homepage claims that  it can playback
midi files.

What you need is some sequencer that can record midi data, cakewalk, cubase,
logic or similar, i havent yet tested midi recording with DTXpress myself so
this is just theory but basicly you just hook things together with midi
cables, set DTXpress to send mididata (don't know how...) and set sequencer
to record, that should do it.

I have played with midi gears many years and so far it's been really easy to
get working, only thing is that if DTX doesn't send midi data by default you
need to set it to do so, i just got my DTXpress set few days ago so i havent
have time to investigate all possibilities yet,  i'll try this tonight and
post more info tomorrow, if needed.

Jari


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Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 3:06 AM
Subject: [DTXpress] Has anyone gotten the pc/midi working?


> I'm trying to connect my DTXII to my computer via the midi/game port
> but its not working.  I have the midi in and out cables and there
> connected to the port but when I try and record to a track using
> cool edit pro it doesnt pick anything up.  Any suggestions?  Also,
> what is a good way to test to see if your computer is even picking
> any midi up?  Should I just use cakewalk instead of Cool Edit Pro?
> Thanks!
>
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Hi,


: Hi, i don't think Cool Edit Pro can record midi data, i guess
: it's for audio
: recording only, even that Syntrillium homepage claims that  it
: can playback
: midi files.

You're absolutely right, that's why I referred to it separately
('multitracker' is a misleading word, I now realize. It used to refer to
programs that allow you to put samples on several tracks, but it is also
used for midi sequencers nowadays).

: What you need is some sequencer that can record midi data,
: cakewalk, cubase,
: logic or similar, i havent yet tested midi recording with
: DTXpress myself so
: this is just theory but basicly you just hook things together with midi
: cables, set DTXpress to send mididata (don't know how...) and set
: sequencer
: to record, that should do it.

Correct. See page 25/26 of the Basic Guide.

: I have played with midi gears many years and so far it's been
: really easy to
: get working, only thing is that if DTX doesn't send midi data by
: default you
: need to set it to do so, i just got my DTXpress set few days ago
: so i havent
: have time to investigate all possibilities yet,  i'll try this tonight and
: post more info tomorrow, if needed.

Have a nice night (you might even try to get some sleep before tomorrow ;-)

Erik