Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Ok i have a mac with garage band on it, i also have a keyboard... 
keyboard works... when i plug in my dtxpress set it doesnt do 
anything...... im new to this board and tryed to do searches but 
didnt come up with alot of stuff... what should i do next? is there 
some settings im missing in the brain?

thanks

dave

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dbtechdesign" <dave@d...> wrote:
> Ok i have a mac with garage band on it, i also have a keyboard... 
> keyboard works... when i plug in my dtxpress set it doesnt do 
> anything...... im new to this board and tryed to do searches but 
> didnt come up with alot of stuff... what should i do next? is there 
> some settings im missing in the brain?

Dave,

Bear with me. I don't have a mac or garageband, but I'll try to get 
the ball rolling. Check that you have MIDI In and Out connected 
correctly from one component to the other. Manufacturers don't have a 
standard labeling procedure. "In" and "Out" can mean contradictory 
things; for some "In" goes to "In" and "Oout" to "Out," whereas for 
others opposites attract. Switch them around and try again.

Do you have a DTXpressII? If so, and the software is set up properly 
to recognize the MIDI port, you may need to do a factory reset on the 
DTXPII module. The DTXPII shipped with a bug that required a reset 
before exporting MIDI data. You'll also have to find a way to save 
your user information, since the reset will obliterate them. Either 
write down your important settings, store them in another device, or 
send them to software on your computer (does DTXchange work for 
mac?). But don't do it yet. Wait to see whether anyone is able to 
break down your problem into better detail, but be aware that it may 
be necessary. A DTXPIII shouldn't need a reset; after we brought the 
problem to Yamaha's attention, they fixed it.

Remember that your cables may have been correctly connected before 
you switched them. After a reset, you may have to switch them again.


Ed