Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

anyone here using Pro Tools on a Mac with their DTXpress? or either of these 
individually? i'm interested in recording, editing, samples & sound 
management techniques that people are using. what experiences are you 
having?

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "gollywillickers" <gollywillickers@y...> wrote:
> anyone here using Pro Tools on a Mac with their DTXpress? or either of these 
> individually? i'm interested in recording, editing, samples & sound 
> management techniques that people are using. what experiences are you 
> having?

I am a mac user, but haven't put my dtx together with it. I'll be getting garageband 
soon, though!   :)

This past weekend I bought Garageband for my Powerbook. I have some
good news and some bad news about it. The good news is that it's one
of the easiest recording apps out there to use. The bad news is that
when using MIDI to connect your DTX to it, the sounds are mapped
incorrectly. On most kits there is no snare at all, and on some the
kick sends a form of the snare. It's totally whack and unusable in its
default form. Keep in mind that I've only spent a short amount of time
with it. The solution is surely in the brain of the DTX. You will have
to 'somehow' alter which triggers are sending signals. 

If any of you Mac users have successfully setup Garageband, please share!

Otherwise, I guess its back to Battery for a MIDI controller.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Voelker" <pvoelker@n...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "gollywillickers"
<gollywillickers@y...> wrote:
> > anyone here using Pro Tools on a Mac with their DTXpress? or
either of these 
> > individually? i'm interested in recording, editing, samples & sound 
> > management techniques that people are using. what experiences are you 
> > having?
> 
> I am a mac user, but haven't put my dtx together with it. I'll be
getting garageband 
> soon, though!   :)

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jay" <jayluv6@y...> wrote:
> This past weekend I bought Garageband for my Powerbook. I have some
> good news and some bad news about it. The good news is that it's one
> of the easiest recording apps out there to use. The bad news is that
> when using MIDI to connect your DTX to it, the sounds are mapped
> incorrectly. On most kits there is no snare at all, and on some the
> kick sends a form of the snare. It's totally whack and unusable in 
its
> default form. Keep in mind that I've only spent a short amount of 
time
> with it. The solution is surely in the brain of the DTX. You will 
have
> to 'somehow' alter which triggers are sending signals. 
> 
> If any of you Mac users have successfully setup Garageband, please 
share!
> 
> Otherwise, I guess its back to Battery for a MIDI controller.

Jay,

The DTXpress is notorious for using non-standard note numbers for 
kick and snare. Often, those using external sequencers find that 
everything's basically okay after the requisite adjustments for them.

Ed