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2005-02-01 by smcevenue
Hi, It's been a mighty long time since my last post but I am monitoring the Group regularly. I'll soon have to get with it and upgrade to an Extreme kit. For now, my attention is the Roland Octopad and units like it. What can I learn about its compatibility with DTXpress II and about the best way to link it. Right now I am running the snare, 4 toms, Hi- Hat, bass and three cymbals. Thanks for whatever you have to offer. Sean
2005-02-01 by emf
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "smcevenue" <seann@s...> wrote: > > Hi, > > It's been a mighty long time since my last post but I am monitoring > the Group regularly. I'll soon have to get with it and upgrade to > an Extreme kit. > > For now, my attention is the Roland Octopad and units like it. What > can I learn about its compatibility with DTXpress II and about the > best way to link it. Right now I am running the snare, 4 toms, Hi- > Hat, bass and three cymbals. Sean, Any MIDI device without sounds of its own connected to the DTXpress will require you to make at least one MIDI connection and to assign note numbers to specific Yamaha voices in the Utility Mode and enter those numbers into the device as appropriate for each separate pad. Compatibility isn't an issue so far as MIDI is concerned, and the Octapad doesn't take up any inputs. Although the DTXpress module doesn't have a boatload of free MIDI numbers for external access, you should be able to squeeze out 8 of them. Ed
2005-02-02 by Vernon Graner
I've used a small MIDI drum pad to provide additional inputs to the DTXpressII. Similar to this one: http://www.stoffelshome.de/alt_controller/boss_drpad.jpg There are a surprising number of "extra" sounds in each of the kits I've experimented with. Try hooking a MIDI keyboard to the MIDI in on the DTXpress and setting it to send on Channel 10. Then strike keys and hear how many different sounds are there. :) Vern -- Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE | "If the network is down, then you're Senior Systems Engineer | obviously incompetent so why are we Texas Information Services | paying you? Of course, if the network http://www.txis.com | is up, then we obviously don't need Austin Office 512 328-8947 | you, so why are we paying you?" \ufffdVLG emf said:
> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "smcevenue" <seann@s...> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> It's been a mighty long time since my last post but I am monitoring >> the Group regularly. I'll soon have to get with it and upgrade to >> an Extreme kit. >> >> For now, my attention is the Roland Octopad and units like it. > What >> can I learn about its compatibility with DTXpress II and about the >> best way to link it. Right now I am running the snare, 4 toms, Hi- >> Hat, bass and three cymbals. > > Sean, > > Any MIDI device without sounds of its own connected to the DTXpress > will require you to make at least one MIDI connection and to assign > note numbers to specific Yamaha voices in the Utility Mode and enter > those numbers into the device as appropriate for each separate pad. > Compatibility isn't an issue so far as MIDI is concerned, and the > Octapad doesn't take up any inputs. Although the DTXpress module > doesn't have a boatload of free MIDI numbers for external access, you > should be able to squeeze out 8 of them. > > Ed > > > > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DTXpress-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DTXpress-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress > > Alternate DTXpress site: > http://www.dtxpressions.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >
2005-02-10 by Sean and Ann McEvenue
Ed and Vern, Thanks very much for your replies. As usual, right on the money and then some. Sean
-----Original Message----- From: Vernon Graner [mailto:vern@...] Sent: February 2, 2005 12:49 PM To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: Roland Octopad I've used a small MIDI drum pad to provide additional inputs to the DTXpressII. Similar to this one: http://www.stoffelshome.de/alt_controller/boss_drpad.jpg There are a surprising number of "extra" sounds in each of the kits I've experimented with. Try hooking a MIDI keyboard to the MIDI in on the DTXpress and setting it to send on Channel 10. Then strike keys and hear how many different sounds are there. :) Vern -- Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE | "If the network is down, then you're Senior Systems Engineer | obviously incompetent so why are we Texas Information Services | paying you? Of course, if the network http://www.txis.com | is up, then we obviously don't need Austin Office 512 328-8947 | you, so why are we paying you?" CVLG emf said: > > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "smcevenue" <seann@s...> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> It's been a mighty long time since my last post but I am monitoring >> the Group regularly. I'll soon have to get with it and upgrade to >> an Extreme kit. >> >> For now, my attention is the Roland Octopad and units like it. > What >> can I learn about its compatibility with DTXpress II and about the >> best way to link it. Right now I am running the snare, 4 toms, Hi- >> Hat, bass and three cymbals. > > Sean, > > Any MIDI device without sounds of its own connected to the DTXpress > will require you to make at least one MIDI connection and to assign > note numbers to specific Yamaha voices in the Utility Mode and enter > those numbers into the device as appropriate for each separate pad. > Compatibility isn't an issue so far as MIDI is concerned, and the > Octapad doesn't take up any inputs. Although the DTXpress module > doesn't have a boatload of free MIDI numbers for external access, you > should be able to squeeze out 8 of them. > > Ed > > > > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DTXpress-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DTXpress-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress > > Alternate DTXpress site: > http://www.dtxpressions.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Community email addresses: Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: DTXpress-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: DTXpress-owner@yahoogroups.com Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress Alternate DTXpress site: http://www.dtxpressions.com _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Service.