Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Scott:

MIDI can be a bit overwhelming at first, but if you continue to play
around you'll find you can do some amazing stuff. In your situation, the
way you would get more voices is to use the MIDI keyboard to switch
"patches" on the module. Unfortunately, the process to do this will be
specific to your keyboard.

In most cases, there will be some "patch" buttons on the front of the
keyboard that will send an instruction tothe module to change the voice
the module sounds when it receives MIDI data from your keyboard. If
you're getting the piano sound, then that usually means you are
ransmitting on MIDI channel 1, and the module is using voice #1 (piano)
to play those MIDI notes. If you can change MIDI transmit channels on the
keyboard to Channel 10, you will hear drum sounds as you press the MIDI
keys.

I would suggest you do some GOOGLE searches on the make and model of
keyboard to see if you can find some online documentation that can help
find ways to change midi voices.

Also, if you give us an idea of what it is exactly you're trying to
accomplish (recording? live performance? playing MIDI sequences?), we
might be able to give a more focussed response.. :)

Vern

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sjr41 said:
> hi all,
>
> can anyone help me with this?
>
> i found an old MIDI-controller keyboard in the basement of my
> building, and i thought i could maybe use it to access all of the
> cool "GM tone generator" sounds that are listed in the manual (p.
> 72).  so, i went out & bought a MIDI cable, plugged the keyboard into
> the back of my DTXpress module, switched the "host select" switch to
> MIDI, & tried to play.
>
> i was pleased to hear a lovely piano sound coming through my
> headphones, but i can't for the life of me figure out to use this set
> up (keyboard + module) to produce any other sounds... what do i do?
>
> i have never worked with MIDI before, so any basic assistance would
> be appreciated!
>
> thanks,
> scott
>
>
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