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2005-02-07 by davidcliffordbrown
I want to step record drum sounds (midi) fired from the touch pad of the MD to Digital performer 4.5 sequencer via Motu midi interface (on a Mac). All midi connections appear to be good. I am able to record midi from my synths, however the MIDI monitor fails to show midi from the MD, (and I can't record from the drum machine). Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance David
2005-02-07 by niall munnelly
On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 01:19:32AM -0000, davidcliffordbrown wrote: > > > I want to step record drum sounds (midi) fired from the touch > pad of the MD to Digital performer 4.5 sequencer via Motu midi > interface (on a Mac). All midi connections appear to be good. I > am able to record midi from my synths, however the MIDI > monitor fails to show midi from the MD, (and I can't record from > the drum machine). Can anyone help me out? first, verify that the MD is actually sending midi. you should see light activity on your midi interface or notes on in a program like midi monitor. if you don't, then the MD's not sending anything. assuming you have a device defined in audiomidi setup, do the following: go to the global menu -> slot (x) -> midi -> base channel. this should be set to something other than "---" - i use "1-4". after you've set that, try again. -- yours, niall. .. . . . . . . . . . aleph null. a simple insinuation around silence. http://syncretism.net .. .. gpg public key - http://www.aleph-null.net/niall.gpg .. ..
2005-02-07 by davidcliffordbrown
Niall Thanks for the quick reply I followed instructions and I am fairly sure there is no Midi from the MD to the mac. I tried midi into a Motu 828II and a then a motu timepiece. In the Midi monitor of DP there is no sign of midi incoming on any channel, however the light is solid and lit for Rt, the system real time indicator which includes midi beat clocks, DTL. The midi in light is on and solid on the 828 interface.. Any ideas? Thanks
> > I want to step record drum sounds (midi) fired from the touch > > pad of the MD to Digital performer 4.5 sequencer via Motu midi > > interface (on a Mac). All midi connections appear to be good. I > > am able to record midi from my synths, however the MIDI > > monitor fails to show midi from the MD, (and I can't record from > > the drum machine). Can anyone help me out? > > first, verify that the MD is actually sending midi. > you should see light activity on your midi interface or > notes on in a program like midi monitor. if you don't, then > the MD's not sending anything. assuming you have a device > defined in audiomidi setup, do the following: > > go to the global menu -> slot (x) -> midi -> base channel. > > this should be set to something other than "---" - i use > "1-4". > > > -- > yours, > niall. > .. . . . . . . . . . > aleph null. a simple insinuation around silence. > http://syncretism.net > .. .. gpg public key - http://www.aleph-null.net/niall.gpg .. ..
2005-02-07 by niall munnelly
On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 05:37:58AM -0000, davidcliffordbrown wrote:
> I followed instructions and I am fairly sure there is no Midi from the MD to the
> mac.
there's no need to be fairly sure when you can be absolutely sure.
download midi monitor from snoize.com and verify that there
is or isn't midi coming in on the port you've assigned to
the MD in AMS.
you have created a device in AMS, right? have you enabled
channels 1-4 {or whatever you specified as a the base
channel in the MD}, checked sends/receives clock?
it sounds like you have the MD set to output its clock,
hence the light activity on your interface. make sure you
have the MD defined in AMS, use midi monitor, and let us
know what happens. i use my MD with DP 4.5.2 with no
problems at all.
--
yours,
niall.
.. . . . . . . . . .
aleph null. a simple insinuation around silence.
http://syncretism.net
.. .. gpg public key - http://www.aleph-null.net/niall.gpg .. ..2005-02-08 by davidcliffordbrown
Dear Niall Thanks for your help. I downloaded midi monitor. It works well and tells me there is NO midi coming into the motu from MD for sure. I have created a device in AMS. ( I have done this with a bunch of synths and midi in is verified with midi monitor and is OK for the synths). When I hit the test setup button (in AMS)the MD starts to play continuously, it can only be turned off at the unit itself. I have enabled channels 1-4 in the MD. I am not sure about the sends/ receives clock. In AMS info for the MD, properties box channels and receives are all blue(1-16) no other boxes are ticked. Am I missing something easy? Thanks for your time David --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, niall munnelly <aleph@a...> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 05:37:58AM -0000, davidcliffordbrown wrote: > > > I followed instructions and I am fairly sure there is no Midi from the MD to the
> > mac.
>
> there's no need to be fairly sure when you can be absolutely sure.
> download midi monitor from snoize.com and verify that there
> is or isn't midi coming in on the port you've assigned to
> the MD in AMS.
>
> you have created a device in AMS, right? have you enabled
> channels 1-4 {or whatever you specified as a the base
> channel in the MD}, checked sends/receives clock?
>
> it sounds like you have the MD set to output its clock,
> hence the light activity on your interface. make sure you
> have the MD defined in AMS, use midi monitor, and let us
> know what happens. i use my MD with DP 4.5.2 with no
> problems at all.
>
> --
> yours,
> niall.
> .. . . . . . . . . .
> aleph null. a simple insinuation around silence.
> http://syncretism.net
> .. .. gpg public key - http://www.aleph-null.net/niall.gpg .. ..2005-02-09 by niall munnelly
On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 10:47:17PM -0000, davidcliffordbrown wrote: > > > Dear Niall > Thanks for your help. I downloaded midi monitor. It works well and tells me > there is NO midi coming into the motu from MD for sure. then it's definitely not a DP problem. try different ports and then, i hate to say it, different cables, and see what's what. -- yours, niall. .. . . . . . . . . . aleph null. a simple insinuation around silence. http://syncretism.net .. .. gpg public key - http://www.aleph-null.net/niall.gpg .. ..