Setting up Midi with Live Drive 2

goose2 · Jul 3, 2007, 04:47 PM

Hi,

Can anyone give me a quick quide how to set up Midi with Kx and Live Drive 2. I am fairly competent with Kx but have no idea about Midi. (I actually intend to use the Midi to connect a electronic drum Module to dump settings, so if anyone has any experience with this, even better)

Thanks

Maddogg6 · Jul 3, 2007, 10:00 PM

well - the DUMP SETTINGS (sysex bulk dumps) will requires software to do this. for this there is little for set up, other than selecting the MIDI ports in that software.

goose2 · Jul 4, 2007, 04:30 AM

Are there any settings that need to be made in the DSP or Router? I started my own DSP from scratch and only did the essentials, will I need to make more connections?

Thanks

Maddogg6 · Jul 4, 2007, 11:34 AM

kX UART midi has nothing to do with the DSP or kX router...
But if you want to direct MIDI IN to a kX Synth - you will need; (the DSP and router are now involved because of the kX Synths *audio* output)
- a soundfont loaded in (kX Mixer Soundfont page)
- to use FXBuss 2/3 (kX Synths audio output)
- and theres a MIDI SYNTH slider in the kX Mixer - make sure its not 'INF' (its 100 by default)
- software to connect kX UART MIDI INPUT to *any* MIDI OUTPUT - midiox - and will act as a sort of virtual MIDI cable while its running. It can also capture/send & load/save your sysex bulk dump too (tho - not a great 'sysex manager').
You can learn a lot about midi with this tool as well.

Maddogg6 · Jul 4, 2007, 11:45 AM

Also - I found this in the bug thread... it was reported for kX V3538J
3538J: MIDI Errors in bulk
- not sure if it was fixed or not... *looking* - I see no mention about if this was fixed in release after 3538J.
When I get a chance I'll try a MIDI bulk dump to see if it works for me or not.

Maddogg6 · Jul 4, 2007, 12:16 PM

I just tested - there are problems with bulk dumps... I will post in bug thread, maybe it will get fixed ??