Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "buggoutbill" <wnofi@e...> wrote:
> Rolf,
> 
> Do you have access to a MIDI keyboard controller? If so, can you 
> connect it to your card and play the Battery VST using it, for more 
> than 20 seconds?
> Just trying to rule out the DTXPress as the problem.
> 
> Do you have the latest drivers for your soundcard installed?
> 
> I do not have Battery, but I do have Cubase and Reason. I will 
> attempt to use my DTXpress to control both tonight.
> 
> The patch for VIA chipsets is interesting. I knew the 
> older "Southbridge" chips, 686B, had issues, but I didn't know the 
> newer ones did too. My next mobo will probably not be a VIA at this 
> point (I have issues with my USB MIDISport sometimes).
> 
> Bill
> 
> > The final audio is from my pc, as I want to use the Battery 
samples.
> > about the midipath I rather hand out a dump than a report by 
word, 
> as 
> > I dont feel myself to familiar with all the data-termilogy.
> > 
> > http://www.grajnd.net/images/cubasis.jpg
> > 
> > and one more thing, that maybe is of importance, I use AMD Athlon 
> > 1700+ with VIA chipset KT266/333 which this site
> > http://www.georgebreese.com/net/software/#PCI
> > speaks negative about,
> > I dont really know if, its inside the computer the fault is, or 
> > Battery (dont think so) or the DTXpress (dont think so either, im
> > just confused wich parameter to switch on/off. I would really 
like 
> to 
> > hear from someone thats doing it with a sampler)
> > 
> > I dont know if I explain anything for the better know, I hope so.
> > I will not remove the cubasis pic until this thing is solved.
> > 
> > my stats again:
> > processor AMD Athlon 1700+, Chipset VIA
> > ram 896 Mb
> > soundcard Delta Audiophile
> > sequencer Cubasis 4
> > DTXpressII (of cause)
> > 
> > Rolf

Rolf,
 it looks like a midi buffer overflow to me.
I'm using my dtxpress I with Nuendo 2.0 en Cubase SX (i don't think 
the version is an issue here) and ik works fine for me.
I record the audio of my dtx along with a midi channel and no 
problems there.
Maybe you're midi buffer is too small. I don't know exactly where to 
do this but there is a setting in Cubase where you can increase your 
midi buffer size.
Is it also hanging when you play a slow thing. So when you're not 
generating much midi notes in 20 sec?

And another thing, when you're playing live (hearing sound) with 
battery, that means you're direct monitoring is on in cubase. This is 
a very heavy task for Cubase and you're PC. Maybe it's a latency 
thins and that you're audio buffer goes crazy.

Good Luck,

drumsix
Holland